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existencerased

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Hello, noobish computer guy here.
I was thinking about purchasing a few new components for my PC, just got into PC gaming a couple of years ago.
I have:
AMD Athlon X4 840 quad core processor
AMD Radeon r9 270 2 GB GPU
300 watt stock power suppy
MSI A88xi AC mobo
8 gb of ram
so I was looking at one of these RX 460's Fairly inexpensive, as I seemed to be having issues with my gpu, long story short, I'll attempt to play something that is a little more graphics intensive, like Warframe, or The Long Dark, atleast for my rig anyways, and after a few minutes my fan is spinning pretty fast, and then will slow, back and forth like it's not cooling, and i'll get frame stutters, and usually a crash to desktop. I'm assuming my gpu is going to crap. could the psu also be affecting this?
Anyways, the other question I had was would say a Gigabyte Radeon Rx 460 Windforce OC 2GB GDDR5 be compatible with my other components? would I lose much in the way of graphical capability? If I were to purchase one of these cards I could save enough money to purchase a decent PSU and possible a new cpu down the line. If the 460 isn't compatible could I ask for some help in finding a decently priced gpu in place?

Thanks in advance ladies and gent.

EE
 
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300W 'stock' power supply is my guess as well. I bet a 430W-500W quality PSU could get the job done. It's possible that a card like an RX 460, not needing a 6 pin connector from the PSU, will work with that 300W cheap PSU you have. My issues with that would be two things: One, you really should get a quality PSU. It's a critical component. Two, the 460 won't be a big enough jump in performance to be worth it. You'd be buying it to avoid having to buy a better PSU, which is kind of counterproductive in my opinion. I'd get a new PSU. Then at least if you still need more performance you'll have more options on videocard upgrades. Btw, I'd say an RX 470 is about the most card you'd want to use in that system, a 1050ti would also be a very...
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lol


300w is insufficient for that setup

and is most likely causing your issues

need a good 500w or better unit




the best gpu you can get for your setup is a gtx 1050 ti
 
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300W 'stock' power supply is my guess as well. I bet a 430W-500W quality PSU could get the job done. It's possible that a card like an RX 460, not needing a 6 pin connector from the PSU, will work with that 300W cheap PSU you have. My issues with that would be two things: One, you really should get a quality PSU. It's a critical component. Two, the 460 won't be a big enough jump in performance to be worth it. You'd be buying it to avoid having to buy a better PSU, which is kind of counterproductive in my opinion. I'd get a new PSU. Then at least if you still need more performance you'll have more options on videocard upgrades. Btw, I'd say an RX 470 is about the most card you'd want to use in that system, a 1050ti would also be a very good upgrade in performance.
 
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existencerased

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thank you gentlemen for your swift response to my issue. I will make purchasing a quality PSU my priority and see if this alleviates my issue. another quick question: could prolonged use of this PSU have possibly damaged my GPU? or is it merely a lack of suppying a sufficient amount of power? or are those one in the same?
I only ask because I had no issues for about 7-8 months after purchasing my rig, ( I did not build my own, I bought outright, the tasked seemed very daunting to a noob like me.). I will also look into the GTX 1050 ti. Anyways, once again, I aprreciate the response from both parties. and take care.
EE



 
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