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What about the VS650 i'ts more powerfull and cheaper?

Not necessarily more powerful, plus that extra 100W is wasted if you do not use it. The VS650 is cheaper because it isn't modular.

 

550W is really more than enough and the CS550M is gold, semi-modular and an overall good PSU.

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I recently got a Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Vapor-X, and my old PSU is not powerfull enough to power the GPU while gaming (shitty LC Power 600 W). So i'm asking if I need 600W or is 500 W or 550 W enough. And if you can recommend me a good PSU for around 60-70 €. My full rig specs are in the sig. 

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If you dont intend to OC the 8320 then the CS550M from corsair will do just fine. Otherwise you can go with the CX600M or the EVGA Nex 650W

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a 550W, 600W, 650W will do just fine

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If you dont intend to OC the 8320 then the CS550M from corsair will do just fine. Otherwise you can go with the CX600M or the EVGA Nex 650W

What about the VS650 i'ts more powerfull and cheaper?

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What about the VS650 i'ts more powerfull and cheaper?

Not necessarily more powerful, plus that extra 100W is wasted if you do not use it. The VS650 is cheaper because it isn't modular.

 

550W is really more than enough and the CS550M is gold, semi-modular and an overall good PSU.

RIG: I7-4790k @ 4.5GHz | MSI Z97S SLI Plus | 12GB Geil Dragon RAM 1333MHz | Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 (1550MHz core/7800MHz memory) @ +18mV(Maxed out at 1650/7800 so far) | Corsair RM750 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Closed) | Sound Blaster Z                                                                                                                        Getting: Noctua NH-D15 | Possible 250GB Samsung 850 Evo                                                                                        Need a console killer that actually shits on every console? Here you go (No MIR/Promo)

This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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Ok thanks for the help.

Mark the thread as solved please if you have no further questions.

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This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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I recently got a Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Vapor-X, and my old PSU is not powerfull enough to power the GPU while gaming (shitty LC Power 600 W). So i'm asking if I need 600W or is 500 W or 550 W enough. And if you can recommend me a good PSU for around 60-70 €. My full rig specs are in the sig. 

This like Archangel1994 mentioned.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120pg0650gr

 

80+ Gold, fully modular, 10 warranty. Should be about 65 EUR.

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