GPU/RAM/Cooler/Monitor Upgrades

[Allen]

According to the Corsair website, 38A.

http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/cx-seri...ed-modular-psu

[Allen]

I'm gonna try and install it, see if it works. If I don't reply in the next couple of hours, it blew my flat up.

[kalniel]

Try it without the overclock first - that might be a cause of needing more upmf. But 38A on the 12v rail is really very beefy!

[Allen]

Well, everything going well so far... RAM, GPU and Monitor working. Have to wait to get something to clean the TIM off of my CPU before replacing the cooler, so only running at 4.2GHz right now. Memory running at 2133MHz no issues. The GPU required a bit of fiddling to get running, at first there was zero output and my PC wasn't POSTing (no USB device was powering up and both screens showed no output), but then I hit this little button on the side of it that's supposed to have something to do with booting faster, and I'm up and running.

Just need to test it now, make sure it runs games with my measly PSU!

P.S. This monitor is a MONSTER, need to get used to moving my whole body just to flip between screens!

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The CXM500 is not the worst unit in the world but its not the best and the R9 390X does require a decent amount of power - if you had got the Nano then there would have been less of an issue. However,for reference,my mate has an overclocked FX6350 and a Powercolor R9 390 running off an Antec 550W modular PSU which is a few years old. So far it is fine,so you will probably be fine too.

[Allen]

Several hours in to some reasonably heavy gaming and everything is solid, however I am well aware that this is not a performance PSU and will rip it out at the first signs of trouble.

Just need to get something to clean my CPU and I'm ready to swap out coolers.

Thanks for everyone's help.