Will a R9 270X work with a 525W, 32A in 12v rail-power supply?

[pfactor]

Hi, i'm planning to buy an ATI Radeon R9 270X, which consumes about 180w average. As well, I have two 4GB Gskill Ripjaws at 1600 MHz, and a Phenom II X4 960T processor (which consumes around 95w) already installed in my rig. My current GPU is a Radeon HD7770, which uses 80w average, and my current PSU is a SharkNet SN-PS60, which is 600w but told to be generic, and works with 26A at the +12v rail (which delivers in a real wattage of 12x26 = 312w). The 7770 works fine with this PSU, although can be pushed to the limit sometimes, but it's been already a year with this configuration.

So, if I want to have a R9 270X, i've got to upgrade my PSU to a better one. I've seen this one http://www.sentey.com/es/xpp-525-watts-xpp525-ps , which is Sentey (not the best brand, and only 525w), but has 30A at the rail, which means it has 360 real watts (48 more than my current SharkNet), and I would like to know if it would be OK with the 270X; some people have told me it would, but other that it would be overwhelmed. Would it really work?

 

[i7Baby]

Get a good 500+W power supply. From tiers 1 or 2 of http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html#xtor=EPR-8886

eg Seasonic 520 or 550, XFX550 or Antec HCG 520m

XFX - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013

 

[pfactor]

Thx for your answer I7Baby!!!

Unfortunately, I have kind of a tight budget and, even though I want to buy the 270X and it's my priority, i want to save as much money as possible. In my country (Argentina), a Seasonic or XFX costs twice than, for example, the Sentey i posted; nevertheless, i know that the price speaks for itself and those are top PSUs.

Still, could you answer me if I could run the 270X in the Sentey XPP525? Thanks!!!

 

[i7Baby]

My advice is that you wait till you have the money and not use a poor quality power supply that can put your whole PC at risk.

 

[pfactor]

Great, I'll take it into account!! Thanks pal

 

[i7Baby]

Cheers.