my build will a 900 watt psu be enough

thomas123321 · Jun 9, 2014

intel i5 4670k
msi z97 gaming 7
sapphire r9 290 tri x
nzxt kraken x60
intel 240gb ssd
1 tb western digital red hdd
corsair vengeance pro 8gb x2 1600mhz
nzxt sentry 2
nzxt phantom 630

Au_equus · Jun 9, 2014

You can use a 550-600W psu to power the PC

BleedingEdgeTek · Jun 9, 2014

Depends on the quality of the power supply, but 900w is plenty for even a pair of 290s. What brand/model is it?

maktovic · Jun 9, 2014

A quality 900W PSU will be more than enough for a single R9 290.

You'll need a good quality 600W-650W PSU to power your system sufficiently.

thomas123321 · Jun 9, 2014

BleedingEdgeTek :

ok 900 watt psu is very rare in my place so will a 850 watt psu do
i was thinking of a cooler master silent pro M2 850 watt

maktovic · Jun 9, 2014

Cooler Master PSU's are not recommended

Get this instead→XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1750bbefx

It is Seasonic made, Gold certified and modular.

The CM Silent Pro M2 PSU is from Tier 3 while XFX Pro PSU is from Tier 2 Class A
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

BleedingEdgeTek · Jun 9, 2014

thomas123321 :

Like said above, a good quality 600w power supply would be ideal for a single R9 290. I would go somewhere in there to save some money

thomas123321 · Jun 9, 2014

maktovic :

750 watt is enough for my build?

maktovic · Jun 9, 2014

750W is more than enough

You'll need a decent quality 600-650W PSU to power your system

This PSU will power your system fine and is a good quality one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096

thomas123321 · Jun 9, 2014

maktovic :

doesnt the graphics needs 660 watt itself

BleedingEdgeTek · Jun 9, 2014

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7481/the-amd-radeon-r9-290-review/15

At max load, your system won't pull over 400w.

maktovic · Jun 9, 2014

R9 290 won't draw more than 350W at peak load
www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290-and-290x,3728-4.html

thomas123321 · Jun 9, 2014

maktovic :

is corsair RM 750 watt good psu

maktovic · Jun 9, 2014

Yes, it is a pretty solid unit

But again I will recommend XFX ProSeries 750W instead.

The RM 750W PSU has operating temperature range of 0-40°C while XFX ProSeries 750W has 0-50°C. This is an important factor in judging the quality of PSU.

Also the RM750 & RM850 units are made by Chicony instead of CWT(Channel Well Technology).

BleedingEdgeTek · Jun 9, 2014

The RM 750 is poorly built, and I wouldn't trust it running anything overclocked, or anything as power hungry as the R9 290.

thomas123321 · Jun 10, 2014

maktovic :

are are cooler master psu good?

maktovic · Jun 10, 2014

Cooler Master's V and VS series PSU's are good quality units.

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