Will R9 390 bottleneck i7 2600?

[Motakuji]

I'm planning on upgrading my R9 290 reference gpu to R9 390. Haven't decided on which brand, but I'm looking for a silent card. Will R9 390 bottleneck i7 2600 3,9 ghz ?

 

[yeskay]

I'm planning on upgrading my R9 290 reference gpu to R9 390. Haven't decided on which brand, but I'm looking for a silent card. Will R9 390 bottleneck i7 2600 3,9 ghz ?

The second gen i7 2600 is still a pretty good processor and they is no question of bottleneck when you pair it with R9 390. You're good to go.

Consider this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($316.23 @ Amazon)
Total: $316.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-03 02:02 EDT-0400

Update:

What the user "coolkid215" says is partially right, as it may not be worth the upgrade from 290 to 390 in terms of FPS gain, but that extra 4GB on R9 390 may come in handy when it comes to handling hardware intensive games like the GTA V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Far Cry 4, Assassin's Creed Unity etc, giving you better smoother gaming experience.

The MSI R9 390 comes with Twin Frozr V cooling tech, one of the best cooling solutions in the industry that offers near silent operation, performance, reliability and durability. Even the person in the video embedded below discusses about how well the cooling tech is implemented and performs in the MSI R9 390.

Watch this to understand why you should buy R9 390:
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9cKZiJw6Pk"][/video]

R9 390 require a quality 600-650W PSU that can deliver 30Amps or more on its +12V rail.

Why MSI Graphics Cards?

Because they make stable, durable and performance oriented products with lowest RMAs. See the images below:

What is RMA?

Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) is a part of the process of returning a product in order to receive a refund, replacement, or repair during the product's warranty period.

Major Motherboard and Graphics Card Manufacturers RMA Ratings

Read the full article here - Reliability report: Gigabyte top for motherboards, MSI for graphics cards

You may also consider like R9 390X or GTX 980 Ti, if your budget allows.


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It's understandable users like "coolkid215" call me biased. I'm pretty sure he/she came to that conclusion merely based on the logo I've in my profile.

But I've laid down the real facts backing my suggestion in my comment. And that nullifies the "coolkid215" calling me biased.

Cheers!

 

[coolkid215]

Not sure that the 390 is to much of a step up from the 290. Probably better upgrading to an even better GPU, or overclocking your current one for much cheaper. Heck, you could go ahead and crossfire two of them for cheaper. On the AMD side, for the 200 and 300 series, they are very close if treated well, and not burnt out. 980 ti maybe? In answer to your actual question, they 390 shouldn't bottlneck a 8 core 3.9GHz cpu.

 

[Motakuji]

Not sure that the 390 is to much of a step up from the 290. Probably better upgrading to an even better GPU, or overclocking your current one for much cheaper. Heck, you could go ahead and crossfire two of them for cheaper. On the AMD side, for the 200 and 300 series, they are very close if treated well, and not burnt out. 980 ti maybe? In answer to your actual question, they 390 shouldn't bottlneck a 8 core 3.9GHz cpu.

I'm upgrading, because I got a reference card, which is really loud and hot. Sometimes, in gta 5, screen just freezes, because I play on max. I thought that selling this card and buying a new one would be a great idea. Pluss, 4gb of vram for future games.

 

[Motakuji]

I'm planning on upgrading my R9 290 reference gpu to R9 390. Haven't decided on which brand, but I'm looking for a silent card. Will R9 390 bottleneck i7 2600 3,9 ghz ?

The second gen i7 2600 is still a pretty good processor and they is no question of bottleneck when you pair it with R9 390. You're good to go.

Consider this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($316.23 @ Amazon)
Total: $316.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-03 02:02 EDT-0400

Update:

What the user "coolkid215" says is partially right, as it may not be worth the upgrade from 290 to 390 in terms of FPS gain, but that extra 4GB on R9 390 may come in handy when it comes to handling hardware intensive games like the GTA V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Far Cry 4, Assassin's Creed Unity etc, giving you better smoother gaming experience.

May be you should consider like R9 390X or GTX 980 Ti.

Cheers!

Isn't sapphire nitro a lot quieter than msi? Yeah, I got 1600 mhz 8 gb ram and 850 w chieftec psu. Thanks for a qualitative response!

 

[coolkid215]

Not sure that the 390 is to much of a step up from the 290. Probably better upgrading to an even better GPU, or overclocking your current one for much cheaper. Heck, you could go ahead and crossfire two of them for cheaper. On the AMD side, for the 200 and 300 series, they are very close if treated well, and not burnt out. 980 ti maybe? In answer to your actual question, they 390 shouldn't bottlneck a 8 core 3.9GHz cpu.

I'm upgrading, because I got a reference card, which is really loud and hot. Sometimes, in gta 5, screen just freezes, because I play on max. I thought that selling this card and buying a new one would be a great idea. Pluss, 4gb of vram for future games.

This seems sensible. Yeskay appears to be a very experienced Tom's hardware member, though may be slightly bias to MSI. X versions of AMD GPU's can normally be outdone with a bit of overclocking of their non X variants. He is also right about 8GB of ram being useful, however for 1080p it's not really required... Perhaps, if you have some hardware knowledge, you could find a custom cooler/waterblock for the GPU for the time being to get you through (for overclocking). I'd suggest looking at an upgrade path that suits your budget. If you overclock the 290, you should get a bit more life out of it, maybe replace the thermal paste and clean it if it's getting a bit old. The main reason for buying reference cards is because many people make custom coolers for them, so they would be easy to find. Only running a 270 myself, so I can't speak first hand of the power behind a 390 or a 980Ti, but unless you are thinking of a larger upgrade such as to a fury, a 295x2 or a 980Ti, I don't see why you need to upgrade immediately, as you won't get very much performance out of it. Hope this helps, and don't let anyone coerce you into a purchase you don't like.

 

[Motakuji]

Not sure that the 390 is to much of a step up from the 290. Probably better upgrading to an even better GPU, or overclocking your current one for much cheaper. Heck, you could go ahead and crossfire two of them for cheaper. On the AMD side, for the 200 and 300 series, they are very close if treated well, and not burnt out. 980 ti maybe? In answer to your actual question, they 390 shouldn't bottlneck a 8 core 3.9GHz cpu.

I'm upgrading, because I got a reference card, which is really loud and hot. Sometimes, in gta 5, screen just freezes, because I play on max. I thought that selling this card and buying a new one would be a great idea. Pluss, 4gb of vram for future games.

This seems sensible. Yeskay appears to be a very experienced Tom's hardware member, though may be slightly bias to MSI. X versions of AMD GPU's can normally be outdone with a bit of overclocking of their non X variants. He is also right about 8GB of ram being useful, however for 1080p it's not really required... Perhaps, if you have some hardware knowledge, you could find a custom cooler/waterblock for the GPU for the time being to get you through (for overclocking). I'd suggest looking at an upgrade path that suits your budget. If you overclock the 290, you should get a bit more life out of it, maybe replace the thermal paste and clean it if it's getting a bit old. The main reason for buying reference cards is because many people make custom coolers for them, so they would be easy to find. Only running a 270 myself, so I can't speak first hand of the power behind a 390 or a 980Ti, but unless you are thinking of a larger upgrade such as to a fury, a 295x2 or a 980Ti, I don't see why you need to upgrade immediately, as you won't get very much performance out of it. Hope this helps, and don't let anyone coerce you into a purchase you don't like.

At first, I was planning on buying Arctic Accelero Xtreme IV for 70 euro , but if I will sell this card for 250 euro and add 30 euro to those 70 I'll just buy a new gpu.

 

[SherbetAddict]

I'm planning on upgrading my R9 290 reference gpu to R9 390. Haven't decided on which brand, but I'm looking for a silent card. Will R9 390 bottleneck i7 2600 3,9 ghz ?

The second gen i7 2600 is still a pretty good processor and they is no question of bottleneck when you pair it with R9 390. You're good to go.

Consider this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($316.23 @ Amazon)
Total: $316.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-03 02:02 EDT-0400

Update:

What the user "coolkid215" says is partially right, as it may not be worth the upgrade from 290 to 390 in terms of FPS gain, but that extra 4GB on R9 390 may come in handy when it comes to handling hardware intensive games like the GTA V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Far Cry 4, Assassin's Creed Unity etc, giving you better smoother gaming experience.

The MSI R9 390 comes with Twin Frozr V cooling tech, one of the best cooling solutions in the industry that offers near silent operation, performance, reliability and durability. Even the person in the video embedded below discusses about how well the cooling tech is implemented and performs in the MSI R9 390.

Watch this to understand why you should buy R9 390:
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9cKZiJw6Pk"][/video]

R9 390 require a quality 600-650W PSU that can deliver 30Amps or more on its +12V rail.

Why MSI Graphics Cards?

Because they make stable, durable and performance oriented products with lowest RMAs. See the images below:

What is RMA?

Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) is a part of the process of returning a product in order to receive a refund, replacement, or repair during the product's warranty period.

Major Motherboard and Graphics Card Manufacturers RMA Ratings

Read the full article here - Reliability report: Gigabyte top for motherboards, MSI for graphics cards

You may also consider like R9 390X or GTX 980 Ti, if your budget allows.

Cheers!

MSI is my favourite brand when it comes to anything except PSUs. Nice...