Is a 300w enough to power the rx 470?
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It depends on the quality of the PSU. If you have a craptastic PSU like a Logisys, Diablotek and many others, then it doesn't matter if they're 300W, 450W or 600W, they are all likely to blow up and fry some of your other components along the way. A good quality 300W PSU should be perfectly fine, 450W is merely the board manufacturer's inflated recommendation due to the prevalence of crappy PSUs on the market.
If you see your PSU in tiers four or five below, you may want to upgrade to something that is at least in tier three.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
If you see your PSU in tiers four or five below, you may want to upgrade to something that is at least in tier three.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
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Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.98 @ NCIX)
Total: $44.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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This is Guru3D's generic power supply recommendation for the series:
AMD Radeon RX 470 - On your average system the card requires you to have a 400 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.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_radeon_rx_470_gaming_x_8gb_review,5.html
AMD Radeon RX 470 - On your average system the card requires you to have a 400 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.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_radeon_rx_470_gaming_x_8gb_review,5.html
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In general, 'generic' PSUs are somewhere between bad to horrible and should be replaced with something of better quality if reliability is any sort of priority or concern.
Some generic brands like Diablotek are notorious for killing other components when they fail.
Some generic brands like Diablotek are notorious for killing other components when they fail.
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