A new graphics card: R9 380 or R9 390 instead of HD 7850?

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I want to purchase ASUS R9 390 8gb or 380 4gb. Is it suitable for my PC? Is it worth doing this for my PC?

-Intel Core i7 950 Soket 1366 3.06GHz 8MB Cache 45nm Processor
-ASUS SABERTOOTH Intel X58 Soket 1366 DDR3 1866MHz Sata 3.0 USB 3.0 Motherboard
->>>Sapphire HD 7850 OC GDDR5 2GB 256Bit AMD Radeon DX11.1 Graphics Card<<< my present card
-KINGSTON 6GB (3*2GB) KIT Hyperx DDR3 1600MHz CL9 XMP Ram
KINGSTON 6GB (3*2GB) KIT Hyperx DDR3 1600MHz CL9 XMP Ram
-CONTAC29 INTEL LGA775/1156/1366 & AMD 754/939/AM2/AM2+/AM3 Processor Cooler
-Western Digital 3.5" 640GB Caviar Black SATA 3.0 7200Rpm 64MB Cache Harddisk
Western Digital 3.5" 640GB Caviar Black SATA 3.0 7200Rpm 64MB Cache Harddisk
Samsung 1TB 32MB SATA2 7200 RPM HDD
-Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Case
-Xilence Gaming PSU XP750 750 Watt 135 mm Fan
-Samsung B2230H 21.5" Wide Screen LCD Monitor

Thanks a lot.
 
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AdviserKulikov
I'm not familiar with Xilence Gaming as a PSU brand, but if their wattage is even remotely close to the stated, you should be fine.

Your i7 processor is still plenty powerful to handle an R9 390.
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