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Hi,
I'm thinking to buy R9 280x video card for my computer which has i5 3570k on Asrock extreme4 and 8gig ram. The question is, will my 500w PSU handle the rig with a 280x video card? If not what's the minimum wattage is safe enough with the upgrade?

Almost forgot, I also use one 128gig SSD.
Thanks a lot for any recommendation.
 
It depends on what brand your PSU is.

A GOOD 500W should be fine. A bad one might not.
 
An R9 280x has a maximum power draw (referred to as max TDP) of 250W, and an i5 3570K has a max TDP of 77W. This is unoverclocked at full load, and it is unusual that both the video card and the CPU can pull a full load at the same time. The rest of your system should pull well under 100W. So your system should not pull over 400W without overclocking of the sort where you would increase voltages.

Whether your 500W PSU can actually deliver that much will be answered when you tell us what it is (brand name and model number).
 
Eh, Thermaltake mediocrity. I'm not sure how the TR2-500NL2NC differs from the TR2 500m Bronze (a GHN build from 2010) and the TR2 500PP (a CWT build from 2008 or earlier). The 500PP from 2008 did not fare well, turning out to really be a 450W PSU. Hopefully yours is a later unit that fixed up that problem.

So, maybe it will handle your new video card.
 
evilsofa said:
Eh, Thermaltake mediocrity. I'm not sure how the TR2-500NL2NC differs from the TR2 500m Bronze (a GHN build from 2010) and the TR2 500PP (a CWT build from 2008 or earlier). The 500PP from 2008 did not fare well, turning out to really be a 450W PSU. Hopefully yours is a later unit that fixed up that problem.

So, maybe it will handle your new video card.
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That's right its very old PSU. So, would you personally try how it handles then decide what to do next?
Thanks.
 
How "very old" are we talking? If it's earlier than 2010, then I would just get a new PSU.
 
evilsofa said:
How "very old" are we talking? If it's earlier than 2010, then I would just get a new PSU.
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Ohh... I don't remember how old axactly. No problem I will buy a new PSU to be on the safe side.

Thanks a lot for your help.
 
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