Amd R9 280

[munchlax]

Hello guys , i decided to buy this card it is the only  fitting my budget. I can go for msi sapphire and gigabyte . Which one will perform better on my system ? Is my system good enough to handle this card ?

 

My system is 

cpu: i3 3220

mobo: gigabyte b75m-d3h

ram:6 gb

hdd:1tb wd caviar blue

psu:corsair 500 watt 80+bronze

 

[NotCthulhu]

Maybe a slight cpu bottleneck.

[eelnico09]

They are all the same card, some may have some clock tweaks, different cooling system, but it's the same card. Pick the one you like the most.

 

 

I do think you might have a bottleneck.

[Faceman]

Any of those brands will be fine.  Go with the least expensive one in my opinion.

 

The only problem that I think you will run into is a CPU bottleneck.

 

To alleviate this problem, look into purchasing a locked i5 or i7.  Whatever you can find for cheap.

 

i5-2400, i5-2500, i5-3470, i5-3570 or i7-3770

[munchlax]

They are all the same card, some may have some clock tweaks, different cooling system, but it's the same card. Pick the one you like the most.

 

 

I do think you might have a bottleneck.

That's my problem i can't decide .gigabyte suggested psu is 600 watt , sapphire is the cheapest but clocked at 850 mhz and msi which would be my last option to choose 

[munchlax]

Any of those brands will be fine.  Go with the least expensive one in my opinion.

 

The only problem that I think you will run into is a CPU bottleneck.

 

To alleviate this problem, look into purchasing a locked i5 or i7.  Whatever you can find for cheap.

 

i5-2400, i5-2500, i5-3470, i5-3570 or i7-3770

i don't mind that much about bottleneck unless it will affect my gamimg experience by a lot 

[munchlax]

 i forgot to mention that xfx is another option but it requires a 750(!!!) watt psu 

[eelnico09]

I like sapphire the most, i have sapphire myself, so i'd choose that one or the cheapest one. XFX is out of this, don't let it in, lol.

[Faceman]

 i forgot to mention that xfx is another option but it requires a 750(!!!) watt psu 

Avoid XFX GPUs.

 

It depends what type of games you play.  In some games the bottleneck will be severe, in other games, not so much.

[munchlax]

Avoid XFX GPUs.

 

It depends what type of games you play.  In some games the bottleneck will be severe, in other games, not so much.

lol it is kinda confusing because in another forum i was recommended as first option xfx and then look for other brands  :lol:

[eelnico09]

XFX's reputation is not very good. If you can, go for sapphire, asus, gigabyte, msi, powercolor, even pny, and THEN xfx.

[Faceman]

lol it is kinda confusing because in another forum i was recommended as first option xfx and then look for other brands  :lol:

No.  Absolutely not.  Avoid XFX GPUs, they are bad, and the customer service is even worse.

 

Those other brands you mentioned are all very good and held in high regard.

[munchlax]

Avoid XFX GPUs.

 

It depends what type of games you play.  In some games the bottleneck will be severe, in other games, not so much

 

i will try to play every single game that has come out so far and the ones that will come out soon (pes 2015,gta v,far cry4) i need to mention that i will not be a maniac about getting 5 more fps more or less i just want to play on full hd and specs as high as possible

[munchlax]

i read that r9 280 on my psu or any 500 watt would not be able to play the games i mentioned beacause it will demand much power . is this true or just another reason for upgrading ?

[eelnico09]

I'd go for a good 650w to use a 280.

[munchlax]

really how much watt does a single r9 280 ? 200-250 watt ?

[eelnico09]

Remember you have other stuff appart from the gpu.

 

And looking at some benchs, it consumes around 300w in full load. This is not accurate though.

[munchlax]

my current system is in my opinion consuming at max 100-150 so i think i will be fine . another question do you know which month of 1st quarter of 2015 will gtx 960 be announced ?

[Faceman]

You will be fine using an R9 280 with a 500W Bronze PSU.  Companies provide very conservative estimates for how much power is required.  At full load with a CPU + GPU both overclocked, you will probably pull 425W at most, and that is an over-estimate.

[munchlax]

ok guys i will go for the gigabyte. thank you very much for your help 

[typographie]

 i forgot to mention that xfx is another option but it requires a 750(!!!) watt psu 

 

An R9 280 from any company is still the same base product, and anything they can do to it will only vary power draw slightly (like how many fans their cooler has, tiny factory overclocks, that sort of thing).

[bmoredead]

i got the saphire and i must have a good one because it oc like a beast ...side note the new amd driver sucks the balls go with the old one i think its 14.4 ?

[marldorthegreat]

Maybe a slight cpu bottleneck.

No there will not, the i3 is VERY POWERFUL, it would take a quad fire set-up to cause a bottleneck

[munchlax]

hello again guys , gigabyte r9 280 run out of stock so i've been considering what if i wait till gtx 960 comes out or amd 300 series and use the gpu money on new ssd and new case ? but the most games that i am interested came out and it is annoying me not being able to play them . what should i do ? i am in a dilemma 

[SkilledRebuilds]

No there will not, the i3 is VERY POWERFUL, it would take a quad fire set-up to cause a bottleneck

Agreed, there will be a hardly noticeable performance difference between performance of an i5+280 and an i3+280, not enough to worry about it.

 

Games will still be pushing 99-100% GPU usage. However the CPU may have the effect of framedrops being more noticeable in 'some cases' but the average performance overall is the same.