Jayw1990

The 6400 is more of in my price range. I have an older X58 system with a E5540 xeon that seems to perform better than the 8350 setup.

So, I tried the card in my "server" which has 2 X5670's (6 Core Xeons) and performance is a lot better. So, as suggested, I'm seeing a bottleneck from the 8350. Thanks for the help guys. Looks like I'm upgrading cpu/ram. I have a MSI Z170 gaming 3 motherboard already. Was hoping to get a little more life out of the amd system. Anyone have a budget friendly cPU they want to recommend for the z170 platform?

I have another machine i'm going to try the card in this evening to see if it's a bottleneck on the CPU Side. It's technically a "server" But CPU power isn't an issue.

Yes sir.

Hello! So i managed to muster up enough spare change over the past 2 months and upgraded my video card based off some suggestions here and some research on the web. I went from a EVGA GTX670 2GB FTW card to an Asus Strix RX470 4GB. I got a really good deal on it from one of my vendors as they're trying to off load them since the release of the RX570. Issue i'm having now is, i'm getting lesser than expected performance and worse performance in some cases, than my 6 year old 670. Not in all cases however. Games i play are the following: GTA5, Farming simulator 2017, Wow and Brawlhalla. In GTA5 i'm seeing almost identical performance using the same settings as prior to the upgrade. (high, msaax2) Consistent 65 FPS for both cards. In Farming simulator 2017, i'm seeing a 10-25% decrease in performance at the same settings as prior to the upgrade. 670: 60 FPS and the odd dip to 35-40. RX470: 34-55 FPS In Wow, i'm seeing a slight improvement. 5-8FPS in highly populated area's. 670: 65-75 in orgrimmar. RX470: 70-73 in orgrimmar. In Brawlhalla, No changes. Solid 60FPS. No sure why i'm seeing worsen performance in some games. On Paper the RX470 chews the aging 670. I've tried 3 different driver versions including the 2016 version that windows 10 installs automatically. No noticeable difference between each versions. I've remove all old nvidia software that may hinder the AMD drivers. I'm kinda stumped. Would this happen to be an optimization issue with the new RX Series cards? Thanks ahead of time for any suggestions or advice. System spec: AMD FX8350 970-UD3 Mobo 16GB Kingston Memory Corsair H60 Cooler Kingston UV400 240GB SSD. I don't believe it's a CPU bottleneck as CPU usage never goes above 40% in any of the games. I'm also Playing at 2560x1080 resolution (ultrawide)

You'll be just fine on your current power supply. Even if you actually pull 420 watts from the wall with your setup, you'll be well within the efficiency range of that power supply with plenty of headroom. Check out Oafah's power supply rant. You'll have a better understanding of power supplies.

Good news. One of my vendors had a sale on Asus RX series cards. I managed to snag a RX 480 4GB Dual in white for 217cnd. Thanks for the help guys.

I'm starting to think that might be my best bet. Hopefully my 670 lasts long enough! Thanks for the advice!

I'm in Canada. Cheapest RX470 I can find is $240 which is currently out of my price range. I did however just find a R9 290X for $175. Could probably get it for a bit less.

Hey guy's I'm looking to possibly upgrade my rig with some used parts off local classifieds. I currently have a EVGA GTX670 2GB ftw. It's starting to artifact when it gets over 70ish degrees. I have afterburner setup with a custom fan profile so that it doesn't get warmer that 70c. But sometimes when it's getting pounded it, it goes over even at 100% fan speed. So I have 2 options. Buy 2 matching MSI 270X's (2GB) for $180 or a single gigabyte 280x (3GB) windforce for $160. I've read mixed reviews on the 280X vs GTX 670. They seem to be a close match up. Some say the 670 is quicker some say the 280X is quicker. Anyone have any actual experience with these 2 cards? Current setup: FX 8350 (stock clock) Gigabyte 970-UD3 12GB Kingston fury black Kingston 240gb SSD WD 1TB Green Fractal design define C EVGA 600W B2. I'm pretty sure my power supply won't handle 2 270X but I'm open to an upgrade.