is my psu strong enough for a r7 260x?

[Nick150]

I have a 400 watt psu and im wondering if it will handle a r7 260x. Also i need to connect it through a dual molex to 6 pin pci. Will this work for the radeon r7 260x?

Thanks!

 

[Beezy]

check the amps on the 12v rail, if the PSU has more than is required for that GPU, youll be ok. Also consider the rest of the build, tell us the whole thing.

 

[ArtificialApple]

It depends on the model of PSU. There is a big difference between a nice Corsair PSU and, say, an absolutely terrible generic one. Update with some details on the PSU, and possibly your entire part list so we can help further.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Make and model of Power Supply?

 

[terry4536]

Probably not. The graphics card has a minimum system requirement of " 500 Watt Power Supply is required. 1x75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express power connector is required".

 

[Tradesman1]

You want a good 450 continuous with at least 19AMPs on the 12 volt rail

 

[Nick150]

i have 4 gb of g skill ripjaws
biostar am58ml mobo
amd a10 6800k
diablotek 400 watt psu. think it has 25 amps on the 12v rail. I think...
1tb caviar blue.
Also im not going be overclocking.
also thanks for the replies.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I would replace that very poor power supply before you run a new card.

Tier 5 - Other than the units listed above for any of these brands, NOT RECOMMENDED. Replace ASAP if you have one.

A-TOP Technology
Apevia
APEX (SUPERCASE/ALLIED)
Aspire(Turbo Case)
ATADC
Athena Power
ATRIX
Broadway Com Corp
Coolmax
Deer
Diablotek
Dynapower USA
Dynex
EagleTech
FOXCONN
FSP Everest
HEC Orion
Hiper Type-R
Huntkey
I-Star Computer Co. Ltd
In Win
JPAC COMPUTER
Just PC
Kingwin Inc.
Linkworld Electronics
Logisys Computer
MGE
MSI
NMEDIAPC
Norwood Micro/ CompUSA
NorthQ
NZXT
Okia
Powmax
Q-Tec
Raidmax
Rocketfish
Rosewill
SFC
Shuttle
Skyhawk
Spire Coolers
Star Micro
STARTECH
Thermaltake Purepower NP
Thermaltake Purepower RU
Thermaltake TR2 (and TR2-RX)
TOPOWER TOP
Ultra X-Connect
Ultra X2 >greater than 700 watt
Ultra LSP
Wintech
XION
YoungYear
Zebronics

 

[ArtificialApple]

i have 4 gb of g skill ripjaws
biostar am58ml mobo
amd a10 6800k
diablotek 400 watt psu. think it has 25 amps on the 12v rail. I think...
1tb caviar blue.
Also im not going be overclocking.
also thanks for the replies.

Hmm. I would definitely upgrade that Power Supply before the GPU. Diablotek is listed as a Tier 5 on the PSU Tier list. I would upgrade to a GOOD 500W power supply before doing anything 🙁

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

 

[Tradesman1]

Think I read those have about 250 continuous, I wouldn't chance it

 

[Nick150]

Would you recommend a corsair cx 430?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $27.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-17 21:37 EDT-0400)

 

[Nick150]

i think im gona go with an evga 500 watt.
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-80PLUS-Certified-ATX12V-100-W1-0500-KR/dp/B00H33SFJU/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1400376935&sr=1-1&keywords=500+watt+psu

 

[Nick150]

whoops didnt see that 430 watt ill check that out

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Get the B version it's a better unit.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $32.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-17 21:39 EDT-0400)

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=351

Review ^

 

[terry4536]

Whoops ! Stop wasting everybody's time. Whoops!