Help r9 280x

Zohran Arif Butt · Aug 28, 2014

hi all
can my corsair vs 550 (http://www.corsair.com/en/vs-seriestm-vs550-550-watt-power-supply)

handle this card

http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1227&pid=2131&lid=1)

my system specs
i5-4670
seagate 1Tb hdd
gigabyte GZ-G1 casing
corsair vs 550
8gb ram kingston 1600 mhz bus
motheroard GA-B85M-D3H

SU11YBEAR · Aug 28, 2014

Should be alright need 550W and 30A, VS is a solid PSU so no problems there, enjoy

https://forum-en.msi.com/faq/article/power-requirements-for-graphics-cards
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

prit87 · Aug 28, 2014

in theory yes because the tdp of r9 280x is 250 watt and while gaming it reaches around 210 watt so yes wattage wise no problem but i must tell u that corsair VS series psu are entry level psu made for home and office pc not for a gaming one so the build quality and the capacitors are poor it also not comes with a 80+ bronze or gold certificate so with VS series the reliability is the factor but wattage wise no problem.

Eduello · Aug 28, 2014

Nope, I wouldn't risk it; That PSU uses cheap capacitors that heat up and die under heavy load, so it can't handle a power hungry GPU like that.

Zohran Arif Butt · Aug 28, 2014

SU11YBEAR :

But Why does sapphire recommends 750 watts looks like they have got mad

SU11YBEAR · Aug 28, 2014

Do not know why they would say 750W, the max the card can draw is 300W based on 2X150 Watt 8-pin PCI Express power connector is required, the rest of your system shouldnt pull more then 200W, there is no way your system should be pulling 450W not including the GPU

prit87 · Aug 28, 2014

they recommend higher wattage than required because if u use a creappy psu with low amps on 12+ VOLT RAIL so it should run the card because of higher wattage.

Zohran Arif Butt · Aug 28, 2014

SU11YBEAR :

correct me if i am wrong 2x150 + (75 watts from motherboard) = 375 ??

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