550W enough for 290x (390x?)

[Baresdakilla]

Hi guys, I was wandering if my power supply (Fortron Black Power 550W) can handle the upgrade from HD 5850 to R9 290x (or 390x as I'm assuming they're gonna be the same as far as power consumption goes).

 

The full specs would be:

CPU: i5-750 @ 3.8 GHz

GPU: R9 290x (390x)

RAM: 2x2GB @ 1520 MHz (I know I need more )

HDD: 2x

SSD: 1x

ODD: 1x (don't know if i should even mention it...)

Fans: 5x 120mm

 

Any ideas are appreciated. 

Thx

 

 

 

 

[AliveGhost13]

That PSU doesn't look very good. I wouldn't trust it.

[Baresdakilla]

That PSU doesn't look very good. I wouldn't trust it.

So you think I'd better upgrade to some new one at around 750W?

[AliveGhost13]

A quality 550W would be fine. Your current one isn't really good quality.

[david cassar]

I would get at least a 650w power supply of good quality for your build for a bit of headroom especially since your cpu (rather old) consumes a lot of power once overclocked.

[Majestic]

Don't put a 290X next to an i5-750. It's may be an Intel i5, but it's still old. It's somewhere between an 860K and a FX-4300 in modern terms.

[IMPERIUS]

That cpu is a bottleneck and swap the psu. A QUALITY 600w one will be more than enough

[CostcoSamples]

PSU quality is as important as wattage.  Expect to pay at least $75 to $100 and get yourself a good quality PSU before upgrading.  600 watts is recommended for systems with high end GPU, though as low as 500 is probably fine.

 

As others have said, your system is getting a bit old and may bottleneck a 290x or 390x.  However, if you are looking to upgrade slowly over the next year or so, you could start with a great GPU, then start saving for CPU, motherboard, and RAM.  With next gen Intel CPUs just around the corner, it is a good idea to wait.

[AliveGhost13]

Quality PSUs are available for around $65

[Baresdakilla]

PSU quality is as important as wattage.  Expect to pay at least $75 to $100 and get yourself a good quality PSU before upgrading.  600 watts is recommended for systems with high end GPU, though as low as 500 is probably fine.

 

As others have said, your system is getting a bit old and may bottleneck a 290x or 390x.  However, if you are looking to upgrade slowly over the next year or so, you could start with a great GPU, then start saving for CPU, motherboard, and RAM.  With next gen Intel CPUs just around the corner, it is a good idea to wait.

This is kind of my plan And so the upgrading journey begins. Thanks for all the responses...

[Majestic]

Upgrading over time is just as bad an idea as "futureproofing". Save up and buy in 1 time. Because now your CPU bottlenecks and by the time you upgrade the GPU will bottleneck.

[Nena Trinity]

That CPU will bottleneck it quite a bit cause its weaker than Athlon X4 860K if this thing I am watching is true. But you will most likely not notice it!

 

But with a 95w Intel CPU? Then I think you should get a 650w minimum!!!