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the 290 no doubt if you can find one for under 400, which it is most places in the states 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HS84DFU/?tag=pcpapi-20

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I am looking to upgrade from an xfx 7850. I was looking at the MSI twin frozr 770 and was wondering if there was a card around that price range that has better performance? 

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the 290 no doubt if you can find one for under 400, which it is most places in the states 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HS84DFU/?tag=pcpapi-20

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I think you're able to get a R9 290 card which is equivalent to the GTX 780.


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What kind of performance would i be looking at with a 290?

let's just say as long you're using a single 1080p it's  what ppl would call it overkill

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A 280x in in that price range, assuming you're in the US.

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Would I be able to run a 290 on my 530 watt PSU?

Possibly yes but post your full specs and don't forget the brand of the psu.

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400$? you can get a 780 at that. I got all my 780s WITH waterblocks for around 450$

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Would I be able to run a 290 on my 530 watt PSU?

Yes 

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400$? you can get a 780 at that. I got all my 780s WITH waterblocks for around 450$

Do you live in heaven of hardwares or just e-bay?

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Specs:

 

CPU- 8320 4.0ghz

Gpu- xfx core 7805 1gb

MOBO- ASUS M5a78-M usb 3.0

Ram- 8gb(2x4) g.skill ares 1600

1tb hdd 

PSU- rosewill green edition 530 watt 

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Do you live in heaven of hardwares or just e-bay?

 

Cheapest I see is $450. If OP wants to go used, 290s are selling on fleabay for $250.

Are you threatening me?!

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