PC Graphics

[vanshtamta23]

I just bought a Sapphire Radeon r9 270x Dual-X OC model of the card from a used market which requires 180 watts from a psu to run i guess or more than that? Can i work just fine with a 500/550 watt psu or does it require a more heavy psu than that? I have an AMD A10 pro 7850b as ik my cpu will surely bottleneck this card so the gpu usage will also be much lower so in that case will the gpu use low wattage than usual as the oc card should use?

[vialli100 · Accepted solution]

AMD recommends 450w so should be fine, if poss go for a 650w..

Make sure it is a good make ie: Seasonic, Corsair... etc...

Spend as much as you can, if you get a cheapy, you could have problems..

[vialli100 · Accepted solution]

AMD recommends 450w so should be fine, if poss go for a 650w..

Make sure it is a good make ie: Seasonic, Corsair... etc...

Spend as much as you can, if you get a cheapy, you could have problems..

[vanshtamta23]

I don't have much budget to buy the specs that you've mentionedalthough my gpu is a factory oc so will the 450 watts psu will be okay with it as i'm already using one i just wanna be sure that my gpu doesn't end up dead or burnt

[vialli100]

With the budget you have get the best PSU you can afford..

Don't get a rubbish chinese one..

[vanshtamta23]

Like a PSU of how much specific power/watts?

[elstaci · Accepted solution]

according to this PSU website if you have a A10 7850K with a R9 270X GPU  Card you need a minimum of 500 Watt PSU: https://www.whatpsu.com/psu/cpu/AMD-A10-7850K/gpu/AMD-Radeon-R9-270X

That website doesn't show a A10 7850B Pro processor.

This website that shows you whether the GPU or CPU will bottleneck using the A10 Pro 7850B and R9-270X: https://pc-builds.com/calculator/

Also I inputted that you have 16GB of RAM Memory.

NOTE: If you can afford to upgrade your PSU to at least a 850 Watt Metal rated PSU would be more beneficial in case you decide to upgrade either the CPU or GPU in the future.

EDIT: since you purchased a USED GPU card run GPU-Z and make sure it isn't a counterfeit or modified GPU card. Click on the upper right box to find out the GPU card you have and whether the specs matches what TechPowerUp website shows.

[vanshtamta23]

Thank you! This helped me alot to configure now ik what should i buy

[elstaci]

Forgot to mention that all R9 GPU cards are not supported by AMD with driver updates anymore.

So in the future if a game or program requires a newer driver than 06/21/2021 than you won't be able to run the game or program.

Here is the last R9 270X GPU card AMD Driver: https://www.amd.com/en/support/graphics/amd-radeon-r9-series/amd-radeon-r9-200-series/amd-radeon-r9-...

Good luck and take care.

Note: I realize you are on a strict budget and can't afford a new GPU card. But see if you can find a good used RX series GPU card that is within your budget. All RX series GPU Cards  (400/500/600/5000/6000) are still supported by AMD with driver updates.

Found this tech site that lists the all GPU cards under $150.00 dollars for both AMD and Nvidia: https://graphicscardhub.com/best-graphics-card-under-150/