msi radeon r9 390/600 watt psu

[ndy777]

Hi

i am thinking if getting msi radeon r9 390 but i am not sure if my psu will be able to handle it. I have a Corsair CX600 watt 80 PLUS Bronze PSU a few months old with a 3 years corsair guarantee.

here are my current pc specs:

intel core i5 4690k
msi radeon r9 270x hawk
MSI Z87-G43 Gaming motherboard
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8gb 2133 mhz (2 X 4gb)

will the psu be able to handle it?

Cheers

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

CX is crap quality PSU I would not even try it. I would look at getting a EVGA G2/GS/B2 unit or a XFX XTR/TS (only get the TS if you are on a serious budget). Also the Antec HCG is pretty decent as well. Lastly any SeaSonic unit 620w and higher will be good as well.

CX = Tier 4

Read here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html


EVGA G2: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1 (4 dollars more gets you a 750w)
EVGA GS: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0650v1
EVGA B2: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr (best budget choice but not as good as the G2 by any means)

 

[piscopt]

Although your PSU is one of poor quality, it will work. However if you're spending that money on a R9 390, try, in a near future, to change your PSU.

 

[Thatguythatexists]

Other Corsair lines like CS or RM are also good as the internals are actually manufactured by Seasonic. An RM 650 would be a good buy for the future. It's not the wattage of your power supply that's the problem, just the quality.

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

CS is also crap and RM is not great unless it is the RM 850W.

 

[Thatguythatexists]

CS is also crap and RM is not great unless it is the RM 850W.

Oh really? I was under the impression that the CS was manufactured by Seasonic too. Sorry.