will this psu be enough to power ASUS Radeon R9 270X DirectCU II TOP

aggelos123

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hello..so i am planning to upgrade my current gpu (sapphire radeon hd 7770) with ASUS Radeon R9 270X DirectCU II TOP.i have seen very good reviews for this gpu and i want to buy it when i have the money for it..but i have some questions first..will my psu be able to supply enought power for this gpu?here is my current system
CPU:amd athlon x4 750k (3.4ghz,4cores)
RAM:1 4gb stick that is clocked to 1600mhz
MOBO:gigabyte f2a88xm-hd3
PSU:corsair cx500m
...so will this psu be able to supply enough power for this gpu?
and also.will my cpu bottleneck that gpu?(i dont think so cuz its a 4 core and its 3.4ghz so...but i ask just in case..)
 
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R9 270X requires 24 Amps on the 12v rail, a 500W PSU minimum & 2 x 6-pin PCIE

Corsair CX500M has 38 Amps on the 12v rail & 2x 6+2-pin PCIE, which is fine.

The CPU & GPU are a good pairing, if there was a bottleneck it may be in CPU intensive games, if noticeable.

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R9 270X requires 24 Amps on the 12v rail, a 500W PSU minimum & 2 x 6-pin PCIE

Corsair CX500M has 38 Amps on the 12v rail & 2x 6+2-pin PCIE, which is fine.

The CPU & GPU are a good pairing, if there was a bottleneck it may be in CPU intensive games, if noticeable.
 
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