Can A 500 wattage gold power supply handle a Radeon 7970?

Camp2110

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So my Radeon 7950 has broken and I was wondering if my PSU could handle a 7970, my PSU is a Super Flower 500w gold PSU. I asked a similar question if it could handle a r9 280x and people said that a 500w power supply could not. I was reading online and people say that if you don't plan on overclocking a radeon 7970 then 500w should be fine, however I thought that a 280x was the same as a 7970 so I was just making sure before I buy one.

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sammy sung

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A 7970 at full load would require around 550W whereas a 280X would require about 600W. With either I'd recommend going at least 650W. Particularly if you plan to overclock at all.

Also I'd suggest the 280X as it's a faster rebranded version of it's previous generation counterpart.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $314.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-11 21:34 EDT-0400
 

Bhavneet Pannu

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If i was him, get an other 7970 in crossfire with a better power supply and you could beat the gtx 780/r9 290x
 

Camp2110

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I wouldn't plan on overclocking, so 500w would be fine you think?

my spec:

Intel i7 4770
8gb ram
Super Flower 500w gold psu
DVD Writer
1tb 7200rpm HDD