Going with which AMD GPU?!

[ArcLights]

The current specs of my RIG:

CPU: Intel Core i3 4170 [Dual Core, Hyper Threaded]

PSU: Aero Cool Strike X 500W 80 Plus Bronze

OS: Windows 10 10586

 

So here's the thing at my local retailer a MSi R9 290X 4GB Gaming OC Card is on sale for half the price and so I'm wondering if my rig would handle it or should I either go for an Sapphire R9 390 Tri-X 8GB or a Sapphire R9 380X Nitro 4GB, I'm gaming at 1080p planning to go 1440p in the near future.

 

I do know I might experience bottlenecks on CPU intensive games, but I just really wanna know how far I could take GPU power with the current CPU 

 

Thanks for your time reading this post, PS: Gonna buy the GPU soon either this week or the next   :mellow:

[Paytend01]

a 290x for 150 ish?  (If you can get em for that price get two!)

[Laputacake]

the R9 290x and a new power supply

[App4that]

Your power supply is fine, get the 290x.

[Nena Trinity]

The i3 will struggle with AMD GPUs they need a quad-core or better to not drop in some games, not saying this will happen in all games but you should be aware of the issue also why not R9 380X? Its the most modern card and does probably require less PSU the 290s and 390s needs 650w to be safe anything below may blow if its low quality!

[App4that]

The i3 will struggle with AMD GPUs they need a quad-core or better to not drop in some games, not saying this will happen in all games but you should be aware of the issue also why not R9 380X? Its the most modern card and does probably require less PSU the 290s and 390s needs 650w to be safe anything below may blow if its low quality!

No, no no no no no no. A 390/290 and the PC it's installed in uses around 350w. Why, oh why do people keep saying you need so much PSU. Sad face.

[ArcLights]

The i3 will struggle with AMD GPUs they need a quad-core or better to not drop in some games, not saying this will happen in all games but you should be aware of the issue also why not R9 380X? Its the most modern card and does probably require less PSU the 290s and 390s needs 650w to be safe anything below may blow if its low quality!

 

If I remember correctly 290X, 290 and 390 are GCN 1.1 and 380 and 380X are GCN 1.2, right?

[Nena Trinity]

No, no no no no no no. A 390/290 and the PC it's installed in uses around 350w. Why, oh why do people keep saying you need so much PSU. Sad face.

I know a guy who uses 500Ws and he blown up a few with his XFX 290 so I say a high quality 550W is minimum but I still would aim for 650W!

 

If I remember correctly 290X, 290 and 390 are GCN 1.1 and 380 and 380X are GCN 1.2, right?

285, 380 & 380X is the most modern AMD cards on the market so yes they should be a GCN above!

[ArcLights]

 

a 290x for 150 ish?  (If you can get em for that price get two!)

 

Only got money for 1 though lol 

[App4that]

I know a guy who uses 500Ws and he blown up a few with his XFX 290 so I say a high quality 550W is minimum but I still would aim for 650W!

Well, the lesson we learned here is don't use PSUs we find on the side of the road.

Quality is extremely important, but a 550w quality power supply will never struggle with a 390. Shouldn't use cheap PSUs anyway god damn it. Are we not GODs? *evil laugh failed to load*

[Paytend01]

Only got money for 1 though lol 

You said 1 390 and those are 300 lol

[Paytend01]

I wanna know where you live because i want a 290x for that cheap!

[ArcLights]

I wanna know where you live because i want a 290x for that cheap!

Philippines 

[jimakos234]

everything better than a 380/380x (looking at 290/290x/390) will be botlenecked by the cpu. take a 290/290x/390 if you plan to upgrade your cpu later on.

[don_svetlio]

everything better than a 380/380x (looking at 290/290x/390) will be botlenecked by the cpu. take a 290/290x/390 if you plan to upgrade your cpu later on.

290/390 are fine

[jimakos234]

290/390 are fine

meh, there will be a bottleneck by the i3, it will depend from the game if it will noticable or not.

[Nena Trinity]

Well, the lesson we learned here is don't use PSUs we find on the side of the road.

Quality is extremely important, but a 550w quality power supply will never struggle with a 390. Shouldn't use cheap PSUs anyway god damn it. Are we not GODs? *evil laugh failed to load*

All I know is that there was 2 from Corsair and 1 from Cooler Master!

[App4that]

meh, there will be a bottleneck by the i3, it will depend from the game if it will noticable or not.

"This is a bottleneck, that is a bottleneck" You're on a mission today lol. In a game like GTA V, maybe. But a lot of games won't be.

[jimakos234]

"This is a bottleneck, that is a bottleneck" You're on a mission today lol. In a game like GTA V, maybe. But a lot of games won't be.

lol, idk it just happened that both threads i replied today to have a possibility of a small bottleneck

[App4that]

lol, idk it just happened that both threads i replied today to have a possibility of a small bottleneck

I found it funny, I giggled lol.

The i3 is an odd duck. I've seen them perform like a 4690 and I've seen them fall on their face depending on the game. But yeah, I wouldn't want anything below a i5 with the way games are going.

[ArcLights]

I found it funny, I giggled lol.

The i3 is an odd duck. I've seen them perform like a 4690 and I've seen them fall on their face depending on the game. But yeah, I wouldn't want anything below a i5 with the way games are going.

That does certainly mean I'd need to  upgrade the CPU in the eventual future to be able to play new titles 500W 80 Plus and a 290X might be pushing it too far

[Prysin]

The current specs of my RIG:

CPU: Intel Core i3 4170 [Dual Core, Hyper Threaded]

PSU: Aero Cool Strike X 500W 80 Plus Bronze

OS: Windows 10 10586

 

So here's the thing at my local retailer a MSi R9 290X 4GB Gaming OC Card is on sale for half the price and so I'm wondering if my rig would handle it or should I either go for an Sapphire R9 390 Tri-X 8GB or a Sapphire R9 380X Nitro 4GB, I'm gaming at 1080p planning to go 1440p in the near future.

 

I do know I might experience bottlenecks on CPU intensive games, but I just really wanna know how far I could take GPU power with the current CPU 

 

Thanks for your time reading this post, PS: Gonna buy the GPU soon either this week or the next   :mellow:

290X will be the absolute max your CPU can power before bottlenecking .Even then it MIGHT bottleneck

 

i would advice you to get the 390 really... mostly because it uses less power and performs really close to the old 290X's

[App4that]

That does certainly mean I'd need to upgrade the CPU in the eventual future to be able to play new titles 500W 80 Plus and a 290X might be pushing it too far

My beast uses 350w at full load and full overclock on everything with just the 390 enabled. Quality means more than quantity when it comes to power supplies. A high end 550w PSU is happier giving those 350w than a cheap 750w PSU. And the two usually cost the same.

[Prysin]

That does certainly mean I'd need to  upgrade the CPU in the eventual future to be able to play new titles 500W 80 Plus and a 290X might be pushing it too far

a good tip

i5 4690k

a Z97 Motherboard

8GB of 2400MHz  DDR3 RAM

R9 Fury (free battlefront game comes with GPU)

and a 600w EVGA PSU to allow for some breathing room...

 

if you sell you current PSU, motherboard, GPU and CPU, you should get AT LEAST 260-300 USD.... depending on what you got

[ArcLights]

My beast uses 350w at full load and full overclock on everything with just the 390 enabled. Quality means more than quantity when it comes to power supplies. A high end 550w PSU is happier giving those 350w than a cheap 750w PSU. And the two usually cost the same.

Your point has been taken