Can someone please help, if I have enough power for my GPU and others

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Jetsada

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Hello,

I would like to know if my PSU can deliver enough Watt for my GPU.

My PSU is a: XFX TS series 650W 80 gold+ certificate.
GPU is a: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 Wind Force 3X OC-4GB GDDR5

There must be a link somewhere or some sort of specific website for the wattage usage and how many required for my GPU (I will appreciate a lot if u can just tell me). Although I give you all my full computer specs:

Processor intel core i5-4460
Motherboard ASrock H97 Anniversary
RAM Kingston Fury Black 8GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Hard Drive Disk WD Caviar Blue 1TB SATA
DVD/cd optical driver Asus DRW-24F1ST

Note: my GPU requires a minimum of 600W. Still want to make sure, my PSU can handle it and other components.



Thank you :)
 
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InfernalSurge
Yes, it should be sufficient. The i5 is very power efficient, so you should be good with 650w. I personally have the same PSU, but powering a R9 380 and a power-hungry FX-8320. Here's a good wattage calculator: http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

*Edit: I put in your specs in the calculator and got a load wattage of 495W, and it recommended a 650W PSU. So you're all set.
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It will be sufficient enough. Recommended system power supply on official site is 600W and you are already above it.

http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/gigabyte-r9-290-windforce-oc-review-1600p-ultra-hd-4k/30/
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gigabyte_radeon_r9_290x_windforce_3x_oc_review,10.html
http://www.techspot.com/review/762-gigabyte-radeon-r9-290-oc/page9.html

According to above reviews, it consumes around 300W while heavy gaming. So, 650W will be more than enough.
 
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Thanks a lot man! Don't you think my PSU is kinda overkill for my current specs? Should I get a 550 or 620 seasonic PSU? I don't plan on overclocking though, although my GPU is overclockable and its set to it standard I guess. Or should I stay with the 650 PSU watt incase in the future I might change my computer.

Note: It saids my GPU requires a minimum of 600W so I was worried, best bet to get 650W so I don't have to buy 2 times later in the future you know and can keep for a long time.

What's ur advice?

:)
 
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I would just stick with your current PSU, it's reliable and 650W is plenty for a single GPU setup. Your PSU has 54A on the +12V rail, and the R9 290 requires something like 31A so you're fine. You should have some overclocking headroom with 650W.
 
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Yeah indeed, you are right I stick with it and its nice to have plenty of room to overclock (not that I'm gonna use in the future or now)

About my RAM, if I want 16 GB RAM. I now have 8 GB RAM. When and what do I use 16 GB RAM for? Do I have to buy the exact same RAM: Kingston Fury Black 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 ( I don't want bottlenecks)

8 GB of RAM should be enough, unless I wanna use Adobe Illustrator C6, Adobe Indesign C6 and Adobe photoshop C6? :)
 
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