$260 GPU Upgrade

[JFischer00]

I'm doing some upgrades. After getting an i5-4590 for $170, I have about $260 USD for a new GPU (and PSU if necessary, currently have CX430M). At first, I was thinking R9 380 and Seasonic M12II PSU, but then I thought about going used. What could I get in this price range, used or new? Was my first idea the best that can be done?

[2001jaden]

If your thinking about getting new psu, might be worth looking at used 290x

[don_svetlio]

R9 380 and a new PSU - the CX430 won't work with most GPUs

[JFischer00]

1 minute ago, 2001jaden said:

If your thinking about getting new psu, might be worth looking at used 290x

And where does that plus a new PSU fit into a $260 USD budget? Just the 290X alone could cost more than $260...

[2001jaden]

1 minute ago, JFischer00 said:

And where does that plus a new PSU fit into a $260 USD budget? Just the 290X alone could cost more than $260...

fine a 290

[JFischer00]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

R9 380 and a new PSU - the CX430 won't work with most GPUs

Ok, so my first idea (well your idea actually, now that I think of it) was a good idea.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, JFischer00 said:

Ok, so my first idea (well your idea actually, now that I think of it) was a good idea.

You COULD buy used but you don't get a warranty most of the times

[l_zheng101]

There aren't a lot of good used psu's out there but for 260 bucks you could get a used R9 290 X.

[JFischer00]

7 minutes ago, l_zheng101 said:

There aren't a lot of good used psu's out there but for 260 bucks you could get a used R9 290 X.

The $260 is for a used or new GPU and a new PSU.