gigabyte R9 270 oc will it work ?

[New pc gamer]

Hi guys will the gigabyte R9 270 oc gpu. Work with a 550w omega psu with 15 amp 12v rail I'm waiting for my corsair vs650w to return so can I use the omega so long ? Without it damaging my system

 

[Suztera]

Don't risk it. Wait until your new psu comes.

 

[New pc gamer]

Ok ill rather wait that corsair I had it in my system but it started make a ticking noise so I returned it now they are testing it so far they said they found no problem they are going to do a stress and load test how do they do that ?

 

[Badboy17]

It will work just fine .. no worries !! r9 270 needs 450w psu 80+ ofcourse ! (thats recommended one) !! so yea ur 550w psu will work !!

 

[Suztera]

Ok ill rather wait that corsair I had it in my system but it started make a ticking noise so I returned it now they are testing it so far they said they found no problem they are going to do a stress and load test how do they do that ?

They stress test it by using their equipment. They will probably pull X wattage through the power supply at X temperature for a period of time. If it doens't fail, it passes. If it fails then they give you a replacement unit.

As to what Badboy17 said, i would advise you still not to use it because your psu is not a true 550W power supply. It is not designed for working with a graphic card.Don't use it at all with your R9 270.
Wattage isn't everything. The amps on your psu is not enough for a R9 270.

 

[lpinho]

Ok ill rather wait that corsair I had it in my system but it started make a ticking noise so I returned it now they are testing it so far they said they found no problem they are going to do a stress and load test how do they do that ?

They stress test it by using their equipment. They will probably pull X wattage through the power supply at X temperature for a period of time. If it doens't fail, it passes. If it fails then they give you a replacement unit.

As to what Badboy17 said, i would advise you still not to use it because your psu is not a true 550W power supply. It is not designed for working with a graphic card.Don't use it at all with your R9 270.
Wattage isn't everything. The amps on your psu is not enough for a R9 270.

Hi Suztera,

could you explain to me how do you calculate the required amps in the 12 v rail?

I've got a GV-R927XOC-4GD (270X OC with 4 GB) and I'm running this with a 550 W PSU and with only 18 amps in the 12 v rail.

I'm able to run any game, but in Windows 8.1 the brightness shifts creating a flickering effect, it doesn't happen all the time, but it does happen, do you think I'm dealing with a low amp problem?

Thanks,

L. Pinho

 

[Suztera]

Hi Suztera,

could you explain to me how do you calculate the required amps in the 12 v rail?

I've got a GV-R927XOC-4GD (270X OC with 4 GB) and I'm running this with a 550 W PSU and with only 18 amps in the 12 v rail.

I'm able to run any game, but in Windows 8.1 the brightness shifts creating a flickering effect, it doesn't happen all the time, but it does happen, do you think I'm dealing with a low amp problem?

Thanks,

L. Pinho

I sent a pm to you about this.