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r9 290x crossfire PSU upgrade needed?

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October 2, 2014 4:36:07 PM

hi guys am just wondering if i will need a PSU upgrade when i go to crossfire my r9 290x cards when i buy a second card. the card is the MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card. And my PSU is the OCZ ZS Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply. So my question is when i buy the second card can i crossfire or will i need a PSU upgrade.

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a c 96 ) Power supply
October 2, 2014 4:44:08 PM

Yes. The 290x id power hungry. I would suggest atleast a high quality 850w PSU, bigger if you are overclocking.
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October 2, 2014 4:44:31 PM

ah cool cheers, not the techie in the family my brother is lol. i just get him to do the installing and i use it haha. so 1000w or should i try and just get 1300w?
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a c 2473 ) Power supply
October 2, 2014 4:45:19 PM

1000W I posted above would be sufficient.
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October 2, 2014 4:46:32 PM

thanks for the help and advice mate
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a c 2473 ) Power supply
October 2, 2014 4:47:05 PM

Anytime , thanks for posting.
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