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yes it can i have the same PSU and according to PcPartPicker it will be just fine it depends what other hardware you have it would only take about a little bit above 450 watts

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So, I have a cx 500M, I bought it because my old power supply died 2-3 months ago. I might pick up an r9 290 and an i5 soon and I was wondering if it will be enough to run them (at stock, at least untill I get a better one.) Some people on this forum (this wasnt the main topic but anyway) have told me it will be enough, some other it wont. Can it handle them?

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It'll be fine m8.

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yes it can i have the same PSU and according to PcPartPicker it will be just fine it depends what other hardware you have it would only take about a little bit above 450 watts

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It'll do fine.

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yes it can i have the same PSU and according to PcPartPicker it will be just fine it depends what other hardware you have it would only take about a little bit above 450 watts

 

 

It'll be fine m8.

 

 

Should be able to.

 

 

sure why not.

thank you for the replies, I might get an RM 850 watt later if I decide to crossfire

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Without overclocking anything you'll be fine. For sure.

 

With overclocking you may be fine, but the PSU noise will be louder under load due to being always above 250-300w (50+% PSU load) under GPU load when CPU overclocked and doing things...

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My system only needs about 400-430 watts. Specs are in my sig

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My system only needs about 400-430 watts. Specs are in my sig

Which is why it's important to state with a 500w PSU, the Fan Noise will be a louder than my/your 650w PSU.

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I would go safe and get a 600W PSU or even 650. 500W doesn't sound enough to me for that kind of system

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I would go safe and get a 600W PSU or even 650. 500W doesn't sound enough to me for that kind of system

I have already bought the 500M, It is a momentarily solution

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I have already bought the 500M, It is a momentarily solution

 

Oh ok then

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I have already bought the 500M, It is a momentarily solution

go for it. i have overclocked cpu and gpu and even if i only have a 770 i think with 2 ssds 2 hdds  and 5 casefans + 1 fan in my 500m i replaced the original one with (wich makes the system inaudible) the system needs quite a bit of power. If it doesn't work just buy a new psu.

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Which is why it's important to state with a 500w PSU, the Fan Noise will be a louder than my/your 650w PSU.

True and I would always go with a PSU that has a little headroom.

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go for it. i have overclocked cpu and gpu and even if i only have a 770 i think with 2 ssds 2 hdds  and 5 casefans + 1 fan in my 500m i replaced the original one with (wich makes the system inaudible) the system needs quite a bit of power. If it doesn't work just buy a new psu.

Out of everything I have done, I've never swapped out a PSU fan for another.

Easy as swapping it out and using the connected cable/connector or do you have to blend wiring?

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Well, I might get an RM 850 or something later..

There are plenty of options that are cheaper yet better than the Corsair RM series.

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There are plenty of options that are cheaper yet better than the Corsair RM series.

like what?

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