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Would an R9 390X support my system?

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Mrblack761

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At first I was definitely considering buying a larger power supply before making any changes. But then I saw a LinusTechTips video of him running a Fury X on a 500w power supply? So I was wondering if an R9 390X would support my pc. (Or just barely)

AMD FX 8320 @4.4ghz (cooled by an H100i)
Adata 2x4gb DDR3 1600mhz ram
(currently) XFX R9 270X
Rosewill Green Series 630w Power supply
 
if your psu can support 29amps per 12v rail, you don't need worry,i check I found your psu giving 50amps :) if that correct info
if you don't make any video editing or some etc etc think who highly push gpu, your psu is fine.
 
You will need to make sure the version of the 390x you get only uses 1x 8 pin pci-e and 1x 6 pin pci-e, since your PSU doesn't have 2x 8 pin outputs.
Seems the refrence design is 8pin/6pin where most redesigns are 8pin/8pin based on the 290x being identical to the 390x
 
zo0lykas said:
if your psu can support 29amps per 12v rail, you don't need worry,i check I found your psu giving 50amps :) if that correct info
if you don't make any video editing or some etc etc think who highly push gpu, your psu is fine.
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Would 1080p gaming with AA count as highly pushing it? :confused: haha
 
Mrblack761 said:
Would 1080p gaming with AA count as highly pushing it? :confused: haha
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not that much, i ran a 290 on a 650w psu with a FX6300 both overclocked and the 290 on a 290X(390X) level
 
Mrblack761 said:
Im a little worried because my CPU is overclocked and has a tdp of 209w :(
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tdp W ≠ to power consumtion W. so 135W TDP (which is tdp of your non oc cpu) ≠ to 135W power consumption.
also i doubt 8320@4.4 can hit 209W tdp
 
Mrblack761 said:
At first I was definitely considering buying a larger power supply before making any changes. But then I saw a LinusTechTips video of him running a Fury X on a 500w power supply? So I was wondering if an R9 390X would support my pc. (Or just barely)

AMD FX 8320 @4.4ghz (cooled by an H100i)
Adata 2x4gb DDR3 1600mhz ram
(currently) XFX R9 270X
Rosewill Green Series 630w Power supply
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Your fine, again as stated above the PSU is enough and even with an overclocked CPU your system will be fine with a 390X. Just make sure you get one that is a 6 pin and 8 pin variant over a dual 8 pin because then you would have to use one of the 6-8pin adaptors to make it work (Which is not a horrible thing, just not ideal either but I doubt it would hurt your system anyway).

Try one like this:
MSI R9 390X (One of the highest stock clocked variants and has a 6 and 8 pin hookup).
PowerColor R9 390X (Big 3 slot cooler, 6 and 8 pin hookup)
 
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