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I have an AMD FX8350 that is overclocked to 4.5GHz on a sabretooth 990FX R2 and was wondering should I get a second R9 280 or upgrade to a different newer GPU for increased graphics.
 
I also only have a 650W PSU so if I did get a second R9 280 I would need to upgrade that whereas that might be a point to save money in getting a newer card, but unsure which is better.
 
I am using a 1080p monitor mainly but sometimes use a 2k monitor.

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go for an r9 390 

Main PC |CPU - i7-6700k|GPU - R9 290x tri-x 4gb|RAM - 16gb ddr4|MOBO - MSI z170 - A PRO|HDD - WD 1TB/240gb Sandisk |PSU - 700w Raidmax

Laptop |CPU - i7 4720hq|GPU - 960m 2gb|Ram - 8gb 2x4|Model - y50-70 Touch|SSD - 240gb Patriot drive|Display - 1920x1080 IPS touch

 

 

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would my power supply be good enough to run that ?

what model is it? 650w sounds good but not always 

Main PC |CPU - i7-6700k|GPU - R9 290x tri-x 4gb|RAM - 16gb ddr4|MOBO - MSI z170 - A PRO|HDD - WD 1TB/240gb Sandisk |PSU - 700w Raidmax

Laptop |CPU - i7 4720hq|GPU - 960m 2gb|Ram - 8gb 2x4|Model - y50-70 Touch|SSD - 240gb Patriot drive|Display - 1920x1080 IPS touch

 

 

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it is a Corsair CX600M 'sorry thought it was 650'

the CX are pretty bad but they should handle it, get a 390 and upgrade that power supply when you can 

Main PC |CPU - i7-6700k|GPU - R9 290x tri-x 4gb|RAM - 16gb ddr4|MOBO - MSI z170 - A PRO|HDD - WD 1TB/240gb Sandisk |PSU - 700w Raidmax

Laptop |CPU - i7 4720hq|GPU - 960m 2gb|Ram - 8gb 2x4|Model - y50-70 Touch|SSD - 240gb Patriot drive|Display - 1920x1080 IPS touch

 

 

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