Need help with my power supply and gpu HELP!

GamerGuyEbby · October 5, 2015

So i recently bought a msi radeon r9 270 and when I got it I read the back of the box and it said 500 watt or greater power supply. I was kind of worried when I first installed it. But when I put it in it worked. I am using an antec vp450 watt power supply. So..... yeah. I ran it in csgo and it worked, there was some flickering (barely noticeable). I looked on other forums to see what others have said about the topic and they were pretty big differences in wattage (like 200) while mine is only 50 watt difference. So my question is will it kill any of my components at all? Thank you!

Swndlr · October 5, 2015

I think 450W is gonna be perfectly fine for a 270, its not a very hungry card.

It would help to know what else youve got running in your system.

Sam Z Man · October 5, 2015

You would have to also have a FX-9590 running a raid card with a dozen or so hard drives, to make system with a 270X need more then 500 watts.

What they say on the box is always more then what most systems need so they conver there ass.

The_Stig · October 5, 2015

You will be fine. Most GPUs recommended power supplies are over the amount actually needed.

GamerGuyEbby · October 5, 2015

Well the other components are ASUS H97m-plus motherboard, Intel Pentium G3220, some WD 300gb hard drive, some optical drive, Crucial Ballistix 8gb kit, that's pretty much it.