Is this PSU enough for a GTX 750ti Factory Overclocked version or a RADEON R7 265

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I currently have a VIP 500W PSU. This PSU has a 70% Efficiency rating and has Dual 12V Rails with two 6-pin connectors. Each 12V Rail has 17A. The rest of my rig is as follows:
Intel Core i5 3330@3.0GHz-3.2GHz(Turbo)
Transcend 8GB DDR3 RAM 1333MHz in two separate modules
Gigabyte H61M-S1 Motherboard

I plan to purchase a new graphics card and have shortlisted the ASUS Nvidia GTX 750ti 2GB OC version or the Sapphire Radeon R7 265 Dual-X version. I know the R7 265 is significantly faster than the GTX but the catch is that I will have to stick to my current PSU at least till another 3-4 months before I can buy a new one. Will my PSU be able to run either card?
 
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Crud. That card, if you look at it on Newegg site (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121855) does have a 6-pin PCI-e connector.

Edit: so seeing that you have 2 6-pin connectors, you should be good to go.

I reiterate that I am concerned for the quality of your PSU.

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I don't think your PSU is of high quality and would be concerned if that was in any computer of mine. Having said that, the GT X 750 Ti is a low-power (65W) card that does not need additional PCIe power connectors above the standard 75W that is supplied in the PCIe slot.


From that aspect you should be good to go.
 
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I think it would be okay for the 750TI but the PSU cannot power the R7 265(It doesn't have the right PCI-E connectors to plug into the R7 265)
It also cannot power the 750ti you wanted because of the same reason it has 0 PCI-E 6Pin connectors.

You could power a card that requires NO PCI-E connectors (GTX 750) and there may be some 750 ti models available which do not need PCI-E connector. can you link where you're buying from?

Otherwise you need to wait for PSU.
 
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The GTX 750 Ti is a 65W card and need no additional connectors.

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-750-ti/specifications
 
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I see. So the R7 265 is ruled out then. The Factory Overclocked version of a 750ti would not consume more power than what comes off the pcie slot, I hope?
 
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Having read the previous answer, I wondered about that. Asus is crappy for not specifying on their pages their PSU power requirements, but looking at images of the card, I don't see the additional PCIe power connector. So that makes me think it does not use that much more power.

Have I ever mentioned that I think Asus sucks in many ways, despite the high quality components they make? :)

 
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My PSU has two 6 Pin connectors as I mentioned in my original question. I have been running a 650ti on it for a year but the 650ti died so I plan on buying a new GPU.
 
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Crud. That card, if you look at it on Newegg site (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121855) does have a 6-pin PCI-e connector.

Edit: so seeing that you have 2 6-pin connectors, you should be good to go.

I reiterate that I am concerned for the quality of your PSU.

 
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So I guess I'll buy the card. Even though it has a 6 pin connector, it wouldn't consume a lot more power than the stock ones? If they consume 65W of power, this one should consume like, 10W more?
 
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Well. I did run a 650ti on this PSU for a year so I think I can buy the GPU now and upgrade the PSU eventually in a couple of months.
 
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