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Will my Power Supply work with the ASUS R9 290?

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  • #2
    SterlingArcher
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    It is grand man.


  • #3
    Ronan Ferry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭Ronan Ferry


    SterlingArcher wrote: »
    It is grand man.

    Alright thanks man.


  • #4
    BloodBath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,283 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    Ya the card uses 250-300w or so max. The rest of the system maybe 100w. Probably around 350-400w average under load.


  • #5
    Ronan Ferry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭Ronan Ferry


    BloodBath wrote: »
    Ya the card uses 250-300w or so max. The rest of the system maybe 100w. Probably around 350-400w average under load.

    That's why I went with a 600w when you told me to go with a 500w. I also love the i5-3570K because of it's power consumption. Chips like the AMD 8350 are monsters in terms of power consumption.

    I might just skip the R9 290 or GTX 780 and go with a 780 Ti. The 290x is 484 euro minimum for AMD's crappy cooling, and I don't like the power consumption on that thing. The Asus aftermarket 780 Ti is 579 euro.


  • #6
    BloodBath
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    These power hungry beasts weren't out then. A 500w would still be fine you just wouldn't be as energy efficient.

    You can get a good aftermarket R9 290 for around €380-€400 and overclock it past 290x levels.


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  • #7
    Ronan Ferry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭Ronan Ferry


    BloodBath wrote: »
    These power hungry beasts weren't out then. A 500w would still be fine you just wouldn't be as energy efficient.

    You can get a good aftermarket R9 290 for around €380-€400 and overclock it past 290x levels.

    I'll either go for the 290 or the 780 Ti, depends on how much money I earn next summer.


  • #8
    Ronan Ferry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭Ronan Ferry


    BloodBath wrote: »
    These power hungry beasts weren't out then. A 500w would still be fine you just wouldn't be as energy efficient.

    You can get a good aftermarket R9 290 for around €380-€400 and overclock it past 290x levels.

    Would the Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X work with my 600W PSU? It recommends 750W but I reckon it would use up to about 450W total for my computer.
    I'm running 3.4GHz on my intel i5-3570K.


  • #9
    Baked.noodle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭Baked.noodle


    Now that we're on the subject of PSUs, how long do people here use a power supply? I have a Corsair Builder Series V2 600 Watt for three years now and it's just out of warranty. When I upgrade (which will be in the next few months) should I buy a new one, or just stay with what I got until kaput?


  • #10
    papu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,356 ✭✭✭papu


    Good quality PSU's should last a long long time , I guess it depends on the loads the system operates under , the problem i can see happening is that fan clogging up or not being as efficient , the PSU heats up and blows that way.


  • #11
    BloodBath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,283 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    I've been using a Corsair hx-620w psu for about 6-7 years now through 3 builds and it's still going strong.

    It won't be getting replaced unless it blows or I need more power.


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