Another R9 390 thread

[Alastor]

Hello!

 

I'm planning on getting an MSI R9 390 (which I'm not planning to OC), and I'd like to ask a few questions:

 

- I have a Corsair TX 650W PSU, would this be enough? I'll be getting an i5 6500 with the card.

- How correct is this? http://www.overclock.net/t/1561704/official-amd-r9-390-390x-owners-club/3930#post_24587828

I'm planning on getting 8GB of RAM, no SSD, will i have these stutters?

- What's up with artifacts? I've seen people having them, how common is this? Is this a driver or a hardware problem?

- How stable are the drivers?

- I'd like to have the card for 3-4 years, is it possible to have such lifespan with this card?

- How high does the temp go in the summer?

- The 8GB of VRAM is not made the same way as the GTX 970's 4GB, right?

[ThatOneRussian]

The psu will handle it bud Id swap it 

Dont know

SSD's dont cause stutters and 8gb of RAM is enough

Artifacting iirc is to do with the display and if the gpu is too op for the monitor. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/80014-33-artifacting-explain

AMD drivers are fine

Sure if you want to play at 1080p

IDK where you live

VRAM is VRAM the important bit is the amount 

[App4that]

PSU is more than enough. Everything overclocks differently so expect some trial and error. Get the fastest ram you can afford, in some games that's really important. Artifacts usually mean an unsuccessful overclock. No crystal balls, don't trust them and nether should you. Temps depend on your case and airflow. No

[Mohenjo]

The psu will handle it bud Id swap it 

Dont know

SSD's dont cause stutters and 8gb of RAM is enough

Artifacting iirc is to do with the display and if the gpu is too op for the monitor. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/80014-33-artifacting-explain

AMD drivers are fine

Sure if you want to play at 1080p

IDK where you live

VRAM is VRAM the important bit is the amount 

isnt the TX series pretty good? 

[Alastor]

Thanks for the replies!

 

After these and looking around a bit more here I feel safer going with the 390. So 8GB of RAM will be sufficient? (for me it's enough, but the post that I linked earlier makes me think that there might be some hiccups.)

 

By lifespan I meant how long before the card dies or starts dying.

 

More replies are welcome!

[don_svetlio]

It could last a decade, it could die within a week - as with any consumer electronic we cannot tell.