r9 280 285 280x oh please help

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So I have a limited budget but am looking to upgrade. I have so many problems: My PSU, what card, and what monitor. My original plan was to get a 144hz monitor along with a r9 280, but with the 285 out what should I get. I currently have an r7 265 with a monitor at 1600x900 and it plays bf4 beautifully. But with upgrades what will I gain from what? If i get the r9 28whatever will i be able to see 100+ fps on bf4 on 1900x1080? So would the monitor be a good 5 year monitor? Would the card only put out 60fps so the 144hz would be a waste? Also one more consideration would be I have a TR2 430W PSU so the upgrde to the 285 would be an extra 10 w over the 265. But Is the 280 better than the 285? So many questions, many thanks in advance!
Specs:
Biostar TA970 mobo
Thermaltake TR2 PSU 430W
PNY XLR8 SSD 120gb
5 case fans
Enermax coenus case
MSI r7 265 GPU
AMD FX6300
Thanks AGAIN!!!!
 
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I would advise you to upgrade your psu before any GPU upgrade.
If you run the R9 280 at high or med settings, you can get 100+fps which is ideal for a 144Hz monitor. If your fps doens't go above 60fps, it is not really worth the 144Hz monitor.
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I would advise you to upgrade your psu before any GPU upgrade.
If you run the R9 280 at high or med settings, you can get 100+fps which is ideal for a 144Hz monitor. If your fps doens't go above 60fps, it is not really worth the 144Hz monitor.
 
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What kind of PSU should I get?
Also Would I be better off getting a 1440p monitor at 60hz? And if so could the r9 28whatever run at 1440p with 60fps on high bf4 settings?
thaks for the fast response
 
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Anything from Tier 1 or 2 from this list:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html


You have to test settings but it is doable at high with no motion blur above 60fps.
I assume both R9 280 and R9 285 can run 60fps at high at 1440p
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8460/amd-radeon-r9-285-review/10

If possible get the R9 280X, else the R9 285 since it has the newest architecture for AMD currently that even the R9 290 doesn't have.
I would advise overclocking your gpu to gain more fps performance once you have a decent psu.
 
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