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Hypothetical PSU for R9 290

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So, we all know that recommended wattage for graphics cards and actual power consumption are almost exclusively never related for real world use. I do have a 750w PSU that's 2 years old, but that has been showing signs of instability and needs to go. (It's a Cougar unit I got on sale) While looking up PSUs, I see this for 85 dollars.

 

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Can't go wrong with a 80+ Gold Seasonic, right? I was wondering if 550w is fine for a single R9 290 in the future + my sig rig. I have no desire to run a multi gpu set up so the "What if you wanna crossfire later?" question doesn't apply. I wanna get an R9 290 later on and use my existing system. Other planned upgrades include a fan controller to handle 7 fans and another HDD or SSD, but that's about it.

 

Is 550w enough?

 

 

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I'm going to say a 650 watt to be safe.

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AMD's 290's are power hungry, 600-650w, also punch it in a wattage calculator to make sure

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So for around the same price I could find a 650 80+ Bronze unit. I take it this would be a better option if I want an R9 290 later, eh? :P

 

 

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jesus was that an attempt at a joke?

 

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well I do think it's enough if you'll not overclock much above 1100mhz

 

MHz doesn't matter. Voltage does.

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550 Watts can make it, depends on the rest of your system. 

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MHz doesn't matter. Voltage does.

yeap but when it start to get above 1100... you'll need more voltage + TDP etc.... or have a huge luck and get a 89% asic quality that runs  at 1200 with 1,18 v

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550 Watts can make it, depends on the rest of your system. 

 

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yeap but when it start to get above 1100... you'll need more voltage + TDP etc.... or have a huge luck and get a 89% asic quality that runs  at 1200 with 1,18 v

 

Not really. Depends how well binned is your chip.

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Overclocked Sandy Bridge CPU, 16GB of ram @ 1.5v, 7 fans (loaded Define R4), single SSD, blu-ray player and the graphics card -- pretty much the system.

 

 

Edit: Found this that makes me feel confident in the 550w unit.

 

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Overclocked Sandy Bridge CPU, 16GB of ram @ 1.5v, 7 fans (loaded Define R4), single SSD, blu-ray player and the graphics card -- pretty much the system.

 

Your system with a R9 290 system will draw about 400W max. 

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Not bad. Seems like the Seasonic unit will make it.

 

Seasonic is a very good brand.

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Not bad. Seems like the Seasonic unit will make it.

 

Yep. I'd trust the Seasonic to deliver the maximum rated power. 

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A 550W unit is perfectly fine; considering it's a 80 PLUS Gold rated and a very well-made Seasonic unit, you're solid (this accounts for CPU and GPU overclocking).

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Not really. Depends how well binned is your chip.

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you are using binned in the wrong context, binned means it's tested to a degree.

what you mean is that if you have a good chip, you can use stock voltage while still maintaining a good overclock, that doesn't mean necessarily that it was binned to achieve that, rather he just won the silicon lottery

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A 650w unit would give that extra bit of headroom, but I think this PSU will serve my purposes. Thanks for the input, guys! :D

 

 

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