GPU, PSU and Keyboard

IC3 · 12 Sep 2014 at 18:56

Hi, my friend wants to upgrade his PC and he was thinking of 285. But since its a new GPU and by looking at the benchmarks, I'm thinking if this is the right choice since most of the time 280 has higher lower/average fps and runs cooler. The PSU from my recommendations is Superflower HX650W 80 gold, he really doesn't want to go below 650w :rolleyes:

P.s. What membrane keyboard would you recommend? It has to be low profile...

So far the basket looks like this...

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS AMD Radeon R9 285 IceQ X2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
Total : £257.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

My proposition

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £155.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £53.99
Total : £219.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

stulid · 12 Sep 2014 at 19:00

A gigabyte force K7 is a keyboard that is "flat" to the desk.

IC3 · 12 Sep 2014 at 19:09

stulid said:
A gigabyte force K7 is a keyboard that is "flat" to the desk.

So 280 msi and superflower hx 650w are ok? or is 285 a better choice?

stulid · 12 Sep 2014 at 19:33

280 is fine.

Go look at the reviews and sometimes it seems the 285 is not as fast and in other cases a bit quicker.

Bang per £, the 280 has it.

IC3 · 13 Sep 2014 at 19:15

stulid said:
280 is fine.

Go look at the reviews and sometimes it seems the 285 is not as fast and in other cases a bit quicker.

Bang per £, the 280 has it.

Thanks, just wanted to make sure