R9 280 3GB on a 500W PSU?

[John Verdernshmits]

I would like to know if a R9 280 3GB would run on a 500W PSU

My Specs are:
PSU: EVGA 500W 80+ PSU (40A on 12v rail)
CPU: FX8350 @4GHz
MB: ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0
RAM: 4GB Corsair Vengence 1600 RAM
GPU: MSI R7 250 1GB OC (Upgrading)
HDD: Seagate 5900RPM 500GB Pipeline HD2

 

[Archaic59]

Yes a R9 280 will run on a good quality 500 watt PSU. You should go for the EVGA 550 GS or 550 G2 series. Much better quality than the 500B.

 

[Xemko]

See - http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/his-radeon-r9-280-iceq-x2-review,7.html
AMD R9 280 - On your average system the card requires you to have a 500 Watt power supply unit.
You should be fine, unless you are going for high OC. That's not a great quality unit, as Arhaic59 mentioned.