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Hello there, I am scrounging the internet for a worthy power supply to put into my new build with a 4790k and a R9 390. Many people have said 650w is plenty for the 390. Please help me in deciding which one is best for gaming hours on end with those components. #1) Seasonic S12G 650W 80+ Gold: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12g650 #2) XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650gts3x #3) Antex EarthWatts Platinum 650W 80+ Platinum: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-ea650platinum Link to my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2bP8pg Yes they are all none modular power supplies because that is what has been recommended by all the people I have seen build in the case I will use (Fractal Design Node 304), if you are wondering why, it is because when mounted fan side down the cables will come out on a side that is not interfering with the GPU and modular power supplies have plugs that stick out and may interfere. I am personally leaning toward the Antec Platinum because of the high efficiency rating and how ever much money it could save me in the long run. Anyway, any help will be greatly appreciated with informing me if any of these are bad, good etc. Also if none of these "work" for any of you I will gladly take any suggestions. Thank you!

So I heard that AMD will be selling R9 390's with 4GB of VRAM rather than the usual 8GB. My question is would it be worth to get the 8GB variant or the 4GB variant if I am only looking to game at 1920x1080

Hello all, I have an R9 390 I'm generally very happy with, performance is brilliant, however it does tend to get a little hot; especially when playing Witcher 3. One issue is definitely that I keep my room a little warmer than normal however that doesn't really account for it; the temperatures are 51-54C at idle, 78-84C in-game. I've included a photo to show what I think the issue might be. I'm using a Noctua NH-C14 at the moment which sits right in the way of both exhaust fans and also blows hot air down onto the motherboard leaving the hot air from the GPU with no-where to go (see attached photo). I was wondering whether changing the cooler to a Kraken x61 might improve the situation by at least a few degrees, do you think it might help? I want to go dual card when the 390 starts to get overwhelmed but I'm not sure that is sensible with these temps! Any help would be much appreciated.

As far as I can tell the R9 390 performs better than the 970 most of the time, but I have no idea if my ultra-wide monitor will make a difference in the results. Im thinking about upgrading from my GTX 760 but cant decide on what to choose since these two are so close. Ive heard that the 970 has better drivers and runs cooler and quieter. On the other hand the 390 has much more vram and performs better on average. I want to play games at 60fps/high-ultra with my current resolution. Also, would more expensive cards be worth the $100-150ish jump for what im trying to achieve? (GTX 980, 390x) Additional Info: Processor: Intel i5-4690K (3.5ghz) Operating system: 64-bit Windows 10 Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI PLUS (MS-7930) Memory: Corsair 2x4 DDR3 Games I play/plan on getting: BF4, Witcher 3, Shadow of Mordor, Farcry 4, Civ 5, Star Wars Battlefront, Fallout 4, GTA V, Rust, and ARK.

I'm starting my first build and I'm planning on going with an i5-4460 processor. I was planning on getting the Sapphire Nitro R9 390, but I realized that might actually be bottle-necked by the i5. That being said, I'm more than glad to spend less money on a cheaper GPU because my budget is pretty tight. Also, the monitor I'm using is only 1080 with a refresh rate of ~60hz so I'm not planning on going above 1920x1080 60FPS at least to start. So what card should I go with that will match an i5 and not outstrip it too far? Or should I not worry about bottle-necks? Some possible alternatives that I was think of were the 380 or 290. Any advice for a newbie?

Alright guys, so I dont know if you followed my previous post, but I am keeping my GTX 770 SLI setup for my main gaming rig for now. But now I am trying to decide on which mid grade AMD video card to get for my secondary rig. I wont be gaming much on it, aside from maybe Mobas, and maybe some CS: GO and other casual games. Ill be watching alot of twitch on it and web surfing. Now ive been looking at the r9 290, but that card looks like it MIGHT be on par with my main SLI setup... maybe too powerful of a card? Do you guys have good suggestions on a card that would'nt be overkill for my needs, that would be able to run 2 monitors (maybe an ultra wide)? Since were looking at mid grade cards, price really isn't an issue (maybe it is, $300 or below, lol). Love ya guys, thanks for your input! PS - Ill be running and z97 chipset mobo, 700w power supply, 16gb 1600 ram, and an intel i5 4690k devils canyon

So, out of curiosity I tried out my new 390 on heaven. In OpenCL, this happens: Help? It happens at stock speeds too, and I've used guru3D's driver removal tool to get rid of my old 660's nvidia drivers.

Hey all, First time posting But I've been really struggling making up my mind on what GPU to upgrade to. Currently, I have a GTX 260... so realistically I know I'm winning either way! My setup will be: - primarily gaming on a 24" 1080p monitor - occasional gaming on 50" 4K TV, via HDMI - as well as Netflix, HTPC usage on the same 4K TV I have narrowed down my choices to the EVGA 970 SSC, or one of the R9 390s. Understanding that the R9 390 does not have HDMI 2.0, I have read that gaming will be subpar at 30hz (since my TV does not have a DP option). However, the 390 will likely be better long term due to the Directx 12, 8GB etc. I've read some promising reports of an 'active' adapter in-the-works for DP to HDMI 2.0 but there will apparently be other issues to worry about. With what I intend to use it for in mind, and the fact that I would not like to replace the card for several years, what do you suggest? In the next 3-5 years will VRAM really become an issue if I go with the HDMI 2.0 ready card (970)? Should I look more long term and hope for a proper adapter to develop- or will I even notice a large difference gaming in 4K at 30hz? Thank you!

Hey all, I was originally going to buy the 380, but if I have a little more money available is it worth getting the 390, just to future proof it a little bit and feel the full affect of later games, I am money tightish so I need something to convince me to get the 390.

So I have some trouble deciding about my gpu, I already now that I do not want any nvidia card (except 980ti but that's out of my budget lol). I just don't know what to get between the 390, 390x or maybe even extend my budget by a bit and get the Fury (non x), also need help with what brand to buy and such. Been looking at the asus strix card aswell as the MSI cards. My specs: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Ttb3pg Might be getting a second one in the future and if so, would I need a bigger psu? I will be playing: GTAV, BF4, CS:GO and the new NFS which will be releasing soon.. I play at 1080p atm but will probably move up to 1440p/21:9 or even 4k but that won't happen in the next 6 months at least.

Hey guys, So I have just bought a brand new XFX r9 390 (non x) gpu. I have installed it along with an ssd in an attempt to upgrade my system a wee bit. I seem to have a severe throttling issue with the GPU though, it will fluctuate from 0%-100% every few seconds or more, but it is constantly doing it during games and benchmarks. When I have ran the default FireStrike in 3DMark, during the first two graphics tests, I get 100% usage all the time, but; during the combined test I get the crazy fluctuation with the GPU usage, CPU only reaches about 60% but does not fluctuate too much. I also only seem to be able to reach mid 50fps average in the first graphics test and 40ish for the second, which I thought was quite low for the standard 1080p test? So far I have uninstalled and reinstated the latest drivers from AMD about 3 times, updated my mobo BIOS and removed any overclocks on my CPU, just incase. I am at a loss why this is happening as everything is now stock, all temps are fine, <68C for GPU, CPU temps are also good (cooling with NH-D14) This happens in games also, I have tried ARMA, war thunder, GTA5 & World of Warships. I also have a fresh install of windows 8.1 on my ssd. Here is a screen shot of the GPU usage during the combined test, sometimes its worse sometimes its the same as below, but its constantly doing it, even in games. Be great if you guys could give me some tips on solving the issue, my specs are listed below. FX- 8350, XFX r9 390, ASRock 990fx extreme4 mobo 750W corsair HX750i power supply 16gb corsair vengance RAM, Samsung 850 evo SSD 2tb HD Fractal Design R5 Case. Best Regards xJaffaCake

Hello first of all I am a Linus Tech Tips follower who watched Linus' channel for quite some time and enjoyed their content very much. The time has now come for me to build a PC of my own and I am asking for advice where possible about my future upcoming build and on stuff that can be improved. 1. Budget & Location The location is Germany and my budget is around 1400 Euros with the monitor. 2. Aim This build will be a small form factor build to use for mainly gaming and uni stuff (computer science). I'm looking for some solid 1080p gaming but it should complement the 144Hz monitor that goes with it. The main games will be AAA titles as well as some Diablo 3, Dota 2 and Skyrim which even lower-end cards should handle with little hassle. 3. Monitors In my build I have added a 24" 1080p 144Hz monitor. It will be a single monitor setup and I think the screen size should be enough for my daily needs where the 144Hz will be a new experience for me. 4. Peripherals I might look into a new mechanical keyboard but would not be able to decide from so many switches. What I look to type on is my Macbook Pro which has a nice keyboard and the right amount of force to type. The mouse has already been taken care of - Steelseries Sensei - a investment I don't actually regret but question after two years of use (that useless back display). 5. Why are you upgrading? I am 'upgrading' because I couldn't take my old HAF 912 i5 2500k 6950 1GB with me to Germany and am now seeking to build a SFF PC. Although light gaming is possible on my 13" 2010 MacBook Pro (Geforce 320M, Dota 2 at avg. 30fps (ohgod) I cannot do that for more than one session. Quick copy-pasta I am not sure which vendor of the 390 I should go with and thus want to ask for opinions too regarding the size and cooling of such a big card in a smaller-ish case like this one. main points in choosing the parts CPU: I chose the i5-4460 because I don't think I would overclock it and went with the small Noctua NH-L9i CPU cooler because I thought a little upgrade from the stock cooler wouldn't hurt but see no benefit in going with water-cooling because I don't intend to oc. GPU: A few months ago if you'd ask me which GPU I'd choose I'd say without hesitation a GTX 970 even knowing very well about the 3.5GB VRAM problem because I had a mouse bug with Dota 2 in the past with my 6950 so that playing even for a round can cause this problem which was a huge pain in the ass because it distracted me from my game - which is also the reason I lost a little trust in Team Red but seeing now the price/performance of AMD is much better than Team Green and that drivers are getting better and better (so I've read and saw here) I am giving AMD another chance. Case: It took a long time for me to choose a right mini-ITX case where the point is not to make it as small as possible but just being small overall while looking nice and I think I hit the nail on the head on this one. PSU: Since I am not really into this OC thing and read that 500 Watt should be enough (although maybe not a safe bet) I considered the fully modular SilverStone PSU where I can buy the optional short cables to complement the small case and have less of a mess in general. Monitor: I don't have much knowledge in Monitors but in the same price range there were some 24" 144Hz displays to choose from and I by looks of it the build quality doesn't seem so bad and doesn't look so bad as some 24" 144Hz displays. Any advice is greatly appreciated! PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (€175.60 @ Mindfactory) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler (€39.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (€102.45 @ Mindfactory) Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€91.64 @ Mindfactory) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€107.24 @ Mindfactory) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€77.84 @ Mindfactory) Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card (€339.94 @ Mindfactory) Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case (€77.27 @ Mindfactory) Power Supply: Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply (€82.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans (€32.90 @ Caseking) Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (€273.28 @ Amazon Deutschland) Total: €1400.95 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-03 00:44 CEST+0200

Hello, I'm thinking about buying a R9 390, but I'm not sure which manufacturer I should choose. I'm tending to Asus or MSI, but they're the most expensive ones, are they the extra cost? Thank you, Martzel

Hi guys! I'm about to buy the ASUS R9 390 in a couple of weeks as part of a step by step upgrade to my computer (cause i don't have that instacash) but my PC only has 6gb of RAM, it stated on the site that it needs at least 8gb to run, is this true? Won't I be able to use the card at all? PC specs: Phenom II x4 955 Gigabyte 880gm-ud2h 6 gb RAM 1600mhz (3*2gb) Radeon HD 5670 In case you are wondering: I'm picking that card because I want to play WoW on Ultra at 90+ fps in 1440p, and... well that's all. 970 is not an option, I don't want that card, really, besides I'm buying a Free-sync display (XG270HU). Also I'm picking ASUS because it uses the same PCB as the DCUII 290x so its the only one with waterblock available, I'm planning to watercool the whole PC once it is finished. I want the GPU now because my present one stopped working 6 days ago :'(. Damn 5 year old computer. u.u Thanks for your help!

Hey there! So originally I was going to go with this build for my new little mini gaming rig. I was all set to go with it, until someone mentioned that I might want to go with this graphics card instead of this one. To me, they look pretty much the same, and forking over an extra $25 for a 0.03GHz clock speed increase didn't make much sense, but I told him I'd think about it and I thought I would ask you kind people over here what you thought about it, because hey, I'm new and maybe I missed something. But then, when I came to this section of the site, I saw this post, which basically makes it sound like I'm a stupid idiot for choosing a GTX 970 over an R9 390 and now I'm all confused. :wacko: My rig will be used for medium gaming at 1080p (and maybe later 1440p, but not in the near future). What should I get? A 970? A 390? Something else? :blink: This is where I'm at so far, build-wise. Stealthy edit: After about 30 seconds of double-checking, it turns out the card I have in my build is 280mm, when the support page for the case says it can only support up to 279mm. So, I guess if I'm going with a 970, I'm going with the one my friend recommended, because it's 11mm shorter.

My main gaming rig is a main AMD rig. I own an 8350 with 16gb of Ram and an old 7970. I've got the money now to upgrade some stuff and turn my PC from a 1080p machine to a 1440p machine and i want to max out every game i throw at it. I was going to buy the Sapphire Tri-X Fury but then i started looking about and thought if I get 2 390's and Crossfire them, its going to cost around $100 more and get possibly better performance. I know SLI/CF are still in its infancy and its not the best to try but I feel in most games I play that don't support the 1 390 can handle it. I feel that the only reason to stop me at this point to not get the 2 390's is either its a ripoff or my processor is going to bottleneck. I know the 2 390's makes it closer to the Fury X price range but I don't want to buy a water cooled graphics card and I don't want to be strapped down to only 4gb. Is this a good idea or am I just stupid and should go for the Fury/FuryX?

Hi, my friend wants a $1200 Gaming PC. Performance and bang-for-the-buck come first, but looks are also important to him with this build. He's interested in maxing out games in 1080p. My question is: do you think this hits a nice balance? The s340 is certainly a nice case for cable management, so no worries there, but I think the price could be brought down with a cheaper motherboard. What are your opinions? PC Partpicker Link http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GtJkBm

My friend wants to build a new gaming rig, and I think that it would be a good combination. Do you know if one will bottleneck the other? if so, what would be an alternative?

Catalyst 15.7 is still a fail! I looked up on AMDs page and they do not support 15.04 version of Ubuntu, but they do support 14.04 so I will send Penguin Recordings a tip about it tomorrow...

Ok, i really want to buy the LG 29um67 (the freesync version). I know what AMD's FreeSync is but am confused by how the 290x, 290 and so on are more compatible with FreeSync than the r9 390 (the GPU i will be using in my next build). Ive heard that the 290 has access to dynamic refresh rates with FreeSync while the r9 390 doesn't? Can someone explain all this to me?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125805&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= Doesn't matter if you prefer 390's or 970's, this is the cheapest I've seen so far.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2878810/amd-390-gpu-usage-dropping.html <- This is my problem and i need help. + I have coil whining at 60fps + temperature at idle is 63 celcius.

Hey LinusTec9Tips forums, i was wondering if my fx-6350 would bottleneck an msi r9 390? thanks buds

ok so i currently have a 7970 running 4k with madvr but i want to get a r9 390. does anyone here have a 390 and able to test mpc with madvr with NNEDI3 maxed out. basically i wanna know if someone here has a 390 and is willing to test some settting i tell them??? oh and you need a 4k tv or monitor

Is it worth it for 1440p? over the GTX 970? I know its a re-brand but you get extra Vram.