Sufficient power?

[Rainbrew]

So upon considering whether I should pick up a gtx 960, r9 280x or r9 380 4GB for 1680x1050 gaming I found a really good offer for an msi 280x from their official retailer. However I'm unsure whether my power supply will be sufficient, as it is quite old. I have a 600w psu that is currently running an i7-2600 and gtx 560. Will it be enough? Also off topic, will the release of DirectX 12 screw over older cards that don't support all the features? Thanks in advance

[C0LL0SS0S]

yes 600 is plenty

[Johannes_Lazor]

It is sufficient for a R9 280/x or 380/x.

By the way, Your GTX 560 has support for Dx12 in windows 10. All Nvidia cards that is a 460(desktop) or higher has support for it, And all AMD cards which is a HD4000(desktop) series or newer has support for it.

[IateMApoo]

Youll be totaly fine with 600 W.

[Rainbrew]

It is sufficient for a R9 280/x or 380/x.

By the way, Your GTX 560 has support for Dx12 in windows 10. All Nvidia cards that is a 460(desktop) or higher has support for it, And all AMD cards which is a HD4000(desktop) series or newer has support for it.

That includes r9's in windows 10 since they're just rebranded older cards?

[Johannes_Lazor]

That includes r9's in windows 10 since they're just rebranded older cards?

Yes. Any AMD GPU which is a Radeon HD 4000 or newer.

The R stands for Radeon, I really dont know why they started to class their gaming graphics with R2, R3, R5, R7 and R9, It would be better if they called the R9 290X simply Radeon 290x, and R5 230 simply Radeon 230

[xAcid9]

Yes. Any AMD GPU which is a HD 4000 or newer.

Nono.. only GCN cards HD7000 series(desktop) and above support DX12.

[Johannes_Lazor]

Nono.. only GCN cards HD7000 series(desktop) and above support DX12.

In that case they changed it a couple of months ago, At first they said all HD 4000 series and newer.

EDIT:

They might need drivers for it, But it should work according to AMD

http://www.amd.com/en-us/solutions/software-partners/microsoft/windows

 

 

 Q: Which AMD products are supported in the Windows® 10 technical preview?

A: All AMD processors are compatible with the Windows® 10 technical preview. In addition, all DirectX® 9-compatible (or higher) accelerated processing units and AMD Radeon™ graphics cards are supported in the Windows® 10 technical preview. Specific legacy products (e.g., AMD Radeon™ HD 4000 series) may require use of drivers provided by Microsoft® through Windows Update with their Windows® 10 installation.

[xAcid9]

In that case they changed it a couple of months ago, At first they said all HD 4000 series and newer.

EDIT:

They might need drivers for it, But it should work according to AMD

http://www.amd.com/en-us/solutions/software-partners/microsoft/windows

 

Oh.. support for Windows 10 is not the same as support for DirectX12.

 

Any card that support DirectX 11 with feature level 11_0 will support DirectX 12. 

 

AMD Terascale 3 a.k.a HD6000 support DX11 but only with Feature Level 10_0 so they won't support DX12 and anything below them won't support DX12 as well.

 

From the link you posted.

 

Q: What AMD Radeon™ GPUs or AMD APUs will be compatible with DirectX® 12?

A: When paired with a DirectX® 12-ready graphics driver, the following GPUs will be compatible with DirectX® 12: AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 series, HD 7000M series, HD 8000 series, HD 8000M series, R9 series and R7 series. AMD A-series APUs based on the Graphics Core Next architecture will also be compatible with DirectX® 12 when paired with a DirectX® 12-ready graphics driver.

[Nena Trinity]

600W should be plenty! (unless you have a FX-9590)

 

Also the 280X is best 380 4GB 2nd and 960 4GB is 3rd...