Enough Power?

DJL99 · 10 Nov 2014 at 21:17

I have a superflower golden green 550W power supply. Would I be able to run a gigabyte gtx 980 g1 gaming?
Thanks
DJL99

DJL99 · 10 Nov 2014 at 21:27

Yes, just one card.
My specs at the moment are
MSI R9 290
AMD 8350
8GB CORSAIR VENGEANCE RAM
CORSAIR H55
X5 CORSAIR FANS
I am planning to get an I7 4790K once I've sold some old PC components. Is a gtx 980 overkill for 1080p? Should I get a gtx 970 instead?

DJL99 · 10 Nov 2014 at 21:42

I have a Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB

DJL99 · 10 Nov 2014 at 21:42

Are the 290 and 970 similar in performace?

DJL99 · 10 Nov 2014 at 21:48

I was going to get the Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming. Does this card have any improvement over the MSI R9 290?

DJL99 · 10 Nov 2014 at 21:56

I have an AOC I2369VM Monitor

DJL99 · 10 Nov 2014 at 21:58

I think I need the 970 because I want to be able to play most or all of the upcoming games on ultra with aa at 60+ fps. Far cry 4 specs recommend an r9 290x, which I don't have. I don't want to run this game at anything below high.

DJL99 · 10 Nov 2014 at 22:04

I will be able to afford the 970, so I'm going to go ahead and get it. In my opinion, the 970 seems faster in benchmarks and it will be good for futureproofing my PC. I will pair it with an I7 4790K, so there must be some improvement there over the 290 with an 8350.

DJL99 · 10 Nov 2014 at 22:09

What is the GFX sub forum and how do I access it?