Which R9 285 to buy???? HELP

Alfonso Rodriguez · Oct 31, 2014

As the title says, I am in the market for a GPU to finish my first build. I am thinking about getting the R9 285 but don't know if I should get the Sapphire Dual X OC version or the ASUS Strix version. Also the ASUS is $10 cheaper.

voyboyfan · Oct 31, 2014

I prefer ASUS, but since the Sapphire is factory overclocked I would go with that one.

cowboydude99 · Oct 31, 2014

Those cards seem to be around $250.

Have you considered the MSI R9 290 at $230?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127774

If you want the 285, I'd go for Sapphire. I have had both Sapphires and Asus, but I prefer Sapphire.
Both will be quality cards though.

Alfonso Rodriguez · Oct 31, 2014

cowboydude99 :

I have a G 550 SeaSonic PSU, so I'm not sure I can run that card because I have read it requires a bigger wattage than what my PSU can supply.

Suztera · Oct 31, 2014

Alfonso Rodriguez :

cowboydude99 :

I have a G 550 SeaSonic PSU, so I'm not sure I can run that card because I have read it requires a bigger wattage than what my PSU can supply.

Your psu is enough for a R9 290.

cowboydude99 · Oct 31, 2014

550w is enough for the 290.

Coolboy951 · Oct 31, 2014

actually it does not matter if its 550 watts what kind of CPU do you have? because some cpus take a lot of power and which means youll need a new PSU

Alfonso Rodriguez · Oct 31, 2014

Coolboy951 :

I have a 4690k that I am yet to overclock. I only got the k version because it was on sale for $209.99 as opposed to the non k which was at 229.99

Coolboy951 · Oct 31, 2014

yeah your good to run this card but it might bottleneck the gpu since cpu does not have that many features but i could be wrong

voyboyfan · Oct 31, 2014

No bottleneck don't worry.

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