r9 270x + a10 5800k on a 430 watt psu

[pizzahead911]

I was wondering if a r9 270x would be able to work stabily on a corsair 430 watt psu as it is still a relatively new psu and I don't feel like replacing it yet. I would get a 280x bit I figure that would definitely take too much power. If it means anything I was thinking of getting the powercolor one since it's really cheap with it's MIR and comes pre-OC'd. My cpu is a 100 watt one so is there any power chart or benchmarks which could give me some peace of mind

 

[RCFProd]

The R9 270 only needs one 6 pin connector, the R9 270x needs two. You are fine if you get the R9 270 non-x.

 

[TNT27]

also note the r9 270 is same exact chipset as 270x only clocked lower. easily oc to same performance as the 270x for cheap

 

[madmatt30]

Cx430 v1 or 2 mate ??

V1 has 29a 12v - will run OK but close to the edge
V2 has 32a 12v - absolutely no problems at all IMO

Disabling the igp (which will happen automatically) drops 12w off the tdp of the chip for starters.

Either way you will need a molex to 6 pin adapter - both cx430's only have a single pci-express power cable.

 

[TechyInAZ]

That is very low for that PSU, since you can afford a r9 280X, go with a 550W PSU and a r9 270X for roughly the same price.

And please don't buy Corsair CX, they use ultra cheap capacitors, get something with EVGA or Seasonic.

 

[madmatt30]

^ if he were spending $200 I would honestly suggest just going with a gtx 960 which is incredibly power friendly,only requires one connector & is 15-25% more powerful than a 270x.

 

[TNT27]

That is very low for that PSU, since you can afford a r9 280X, go with a 550W PSU and a r9 270X for roughly the same price.

And please don't buy Corsair CX, they use ultra cheap capacitors, get something with EVGA or Seasonic.

nah, go for better psu, and a r9 280, then oc that gpu for great performance at 1080p

 

[TechyInAZ]

^ if he were spending $200 I would honestly suggest just going with a gtx 960 which is incredibly power friendly,only requires one connector & is 15-25% more powerful than a 270x.

That's a good point, I totally forgot that the gtx 960 would work well for this kind of system. (Just don't buy the gigabyte G1 versions, they take a lot of power.)

But I still think a better PSU will be good.

 

[Rui Neves]

I was wondering if a r9 270x would be able to work stabily on a corsair 430 watt psu as it is still a relatively new psu and I don't feel like replacing it yet. I would get a 280x bit I figure that would definitely take too much power. If it means anything I was thinking of getting the powercolor one since it's really cheap with it's MIR and comes pre-OC'd. My cpu is a 100 watt one so is there any power chart or benchmarks which could give me some peace of mind

well will work but on the limits of the PSU , so buy a corsair vs550 PSU

 

[pizzahead911]

Very good point's everyone is making but there is no way I would buy a new PSU when I already have a PSU which is only a few months old (I believe it is the v2) just to be able to buy a slight upgrade when I could just buy the gtx 960 for prices like that and it would probably preform better. I was an idiot for thinking I could get away with a 430 watt PSU when I made this computer and I should have figured I would need some extra power. I'll most likely buy the r9 270 non-x but out of curiosity is there any nvidea alternatives that might cost slightly less then the 960 but are still similar to the 270.

 

[RCFProd]

That would be a 750 Ti which is a very steep way down. It will perform up to 12-15% worse than the R9 270. The GTX 960 performs 10-15% better than the R9 270.

 

[TNT27]

the r9 270 can also be oc to same performance as 270x for free easily, and stably, as they use same exact chipset

 

[TNT27]

so look at benchmarks for the 270x, as a r9 270 can easily reach its same performance

 

[pizzahead911]

Would the gtx 960 bottleneck my CPU a bit? Also someone said something about not buying the gigabyte G1 versions. Which ones are those as looking at the two cheapest ones they are both gigabyte and the only difference I can see between the two are the fans one having two fans and one of them only having 1 fan. Finally as a last question can anyone confirm the validity of powercolor MIR's as I have had bad experiences with them in the past but I wouldn't mind saving a few bucks if it is at all possible.

 

[RCFProd]

Would the gtx 960 bottleneck my CPU a bit? Also someone said something about not buying the gigabyte G1 versions. Which ones are those as looking at the two cheapest ones they are both gigabyte and the only difference I can see between the two are the fans one having two fans and one of them only having 1 fan. Finally as a last question can anyone confirm the validity of powercolor MIR's as I have had bad experiences with them in the past but I wouldn't mind saving a few bucks if it is at all possible.

Cheapest, shortest GTX 960 that performs just as well as the other ones.

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