Buying a 290 - Will Corsair TX 650W be enough?

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Hello Guys!
I'm thinking of pulling the trigger today on getting a r9 290. I heard a 650w PSU was fine, but I also just overclocked my CPU (Intel i5 2500k to 4.4ghz with 1.3-1.33vcore). I'm unsure how much this changes things and if I should upgrade my PSU given that knowledge?

 
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Should be enough. Unless you have tons of fans/pumps and drives and a lot of peripherals.

R9-290 max capability of drawing 300W (75W slot, 8-pin 150W, 6-pin 75W)

Overclocked i5-2500 probably drawing around 150W.

The rest of the system shouldn't add up to too much.

Always good for an estimate: http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine (It says 506W in this case)



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Thank you all for your responses!
I'm excited!!! I'll finally be able to run the computer I've been wanting and won't have to drop an extra 100-150 on a new PSU

:)!!
 
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