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What is the best GPU i could power with a 450W PSU?

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So I have a silverstone 450w platinum efficiency power supply, the one that linus used in his mITX build guide (

) in which he powered a 670. I have a 660 and want to updgrade but, what is the best GPU (for gaming I should mention, at 1080p) that I could power with my PSU?
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depending on what other hardware you are running you could power

a titan or a 780 Ti

 

the steam boxes are running high end hardware (titan and 4770k) with that same PSU

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my system (look at signature) is overclocked and pulls approx. 380 watts from the wall. this should effectively be at max. 350watts. so there is still some headroom for a much bigger gpu. so I agree with the above. probably any single gpu.

 

edit: depends on your cpu I might want to add. amd cpus can be very demanding....

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Could power any single GPU (except maybe the R9 290x haha) 

 

obviously SLI or crossfire GPUs such as the 690 or Titan Black or 295x2 would not work

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Go 500watt to be safer?

The most common result of insufficient wattage is a paperweight that looks like a PC

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Hi sorry I actually came back to edit in my CPU and there are already 6 replies! My cpu is a non overclocked I5 3570K. I also have 1 HDD and 1 SSD, 3 case fans, and the usual other components.  So i could power any single card?

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Go 500watt to be safer?

lol

 

yes you can power any single card. 

 

you can even go sli gtx 660 on it

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Could power any single GPU (except maybe the R9 290x haha) 

 

obviously SLI or crossfire GPUs such as the 690 or Titan Black or 295x2 would not work

i have heard of a 290x spiking to 640w usage

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i have heard of a 290x spiking to 640w usage

where ? the new r9 295X uses 500W in games,which is 2 290x uber

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where ? the new r9 295X uses 500W in games,which is 2 290x uber

its was mining so its veeeeeeeeeeeeeeery unlikely that it will ever happen but mining draws allot of power so thats why

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its was mining so its veeeeeeeeeeeeeeery unlikely that it will ever happen but mining draws allot of power so thats why

but amd didn`t pass the pci-e specs with the 290X, it only has 8 & 6 pin. thats unreal and no air cooler can cool 640W. water or ln2.i mean in furmark the card uses 315W

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Well, if I were you, I'd go for a GTX 660TI at the most. Graphics cards these days consume less energy. NVIDIA cards tend to be more energy efficient so I'd lean towards them.

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my system (look at signature) is overclocked and pulls approx. 380 watts from the wall. this should effectively be at max. 350watts. so there is still some headroom for a much bigger gpu. so I agree with the above. probably any single gpu.

 

edit: depends on your cpu I might want to add. amd cpus can be very demanding....

I'm using a comparable system to yours and I am using a 430 watt PSU. It's been running like a champ for 2.5 years now. I even had my rig mining for about four months straight this year and haven't had a single hitch yet.

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I'd just make sure you can deliver enough Amps on the 12V rail. Some 450W units don't meet the rating of the power supply on the 12V rail. However, given it's a Silverstone units, it should be fine

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but amd didn`t pass the pci-e specs with the 290X, it only has 8 & 6 pin. thats unreal and no air cooler can cool 640W. water or ln2.i mean in furmark the card uses 315W

strange things happen i guess, then again amd do have strange sensors

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TTL Did a video on this, he had a 'gaming' rig with a 780 ti in it which worked fine. Personally I'd do what I did and go 550 despite knowing 450w is enough (peak efficiency + a little headroom + not much price difference between 450 and 550 w PSU's) but you should have no problems. You might have problems if you get an extremely OC'ed 290x though.

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Thanks for the replies guys :)

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R9 270 i will say friend  :ph34r: http://www.ncix.com/detail/club3d-radeon-r9-270-royalqueen-4a-94204-1320.htm

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