Should I wait and go r9 290x?

Jdogz427 · Sep 4, 2014

I have an r9 280x 3gb currently clocked at 1050mhz. the other parts are here http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Jdogz427Gaming/saved/rzFZxr

Should i rather than buying a second 280x and bigger psu, go for an r9 290x like the asus directCUII. if i do the 290x i am pretty sure my current psu would be more than enough to handle it. From what i read there should be little to no bottlenecking, but what about the heat. the way my case is set up, i have a 200 mm fan blowing fresh air on the gpu so that should help.

Also, can i run triple surround, or would that be pushing the card?

Jdogz427 · Sep 4, 2014

also, if needed, if for some reason i wanted to add a second gpu later on, I should be planning to overclock my cpu, right? my cooler should handle getting rid of the heat, but if i overclock my psu might not be powerful enough becuase i heard that overclocking these fx cards adds a significant amount of power need

i7Baby · Sep 4, 2014

You've got a Corsair CX750 power supply. For 2 x 280x's you'll need a good quality 900W power supply. For a R9 290x you'll need a good quality 650W power supply.
Good quality power supplies are from tier 1, 2a and 2b of http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html
The Corsair CX are from tier 3.

2 x 280x's will preform about 20% than a 290x. But some games don't work or work well with crossfire.

envy14tpe · Sep 4, 2014

I gotta agree with above comment about PSU. 750W is too low for Crossfire 280x and a AMD (power hungry) CPU. 850W is a minimum for Crossfire.

My vote is to sell the 280x and upgrade to 290x if you want 1440p gaming or 144Hz monitor. Why do you want to upgrade your graphics?

Jdogz427 · Sep 4, 2014

I realize i can max out almost any game i currently have, but i am not getting 60 fps in some of the newer games. I was really trying to avoid having to buy a new psu. I was planning on waiting till end of Nov sales anyway, unless a significant price drop happens before that, but I am probably going r9 290x and this psu. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-hx750 what do you think?

i7Baby · Sep 4, 2014

HX are good - made by seasonic. Especially at $119

Other good 750's -

XFX - $144 http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Edition-Modular-Certified-P1750BBEFX/dp/B00B88Z314

EVGA Supernova $110 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438017

Seasonic M12II 750 $95 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151107

Antec HCG 750M $110 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371066

envy14tpe · Sep 4, 2014

If you go 290X then 750W is fine. My PSU vote is Gold, fully modular, and made by Seasonic; all for $90ish.

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($545.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $635.98

Jdogz427 · Sep 4, 2014

that is a very expensive upgrade. thanks for the info and links, but i think i am going to go with that you said envy and wait for a sale

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