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August 26, 2014 2:50:16 PM

hi i am looking into upgrading my current graphics card as its not able to use anti-aliasing on most newer games now my current graphics card is radeon hd 2850 1gb xfx ghost edition i believe and i am looking into getting the r9 290x my only concern is that i only have 4 fans and the cpu fan on my pc, the cpu fan is the stock one that come with it. now my question is will this graphics card get too hot and will i need to upgrade my cooling as its pretty basic, and i've heard that the card runs at around 60degrees and app can reach up to 92degrees. i am just wondering it this fine to buy.

i have found 3 different prices can you please tell me whats different

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-TRI-X-Graphics-Card-PC...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-290X-GAMING-Graphics-PCI-E/...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Radeon-DirectCU-Graphics-GDDR5-...

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August 26, 2014 2:54:54 PM

I would take the MSI 290x. The first is only the 290 which wont give the same performance level as the X.
However, what are the rest of your specs? You shouldnt need to upgrade anything in terms of cooling, but your processor and power supply may be a bit weak for the card.
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August 26, 2014 3:00:51 PM

the graphics card wont have much influence on your CPU temperature.
the 1st card(saphire) isnt an X version so is worse then the other 2, bit still a kickass card non the less ;) 
the asus card is overclocked a bit more then the MSI, meaning a higher clock speed. it also has a higher memory bandwith, pixel rate and texture fill rate
(source: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290-and-2... ) so basicly tthe last card you linked is better then the other 2 . the difference with the MSi card isnt that big
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August 26, 2014 3:08:58 PM

Gam3r01 said:
I would take the MSI 290x. The first is only the 290 which wont give the same performance level as the X.
However, what are the rest of your specs? You shouldnt need to upgrade anything in terms of cooling, but your processor and power supply may be a bit weak for the card.


my pc specs are
i5-3470
16gb ram
not entirely sure what my motherboard is but i believe i have 2 pciex16 slots would have to check
edit also 850w psu XFX
edit 2 : i took the side of my computer off and the motherboard is a b75 pro3-m
i believe its compatible?
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August 26, 2014 3:31:13 PM

rmockett7 said:
Gam3r01 said:
I would take the MSI 290x. The first is only the 290 which wont give the same performance level as the X.
However, what are the rest of your specs? You shouldnt need to upgrade anything in terms of cooling, but your processor and power supply may be a bit weak for the card.


my pc specs are
i5-3470
16gb ram
not entirely sure what my motherboard is but i believe i have 2 pciex16 slots would have to check
edit also 850w psu XFX

that PSU is powerfull enough
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August 26, 2014 3:31:42 PM

You should be good then, I would take the MSI 290x.
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August 26, 2014 3:39:18 PM

thanks for all the help guys :D  i chose tsune for best answer as he had the link to comparisons but u both helped a bunch :D 
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August 26, 2014 3:40:55 PM

rmockett7 said:
thanks for all the help guys :D  i chose tsune for best answer as he had the link to comparisons but u both helped a bunch :D 


have fun with your (soon to be) new grapphics card!
cheers!
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