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AMD Sapphire R7 250

13 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/amd-sapphire-r7-250.184891/

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pfx^ Original post #1
Jun 24, 2014 at 4:45 PM
Hi, I already am planning to buy an AMD Sapphire R7 250 do i need to buy an additional PSU?
Please, suggest which PSU should I buy?
MY SPECS: AMD FX9590
6GB DDR 3 RAM
1TB HDD
rijinpk1
rijinpk1 #2
Jun 24, 2014 at 5:58 PM
get antec vp550p and gtx 750.
harshilsharma63
harshilsharma63 #3
Jun 24, 2014 at 6:53 PM
Have you already purchased the rig?
harshilsharma63
harshilsharma63 #5
Jun 26, 2014 at 11:53 AM
pfx^ said:
I have the rig i don't have the card do i need a PSU with this Card? My budget is 7k on the card.
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Of course you need a PSU. how are you going to power the system without a PSU? You'll at least need a 500 W PSU because of that power hungry CPU. Get R7 250 and Seasonci S12II 520. BTW why did you go for FX 9590?
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pfx^ #6
Jun 27, 2014 at 10:59 AM
harshilsharma63 said:
Of course you need a PSU. how are you going to power the system without a PSU? You'll at least need a 500 W PSU because of that power hungry CPU. Get R7 250 and Seasonci S12II 520. BTW why did you go for FX 9590?
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Its my uncle's pc i m gonna be using it now. His old card died so the only option i saw was upgrading the card and getting a PSU. Will only run games in medium quality. Was thinking of getting Corsair VS450 and can u please list a LIST OF PSU's appropriate for my card. THANKS!
harshilsharma63
harshilsharma63 #7
Jun 27, 2014 at 11:11 AM
pfx^ said:
Its my uncle's pc i m gonna be using it now. His old card died so the only option i saw was upgrading the card and getting a PSU. Will only run games in medium quality. Was thinking of getting Corsair VS450 and can u please list a LIST OF PSU's appropriate for my card. THANKS!
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It's not about the graphic card, it's about that CPU which consumes way too much power. You shouldn't have opted for it in the first place. You'll need at least a 500 W PSU.

Antec VP550
Seasonic S12II 520 W
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Jripper #8
Jun 27, 2014 at 1:52 PM
Why the 9590? That cpu's power consumption is just ridiculous. -_-
And yes, get atleast a 550w. Antec vp550 is a good choice.
Stay away from corsair VS series.
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HBK007 #9
Jun 27, 2014 at 3:13 PM
harshilsharma63 said:
Of course you need a PSU. how are you going to power the system without a PSU? You'll at least need a 500 W PSU because of that power hungry CPU. Get R7 250 and Seasonci S12II 520. BTW why did you go for FX 9590?
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Correct me if I am wrong, but I think for 7k OP should get the HD 7770 as I have heard that it offers much better performance than the R7 250.
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pfx^ #10
Jun 27, 2014 at 3:26 PM
HBK007 said:
Correct me if I am wrong, but I think for 7k OP should get the HD 7770 as I have heard that it offers much better performance than the R7 250.
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Sapphire AMD/ATI HD 7770 1 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card - Sapphire: Flipkart.com
^Is this the card?
I can get this too I just wanted to confirm on the CPU and one of my friend also has a similar rig with an old AMD Phenom tri-core@2.7GHz he also wants to get the same card would he need the same PSU?
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HBK007 #11
Jun 27, 2014 at 3:48 PM
pfx^ said:
Sapphire AMD/ATI HD 7770 1 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card - Sapphire: Flipkart.com
^Is this the card?
I can get this too I just wanted to confirm on the CPU and one of my friend also has a similar rig with an old AMD Phenom tri-core@2.7GHz he also wants to get the same card would he need the same PSU?
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It's always good to have a little headroom for future upgrades and also atleast a PSU of ~450 watt is recommended.
harshilsharma63
harshilsharma63 #12
Jun 27, 2014 at 4:11 PM
HBK007 said:
Correct me if I am wrong, but I think for 7k OP should get the HD 7770 as I have heard that it offers much better performance than the R7 250.
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HD7770 is definitely better then R7 250. Actually is'n now also available as R7 250X which is just re-branded HD7770. Better GPU wasn't suggested because the budget initially didn't included a PSU.

pfx^ said:
Sapphire AMD/ATI HD 7770 1 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card - Sapphire: Flipkart.com
^Is this the card?
I can get this too I just wanted to confirm on the CPU and one of my friend also has a similar rig with an old AMD Phenom tri-core@2.7GHz he also wants to get the same card would he need the same PSU?
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What do you want to confirm? Have you or have you not already purchased that CPU?

HBK007 said:
It's always good to have a little headroom for future upgrades and also atleast a PSU of ~450 watt is recommended.
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Check his CPU buddy, it alone needs ~250 W of power. Use this wattage calculator to get an estimate- eXtreme Power Supply Calculator
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HBK007 #13
Jun 27, 2014 at 4:35 PM
harshilsharma63 said:
HD7770 is definitely better then R7 250. Actually is'n now also available as R7 250X which is just re-branded HD7770. Better GPU wasn't suggested because the budget initially didn't included a PSU.



What do you want to confirm? Have you or have you not already purchased that CPU?



Check his CPU buddy, it alone needs ~250 W of power. Use this wattage calculator to get an estimate- eXtreme Power Supply Calculator
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oh yes, I forgot that he has a freakin 9590......... well the situation just reversed.