Radeon 580 requires at least 500 watt psu. Why only 400 watt. Thinking of getting refund. Will this even work for gaming? null

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Armando · Accepted Answer

Radeon 580 uses 185 watts 190 tops.
400 Watt PSU is more than enough for this PC

HP Team · Answer

500w is the recommended PSU so that it would work across a wide variety of different quality power supplies. The included PSU in this model is a gold rated PSU. The 580 will run without issue at all.

Synergy · Answer

Based on "HP Pavilion 690-0034 Gaming Desktop PC Product Specifications" 

https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c06124757

Internal 400 W PSU
- 400 W SFF (Platinum) Full range 115V/230V
- 92% efficiency

“Radeon 580 requires at least 500 watt psu. Why only 400 watt. Thinking of getting refund. Will this even work for gaming?”

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