r9 280x vapor x , power requriments ?

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look guys , iam gonna buy
sapphire r9 280x vapor x
alot of people told me u will only need 550w and 30 amps on the 12v rail .. so i picked up seasonic eco 600w a great psu with 46 amps on the 12v rail and 85% aff , i read on the sapphire site and newegg that the card needs 750W !
wow ! , do u think that the seasonic eco 600w
will realy preform well ? i will use the card in heavy games , realy heavy games
i think that if the card needs 750w i will face alot of blue screens and shutdown
i may buy coolermaster g-series g700w which is higher price
and i don't like cooler master ..
 
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Sapphire and Newegg lists are overestimates.
The info you were given is sound, and it will run on 600w. Especially from seasonic.
Going to 700w from Coolermaster would actually offer less outputted power more likely.

FoxVoxDK

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What he says. *Sigh*

Damn it, you always beat me to it! xD
 

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then i should but the seasonic ?
but i told u i will play very heavy games
 
You should, the 280x only draws ~205w at max load. You should have 1-200w clearance with that PSU.
The recommend so high, so that users with low end PSUs can handle their cards, because low end PSUs will not output their recommended wattage.
 

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but it draws 109w in normal mode
and under heavy load it draws 466 ! not 205
i will play heavy games so it will be heavy loaded

http://cdn.eteknix.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sapphire_r9_280x_power.png
 

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thx dude iam getting the seasonic now :)