CPU upgrade question

Discussion in 'Videocards - AMD Radeon' started by Achilleslastand, Mar 5, 2015.

  1. Achilleslastand

    Achilleslastand Guest

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    Its about time to retire the HD7870 and get something a little better. I was looking at some 970s but the memory issue has soured me a bit.
    I at this point have settled on a R290 and am unsure about my PSU{thermake 750 bronze} being able to handle the load.
    Most of the cards ive looked at have anywhere from a 650 to a 800 PSU listed in their requirements.
    I would think 750 would be enough especially for a single card but just need so opinions.
    Thanks!
     
  2. serbicu

    serbicu Ancient Guru

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    U mean GPU upgrade :)

    Wait for the new AMD GPUs to come out.The PSU it's ok.
     
  3. jbmcmillan

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    That confused me a bit also, agreed it's pretty close to new cards dropping from AMD and even if you don't spring on a new one it might put some downward pressure on the older models price wise.
     
  4. Cryengine

    Cryengine Member Guru

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    No he means PSU upgrade :)
     

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    750 Watts should be fine
     
  7. serbicu

    serbicu Ancient Guru

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    Not really.
     
  8. Achilleslastand

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    Thanks for the replies and yes it was late when I posted this hence the error in posting CPU instead of GPU.
    I may wait a bit for the new AMDs then the price should hopefully be lower.
     
  9. LtMatt81

    LtMatt81 Master Guru

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    The 290 would be a nice performance upgrade over the 7870 and a 750W PSU will be plenty if you choose to go down that route. :)
     
  10. Perjantai

    Perjantai Member Guru

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    I would wait when Amd will launch new cards and see if prices will come down from older cards and new Gtx card, atm cheapest 970 is 315€ and R9 290 is 269€. New amd card also sound promising but I am sure it will come with some heftier price tag. About the 750w psu my r9 290 crossfire pc setup is pulling 650watts max at the wall while running Valley. So u got no problems with one r9 290.

    http://geizhals.at/eu/?cat=gra16_512&sort=p&xf=1440_R9+290#xf_top

    http://geizhals.at/eu/?cat=gra16_512&sort=p&xf=1439_GTX+970#xf_top
     
    Last edited: Mar 6, 2015

  11. PinguX

    PinguX Maha Guru

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    A 290 should be about twice as fast as a 7870

    As others have said, wait for the 3XX series
     
  12. sykozis

    sykozis Ancient Guru

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    Yes, wait until summer to get a new card.... "Soon" for AMD is around June to August time frame. So, if you can wait 3-5 months to get a new graphics card, I'd recommend doing so. If you need a new card now, there's absolutely nothing wrong with the GTX970, regardless of the overblown VRAM "issue" that is non-existent for most users.
     
  13. Achilleslastand

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    Thanks everyone....
    I went ahead and went with the MSI R290 Gaming edition which should be a significant upgrade over the 7870.
     

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