Corsair CX500 V2 with R9 280

AMDGAmER9

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Hi all, I am planning to upgrade to a Sapphire R9 280 Dual-X.
Will the cx500 handle it well?
I am not planning to OC and don't have a power hungry system (fx-6300 and MSI 970A-G46).
According to Sapphire's web, the gpu only requires a 500W psu?
Thanks.
 
Solution
With its 38A/456W +12V rail, it should be fine. There are better PSUs, but if you already have it, no problem.
The card is 250W and the processor is 95W. Although peaks can raise that, it should still be OK.