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What about non modular ones like Antec's True Power Classic Gold 750? Is it any good? I think I can handle cables. At least I won't lose them.

The TruePower Classic is an excellent PSU. It's pretty much the XTR without modular. 

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What is the cheapest PSU you recommend for CF R9 270X?

Will 650W be enough or should I go for 750?

My CPU is locked 4th gen i5.

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A 500watt would be fine for what you want.

An AMD cpu has no place in a solely gaming build, end of.

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What is the cheapest PSU you recommend for CF R9 270X?

Will 650W be enough or should I go for 750?

My CPU is locked 4th gen i5.

why would you crossfire 270X's? I'd go for a more powerful single card.

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why would you crossfire 270X's? I'd go for a more powerful single card.

They perform as good (or even better, I believe) as a single 290

 

OP, an 80+ Bronze 600 watt would be enough, 750 if you don't want to upgrade your power supply for a while.

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A 500watt would be fine for what you want.

500W is not enough for 270X Crossfire.

 

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And 270X uses slightly more power then standard 7870 (270 non-X)

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They perform as good (or even better, I believe) as a single 290

 

OP, an 80+ Bronze 600 watt would be enough, 750 if you don't want to upgrade your power supply for a while.

If game optimization is good and VRAM is not a limiting factor.

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I thought the CF was just referring to some type of cooler I'd never heard of...

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What is the cheapest PSU you recommend for CF R9 270X?

Will 650W be enough or should I go for 750?

My CPU is locked 4th gen i5.

650W will be perfect if it's a good quality one. In that wattage range, consider the EVGA GS and XFX XTR. There's also the EVGA 750B2, which gives you more wattage and a lower price, in exchange for losing full modularity (still semi-modular), having less efficiency, and not having hybrid fan mode. Still a solid unit however.

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If game optimization is good and VRAM is not a limiting factor.

True, but most games do support crossfire, and assuming hes playing at 1080, 9 times out of 10, 2gb of VRAM will be fine.

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Thanks for replies :)

 

650W will be perfect if it's a good quality one. In that wattage range, consider the EVGA GS and XFX XTR. There's also the EVGA 750B2, which gives you more wattage and a lower price, in exchange for losing full modularity (still semi-modular), having less efficiency, and not having hybrid fan mode. Still a solid unit however.

 

XFX XTR looks good, however I think EVGA 750B2 would be a better choice for me. Problem is they don't sell it (any of EVGA above) in Europe, at least not where I live (I searched the Internet). Can you name any alternatives? I don't care much for full modularity, hybrid fans etc. "solid unit" sounds good to me :)

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Thanks for replies :)

XFX XTR looks good, however I think EVGA 750B2 would be a better choice for me. Problem is they don't sell it (any of EVGA above) in Europe, at least not where I live (I searched the Internet). Can you name any alternatives? I don't care much for full modularity, hybrid fans etc. "solid unit" sounds good to me :)

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Make no sense for me, 3 Gb VRam is already an issue for me some games. Better go for single more powerful card.

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He could go for a 4GB ASUS TOP 270X.

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He could go for a 4GB ASUS TOP 270X.

Which would bump up price to the point where 280s are a better choice.

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XFX XTR looks good, however I think EVGA 750B2 would be a better choice for me. Problem is they don't sell it (any of EVGA above) in Europe, at least not where I live (I searched the Internet). Can you name any alternatives? I don't care much for full modularity, hybrid fans etc. "solid unit" sounds good to me :)

What options are available where you live? Any particular site you're buying from?

 

On both UK and DE sites of PCPartPicker I see the 750B2 available 

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

 

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

 

 

Get this one. It is top tier. Quiet and cost is great.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr

Not exactly cheap, but worth it.

No point in G2 over B2 when full modularity and hybrid fan aren't a concern. Both are solid Super Flower units.

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What options are available where you live? Any particular site you're buying from?

On both UK and DE sites of PCPartPicker I see the 750B2 available

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

No point in G2 over B2 when full modularity and hybrid fan aren't a concern. Both are solid Super Flower units.

Yeah, but he can't get the b2, according to his post. So I went to UK pcpp and saw that gs wasn't available and figured I'd show the op this one.

He must a not searched hard. I see you found it.

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Get this one. It is top tier. Quiet and cost is great.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr

Ten year warranty. I own this. You'll love it.

Review of it.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=380

Not exactly cheap, but worth it.

 

The point was to find something cheap yet not terrible, but I'll consider this too. It really is a good one.

 

What options are available where you live? Any particular site you're buying from?

 

On both UK and DE sites of PCPartPicker I see the 750B2 available 

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

 

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

 

 

No point in G2 over B2 when full modularity and hybrid fan aren't a concern. Both are solid Super Flower units.

 

Ofcourse I would prefer B2, but it is not available. I live in Poland, there is no partpicker or amazon and such US/UK stores. We have our online stores but they don't have EVGA PSUs for some reason. Well, they do have G2, and all the other brand PSUs in the world :) Btw. G2 750 will cost me $145 and that is... more than I planned.

XFX XTR 650 is an option. Anything else for similiar price or cheaper? It has to be solid and... nothing else really. What about non modular ones like Antec's True Power Classic Gold 750? Is it any good? I think I can handle cables. At least I won't lose them.

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What about non modular ones like Antec's True Power Classic Gold 750? Is it any good? I think I can handle cables. At least I won't lose them.

The TruePower Classic is an excellent PSU. It's pretty much the XTR without modular. 

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