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Will my psu handle this card?

kbgarcia05
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I have a thermaltake litepower 500w. Will this be able to handle r7 260x ? I am replacing my old hd6770.

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It will handle it easily but you might still want to invest in a new quality PSU

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It will handle it easily but you might still want to invest in a new quality PSU

Yes but im short in my budget right now. Im just rebuilding my pc for temporary use. What would be the downside if my psu cant handle the card?

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It can definitely handle it, but ThermalTake PSU's aren't the best. Trust me I own one.

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Yes but im short in my budget right now. Im just rebuilding my pc for temporary use. What would be the downside if my psu cant handle the card?

THe card will throttle due to lack of power or your PC will just instantaneously shut down without warning

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500W will be plenty for a R7 260x. I am running a R9 290 and an overclocked 2500k on my 550W PSU. Quality is also a factor, as I see people above saying that the quality of this PSU is questionable.

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500W will be plenty for a R7 260x. I am running a R9 290 and an overclocked 2500k on my 550W PSU. Quality is also a factor, as I see people above saying that the quality of this PSU is questionable.

what might be your psu?
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THe card will throttle due to lack of power or your PC will just instantaneously shut down without warning

any recommendations?
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what might be your psu?

It's listed on my profile: a Corsair TX550m Bronze PSU. Not the newest, but it still works fine :)

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