Hello, I have this psu https://www.scan.co.uk/products/400...m_medium=cpc&gclid=CIWP_d696soCFcO4GwodVnYF7Q and a xfx 7870 gpu that I was thinking of upgrading to a r9 380x, this one.. https://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb...0mhz-gddr5-1040mhz-gpu-2048-streams-dp-hdmi-d Rest of system is... AMD FX-6300 corsair vengence 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz (9-9-9-24) mobo is ASUSTeK Computer INC. M5A78L-M LE and drives 119GB Crucial C300-CTFDDAC128MAG ATA Device (SSD) 238GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 ATA Device (SSD) 1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-9YN164 ATA Device (SATA) Would my psu hack it? Should I buy a new one? Regards,
If it was me, I'd grab a new PSU too, the Srtrider has the 2 x 6 pin PCIe connectors you need, but I think if it works, you'll be pushing that 400 watt PSU really hard whenever you game. The 380X needs quite a bit more power than the HD7870. ( http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/amd-radeon-r9-380x-4gb-review,4.html )
And read aaaaaaaaall of the reviews before buying a PSU, because my, is there a lot of well-disguised dross out there. It's as much of a minefield as LED torches once you get into it, I lost an afternoon reading PSU reviews trying to decide what constituted good value for money. (I didn't reach a satisfactory conclusion, or I'd be recommending one.)
Thanks for the replies guys. This is quite confusing as the xfx page specs requires 500watt http://xfxforce.com/en-us/products/...-7870-double-dissipation-edition-fx-787a-cdfc, yet my psu is 400 watt.
That's because they massively overrate it in case people running paperweights as PSUs try to run the card. You need at least 500W for the 380X and your CPU, though.
Just to let you guys know. I upgraded my card, then my psu, then my mainboard, and case....now I have a whole new rig
