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would my bronze xfx 550w psu be suitable for a AMD 5970 graphics card?

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September 2, 2014 2:26:02 PM

I normally run a 7970 , which my psu runs fine , i know the 5970 uses a bit more power , but should the my xfx bronze 550w be suitable for the 5970 card ?

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a c 93 U Graphics card
September 2, 2014 2:28:52 PM

Man that's one power hungry gpu!!

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a b U Graphics card
September 2, 2014 2:41:49 PM

It might work and idling would be fine but under load it would push the PSU to it's absolute limits which isn't really a good idea. If you want that card you're going to need a more powerful PSU, but I don't know why you would change. You'll get similar performance from the 7970 without CF issues.
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