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Will a 585W power a R9 290 and is it good buying a second hand GPU?

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May 1, 2014 9:21:19 AM

Ey guys to I'm planning on buying a R9 290 and I have a few questions.
1.I have a i5 3570k oc to 4ghz,1x8GB ram,CD/DVD drive,3TB HDD,500GB HDD,160GB hdd,gigabyte b75 d3h mobo and running 3 fans.I wanna know if a gigabyte 585w will power it all.
2.will there be any Bottleneck's?
3.I can buy this card for 350$ used should I its on Ebay
4.how big of an increase will I see from a gtx 660 to this cars? Fps wise?

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a b U Graphics card
May 1, 2014 9:30:33 AM

Gigabyte PSUs = junk, I wouldn't power my toothbrush with one...
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a b U Graphics card
May 1, 2014 9:36:17 AM

Definitely want a better PSU.
Buying used GPU is crap shoot. Can be fine or not. The card could have been used for mining.
As far as bottlenecks, you will have none. It would be a balanced setup. Much better performance over the 660.
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a b U Graphics card
May 1, 2014 9:53:10 AM

You will be cutting it close with that power supply and it could cause issues with performance, and or damage to your system. I wouldn’t get the 290 unless you get a better PSU.

As far as a FPS jump you should see a good improvement switching to the r9 290. Buying a used GPU is kind of at your own risk though. You don’t know if they Over Clocked the card, causing it to run at higher then recommended temps, possibly damaging the card. It could be hard (or not possible) to have honor any kind of warranty, if it is still even covered. I am not trying to talk you out of it just bringing up some things to keep in mind.
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