will 550w vs550 corsair be enough when i overclock cpu and gpu

spi_ajay · Aug 7, 2014

hello,
my config is
sapphire r9 270x vapor x and fx 6300
asus m5a97 r2.0

will i be able to overclock with my psu vs550 corsair. can my pc take the load and run smoothly without affecting performance ?

legend001523 · Aug 7, 2014

no, corsair don't do very good psu's, they are quite risky, so get a psu from seasonic,evga or xfx, they're way more reliable and yeah, a 550W would be better too

prit87 · Aug 7, 2014

hi again spi ajay....first of all its wrong to say corsair dont have good psu the cx series of corsair have some issues but i have heard the vs series is much better in quality than the cx series .........the rm/hx/ax/tx series of corsair psu are excellent ....

Guest · Aug 7, 2014

legend001523 :

Actually, some of Corsair's PSU (specifically in the AX line) are/have been made by SeaSonic. Please read Tom's recent article on PSUs: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-psu-brands,3762.html.

As for the no-go brands/lines of PSUs, check out this site: http://www.johnnylucky.org/power-supplies/psu-lemon-list.html.

legend001523 · Aug 7, 2014

legend001523 :

Actually, some of Corsair's PSU (specifically in the AX line) are/have been made by SeaSonic. Please read Tom's recent article on PSUs: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-psu-brands,3762.html.

Thanks

I'll check it out

spi_ajay · Aug 7, 2014

prit87 :

hi again

iam buying graphics card today, i read about overclocking, i felt overclocking can damage and increases fps not by much . so today i have two options to go with since i am not overclocking , should i go for asus r9 280 dcu ii top or r9 270x vaporx sapphire , both are at the same price here Rs 16000 both. which one should i go with ?

legend001523 · Aug 7, 2014

spi_ajay :

Go for the asus, not only is it a little bit better, but it has a good cooler also to keep the temperatures down, not as good as the sapphire cooler imo but it's a better card so you can't argue with rthat

prit87 · Aug 7, 2014

go with the r9 280and dont oc anything and u are good to go you dont have to worry about the performance you shall have no problem with it...............and yes if u overclock too much then extreme oc can damage the product and also there is not much increase in fps there...

chris987 · Aug 7, 2014

rm corsair still have issues to fix and are far from excellent! tx/hx/ax are rock solid units!

http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=123484

http://www.overclock.net/t/1455892/why-you-might-not-want-to-buy-a-corsair-rm-psu

in your case with r9 270x a bit of overclocking wont hurt but keep it minimal as vs corsair is just an entry level psu not suitable for stressful operations! r9 280 would be the better gpu but no room for any overclocking!

prit87 · Aug 7, 2014

legend001523 :

no no asus r9 280x have some manufacturing defects 2 of my friends had to replace them after getting black screen while gaming plus there are many other people whom i have read complaining about this so there is some issues with the 280 and 280x models in asus....

legend001523 · Aug 7, 2014

prit87 :

legend001523 :

no no asus r9 280x have some manufacturing defects 2 of my friends had to replace them after getting black screen while gaming plus there are many other people whom i have read complaining about this so there is some issues with the 280 and 280x models in asus....

I thought black screens were common with the r9 series no matter of what manufacturer? Because I've seen people post about sapphire r9 290x black screens also

prit87 · Aug 7, 2014

people get black screen in gtx 760, 770, 780 its not about the r9 but asus has some problems i am not telling that asus is bad i hope they solve this problem..

legend001523 · Aug 7, 2014

prit87 :

Honestly, I've never seen anyone post about black screens on those cards, but maybe that's just me

How would one solve a problem like that? Wouldn't that be down to the chipset itself?

prit87 · Aug 7, 2014

well i have seen a lot of issues with gtx 760 in special with blackscreen, shuttering freezing etc.....the best way to solve a problem like that is to rma the product..

legend001523 · Aug 7, 2014

prit87 :

yeah but, what I'm saying is, surely the screen blackouts are down to the chipset itself, the aftermarket just add coolers and factory overclock it? And I've not seen any problems regarding those issues on 780 or 780 ti's :/

spi_ajay · Aug 7, 2014

prit87 :

thnx
i read article which says overclocking helps for those who cant buy high end pc's and its for those to remind them its time to buy new pc . thats how overclcokgin comes in handy , correct ?

last question so asus r9280 wont heat up my pc when i dont overclock ?
also the setup r9 280 asus dcii top with fx6300 will it last longer than r9 270x sapphire vaporx with fx6300 right ?

prit87 · Aug 7, 2014

yes if u are talking about future proofing then yes the r9 280 will be more future proof than the 270x..

spi_ajay · Aug 7, 2014

prit87 :

what is this ?
people get black screen in gtx 760, 770, 780 its not about the r9 but asus has some problems i am not telling that asus is bad i hope they solve this problem..

should i go ahead with asus r9 280 or not loll

is it like i am gong to buy some damaged r9280 of asus loll

prit87 · Aug 7, 2014

only if u are unlucky sorry to confuse u like this but i was just trying to say that asus has some defects with the r9 280 x series batch its not that every r9 280 or 280x is bad.......but you always have the option to use your warranty in that case .....

legend001523 · Aug 7, 2014

yes, the asus will be fine for your needs

spi_ajay · Aug 7, 2014

prit87 :

so finally black screen or not , i should go ahead with r9 280 asus rather than vaporx r9 270x , correct ?

legend001523 · Aug 7, 2014

prit87 · Aug 7, 2014

yes pls go with r9 280 its always a better than the 270x

spi_ajay · Aug 7, 2014

prit87 :

is black screen software or hardware issue

prit87 · Aug 7, 2014

it can be a driver issue but mostly it occurs with a faulty card..

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