Can Antec VP550F support r9 290?

John Lennon · Jan 19, 2015

Recently, I planned to purchase gigabyte r9 290 Windforce 4GB GDDR5 graphic card.

But now I am using psu of antec vp550f, can it really support the graphic card with the following spec?

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
RAM: 4GB DDR3
Motherboard: Asus P5G41-M LX
Power supply: Antec VP550F

Thanks and please solve my question!!!

spp85 · Jan 19, 2015

The PSU you have is borderline requirement for a 290 to run, better don't use 290 with that PSU. The other problem is with your Intel G41 chipset that only supports PCI-Express 1.1 not even 2.0. That severely holds back the performance of a R9 290

Spec of Intel G41 chipset at http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/mainstream-chipsets/g41-express-chipset.html

bignastyid · Jan 19, 2015

No, and that CPU is going to be a bottleneck for a 290. The 290 is a power hungry card I wouldn't run it on anything less than a tier 1 or 2 600w unit.

John Lennon · Jan 19, 2015

However, can i use i5 4560, MSI B85-E33, 8GB ram with that card with r9 290?
Thanks for the answers!

spp85 · Jan 19, 2015

John Lennon :

Of course R9-290 with an i5 4560 rockz but you should upgrade the PSU as well. For maximum value,performance and efficiency, I recommend you the SeaSonic SSR-650RM 650W PSU @

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151118 and

http://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-650-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-650RM/dp/B00918N4A0

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