XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB +/- £190

zogixaas

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I would like to buy this GPU, because I think that it is a good New-Gen gaming GPU atm, however I'm not sure if it's compatible with my current "gear". So I have a question, what should I buy (change) or not buy (change) to synchronize my gear.

I use this PC mainly for games, but I find huge FPS drops in certain games now that ruin the whole experience and in a few years this will be a problem.

If the GPU I recommended is inadequate, or if there are better once out in the market, then I'm all ears. :p

I'm a little scared of bottlenecks and my PSU, are they going to be fine?

Thanks a lot!


I think that covers it all. :D

MSI Z77A-G43 Motherboard
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz
XFX Radeon HD 7850 2GB ------ XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB
Seagate 500Gb Barracuda 3.5" Hard Drive 7200rpm 16MB
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 PC12800/1600MHz CL9 LP 2x4GB
HTPC CPU Cooler CL-P0534 for 775, 1155 and 1156
XFX PRO 550W P1-550S-XXB9 Power Supply
 
Solution
the 7850 is basically a r9 270, so you will see a slight performance increase, but not a huge boost. i say keep it, and save up to a gtx 970, as way stronger card.