Will the Ultra hs650 power a Radeon hd 7870 ghz?

[Megalowhale]

My aurum 400w wasn't quite powerful enough, and Windows wasn't detecting my card. Should the Ultra hybrid series 650w be enough?

The cards minimum requirements say 500w and 30a@12v.

According to the psu specs it has a max output @ 12v of 630w and 4x15a . This should be good for this card, right?

 

[whitecat]

HD 7870 needs two 6 pin power connectors ,draws up to 175W and needs at least 500W good psu (it depends)
Corsair CX500 will get the job done .

 

[whitecat]

My aurum 400w wasn't quite powerful enough, and Windows wasn't detecting my card. Should the Ultra hybrid series 650w be enough?

What is the processor ?

 

[Megalowhale]

The rest of the system is: Core i3 4130 3.4ghz, and 8g ddr3 corsair vengeance plus a western digital 7200 hd.

 

[whitecat]

The rest of the system is: Core i3 4130 3.4ghz, and 8g ddr3 corsair vengeance plus a western digital 7200 hd.

i asked , because the psu should be certified for Haswell - low power state . i am not certain ,whether CX500 has it . Just check !

inexpensive psu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341016

R9 270 is 5% faster than HD 7870 and needs only one 6 pin connector .

 

[ko888]

The rest of the system is: Core i3 4130 3.4ghz, and 8g ddr3 corsair vengeance plus a western digital 7200 hd.

i asked , because the psu should be certified for Haswell - low power state . i am not certain ,whether CX500 has it . Just check !

inexpensive psu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341016

R9 270 is 5% faster than HD 7870 and needs only one 6 pin connector .

It doesn't have it. Only the CX750 and CX750M models in the CX Series have it.

The new Corsair CS Series models are all Haswell compatible.

 

[whitecat]

The rest of the system is: Core i3 4130 3.4ghz, and 8g ddr3 corsair vengeance plus a western digital 7200 hd.

i asked , because the psu should be certified for Haswell - low power state . i am not certain ,whether CX500 has it . Just check !

inexpensive psu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341016

R9 270 is 5% faster than HD 7870 and needs only one 6 pin connector .

It doesn't have it. Only the CX750 and CX750M models in the CX Series have it.

The new Corsair CS Series models are all Haswell compatible.

i pointed another inexpensive psu , btw
http://www.corsair.com/us/blog/haswell-compatibility-with-corsair-power-supplies/
but some guys say CX500 work . i am not sure 100%

 

[Megalowhale]

According to http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/18698-note-on-haswell-psu-compatibility/
you can disable this state from bios anyhow, thus eliminating compatibility issues. So if it works for the 7870 then I will probably go with (plus they have it reasonably priced at my local tiger direct so I won't have to get one shipped).

 

[ko888]

i pointed another inexpensive psu , btw
http://www.corsair.com/us/blog/haswell-compatibility-with-corsair-power-supplies/
but some guys say CX500 work . i am not sure 100%

The CX Series in that list hasn't changed in 8 months. That CX500 model will most likely be replaced with a new Haswell compatible model before any Haswell certification is given/not given for the current model.

It may work for one persons system configuration but may not work for someone else's configuration. To get Haswell compatibility certification the PSU needs to be tested according to Intel's testing procedures.

 

[Megalowhale]

went with the cx600. It leaves me a little room to upgrade or possibly xfire in the future. So far everything works like a charm. Thanks for taking the time to help and reply guys.