R9 380 on this PSU?

kostas1127 · Jun 30, 2016

Can the r9 380 work on this crappy psu? (i will change it in 2 months from now cause im broke now)
r9 380 sapphire stock
b85m g43
i5 4690 locked
8 gb ram
2 hdd
coolermaster b500 ver2 38 amps on 12v rail 85+

JackNaylorPE · Jun 30, 2016

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_radeon_r9_380_strix_review,5.html

This is Guru3D's generic power supply recommendation for the R7 and R9 series:

AMD R9 380 - On your average system the card requires you to have a 500 Watt power supply unit.
AMD R9 380 Crossfire - On your average system the cards require you to have a 700 Watt power supply unit as minimum.

If you are going to overclock GPU or processor, then we do recommend you purchase something with some more stamina.

That being said, a b500 is not a quality PSU

turkey3_scratch · Jun 30, 2016

You shouldn't run it. According to Hardware.info's testing, the 12V voltage dropped out of the ATX spec at 300W of load: https://us.hardware.info/reviews/4642/8/three-500-watt-psus-tested-antec-vp550f-cooler-master-b500-and-nexus-nx-5000-v1-capacity-and-voltages

What confuses me, though, is that their graph says differently, but that is what the reviewer said. It also looks like the 12V voltage starts out super high at 12.6V. I would look into a higher quality power supply.

The Cooler Master B500 ended up at 11.09 V, far below the 11.4 V limit. In the 400W it already fell short at 11.36V. That means that 300W is the highest capacity that remains within the margins for the B500, and that's not good enough.

kostas1127 · Jun 30, 2016

Well ...

kostas1127 · Jun 30, 2016

What about this? http://xfxforce.com/en-us/products/ts-series-bronze-full-wired/ts-series-550w-psu-p1-550s-gren

turkey3_scratch · Jun 30, 2016

Yep, much better option.

kostas1127 · Jun 30, 2016

Damn now i have to shell out much more anyway thank you

turkey3_scratch · Jun 30, 2016

You can buy an RX 480 you know? Or an RX 470 mid July perhaps?

kostas1127 · Jun 30, 2016

I want to buy the rx 480 i just said 380 because they consume similar power

kostas1127 · Jun 30, 2016

rx 47-480 and 1060 are my targets but i cant afford to spend on a new psu cause its soo expensive here :'(

kostas1127 · Jun 30, 2016

btw i was running g1 gaming 960 before for 5 months but now i want 480-470 or 1060 sorry for the 380 title i just put it because it consumes similar power

kostas1127 · Jun 30, 2016

I now read the review and this is not the psu i have i have the version 2 which was improved and has some decent reviews

turkey3_scratch · Jun 30, 2016

kostas1127 :

Show me these reviews. If you mean Amazon reviews, well, those mean nothing.

kostas1127 · Jun 30, 2016

http://3rd-strike.com/cooler-master-b500-v2-hardware-review/

turkey3_scratch · Jun 30, 2016

kostas1127 :

That's not a review. It's basically a recap of the product page.

kostas1127 · Jun 30, 2016

I saw that the rx 470 will consume 110wmax which is less than the 960 i had would it be ok then?

turkey3_scratch · Jun 30, 2016

The RX 480 should work, even the 380 should work.

kostas1127 · Jun 30, 2016

As a psu expert that you are do you believe my psu can handle this system including an rx 480 for 2 months only? i got a great price for the rx 480 but its a reference after 2 months i will get the xfx one i posted above

turkey3_scratch · Jun 30, 2016

I can't really predict the future, but yes I think it will.

kostas1127 · Jun 30, 2016

A friend of mine wants to exchange my b500 ver2 for his corsair vs 650 should i do it? can i then support rx 480 ?

turkey3_scratch · Jun 30, 2016

Your B500 should support it. The VS 650 isn't very good either. I can't really judge which is better with no info known on your PSU.

kostas1127 · Jun 30, 2016

Damn me ill sell this piece of junk and get myself a xfx ts 550 bronze and buy an rx 480

turkey3_scratch · Jun 30, 2016

Or you can just use your current PSU. The Cooler Master B600 V2 tested to be alright, so the B500 V2 could be fine. Plus that testing on the B500 V1 seemed off to me, their graphs did not match their words.

kostas1127 · Jun 30, 2016

Thank you i will follow your advice then and get myself an rx 480 or wait for 1060/470 just lets hope it doesnt explode but it didnt with 960 oced why should it now? anyway thank you for your help and fast replies i wish i could put you as best answer twice

turkey3_scratch · Jun 30, 2016

I think you'll be fine.

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