R9 280x with CX600M then upgrade

BSpendlove · Jul 13, 2014

Hey,

I'm looking into getting one of the r9 280x to upgrade from my 7850. I was browsing the forums about using a 280x with the CX600M and a lot of people said it would be fine, not perfect but it will do.

Other specs for reference:

i5 4690K
Corsair 230T Case
MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Motherboard
Sapphire HD 7850 2gb
Kingston 1333mhz RAM (2x4gb) (Upgrading soon, if anyone would like to suggest!)
Corsair cx600m

I would like to ask the kind people some questions:

1) Would I be able to use the r9 280x for a few weeks until I buy a new PSU? (Thinking of getting a HX series on corsair - looking to spend £50-90 on a new psu)

2) I don't go mental about colour schemes, but all the sudden, my setup has became red: What 280x would you suggest and WHY.

3) XFX or MSI 280x? XFX is 30ish cheaper on amazon, haven't looked into Ebuyer/Tiger direct yet, if you can find cheaper on other website which includes P+P (or free) be sure to mention

4) I don't plan on oc'ing the GPU until I get a new PSU, this is a problem I might have with the cx600?

5) Should I just save my money and wait for the GTX 800 + new PSU in the future? A few people could say: "If you need it now, then buy it now..."?

6) Would you recommend the 280x for games that I own on my steamlist @ http://

Who owned 7850 and upgraded to 280x: What is your performance increase from the 7850? I would like to hear from anyone who has done similar.

If you need any more information about future games or have any reasons why I should wait, I would appreciate it for those who help me out, thanks a lot!

EDIT: This might be a massive help haha: I'm in UK (South-east)

prit87 · Jul 13, 2014

600watt is okk for 280x but cx series of corsair is not good a xfx or seasonic is what i would choose....i personally like the gigabyte one, the best 280x for according to performance and fps would be sapphire toxic,but if u go with colour scheme and looks then asus or msi would be my opinion..saving money for a 800 series would be lame there is always something new on its way like that u have to wait forever.....yes i personally like the 280x for games..7850 you can compare with r9 270 which is like 1 and a half tire below the 280x....speaking of performance increase you can check the benchmarks of both the cards in similar games at similar settings on youtube..

kunthakenthe · Jul 13, 2014

get a evga 750w fully modular,gold rating, 10 YEAR WARRANTY for 75$ mabye 75 euros in europe. r9 280x will definatly play anything on ultra. a msi frozor or asus would do great with both color scheme and performance.

spat55 · Jul 13, 2014

Just keep the PSU for now, maybe even use the money for a R9 290

BSpendlove · Jul 13, 2014

prit87 :

Yeah, the CX was just a replacement of an old PSU that died. I'll look into some XFX units and do some research.

The MSI would be awesome with the MSI motherboard I've got, but I am not too bothered about mix or matching, MSI 280x looks ideal but for £10 more, I can get the Gigabyte one. People have mentioned about the Gigabyte and the windforce being a good addition to the cooling, I'll look into that myself too.

I'm actually selling my 7850 to a friend which will cover the cost of buying a new PSU, so I need to look into the PSU a bit more, so I'll be solid on a PSU at 750w? Maybe a bit overkill but if I want to upgrade to the 290x or such it will be fine?

BSpendlove · Jul 13, 2014

spat55 :

OF course, if I was to look into the 290, I'd have to DEFINITELY get a better PSU?

spat55 · Jul 13, 2014

BSpendlove :

You could run a R9 290 on that PSU if you wanted to, just make sure you don't overclock anything.

BSpendlove · Jul 13, 2014

spat55 :

Haha, of course.

How would you feel with comparing the r9 290 with the 280x Toxic?

kunthakenthe · Jul 13, 2014

the r9 290 is leaps ahead for all ultra or for 1440p and up. I would get a r9 290 if your considering but you would need the evga or antec,xfx,etc. I like the evga 10yr warranty means your covered,fully modular, and gold rating. does anyone have the tier list for psu i know someone will bring it up eventually. the r9 290 will be better for future but so is the r9 280x.

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