Will a MSI R9 380 work fine on a Corsair CX 500w psu?

[azavinnie]

Hey, basically I'm upgrading from a gtx 660 to a R9 380 and was wondering if I needed a bigger psu? I have an i3 6100, 8gb of ddr4 2666mhz ram, 120gb samsung ssd evo, 1tb western digital 7200 rpm drive and a dvd drive/3 case fans. MSI themselves recommend a 500w and PSU calculators I have used recommend the exact PSU i have or others similar to it.. but I've seen people say at least 550w or the CX series is rubbish, (which i find weird considering it has +12v rail with 34a max output) Anyone got any idea/experience on this?

 

[coozie7]

Seems like the biggest gripes for the CX series is a shorter than average life and fan failures but it's not quite as bad as some would have you believe.
Me, I'd do the GPU upgrade and start looking for a Seasonic/Silverstone/Antec/Superflower/EVGA Supernova or XFX Pro Series PSU replacement as a non urgent upgrade for later.
BTW, the upgrade is marginal if the GTX660 is the faster 'Ti' version: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gpu-hierarchy,review-33383.html

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

A Radeon MSI Radeon R9 380 needs 28 amps on the 12v+ rail and a 500 watt power supply with at least 2 - 6 pin PCIE power connections , your CX500 EXCEEDS the requirements.

Not the greatest quality , but more than capable of running that setup.

 

[azavinnie]

Seems like the biggest gripes for the CX series is a shorter than average life and fan failures but it's not quite as bad as some would have you believe.
Me, I'd do the GPU upgrade and start looking for a Seasonic/Silverstone/Antec/Superflower/EVGA Supernova or XFX Pro Series PSU replacement as a non urgent upgrade for later.
BTW, the upgrade is marginal if the GTX660 is the faster 'Ti' version: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gpu-hierarchy,review-33383.html

Thanks, my corsair has been great and shows no sign of deterioration. My gtx 660 is the normal version so it's quite a decent upgrade. R9 380 is probably the best card i can get for under £200

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Read above it will run it CX500 EXCEEDS the requirements.