Recommended PSU for Crossfire ASUS R9 290 DirectCU II

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Hi,

I have the following gaming rig I built last year:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 5
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB PC3-14900; F3-14900CL9d-8GBSR
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500 GB SSD; MZ-7TE500BW
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card
Case: Antec 900
PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 650W ATX12V/EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply (Reuse from last build)
Fan & HS: Cooler master Hyper 212 EVO
Monitor: BenQ XL2720Z

I have bought another Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card and would like to run it in crossfire. I just found out that my Corsair TX650 does not support two video cards. Could I get some recommendations for a new PSU? I am looking for something reasonable in price, but that will run everything specified with some over clocking.

Thank you for all the help.
 
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Take a look :
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_radeon_r9_290_directcuii_oc_review,9.html
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/radeon-r9-290-crossfire-review-benchmarks,4.html

AMD R9-290 Crossfire - On your average system the cards require you to have a 800 Watt power supply unit at a minimum.

PSU tier list : http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

These tier 1/2 units will do the job and won't break the bank :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $79.99
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @...

skitszo

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pcpricepicker.com says that your system wattage estimator is just under 700 wats. Give yourself 80% room and you need a 900+ watt PSU.

EVGA 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

This is on sell with a 50 dollar promo at Newegg.
 

Xemko

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Take a look :
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_radeon_r9_290_directcuii_oc_review,9.html
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/radeon-r9-290-crossfire-review-benchmarks,4.html

AMD R9-290 Crossfire - On your average system the cards require you to have a 800 Watt power supply unit at a minimum.

PSU tier list : http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

These tier 1/2 units will do the job and won't break the bank :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $79.99
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $69.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 00:07 EDT-0400

If you want something more premium with full modularity, here is tier 1 unit :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($117.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $117.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 00:10 EDT-0400

If you don't feel comfortable with 850w, here is a great deal :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $149.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 00:40 EDT-0400
 
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