Can a 500w power with r9 380 4 gb

[Hayden H]

Can a 500w power supply handle an asus r9 380 4 gb gpu?

 

[Epicness937]

what is the model of the psu 500w is enough but if the psu is crap it will not work well

 

[nitrium]

I'm currently powering a super thirsty OCed R9 390 with a 560W Seasonic with zero issues. But as Hayden H says, if your PSU is a really cheap China one, you might want to think about changing it. However, if it is a quality unit you'll have no problems.

 

[Hayden H]

I have a atx xg500w power supply if that helps

 

[JoshRC]

If your talking about the turbo link PSU then i wouldnt risk it as its a cheap crappy option. Its worth investing in a Corsair, Sesonic, Antec or Enermax and 500w one would be satisfactory as long as you were not doing any overclocking.

 

[nitrium]

I have a atx xg500w power supply if that helps

It's not the best:
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/515473-teardown-and-review-of-the-turbolink-atx-xg500w-crappy-psu/
It would be a seriously good idea to replace it with a ~600W QUALITY PSU that you will be able to use for many years (5 - 10 years is what I've kept most of my PSUs for).
Choose something appropriate for your needs from this list:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

 

[Alan Caldwell]

Which country are you from? Specs? You need a better PSU.

 

[Hayden H]

So would the corsair cx500 psu work ok?

 

[Epicness937]

So would the corsair cx500 psu work ok?

its fine but a evga b1 or b2 are not that much more and a lot better

 

[pete_101]

So would the corsair cx500 psu work ok?

Nope, not the cx series, they are not recommended for a gaming computer as they use chep components. Look at this post http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html try to get one from the top 2 tiers, I know it will cost more but it's well worth it.

 

[Epicness937]

So would the corsair cx500 psu work ok?

Nope, not the cx series are not recommended for a gaming computer, they use chep components. Look at this post http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html try to get one from the top 2 tiers, I know it will cost more but it's well worth it.

i thought a cx was a tier 3 oh even worse than a thought
get a evga b2 unit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438028