GPU upgrade to an R9 270

[DmitriSteiner]

So I got some cash from my parents as a gift and I'm planning to buy a GPU, budget is real tight so I'm planning to buy the advertised "Gamers sweet spot". I am planning to buy Sapphire R9 270 Dual-X. I will overclock it a bit to match the 270x' specs. But my friend said that a Vapor-X is better at overclocking (He also mentioned TOXIC), but if I buy the Vapor-X version I will not have enough money to buy a 2nd hand CPU cooler since I am also planning to overclock my processor (A10-5800k) to avoid bottleneck.

I am usually playing at 1600x900 (Monitor's max Resolution), I'd like to experience to set a game to ultra settings. I was always playing at very low settings at very low resolution so it's one of my dreams to experience eye candy. (At a budget, I'm very poor)

An R9-270x is a no go since it is very expensive and my 2nd hand True Rated PSU has only 1 6-pin connecter. (The 12V rail has a total of 50A, which I think is good) I am from the Philippines and we have hot weather (Average of 32C room temperature), it worries me that our climate might affect the temperatures when overclocking.

My Current Build: (Take note, I have been playing using the built in GPU)

A10-5800k @ 4.2Ghz Turbo Boosted (Stock Cooler)
ASUS F2 A55-M LK2 PLUS (Got it as a bundle with the A10-5800k sale)
1x8Gb 1333mhz Kingston HyperX Blu
500Gb Sata + 320Gb Sata
True Rated 500w Korean Brand ( I can't read the brand ) PSU
Generic Tower Case (Has 3 fans taking air out from the interior)

What's your opinion here? Please help. Thank you!

 

[BPTMatthew]

What CPU do you have? You may not need to overclock it.

 

[rhysiam]

And what's your power supply too? You don't want to be running that (or any) decent video card on a junk power supply.

 

[4745454b]

Sometimes you need to do the best you can. If you get a CPU cooler, make sure its one that can move to other sockets. I've been "rocking"my 212+ since I had it on my E6600. That was 3 CPUs ago. You would be wise to get a good CPU cooler that will be used for as long as possible on future builds. Sometimes you need to get as good as you can, so that in the futures you can get better parts.

Edited for spelling.

 

[i7Baby]

They all overclock. Some are pre-overclocked or factory overclocked. How far they overclock does depend on the particular chip but it mainly depends on how good the cooler is. A better cooler will result in higher overclocks because the gpu's go unstable through higher temps. So what they clock when you buy them is not as important as the cooler that they have. If a graphics card runs cooler and quieter than the others then that's what I get most interested in because they are the ones with the most potential. So for nVidia cards, I like the Asus coolers then probably the Gigabyte ones. For radeon, I think Sapphire then Asus or Gigabyte.

 

[DmitriSteiner]

Thank you for the answers. nVidia cards is a no go because it is very expensive here in the Philippines. The Gtx 750 is the only thing I can buy with my money if I go with the green team.

There are also no available Cooler Master 212+ in the local shop where I will buy but there are CM Hyper T4 and CM Blizzard T2.

 

[i7Baby]

The T4 would be OK.

And can you get a better power supply? See - http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html#13224310