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Will my psu support another gpu?

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March 27, 2014 7:47:45 PM

my psu is a XFX 850W XXX Semi Modular 80+ Bronze and my rig is
Asus M5A99X EVO Rev 2.0
fx 8350 oc to 4.5ghz with vcore at 1.4v
3 sata3 harddrives
4x 4gb ddr3 sticks 1866mhz cas9
1 dvd rw
1 bluray drive
1 fan controller
5 120mm led fans 2 are high proformance
2 140mm led fans
2 80mm led fans
1 Edimax N600 Wireless Dual-Band pcie x1
1 msi r9 280x gaming edition oc 1135mhz with afterburn core voltage 1250mv
would i be able to add another r9 280x using my current psu or would i need to upgrade to a more powerful one

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March 27, 2014 7:51:27 PM

With your overclocked system I would go to 1000w.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($210.46 @ Amazon)
Total: $210.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-27 22:52 EDT-0400)


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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: Cooler Master V1000 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($203.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $203.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-27 22:53 EDT-0400)
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March 27, 2014 7:51:38 PM

Yes it should be able to handle a second r9-280x
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March 27, 2014 7:53:40 PM

I think 850W is enough for your purpose.
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