R9 280X capable with 500 Watt power supply?

lokanar

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I recently built a gaming PC with these parts

-EVGA 500 Watt Bronze power supply
-R9 280X Graphics card
-Intel I5 4440 core processor
-H81M-D Plus Motherboard
-Enermax PC case with three 120mm cooling fans

Will this be enough to support the R9 280X Graphics card for a long time? I will never overclock or play any games (especially new ones) on ultra settings. The max graphics I would play on would be medium to high. My case also has a decent amount of airflow. My primary concern is the power supply not being able to handle the graphics card and it burning out, possibly damaging it in some way. I also plan on gaming for no more than 5-7 hours a day, with breaks putting the PC in sleeping mode and shutting the PC down for 8-9 hours a night.
 

Gitane Athame

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I've seen this answered as though it only matter's with extreme total power draw. Don't hookup anything else and you should probably be okay. Look to find out what the draw on the whole system is piece by piece.