XFX R9 280x with corsair CXM 500 watt power supply?

[Tommy Steele 87]

I was wondering as the recommended PSU is 750 w, but I thought this seemed too high. Thanks for any input

 

[Kushiro]

There should have a vid TTL did about how much you actually need, however in your case that you will be fine with that PSU, as it is a decent one.

The recommended PSU wattage is just to help them cover their backsides, as they dont know what PSU you will use nor the components in your PC.

 

[barnsley]

depends on other bits as well, but unless you're running something like xeons/opterons/FX 9xxx cpus 750w is overkill. That said, you might want to get another psu if you have the spare cash as the cx series aren't fantastic...

 

[tinytomlogan]

Deffo need more information tbh - the amount of time it would have taken to type it out would have been less than me having to waste my time typing this tbh

 

[Master&Puppet]

Assuming you have a 'normal' mainstream i3/i5/i7 system with a couple of HDDs and a few fans then it will be fine. There are a lot of variables so information would help

M&P

 

[Tommy Steele 87]

Well the rest of the system an i5, Asus matx board, 8gb corsair vengeance ram, Samsung 840 evo ssd and a WD 1tb mech. The 280x will be replacing my gtx 660 (EVGA) so I can run a 2k monitor. The only other thing that uses power would be my corsair H55 cooler.

 

[Tommy Steele 87]

Oh and I have a nzxt kraken g10 and a second h55 that I may add. The case is a fractal node 804

 

[Bartacus]

I have a Corsair AX750, and I run a pair of AMD 7950's, 2 water pumps, 4 HDDs, tons of LEDs, etc. Most I've ever been able to draw from the wall was about 575W. You'll be fine with 500W for sure.

 

[Tommy Steele 87]

Thanks for all the help guys .