AMD RX 480 Compatibility

Guzaboo · Jun 29, 2016

What restrictions should I use in my parametric filters to make sure my new computer will be compatible with the AMD RX 480?

Here is my current build:
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Guzaboo/saved/GdLv6h

StormBrew · Jun 29, 2016

Do not purchase that system, whatever you do. You have listed a system with a last generation CPU, an unnecessary cooler, an over abundance of memory, a faulty PSU, and a run of the mill case. You could get a much better system if you purchase something like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB Video Card ($220.00)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $661.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-29 18:45 EDT-0400'

Overall a much better system, and one which will last you. If you already own that system, I would advise returning it. If that is impossible for you to do, then the best recommendation I can advise is to change the power supply. The Corsair CSM series is faulty, with a high failure rate, and consists of cheap components. Currently the best power supply deal I have seen is the one I have listed above, the Antec True Power Classic. At a price point of $60, it is rated as a tier 2 unit (by the PSU tier list), with great efficiency, as well as top notch components.
The case listed is the Corsair 88R, which I find is great for its current price.

All in all, either purchase the system I have listed, or make the necessary upgrades before purchasing an RX480.

ikaz · Jun 29, 2016

As long as you get a good PSU your fine a quality 500w PSU would work, basically any need PC (MB) will work with it.

Guzaboo · Jun 29, 2016

StormBrew :

Do not purchase that system, whatever you do. You have listed a system with a last generation CPU, an unnecessary cooler, an over abundance of memory, a faulty PSU, and a run of the mill case. You could get a much better system if you purchase something like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB Video Card ($220.00)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $661.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-29 18:45 EDT-0400'

Overall a much better system, and one which will last you. If you already own that system, I would advise returning it. If that is impossible for you to do, then the best recommendation I can advise is to change the power supply. The Corsair CSM series is faulty, with a high failure rate, and consists of cheap components. Currently the best power supply deal I have seen is the one I have listed above, the Antec True Power Classic. At a price point of $60, it is rated as a tier 2 unit (by the PSU tier list), with great efficiency, as well as top notch components.
The case listed is the Corsair 88R, which I find is great for its current price.

All in all, either purchase the system I have listed, or make the necessary upgrades before purchasing an RX480.

Actually I was going to get the i5-6500 anyway, and I put it in the details on the list, but I continued to let the filter pick the 4600 anyway. I'd really like to get an SSD. Is there a good SSD to include in that build? Also, is that build compatible with the AMD RX 480? Are all the parts from my build that you didn't list on your build compatible with your build?

EDIT: Or should I get a small SSD in addition to the HDD?

Epicness937 · Jun 29, 2016

Guzaboo :

StormBrew :

Actually I was going to get the i5-6500 anyway, and I put it in the details on the list, but I continued to let the filter pick the 4600 anyway. I'd really like to get an SSD. Is there a good SSD to include in that build? Also, is that build compatible with the AMD RX 480? Are all the parts from my build that you didn't list on your build compatible with your build?

EDIT: Or should I get a small SSD in addition to the HDD?

a 480 will work and a ssd with a hdd is most of the time cheaper as a 120gb ssd is 40$ and a 1tb hdd for 40-50$ vs a 500gb ssd for 200+

StormBrew · Jun 29, 2016

Guzaboo :

StormBrew :

Actually I was going to get the i5-6500 anyway, and I put it in the details on the list, but I continued to let the filter pick the 4600 anyway. I'd really like to get an SSD. Is there a good SSD to include in that build? Also, is that build compatible with the AMD RX 480? Are all the parts from my build that you didn't list on your build compatible with your build?

All the parts are compatible, and the best SSD on the market that is compatible with my build is the Samsung 950 Pro.
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)

The Z400S in your build has a read speed of 546 MB/s and a write speed of 342 MB/s.
The 950 Pro has read/write speeds of up to 2,500MB/s and 1,500MB/s.

This puts the 950 Pro at having over four times faster read/write speeds. Overall, the drive will be great for loading anything in a modern system, and is of the benefits of having a motherboard with an m.2 slot.

Epicness937 · Jun 29, 2016

StormBrew :

Guzaboo :

All the parts are compatible, and the best SSD on the market that is compatible with my build is the Samsung 950 Pro.
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)

The Z400S in your build has a read speed of 546 MB/s and a write speed of 342 MB/s.
The 950 Pro has read/write speeds of up to 2,500MB/s and 1,500MB/s.

This puts the 950 Pro at having over four times faster read/write speeds. Overall, the drive will be great for loading anything in a modern system, and is of the benefits of having a motherboard with an m.2 slot.

why not a 60$ 250gb kingston ssd not quite as fast but still destroys the hard drive in every way and then add a hard drive as you most likely will need more storage

StormBrew · Jun 29, 2016

Epicness937 :

It depends on which Kingston model you are referring to. For starters, if the motherboard comes with m.2 capability, you might as well utilize it and receive the massive speed increase from the 950 Pro. Secondly, I left the SSD out, because in my haste, I did not see how tight or how loose OP's budget was. Secondly, at least in my experience, I've never used more than 500GB on my gaming systems, so it works for me. If OP decides he needs more storage, he can add a 1TB solution after the fact.

The fact of the matter is that if he's buying this build now, the system is outdated and filled with faulty components. He is much better off spending a slight premium to get quality components built to last.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB Video Card ($220.00)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 23.0" 60Hz Monitor ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1012.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-29 19:19 EDT-0400

EDIT:
May I also remind OP, that under his current listing, he has an R7 370 at $130. You'll find that my system actually ends up being cheaper, while bolstering much more performance and efficiency, while also being much safer.

Epicness937 · Jun 29, 2016

StormBrew :

Epicness937 :

It depends on which Kingston model you are referring to. For starters, if the motherboard comes with m.2 capability, you might as well utilize it and receive the massive speed increase from the 950 Pro. Secondly, I left the SSD out, because in my haste, I did not see how tight or how loose OP's budget was. Secondly, at least in my experience, I've never used more than 500GB on my gaming systems, so it works for me. If OP decides he needs more storage, he can add a 1TB solution after the fact.

The fact of the matter is that if he's buying this build now, the system is outdated and filled with faulty components. He is much better off spending a slight premium to get quality components built to last.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB Video Card ($220.00)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 23.0" 60Hz Monitor ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1012.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-29 19:19 EDT-0400

EDIT:
May I also remind OP, that under his current listing, he has an R7 370 at $130. You'll find that my system actually ends up being cheaper, while bolstering much more performance and efficiency, while also being much safer.

did not think of that i got 4 1 tb hard drives 2 of which are full and the 3rd is part full and for my games two 128gb ssds but i do programing and 3d modeling along with using my friend's high speed camera......so i have filled up A LOT of storage on my pc
but for games 500gb may be enough so go with that

Guzaboo · Jun 29, 2016

StormBrew :

Epicness937 :

It depends on which Kingston model you are referring to. For starters, if the motherboard comes with m.2 capability, you might as well utilize it and receive the massive speed increase from the 950 Pro. Secondly, I left the SSD out, because in my haste, I did not see how tight or how loose OP's budget was. Secondly, at least in my experience, I've never used more than 500GB on my gaming systems, so it works for me. If OP decides he needs more storage, he can add a 1TB solution after the fact.

The fact of the matter is that if he's buying this build now, the system is outdated and filled with faulty components. He is much better off spending a slight premium to get quality components built to last.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB Video Card ($220.00)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 23.0" 60Hz Monitor ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1012.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-29 19:19 EDT-0400

EDIT:
May I also remind OP, that under his current listing, he has an R7 370 at $130. You'll find that my system actually ends up being cheaper, while bolstering much more performance and efficiency, while also being much safer.

It's... it's... beautiful...

Thanks for your help with my build. I'll keep saving my pennies until the end of the summer. By then I should be able to get this.

Maybe I'll get it half-way through July... we'll see. I can't wait!

So what do you think this system would be able to handle? What settings on what games?
My goal is to play & record/livestream No Man's Sky once it's out.

Epicness937 · Jun 29, 2016

Guzaboo :

StormBrew :

It's... it's... beautiful...

Thanks for your help with my build. I'll keep saving my pennies until the end of the summer. By then I should be able to get this.

Maybe I'll get it half-way through July... we'll see. I can't wait!

So what do you think this system would be able to handle? What settings on what games?
My goal is to play & record/livestream No Man's Sky once it's out.

Uh live stream? im not 100% sure you can pull max settings for a stream or a solid 60fps when streaming
in games you when your not streaming will get max settings 60fps at 1080p without a issue

StormBrew · Jun 29, 2016

Guzaboo :

Well this is the 15 game average done by PCGamer: http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nYdKvEhnHthAgjbLPnugni-650-80.png

The RX480 performs at about the GTX 970 level, so definitely 60 FPS and above in all 1080p games. I have no idea how it will perform in No Man's Sky, simply because the card released today, but I imagine it will run it fine.

EDIT: As for recording, I recommend using AMD's utility in AMD Overdrive, as it performs the best for recording on AMD cards. For streaming you may see performance dips, and may have to crank back settings. I would compare streaming results of the GTX 970 in No Man's Sky to find your answer, but otherwise the build is fine.

Guzaboo · Jun 29, 2016

StormBrew :

Guzaboo :

Well this is the 15 game average done by PCGamer: http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nYdKvEhnHthAgjbLPnugni-650-80.png

The RX480 performs at about the GTX 970 level, so definitely 60 FPS and above in all 1080p games. I have no idea how it will perform in No Man's Sky, simply because the card released today, but I imagine it will run it fine.

EDIT: As for recording, I recommend using AMD's utility in AMD Overdrive, as it performs the best for recording on AMD cards. For streaming you may see performance dips, and may have to crank back settings. I would compare streaming results of the GTX 970 in No Man's Sky to find your answer, but otherwise the build is fine.

OK, thanks! If streaming becomes a problem I'll stick to recording. Now for a few wrap-up questions:

1) Is AMD Overdrive for overclocking?
2) Do you recommend overclocking?
3) Can you record with AMD Overdrive? If so, how?

StormBrew · Jun 29, 2016

Guzaboo :

AMD Overdrive is the AMD utility, like Geforce Experience for Nvidia. It allows you to view temperatures, overclock, record, ect. More information is available at the AMD support page: http://www.amd.com/en-us/innovations/software-technologies/technologies-gaming/over-drive

EDIT: Sorry, recording is officially done through the Gaming Evolved client, but that can be utilized through AMD Overdrive:
http://www.amd.com/en-us/innovations/software-technologies/technologies-gaming/raptr

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