IS Radeon R9 280X iPower IceQ X2 TURBO

[jamieboo]

Hello gang!

Thinking of upgrading my GPU to the HIS Radeon R9 280X iPower IceQ X2 TURBO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card which is on special offer this week.
I'm upgrading from a 4.5 year old HD5850 so I'm expecting a nice boost in performance.
Just wanted to double check to make sure there's no fundamental incompatibility I'm missing.
My aging build (from late 2009) is...
An i7 920 D0 stepping Nehalem CPU (currently at stock)
A Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
A Corsair TX 750W ATX SLI Compliant Power Supply
24GB Ram
Running Windows 7 64bit
Is there any reason the HIS 280X is a bad choice?

Thanks

 

[wazza300]

cantsee why it wouldn't work,f12 bios is best for that board

 

[jamieboo]

Thanks wazza300
I can't think of any reason either, but simply because the situation revolves around combining a new product with a nearly 5 year old system, I think it's worth checking -especially with people more knowledgeable than me!
So, given my system and the GPU this'll be replacing, do you think I should see a nice boost in performance?

 

[wazza300]

I would say so yes coming from that card

 

[jamieboo]

Thanks.
Just to fastidiously double check... a 750W power supply should be sufficient right? After all, this is just a single card.

 

[STutheTerrorisT]

Have just done something similar jamieboo. Replaced my crossfire 5850's with a HD7950. Our systems are similar, i7 920 D0 here but I use an Asus P6T Dlx v2 board, only 6 gig mem with Vista64. No issues what so ever and was a decent improvement. Simple case of uninstall drivers, shutdown, switch cards and install new drivers. Couldn't imagine any problems with your psu. Like Wazza300 says make sure your bios is updated.

 

[the1gooner]

Thanks.
Just to fastidiously double check... a 750W power supply should be sufficient right? After all, this is just a single card.

Yes plenty, especially a good quality one

I run my i7 4770K and 290X with an OCZ 600W psu and only use 300W-350W when under load. 400W when overclocked.

 

[jamieboo]

Gah! I thought I was all decided but now I see the MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition 2048MB is going for even cheaper!
Now I'm confused!
Any opinions as to which is better?

Thanks