how bad will an i3 3220 bottleneck a r9 280x

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theDoItYourselfAmeture

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just scored a new 280x for $200 and wanted to know how bad you think it would bottleneck my current i3 3220 until I upgrade. (doing so in increments right now)

P.S. I have $82 left on my pre paid visa card, I what should I upgrade next, I was leaning twards a new hard drive as mine is only 320gb right now and almost full. or should I save it for later and buy something else.
i3 3220
gtx 650 ti boost (to be replaced with a r9 280x)
4gb ram (buddy is shipping me an unused stick)
320gb hdd
600 watt coolmax psu 3 12v rails 450 watts max for all three 51 amps total
 
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Pcbuilder123

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Go for a 120 gb ssd if you can and use that as a boot drive. There would be a nigh and day difference in performance If you want more storage go for 1tb drive. Also, what case? You could buy a new one for like 50$ (corsair spec 01)
 
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What he said.
Coolmax isn't a good brand. I would spend that $$ on a new PSU (so you don't blow up your whole machine)
and then save up for a new HDD/CPU
 
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Now don't think I'm hating, I actually owned one myself for a day. About 3 years ago I was throwing together some of my old parts into a computer for a friend of mine(5000+ Black edition, 4850, 4GB ddr2, $20 rosewill case) but I needed a power supply. The low end Thermaltake 430w and Cooler Master 400w were like $40 at Fry's electronics near me and the Coolmax 600w was on sale for $29. For a pile of used parts put together using 1/2 the rated power it was a good deal. For a reasonably good computer with a $250 video card I wouldn't trust it.
 
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Amazon. Newegg. Tigerdirect. I have had two friends kill two mid-high end rigs with bad low quality psu's. Look at the corsair cx600, the xfx550, seasonic 500, coolermaster v650, corsair tx650.

My personal reccomendation:http://www.amazon.com/NZXT-Hale82N-240-Pin-Non-modular-np-1bn-0650a-us/dp/B008RK9VFU/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1403301268&sr=1-1&keywords=seasonic+power+supply+600
The 550 watt is SUPER good, and by the most trusted manufacturer.
 
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theDoItYourselfAmeture

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do you think I could get by with just the 550 watt version, as I only have exactly $82 left on my pre paid visa that my grandma sent me for graduation.
 
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Easily. This has enough juice for a gtx 780 and an i5.... Go for it. It is SUPER good. Your psu has multiple rails which is never a good sign. This is very very high quality. If you want to save some go with a corsair cx600. This is more efficient so provides more power, even though the label doesn't say s.
 
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