What Psu to run a hd5870

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Hello,
I got a hiper 580 watt psu from carboot but have found a thread on OC about them blowing up. This has got me worried, so maybe I buy a new one if I really need to. My current psu is 350 watt and runs my hd4850 nicely. I believe the hd 5870 is just as energy efficent, so do I need to upgrade it?
 

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yes, you do need to upgrade it. 350 is on the limit of what your pc will be drawing at max load.

Get a 500-600W from a decent make, and you'll be fine. Corsair are very good.

Hiper do indeed explode, and often take other components with it, so get rid of that thing.
 

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If you are going up to 5870 then i think you should def be looking for nice new PSU - Antec 650 seems popular.
 

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this one looks ok else oc wouldn't sell them. OcUK 650W Dual Rail High Efficiency Modular Power Supply OcUK 650W Dual Rail High Efficiency Modular Power Supply want to spend the least i can on a psu
 

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i got a gigabye ep45-ds3 mobo, e8400 cpu, 2x2gig dimm ddr2 pc2-6400u memory and a hd4850 and a couple of case fans. I believe corsair are good is there a particular cheap end one that is better than other corsair one's ? Can anyone tell me how good this model is? Corsair TX650W 650W ATX Power Supply PSU 80+ silent
 
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