Best gpu for fx-6300 on 500watt psu

2009buddyboy2009 · Jan 1, 2016

Going to get straight to the point, had to retype this on a phone screen

. Anyhow I need to know a good gpu that will not bottleneck my amd fx-6300. Also only have a 500watt psu. Please try to make sure it doesn't bottleneck, and it also will be used for minecraft with shaders and fallout 4. Also please list the alternative amd/nvidia card. Such as a gtx 960 would equal an amd r9 290, but make sure to tell me what one you would prefer. Thanks! Sorry for the vague details, had to retype this twice now because I lost wi-if connection at my house, then it made me retype everything.

turkey3_scratch · Jan 1, 2016

An R9 290 is far more powerful than a GTX 960. I would get an R9 380 if I were you. Also, what PSU is it?

PCBuilderProbs · Jan 1, 2016

if your PSU is a gold rated one, you'll be fine with an AMD r9 290 or a 390 (refresh version). The Nvidia equivalent of this card is a GTX 970, which is the choice I would go for if your PSU is bronze-rated just to be safe (but in theory you'd be fine with the 290 anyways)

2009buddyboy2009 · Jan 1, 2016

turkey3_scratch :

Will it bottleneck?

turkey3_scratch · Jan 1, 2016

It'll be fine.

PCBuilderProbs · Jan 1, 2016

no bottlenecking, in fact the opposite, the 6300 will bottleneck the 380, from experience on my cousin's 6300+380 setup. Probably a good idea to turn on turbo core if your board is good.

2009buddyboy2009 · Jan 1, 2016

turkey3_scratch :

Thank you, but did you mean the r9 290 or 390? And will my 500watt power supply handle it?

Thanks

Dark Lord of Tech · Jan 1, 2016

Don't try to run a 390 or 290 on 500w.

380 or 960 is ok.

2009buddyboy2009 · Jan 1, 2016

Sorry for the late response, my psu is a 500watt evga, so it's a decent main brand

Dark Lord of Tech · Jan 1, 2016

It's not a good PSU.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1500086/why-you-should-not-buy-an-evga-400-600-and-500b-600b

2009buddyboy2009 · Jan 1, 2016

So should I do 380 or 960? What one would be faster?

PCBuilderProbs · Jan 1, 2016

the 290/390 cards themselves have a power draw max of 300w on extreme situations. The 6300 is 95w. He should be fine with the 290/390.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jan 1, 2016

I wouldn't , but that's their choice.

2009buddyboy2009 · Jan 1, 2016

So what's the best one I can run? Like speed wise, such as for minecraft with shaders and fallout 4.

2009buddyboy2009 · Jan 1, 2016

I'm a noob when it comes to gpu's, what ones better 290 or 390 or the gtx 960 or 380? I'm realy confused now

PCBuilderProbs · Jan 1, 2016

2009buddyboy2009 :

I'll make you a little GPU tree.

GTX 960 < r9 380 < GTX 970 < r9 290/390.

Now it's all about the price you wanna pay for your card.

migronesien · Jan 1, 2016

PCBuilderProbs :

GTX 960 < R9 380 < R9 290 < GTX 970 < R9 390

The 970 is faster than the 290 in pretty much any scenario I've ever seen.

Get the R9 380 if you want to maximum for your money. Anything higher than that will be bottlenecked by your CPU anyway. You could minimize bottleneck on the 290/970 with A LOT of OC but that's not really the way to go.

So either R9 380 or GTX 960 and out of these two, the R9 380 will be faster and is pretty much the best your CPU will be fine with.

2009buddyboy2009 · Jan 1, 2016

migronesien :

PCBuilderProbs :

GTX 960 < R9 380 < R9 290 < GTX 970 < R9 390

The 970 is faster than the 290 in pretty much any scenario I've ever seen.

Get the R9 380 if you want to maximum for your money. Anything higher than that will be bottlenecked by your CPU anyway. You could minimize bottleneck on the 290/970 with A LOT of OC but that's not really the way to go.

So either R9 380 or GTX 960 and out of these two, the R9 380 will be faster and is pretty much the best your CPU will be fine with.

[/. Thanks! Very helpful I'll probably go for gtx 960, I like nvidia, but what's the difference?

PCBuilderProbs · Jan 1, 2016

migronesien :

While I do agree w/ your 380 recommendation, not exactly sure if the 970 is faster than the 290. I only say that because of the new Radeon Crimson drivers and their DX11 performance gains from the update. There needs o be more testing w/ these drivers on the older r9 2xx cards but with those gains (judging from the ones I got w/ my current 390x with that update) it might actually be on par with the GTX 970.

migronesien · Jan 1, 2016

It's just that the 960 is overall a little bit slower than the 380. Not by a lot though. You can also OC the card if you want to, but that may void warranty.

I'd personally also go with the 960.

2009buddyboy2009 · Jan 1, 2016

PCBuilderProbs :

migronesien :

While I do agree w/ your 380 recommendation, not exactly sure if the 970 is faster than the 290. I only say that because of the new Radeon Crimson drivers and their DX11 performance gains from the update. There needs o be more testing w/ these drivers on the older r9 2xx cards but with those gains (judging from the ones I got w/ my current 390x with that update) it might actually be on par with the GTX 970.

So what card should I go for, being on the safe side with the 500watt psu.

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