Is a 600w psu enough?

eDeNNN

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Last week, I decided to purchase a 270x or 7950. I've managed to gather some more extra cash, and now the r9 280(non x) seems to be affordable.

I've come to the conclusion of buying either an r9 280, or a 7950. What has me worried is my power supply. Reading off the website i bought my psu, I have a 600w Standard 80 Plus Certified Power Supply. I really want to buy this 280, but if it's my psu that's holding me back, will it still work with a 7950?

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Andrew Buck

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Your GPU is just fine with 600 Watts of Power. According to this:

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The card draws 257 Watts of power, and I am assuming your CPU wouldn't be drawing the remaining 343 Watts of power there...
 

eDeNNN

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I'm not sure why the "reply" isn't working. But my power supply is: 600w Standard 80 Plus Certified Power Supply

That's all the sheet of paper says with all my computer specifications on it.
 

eDeNNN

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I've actually had this power supply for a good month now, so there's not turning back haha. Would you suggest me to somehow sell my current one and buy another psu? Or is it not worth it.
 

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What would be some effects of the instability? Would the screen flicker, lower fps, or anything? I'm buying my gpu from a local store, so i can always return it if it's unstable and buy the 7950
 

Andrew Buck

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Artifacts, bad stuttering and low GPU voltage, and possibly causing damage to your card if it fails.