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Corsair CX600 Enough for a r9 290?

Moldy
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I'm planning on building a new PC soon,and basically i'm wondering if a CX600 will be enough for an I5 4570 and a R9 290 combo.I would like to OC the GPU aswell.I've heard so many conflicting opinions on the subject so i thought i'd post it here,see what people think.

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I would say no. I had a g600w from CM and a 290x with 4440 and i ran into multiple crashes due to PSU not supplying enff power

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I would say no. I had a g600w from CM and a 290x with 4440 and i ran into multiple crashes due to PSU not supplying enff power

Yeah,i guess i'll just spend a little more just to be safe.Thanks for the input.

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To overclock? Probably not :/ Otherwise, you'll be very borderline with the 600w

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Yeah,i guess i'll just spend a little more just to be safe.Thanks for the input.

I would suggest spending it on the EVGA G2 750 watts. 

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I would suggest spending it on the EVGA G2 750 watts. 

That's silly overkill for any single gpu.

To overclock? Probably not :/ Otherwise, you'll be very borderline with the 600w

It's plenty even for oc'ing. http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/03/11/sapphire-radeon-r9-290x-tri-x-oc-review/8

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What about 550w for a R9 290 and an I5? Non-overclocked.

A good 550w is plenty for any single gpu system. 

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A good 550w is plenty for any single gpu system.

Would a 80+ bronze XFX be classed as good?

Steve

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Would a 80+ bronze XFX be classed as good?

If you're referring to the TS 550, yes. 

It's better built than the cx600 but I would personally get the cx600 for the quieter fan or end up replacing the fan in the XFX psu.

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If you're referring to the TS 550, yes. 

It's better built than the cx600 but I would personally get the cx600 for the quieter fan or end up replacing the fan in the XFX psu.

So the 550W XFX Core Edition P1-550S-XXB9, no? Thanks for your help

Steve

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So the 550W XFX Core Edition P1-550S-XXB9, no? Thanks for your help

Instead of the cx600?

It doesn't really matter much. Both could do the job and have the pros/cons that I mentioned earlier which sort of balance each other out.

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