Is a 430W PSU enough for RX 480/70?

[Krusteh]

The PSU is: XFX Pro450S 430W.
The specs are:
i5 4460
ASRock H81M-VG4 R2.0
1 simple module of 8GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM.
Is this PSU enough for this build and RX 470/80?

 

[renz496]

i was suggesting for you to get 500w unit so will you have a bit of headroom. you want to use this system for 4-5 years. that is very long. and further down the road there will be time the gpu probably can no longer keep up with games. at that point you probably thinking of OCing your graphic card to get few percentage of free performance. this is when the headroom in PSU comes into the play.

I just want an yes/no type of answer to my question. I won't OC anything. And IMO a card that can run most games at ultra 60fps in 2016 will have no problem running games at low 720p 30+fps in 2021.

don't be so sure about that because we don't know how the future will move on.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Should be fine. An RX 480 + I5-4460 rig while gaming should not go past 200W.

i'm not so sure about that. in TPU RX 480 Gaming X review the card alone can consume around 200w during typical gaming session.

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/RX_480_Gaming_X/21.html

430w probably will be able to power the system but having a bit of headroom is not a bad thing either.

That's an overclocked card which I defined above as 250W while gaming with an overclocked system. And even so, there's not a problem with that.

 

[Samer1970]

I probably should've included more information. NO I am not planning to crossfire(Look at the mobo). Also I'm planning to use this build for the next 4-5 years. When I will upgrade it next time I will have the cash for everything. I don't want the PSU to be futureproof, I just want it to work well with an RX470/80. And no, I still haven't bought any of these components.

.. you are okay if you dont plan on any upgrades.

 

[knek4bg]

hey I'm in the same boat as you except I already bought some of the components. I got a great deal on a 430W a while ago for $10. Ideally, I would've wanted a bit more wattage but I couldn't pass up the great deal. My MSI Gaming X rx470 just came in today and ill have the rest of the components by next week to begin building.

On the box it says that 450W is the minimum recommended spec for the card. I can post back here when I get everything up and running to let you know how much power I'm using. Oh for cpu I'm planning on a i5-6xxx well see what when I go to the store.

I got the 4gb version of the card since what I saw from the bench marks the performance increase did not seem to warrant the extra $40 for 4 more gb. Hope I made the right decision there but only time will tell