can I run Asus R9 270 with 300w psu

[Thugsta_94]

I'm looking forward to upgrade my graphics card to Asus R9 270
But my psu have only 300w
And I have.. intel core2quad Q6600
And 2Gb ddr3 of ram
And 300Gb harddrive
So can I run it without problems

 

[Yeliac Van]

The power consumption of the r9 270 is 150W and you CPU's TDP is 105 plus the ram, HDD and maybe a couple of fans. It comes very close to 300W or over 300W.

Its a real inconvenience but I recommend getting a 400w Psu. 🙁

 

[cryoburner]

How much are you getting the R9 270 for? It might be better to go with the latest generation of cards (the Radeon RX 400/500 series or the Nvidia GTX 10 series) since they moved to a smaller fabrication process and provide better performance per watt. Something like a GTX 1050 Ti would be more likely to work fine with your existing power supply, as it only draws around 70 watts under load.

 

[Thugsta_94]

I wanna know what is the bad thing could happen.

And im getting it for 160 USD
With 50% saleoff ..thats why I want it