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A Specific Power Supply for a Specific Graphics Card

Dannyal

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Sep 21, 2014
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Hello all, recently I've decided to choose an AMD Radeon R9 280x as my next GPU, but I need a good range on how many Watts I need to power it, itself and along with my components (My PC is a consumer buy that runs at a meager 300 Watts, standardly). I've chosen the XFX of the GPU model, because it above all looks cool, plus I've seen that different brands require different components to run or have different features, etc.

In short, I'd like a very good estimate on how many Watts I'd for my PSU, and I'd want it to

- Be Around $50 New/Refurbished (Ebay Counts if it's reliable)

- Also be from a trusted Seller, Brand/Manufacturer, because I don't want to worry about it dying on day one.

Links are always appreciated.

Kudos!
- Daniel
 
Solution
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $44.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-04 16:12 EDT-0400


Or if you want extra power.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $49.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-04 16:13 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $44.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-04 16:12 EDT-0400


Or if you want extra power.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $49.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-04 16:13 EDT-0400
 
Solution
I meant that I chose the XFX GPU, not an XFX PSU. If you could revise that'd be nice I guess?

 

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