Help deciding on MSI AMD 290 for GPU upgrade

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I'm looking at purchasing a MSI AMD R9 290 GAMING Graphics Card (4GB, DDR5, PCI-E), which I can source for around £320 in the UK, for my current set up and would appreciate opinions/answers on:

1) Whether this is a good fit for gaming with and without eyefinity for FPS and RPG's with high to max settings
2) Will it work with the rest of my set up (See below for specs)?
3) How many monitors it will support? More than 3?
4) Any other considerations I should make before purchasing
5) Are there any reasonable alternatives/better solutions within the same price range?

Current Specs:

Sapphire 2gb HD6850 - to be replaced
750w PSU possibly CiT
Intel Core i7-2600 3.4GHz
8GB RAM (brand unkown )
ASRock P67 Extereme4 Motherboard
CiT Vantage Midi Mesh Gaming Case
3x Acer S240HLbid 24'' Full HD widescreen LCD monitor with LED Backlight


Thanks in advance
 
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It has sufficient wattage, but being at least a couple years old, and from CiT (meaning it's already poor quality) I wouldn't recommend running such a power hungry card on that power supply. If that power supply blows, it could destroy the entire system; including the 290x you just bought.

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Hi RCguitarist

Thanks for replying

When you say my power supply is a bit questionable, how do you mean? Not powerful enough for the card im looking at or some other reason?

Best regards



 
It has sufficient wattage, but being at least a couple years old, and from CiT (meaning it's already poor quality) I wouldn't recommend running such a power hungry card on that power supply. If that power supply blows, it could destroy the entire system; including the 290x you just bought.
 
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That's what I meant by questionable AlmightyJoygasm.
 

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Thanks HiTechObsessed

Could you recommend a more suitable PSU?
I guess it doesnt make much difference if its just the 290 and not the 290x im looking at (in terms of your comment and power consumption)?

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I think the EVGA suggestion is one I'd go for out of those 3 suggestions. Is there much mileage in spending an extra £40 on the gold cert version, or is it not worth the extra outlay?

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Hi

One further question on the Nex B bronze, would this be sufficient to power a potential upgrade to a second MSI AMD 290 GPU in the future, i.e. to crossfire them?

Thanks again