Will a Corsair CX 600 Watt Power Supply run an AMD R9 290?

[K-Hype]

I have already bought an R9 290 and was wondering whether my CX 600 will handle it. I won't do any overclocking and I have already lowered my CPU voltage to 1.035v instead of stock voltage to lower power consumption.

My PC Specs:
Intel Core i5 4690K
8GB 1600 MHZ Ram
EVGA GTX 760 ACX/SC
Gigabyte H81M-H Rev 1.1
Corsair CX 600 Watt PSU
Kingston 120 GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB HDD
NZXT Source 210 ATX Case

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It's a poor power supply and it's not Haswell compatible.

For a 290 get a good PSU.

 

[CTurbo]

Yes I don't recommend using ANY video card with a Corsair CX psu. They may seem fine when new, but they don't age well at all.



This is a GREAT deal

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.00 @ NCIX US)
Total: $49.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-15 21:54 EDT-0400

 

[K-Hype]

I am on a limited budget and I was hoping to be able to use the R9 290 for now until I save up enough money for a new PSU

 

[K-Hype]

Damn then I should've ask this question before I bought the GPU. I got the R9 290 for $260 from new egg thought it was a good dead and I was hoping I can stick with my CX 600 for now.

 

[CTurbo]

I am on a limited budget and I was hoping to be able to use the R9 290 for now until I save up enough money for a new PSU

I wouldn't do it. You'd be putting your entire system at risk. The psu is the most important component of the build.



You can get the R9 290 for $230ish all the time

 

[K-Hype]

Damn I guess I will just return it and just get a GTX 970 instead since that GPU is low power consumption. Jesus with AMD's GPU always require such high PSU requirements

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It will run it , but replace it as soon as possible.

You want quality power running your components.

 

[bignastyid]

It will work for awhile but you would be risking a failure with that psu.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kj8-wNmYJvM

 

[CTurbo]

Damn I guess I will just return it and just get a GTX 970 instead since that GPU is low power consumption. Jesus with AMD's GPU always require such high PSU requirements

Dude I wouldn't even run a GTX970 on it.

 

[K-Hype]

Yes I just need it for the meantime until my next paycheck comes around then I can get a better PSU

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It can run it , but I would replace it as soon as possible , it has more than enough on the 12v + rail.

 

[K-Hype]

But it only sucks up 145 Watts. I just bought this PSU a month ago to replace my thermaltake TR2 now I gotta buy a new one. Damn next time I will just buy a 1600 Watt power supply so I will never have to worry about PSU requirements

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It's not always about power but quality construction.

 

[CTurbo]

Build quality is FAR more important than power rating. The CX600 is officially powerful enough to run a 290. It is just made with some low quality components.

 

[K-Hype]

I know about that but I have seen people running CX 600 with R9 290 and it was fine.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It will run ,but won't last a long time , it has the power , but are poorly made , poor capacitors.

 

[K-Hype]

Yes I understand that but if that is the case then Corsair puting 80+ Bronze on their label for this PSU is a wrong thing to do. I assume 80+ Bronze means good quality but if CX 600 is not a good quality PSU then they shouldn't put 80+ Bronze for it

 

[K-Hype]

Yes I understand what you are saying but if it is a poor quality PSU then it shouldn't be labeled as 80+ Bronze it should just be just labeled as 600 Watts and nothing else

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

We are just informing you about the quality , power supplies made by SEASONIC and Super Flower are what to look at in the future , we can help with that also.

 

[K-Hype]

Ok then I should only buy from Seasonic and XFX in the future since they are more trusted in PSU efficiency. Thanks for your help

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

EVGA B2 , G2 , GS are all good PSU's.


B2 and G2 are Super Flower , GS is SEASONIC.

SEASONIC and XFX all made by SEASONIC are all solid choices.

 

[K-Hype]

Ok I will buy from those instead of Corsair next time. Not that Corsair is bad but the CX series are not good if that's what you are saying.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Yes , CX are to be avoided.

 

[K-Hype]

Ok I will avoid the CX series at all cost now. Thank you for your help