Hello, I’ve bought an AMD/MSI Radeon R9 270X but my PSU is too weak for it, it has 570 Watt peak. I have no problems with it, but when I start a heavy game (Just Cause 3/4, Dirt 3, etc) I hear my PSU buzzing and my mobo and GPU become very hot, and then my shutdown and I get a message like : “ASUS Anti-Surge was activated to protect your system.” I did some research and I found out it was my PSU that is too weak too handle, so I’m looking for a new PSU, do you have any recommendations?
My specs are:
ASUS M5A78L-M LX3 Plus
8GB DDR3 @ 1333 MHz
MSI Radeon R9 270X
AMD FX-6300
2x SATA SSD’s
1x SATA HDD
1x 120mm blue LED case fan with molex connector
Trust 570W PSU
I used a wattage calculator and it said that I need a 453 Watt PSU under heavy load, what does this mean?
I could use any help, my PSU knowledge isn’t great.
My specs are:
ASUS M5A78L-M LX3 Plus
8GB DDR3 @ 1333 MHz
MSI Radeon R9 270X
AMD FX-6300
2x SATA SSD’s
1x SATA HDD
1x 120mm blue LED case fan with molex connector
Trust 570W PSU
I used a wattage calculator and it said that I need a 453 Watt PSU under heavy load, what does this mean?
I could use any help, my PSU knowledge isn’t great.
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