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card replacement advice

csber3

csber3

csber3

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Hi All,

I'm looking to get the HIS Radeon R9 290 (my old card has died) but I want to check if my system will handle the new card without any problems.

I currently have:
CORSAIR TX750M PSU
Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Motherboard
AMD FX 8350 CPU

My biggest concern is the PSU, will that cause any problems as I've had PSU issues in the past and the overclockers site says 750 PSU required. I had an ASUS HD 7950 before, is the R9 290 worth the upgrade or am I better just replacing the card for an exact match?

Any input welcome!
 
That's a good point about the warranty, will need to check that out. If I got the new card would I notice much of a difference?

Cheers!
 
csber3 said:
That's a good point about the warranty, will need to check that out. If I got the new card would I notice much of a difference?

Cheers!
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If you are going for the 290, then yes, you`ll see a big difference over the 7950.:D

And get that 7950 Rma`ed asap. You will properly have to send it back to the retailer.
 
csber3 said:
sweet! thats a bit of cash saved then.

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated!
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No problem mate, you`re welcome. And, I hope you get sorted.

edit; You may not get a refund, most likely they will send you a replacement. So you can always just sell it on.
 
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My recent experience with ASUS has been quite good, they may upgrade your card to something newer if they don't have any 7950's left in stock. If they offer you a 270x reject it, the 7950 is a lot better card.

They swapped my VG278HE for a VG278HR :)

edit: they also replaced my 6850 with a 7850.
 
Hi,

One other question, i'm still looking at the R9 290 cards but what is the difference between them e.g.

This one is currently at £307.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-337-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

but this one is currently at £359.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-321-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

Is there any difference in the hardware or is it just down to the "brand" - what would make one card be worth an extra £50?

Thanks again for the advice!
 
yeah saw the free games, but i've already got them all :(

i think it'll still be the sapphire, 2 years warranty is ok for me and £50 savings is a plus!
 
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