Help on power supply!

[tomineedyourhelp]

Hello Everyone!

I wish to buy a desktop PC with the following main components:

- MSI AMD Radeon R9 290X
- AMD FX8320 Black Edition 8 Core
- HyperX FURY Series 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR3 1866MHz
- Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 Motherboard

I want to know what kind of power supply would I need for my PC to run perfectly fine with no problems. Currently I'm looking at Corsair CX750 Builder Series CX 750W Bronze power supply, is that enough? Any other suggestions? or how many watts am I looking to be getting?

Thanks in advance
- Mooni

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

The main deciding factor for PSU requirement is the graphics card. For a single Radeon R9 290X it needs to be at least a 600w PSU.

If your buying your PC ready-built it will already have a suitable wattage PSU installed, though not necessarily a good quality one so best to check it. Seasonic, Corsair or Antec are all high quality PSU brands which we always recommend on this forum.

 

[MeteorsRaining]

You must get a Tier 1 or Tier 2 Class A supply in accordance with this list:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

That Corsair is a Tier 3 and not recommended for such high end PCs. Get a 750W Tier2 PSU atleast.
I'd advice:

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Micro Center)

The above is a Tier 1 PSU, Gold, and from one of the best PSU making company.

 

[prit87]

wattage wise yes quality wise not so much cx are average psu for home ofice work not ment for overclocking and gaming so not good at loads.....if u want to get a corsair psu get the ax/hx/rm series etc... or simply get a seasonic or xfx psu....
http://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-Supply-ATX12V-EPS12V-SSR-750RM/dp/B00E3R13VQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=8-1&keywords=seasonic+750+watt
http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Edition-PRO750W-P1750SNLB9-80Plus/dp/B00DMM051M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1408119983&sr=8-2&keywords=xfx+750+watt
and if they seem out of your budget then get this one...
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-80PLUS-Certified-110-B2-0750-VR/dp/B00KFAFRW6/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1408120013&sr=8-5&keywords=evga+750+watt

 

[tomineedyourhelp]

Thanks everyone, helped a lot!

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Glad to help