Are all compatable

IIIMORGANIII

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PC is built but need better Graphics card
Specs are:
CPU: AMD FX-4300
PSU: 600w
MOBO: BioStar TA970
Ram: Gskill 8gb 2x4gb 1866 Pc14900
I want to run a R7 or a R9 card
The R7 260x Asus
or the R9 270x Sapphire toxic ed
Am i ok to run a R9 on this board or should i just go with the R7
 
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Either will work fine with that setup.

Though your CPU might end up bottlenecking the R9 270x in a lot of games. Doesn't mean the R9 is a bad purchase - just that if you get it you might want to plan a CPU upgrade in the future to make full use of the GPU.

Gee Bee

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it will be a fairly massive bottleneck in any cpu intensive gaming titles, and there are more than ever. You could just pretend to not notice however. The 260x with a little oc'ing is the better option @1080p.
 

menetlaus

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Either will work fine with that setup.

Though your CPU might end up bottlenecking the R9 270x in a lot of games. Doesn't mean the R9 is a bad purchase - just that if you get it you might want to plan a CPU upgrade in the future to make full use of the GPU.
 
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