Is 500w enough

[Vortex Hawk]

I URGENTLY NEED AN ANSWER

These are my specs
fx 8350
1 standard 7200rpm hdd
ga 78lmt usb3 mobo
dvd w/r
8gb 2 moddules ddr3

The gpu im thinking to buy is an r9 280

I have an evga 500w. YES ik its a tier 3 but all i need to know is will the wattage be enough. If its not keep in mind i dont mind removung the dvd w/r so basically dont count that.

And if all of that stilL doesent work then WILL AN R9 270X. 4GB be alright for the psu.

Need answer fast please.

Thx

 

[Archaic59]

You can get by with the 500 as long as it's working well and has the proper PCIe cables to power the video card. I don't recommend overclocking the CPU or GPU until you get a better PSU.

 

[RCFProd]

Don't get 4GB VRAM versions of graphics cards that originally have lower VRAM (R9 270X is normally 2GB). It is a trick to sell basically the same graphics card for more money.

It will work but I think you might put too much stress on the power supply with the FX-8350 + R9 280.

Go for the GTX 960 which performs close to the GTX 770 and a bit better than the R9 280. This way you can still overclock aswell if you wish to.

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $189.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-25 09:53 EDT-0400

 

[Zerk2012]

Adding a R9 270x or 280 will put your PC in the 400 watt range I would not recommend running that power supply at 80%
The disc drive really is a non factor because it really don't count unless your using it.
Changing to a GTX 960 would put you in the safer range using more like in the 340 watt range.

 

[Vortex Hawk]

Don't get 4GB VRAM versions of graphics cards that originally have lower VRAM (R9 270X is normally 2GB). It is a trick to sell basically the same graphics card for more money.

It will work but I think you might put too much stress on the power supply with the FX-8350 + R9 280.

Go for the GTX 960 which performs close to the GTX 770 and a bit better than the R9 280. This way you can still overclock aswell if you wish to.

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $189.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-25 09:53 EDT-0400

Thank you very much both of u for answering. I was actually considering the gtx 960 but is it really better as it only has 2 gb memory.

 

[RCFProd]

Yes it is really good. I have it too.

There is more to it then just a VRAM number, and that is the architecture of the graphics card. The GTX 960 is both efficient and performs perfectly good for the price range It's in.

 

[ko888]

There are 4GB versions of the GTX 960:

https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#c=208&r=4096&sort=a8&page=1

 

[madmatt30]

Your PSU will run a 280 ( non x) without a problem.

As stated the 960 though is quite simply a better performer on recently released titles (very very close to the 280x) yet uses virtually half the power.