Hello,
I've bought a used reference-model MSI R9 290 with a Arctic Cooling Accelero Extreme III cooler on top of it instead of the original reference cooler and decided to buy a Sirtec EP-750S, 750W, ATX 2.3 PSU to power it.
My system:
ASUS H81M-E motherboard
Intel Core i5 4440 CPU
16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz Kingston Hyper-X Beast memory
1 x 120 GB Samsung EVO 850 SSD
1 x 60 GB Kingston V300 SSD
1 x 1TB Seagate Barracuda HD
Dell S2240L 21.5" monitor
Questions:
1. Will that PSU be able to efficiently and safely power all my system after I add the R9 290?
2. Would I be able to do some overclocking on the R9 290, considering its a reference model + aftermarket cooler and considering the PSU I bought?
3. Is the R9 290 still a strong performer and a high-end card or it's not so great anymore?
4. How is the i5-4440, would it bottleneck my card or should I consider upgrading to a higher-end i5 or i7 CPU or it's good and I can stay with it? I'm looking to get significant performance if I do upgrade, my budget is not unlimited though.
Thank you for your help and time.
I've bought a used reference-model MSI R9 290 with a Arctic Cooling Accelero Extreme III cooler on top of it instead of the original reference cooler and decided to buy a Sirtec EP-750S, 750W, ATX 2.3 PSU to power it.
My system:
ASUS H81M-E motherboard
Intel Core i5 4440 CPU
16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz Kingston Hyper-X Beast memory
1 x 120 GB Samsung EVO 850 SSD
1 x 60 GB Kingston V300 SSD
1 x 1TB Seagate Barracuda HD
Dell S2240L 21.5" monitor
Questions:
1. Will that PSU be able to efficiently and safely power all my system after I add the R9 290?
2. Would I be able to do some overclocking on the R9 290, considering its a reference model + aftermarket cooler and considering the PSU I bought?
3. Is the R9 290 still a strong performer and a high-end card or it's not so great anymore?
4. How is the i5-4440, would it bottleneck my card or should I consider upgrading to a higher-end i5 or i7 CPU or it's good and I can stay with it? I'm looking to get significant performance if I do upgrade, my budget is not unlimited though.
Thank you for your help and time.