Best PSU for R9 380

[Adam1998]

Im unsure on what PSU I shoud get for a AMD R9 380, I currently have a 500w and am thinking of moving somewhere around 600W. No intention to overclock any of my parts so keep that in mind, Im not gonna start straining the PSU

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

High quality 550w is a great place to start.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.96 @ Aria PC)
Total: £66.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-11 21:23 GMT+0000

 

[Adam1998]

Okay Ill check out this PSU and compare it to other 550w PSU's that are available, thanks

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It's the best 550w PSU on the market based on the award winning Super Flower Leadex Gold series with a 7 year warranty.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=440
550W G2 review.

Performance (40% of the final score) - you probably already know what I'm going to say here. Voltage regulation was excellent, averaging 0.9% in the hot box. No points deducted. Efficiency was a pass for Gold both times. No deduction. Ripple control was amazing, and probably the best I've ever seen, so definitely no deduction there. I saw no issues with anything else, so this unit gets a 10 here.

Functionality (20% of the final score) - this unit gets everything right. Even the CPU cable, which I thought was terrible on the 650W, is done right here today. Semi fanless mode works well, the manual is decent, we got lots of connectors to power anything a 550W unit should power, and the box came with more goodies than I tend to expect with such a small unit. 10.

Value (20% of the final score) - you can get one of these for $84.99 at Newegg right now. That's a fair bit for a unit this size these days, but as always EVGA is right at the bottom of the cost pile when it comes to 80 Plus Gold and full modularity. The nearest competition is their own 550W GS unit at one dollar more money. This is nuts. How are you making any money on these, EVGA? 10.

Build Quality (20% of the final score) - oh, snap... EVGA just got another perfect total score. There's nothing wrong with this unit. Nothing. 10.

 

[Adam1998]

Seems like the best way to go then, Ill look around for some good prices on this PSU and see if my wallet can survive, hopefully selling my old card should provide funds to support this

 

[Symbaaa]

I pretty much agree, although are you thinking CrossfireX at any point in the future? Getting a 550w PSU now may be absolutely fine for now, but if in 1-2 years or so you find yourself wanting to keep up with the newest games by going multi-gpu, you would find it very helpful to already have a 750-850w PSU in there so all you need to purchase is the new GPU.

Just an idea, but ultimately its up to you