Rig upgrade, R9 280X question regarding PSU and bottlenecking

jCuber

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I'm upgrading my rig and I've been looking at two Asus Radeon R9 280X models. I'm interested in two of the following:
Asus Radeon R9 280X DirectCU II 3 GB GDDR5
Asus Radeon R9 280X DirectCU II TOP 3 GB GDDR5
My price limit is ~300€ for the GPU, and another 100€ for a new PSU if necessary. haven't really decided which one to get, but I'm hoping to get some reasonable arguments from you guys :)

My current specs are as follows:
CPU: i5-2500k (default clocks)
PSU: Some not-very-old XFX 550W non-modular
MOBO: ASRock Z68 Pro3
GPU: PowerColor HD6950
RAM: 8GB of some Kingston RAM

My PSU has one 8-pin and one 6+2-pin PCIe cable, so I suppose that won't be a problem. I'm purchasing a new GPU within 1-2 weeks.

What I would like to know is:
1. Will my system have any compatibility problems with the GPU?
2. Will 550W be enough?
3. Will my CPU bottleneck it?

Thanks in advance.
 
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Answering ur 3 question :
1 : Yes , ur system is competible with it
2 : Yes, that is your full spec and with not much case fans
3 : I can say that your CPU wont bottlenecking your GPU for years to come ~

vipervoid1

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Answering ur 3 question :
1 : Yes , ur system is competible with it
2 : Yes, that is your full spec and with not much case fans
3 : I can say that your CPU wont bottlenecking your GPU for years to come ~
 
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jCuber

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So my 550W PSU should handle even the TOP3 OC version?
 

jCuber

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Well that's what I said in my original post, isn't it? What I was just worried about is that is 550W enough power for the new GPU+my system combo.

Thanks anyways.
 

vipervoid1

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actually 550W is more than enough for R9 280X ~
Just ur PSU have the power connector for it or not only ~
Mine : Cooler Master Real Power Pro 550W
Only have two 6-pin connector ~
Dont have 8-pin Pcie connector ~
 

jCuber

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Alright, sweet :)
I might be remembering wrong, not sure if I have 6+2 and 6 or 8 and 6+2. Either way it'll work :)