R9 280X PSU Requirement

Dante19 · May 28, 2014

hey , I am gonna buy anew R9280X Card which will be SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 OC and i will need to buy anew PSU for it so what do you recommend for that ?
and i have several options and need your opinion if it will work or not without any problems

ZALMAN ZM500-GV 500w 80 Plus Bronze PSU
SeaSonic ECO 600W PSU
SeaSonic S12II Bronze 520W 80 PLUS Certified PSU
ZALMAN ZM600-GV 600w 80 Plus Bronze PSU
ZALMAN ZM700-GV 700w 80 Plus Bronze PSU

thanks in advance for your help

cin19 · May 28, 2014

Get either SeaSonic ECO 600W PSU or SeaSonic S12II Bronze 520W 80 PLUS Certified PSU.

n3cw4rr10r · May 28, 2014

Not sure about the zalman, the seasonics are good psus. I would pick the 520w seasonic. The 600w seasonic is not single rail and cannot run ur gpu.

Dante19 · May 28, 2014

n3cw4rr10r :

520wt is enough for the card and all the computer or should i buy 600wt or 700 wt

and which one is better

SeaSonic S12II Bronze 520W 80 PLUS Certified PSU
CORSAIR CX500M 500w 80 PLUS Bronze Modular PSU

n3cw4rr10r · May 28, 2014

Get a 600w to be safe. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005ILWYJQ/?tag=pcpapi-20 is a good one or if you prefer Corsair http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ALYOPSS/?tag=pcpapi-20

joselo025 · May 28, 2014

If you have the money buy the ZALMAN ZM700-GV 700w 80 Plus Bronze PSU

But i would recomment you to buy: SeaSonic ECO 600W PSU it will be more than enough

If you think this helped you please pick it as the answer xD

n3cw4rr10r · May 28, 2014

joselo025 :

That 600w seasonic WILL NOT support the R9 280x. The R9 280x requires atleast 30A on a 12v single rail.

Seasonic ECO: 3.3V@30A, +5V@30A, +12V1@18A, +12V2@18A, -12V@0.8A, +5VSB@2A.

joselo025 · May 28, 2014

n3cw4rr10r :

joselo025 :

That 600w seasonic WILL NOT support the R9 280x. The R9 280x requires atleast 30A on a single rail.

LOL my mistake xD

joselo025 · May 28, 2014

better go for the 700w power supply

Dante19 · May 28, 2014

n3cw4rr10r :

unfortunately Corsair CX Series 600 Watt is out of stock in the stores where i would buy from here in my country
but this CORSAIR CX500M 500w 80 PLUS Bronze Modular PSU is available is it good enough ?
is iths good one EVGA 600B 600W Bronze PSU (100-B1-0600-KR)
or can you please recommend another 600 PSU ?

n3cw4rr10r · May 28, 2014

The EVGA will work just fine.

joselo025 · May 28, 2014

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153173&cm_re=650w_power_supply-_-17-153-173-_-Product or this http://www.amazon.com/Electrolytic-Capacitors-Certificate-Certifications-Protection/dp/B00IZGKYG6/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1401310562&sr=8-14&keywords=650w+power+supply

booth are great

cin19 · May 28, 2014

I just know this funny thing " The 600w seasonic is not single rail and cannot run ur gpu" And I found this too. http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/PSU/index.php

Ths seasonic is the best brand PSU, and depends on what other hardware you had, for the r9 280x, it only draw 227W on game, so the 520W seasonic will be more than enough for single r9 280x. http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/sapphire-r9-280x-vapor-x-review/20/

The 520w has total 40A on 12V rail, 480W/ 12V=40A.
660W has 46A on the 12V rail 552W/12V =46A

cin19 · May 28, 2014

And the ECO 620W has two 12v rails too. http://www.ocfreaks.com/imgs/seasonic-eco-600/eco_600_ratings.jpg

Dante19 · May 28, 2014

now , i am a little bit confused

which one will i go with form this final list

SeaSonic S12II Bronze 520W 80 PLUS Certified PSU
EVGA 600B 600W Bronze PSU (100-B1-0600-KR)
ZALMAN ZM600-GV 600w 80 Plus Bronze PSU
SeaSonic ECO 600W PSU

Dark Lord of Tech · May 28, 2014

A Radeon R9-280X needs 30 amps on the 12v rail and a 500 watt power supply.

Get the SEASONIC PSU it has 40 amps on the 12v rail and the required 1 - 6 pin and 6+2 pin for power , more than enough power for a 280x.

It has less wattage than the EVGA , but the SEASONIC build quality is superior.

n3cw4rr10r · May 28, 2014

The R9 280x requires 30A on a single rail and a 550w minimum.

Dante19 · May 28, 2014

this is my rig
Intel Core i3-4130 Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 54W Dual-Core (i will upgrade it for I5 4570 or I74770 later on )
Cooler Master N300 Mid Tower Desktop Case
Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PH Socket 1150 Motherboard
6 GB ram
with the R9280x vapor x (which i will buy ) so sea sonic 520 wt is enough or i should buy 600 wt like ZALMAN or EVga (so the card and the computer run good and smoothly without problems )
thank you for your help IN Advance

n3cw4rr10r · May 28, 2014

My answer is still the same, get the EVGA 600w.

cin19 · May 28, 2014

Because you use the haswell system, and we don't know what shop you do the shopping, so you need check yourself, 1) Check Haswell PSU compatibility. like http://techreport.com/review/24897/the-big-haswell-psu-compatibility-list#seasonic 2) PSU tier list, you should get one at least above tier 2. http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html 3) Take one from 500W-600W even high if the price is right. Also make you can find the review on it, otherwise I would not buy that one, which does not have any review.

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