500 watt for r7 260x crossfire

[Thesickone]

Can i run r7 260x crossfire with 500 watt psu, im planning to add one more.

Cpu: Fx-6300 vishera stock
Gpu: R7 260x
Mobo: Asus m5a97 r2.0
Psu: Corsair CX 500 80+
Ram: 8GB DDR3, 2 sticks of 4gb
HDD: WD 1tb 7200rpm
Samsung dvd writer

 

[Eduello]

No, you can't run those cards in CrossFire with that PSU.

 

[maktovic]

A good quality 500W PSU will be sufficient to crossfire r7 260x.

But CX500W is a below-average quality PSU and doesn't handles stress very well, will not be enough to crossfire r7 260x.

You'll need something like this to crossfire r7 260x
XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

Also get a single more powerful graphics card to avoid issues with crossfire.

 

[Danifilth]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-280x-r9-270x-r7-260x,3635-18.html Power consumption for that card alone and CPU is over 227 Watts under load. Keep in mind the power consumption's you read on the net you have to read carefully the settings they use but 90% of sites are overclocked processors so it varies. I would get a 700+ continuous single rail power supply if your going for a 2 video card setup. But i can be wrong since the last time i had 2 video cards was around 2001 somewhere there using two ATI x1700 video cards and wasn't worth the heat and electric bill for me.

 

[manamikaze]

Will my old school psu, supersonic 550w be able to run a r7 260x ?

 

[Vic 40]

Will my old school psu, supersonic 550w be able to run a r7 260x ?

Better start your own thread,
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/new_thread.htm