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[Solved] R9 280X on a 450W PSU

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The Athlon should not bottleneck the 280X in 90% of the games provided you overclock it. It's basically the top card you should get along with it, 280X or 380 so you're good. As for the PSU, you're probably also good so just check if it runs fine and if it shuts down or reboots your PC when playing very heavy games just get a new one if, as you mentioned, you can get a new 650W one.

Hey there guys  :)

 

So, I ordered a used R9 280X for 150€ (and it might arrive tomorrow, whoop whoop :D), which is a steal compared to other prices of both used and new GPUs, but there are some slight drawbacks, like, bottlenecks (poor Athlon) and the PSU. My PSU is a 450W 80+ Bronze rated unit, as you may see in the signature. So, I'm just curious, will my PSU handle it?

 

Thanks in advance

 

Note that I have enough money to buy a 650W PSU (80+ Bronze as well), which I might end up buying, since, as the GPU, it is a steal.

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Hey there guys  :)

 

So, I ordered a used R9 280X for 150€ (and it might arrive tomorrow, whoop whoop :D), which is a steal compared to other prices of both used and new GPUs, but there are some slight drawbacks, like, bottlenecks (poor Athlon) and the PSU. My PSU is a 450W 80+ Bronze rated unit, as you may see in the signature. So, I'm just curious, will my PSU handle it?

 

Thanks in advance

 

Note that I have enough money to buy a 650W PSU (80+ Bronze as well), which I might end up buying, since, as the GPU, it is a steal.

You're good.

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The Athlon should not bottleneck the 280X in 90% of the games provided you overclock it. It's basically the top card you should get along with it, 280X or 380 so you're good. As for the PSU, you're probably also good so just check if it runs fine and if it shuts down or reboots your PC when playing very heavy games just get a new one if, as you mentioned, you can get a new 650W one.

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You're good.

 

The Athlon should not bottleneck the 280X in 90% of the games provided you overclock it. It's basically the top card you should get along with it, 280X or 380 so you're good. As for the PSU, you're probably also good so just check if it runs fine and if it shuts down or reboots your PC when playing very heavy games just get a new one if, as you mentioned, you can get a new 650W one.

 

Thanks for the replies :D

 

@Morgan MLGman I still haven't overclocked the CPU, because I am yet to buy a decent cooler, and will do, as soon as I get the GPU ;)

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if the 12V rail can handle about 30amps it will be enough to power at max load in games

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Thanks for the replies :D

 

@Morgan MLGman I still haven't overclocked the CPU, because I am yet to buy a decent cooler, and will do, as soon as I get the GPU ;)

Meh I did OC my old X4 750k to 4,5ghz on a stock cooler, it sounded like a jet engine but it worked like that for a few months ^^

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Meh I did OC my old X4 750k to 4,5ghz on a stock cooler, it sounded like a jet engine but it worked like that for a few months ^^

I *might* try to :lol:

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if the 12V rail can handle about 30amps it will be enough to power at max load in games

It handles 34Amps :D

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