R9 270 or 750 Ti

[npolite]

I'm not looking for anything powerful but would you decide to get a 750 Ti or a R9 270? Graphics don't need to be on the max settings but choppy gameplay would be a deal breaker. I'm looking to run at 1080p at most and sometimes will sometimes game on my 720p TV. On specs the R9 270 is better. Does one have more bugs over the other? I also have a generic 585W PSU which should be ok to go with the I-3 Ivy and one HDD. I've been on a Xbox 360 for years now and really don't mind gaming on the PC at this level. Anything better would be nice but not a deal breaker.

Thanks

 

[Archaic59]

R9 270 is a little better, but requires an additional power connector. If your power supply has a 6-pin PCIe connector you can use the 270. If not, you can get a 750 ti that just plugs into the motherboard and is good to go. You can buy an adapter from molex 4-pin to PCIe 6-pin but it's not the best way to do things.

 

[npolite]

R9 270 is a little better, but requires an additional power connector. If your power supply has a 6-pin PCIe connector you can use the 270. If not, you can get a 750 ti that just plugs into the motherboard and is good to go. You can buy an adapter from molex 4-pin to PCIe 6-pin but it's not the best way to do things.

Thanks for the response. The R9 270 I am looking at appears to need 2 6-pin PCIe connectors. My existing setup is using a Dynex 500W PSU that has a 8 pin and 6 pin PCIe. I bought an Orion 585W PSU from Newegg which was FAR that has been sitting in the box. I figured to use the larger PSU as both are not rated at Bronze or better. So I will still need the molex to PCIe for either PSU which they include in the Gigabyte cards I am looking at.

 

[Archaic59]

Both the Dynex and the HEC Orion are very low quality power supplies. At their whim they could fail and possibly fry the whole system. You are putting your computer at risk by using such cheap equipment.

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

I'm sorry to say this, but the Orion PSU you bought is cheap and nasty, assuming it was this one; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817339001.

Most major PC components (including the GPU) use the +12V rail, and that PSU only delivers 216W on that rail, which isn't nearly enough for an R9 270.

 

[npolite]

Would a Corsair 450W work? I see them at around $20 on Newegg all of the time.

Or this 500W from Corsair? http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sdtid=7884577&EdpNo=7564402&SRCCODE=LINKSHARE&cm_mmc_o=-ddCjC1bELltzywCjC-d2CjCdwwp&utm_source=Linkshare&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=lw9MynSeamY&AffiliateID=lw9MynSeamY-A.Jo0xSsf8Mt7TsC0xRqaA

 

[npolite]

Both the Dynex and the HEC Orion are very low quality power supplies. At their whim they could fail and possibly fry the whole system. You are putting your computer at risk by using such cheap equipment.

Sorry I marked the solution but wanted to comment. I don't doubt that the Dynex is a low budget solution. It has been running ok for 5 years now as my home PC for work with both a C2D and now the i3 setup. It probably won't handle I'm guessing the video card add on but it has been reliable as my Thermaltake 550 in my home setup.