Compatibility 500W gpus

[iwanbondage]

Hi I'm getting pay through this week and really looking forward to finally having enough spare cash to be able to upgrade my GPU into something that can run games. I made a thread a few days ago asking if an R9 280 would be able to run on a 500W power supply and my hopes were shot down a bit because of the power supply requirements of the card. I was wandering what people on here would recommend me do, should I get a r9 270x OC or would I possibly be able to squeeze a r9 285 into my machine or would that be too much to ask? I'm not entirely sure of what to do at the moment and would really appreciate any advice or suggestions that people have. My budget is around £150 and thanks a lot in advance for any help given.

 

[madmatt30]

Then from what I saw I think I should be ok... I'll certainly take a picture to verify with you if your able to check it out that it should be ok, but otherwise I'm over the moon. The 280 I linked you was the card that I thought I wouldn't be able to run. Quite suprised that people were wrong about the 500W not being able to run it but I'm really pleased. Thanks mate.

the evga 500 will run an i5 & a 280 easily mate,generally people are more concerned about the length of the gpu than the height though 😉 that windforce model is a long card - if you;re happy on the length side of things then I have no doubt it will fit - there are 2 shorter r9 280 models for similar money on there ,the sapphire dual x & the msi gaming but the windofrce has the better cooler.

 

[iwanbondage]

Well, I'll still post the inside for your viewing pleasure anyway 😛 just to be safe. What would you recommend out of the shorter two if I can't fit the windforce?

 

[geofelt]

There is probably no psu that will not run a GTX750 ti.
Most versions excepting the overclocked versions do not need a aux 6 pin power.
The GTX750ti is a couple of notches lower in capability than the GTX960, but it will run on a 300w psu. It is a significant jump over integrated graphics.

 

[iwanbondage]

I'm looking more @ AMD for mid level price to performance ratio personally but thanks for the suggestion geo

 

[sora]

I'm not sure what power supply I'm running and I don't want to tear apart my PC myself as I'm really not that good at doing things like that without breaking anything but I believe it's some kind of Corsair and my CPU is an I5-2300 2.8ghz (3.1 turbo) not ocd. To the person suggesting the 960 I can't find any Nvidia 960's for under £170 and I'm really budgeted :L

You could easily find a power supply by just unscrewing one side of the case. Go with an XFX or Seasonic power supply.

 

[iwanbondage]

http://postimg.org/image/7x5b8na9f/ Hey so that's the picture of the inside of my case that you asked for. Does everything look ok to you?

 

[madmatt30]

Yep mate ,its pretty much open.
I would probably go for a shorter model just to give yourself room for the tangle of cables you'll have with having a top mounted PSU.

There's the sapphire dual x & MSI gaming ones.

I would prob go with the sapphire.
SAPPHIRE AMD R9 280 Graphics Card (3GB, DDR5) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IRTXPBM/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_wSi7ub0HA3QSM
Also I can see you have a fan mount above the hard drive ,spend a fiver & drop a fan in there as an intake just for fresh air for the GPU.

Measure the screw holes corner to corner across the width & I'll link you a decent one from amazon.

 

[iwanbondage]

There's a fan inside there already I'm pretty sure? Do you mean have 2 fans instead of just the 1 or?

 

[madmatt30]

Is there ??
Leave it then mate - it looked empty - its mounted on the outside under the case front panel then??
If so that's fine.
I was looking at the cards & while that wondforce has 3 fans ,they're 80mm ones.
The sapphire only has 2 fans but they're 92mm & look to be just as good but quieter.
Either will suit fine mate though so happy purchasing.

 

[iwanbondage]

It's mounted where you were looking at just my PC was on when I was taking the picture so the fan was moving I'm pretty sure. It's definitely there though. Just to be sure your certain the EVGA 500W bronze can definitely run my CPU GPU and everything else? Because I would still be pretty happy with this card, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-Dual-X-Radeon-GDDR5-Graphics/dp/B00FL8H49Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1423331354&sr=1-1&keywords=r9+270x+2gb

 

[madmatt30]

It's mounted where you were looking at just my PC was on when I was taking the picture so the fan was moving I'm pretty sure. It's definitely there though. Just to be sure your certain the EVGA 500W bronze can definitely run my CPU GPU and everything else? Because I would still be pretty happy with this card, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-Dual-X-Radeon-GDDR5-Graphics/dp/B00FL8H49Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1423331354&sr=1-1&keywords=r9+270x+2gb

back home now,only have mobile site while at work & its been playing up bigtime.
Yes the evga 500 will definitely run your cpu & the r9 280 - have no doubt at all about that mate.

regarding the fan ,Im talking about here where ive outlined in yellow

 

[iwanbondage]

Ah right, I see. Would you say it's essential or just a bonus?

 

[madmatt30]

Id say every pc should have 1 intake ,1 exhaust fan.
for 3 or 4 quid its worth it & will keep your new gpu cooler.