Will my PSU run an R9 290?

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fareedahmed

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Hi just wondering whether my current system build will be able to run an R9 290. Help would really be appreciated, thanks!

  • Current Build:
    ■AMD FX 6300
    ■Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2
    ■Asrock 970 Extreme 4
    ■Old Sapphire Radeon 5570 (to be replaced..)
    ■8GB Patriot RAM
    ■SAMSUNG 1TB HDD
    ■WDC 500GB HDD
    ■WDC 160GB HDD
    ■Some PCI-E TPLINK Wireless adapter from when I didn't have access to Ethernet
    ■Generic 24x DVD writer
All this is powered by a Corsair Builder Series CXM 500W PSU. According to PCPartPicker, my current estimated wattage is around 270W, but with the added Asus R9 290 (DC2OC-4GD5), it goes up to around 480W, which seems a little too snug.

Was wondering whether I should worry about this or not and buy a new PSU? Cheers!

 
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Yes there will be bottleneck, people get FPS increases with that CPU OC past 4GHz with R9 280X and GTX770. GTX760 is fine for single monitor gaming at 1080P and I see no reason to go any higher than 280X or 770 for that resolution, GTX780 and the 290 kick in when you go higher in resolution than that.
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No that would end in tears with the budget Corsair, they are fine if run on medium load but will fail because of substandard capacitors on high loads.
Then again why go all the way to 290 with a good budget CPU that would be well matched with a GTX760 and current PSU.
 
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Ah okay thanks for your help, would you recommend the card if I were to invest in a beefier PSU or would performance be bottlenecked by my CPU?
 
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Yes there will be bottleneck, people get FPS increases with that CPU OC past 4GHz with R9 280X and GTX770. GTX760 is fine for single monitor gaming at 1080P and I see no reason to go any higher than 280X or 770 for that resolution, GTX780 and the 290 kick in when you go higher in resolution than that.
 
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fareedahmed

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Apologies for the late reply, but I've been using the 760 for a few weeks now and I'm in love with it. You were right, runs all my games fine at 1080p, and I saved quite a bit of money haha. Cheers! :)
 
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