Would upgrading to an MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB from a Sapphire Radeon R9 280 Dual-X O.C. be good?

[BlueKaiTheEnd]

Just want some input before purchasing the R9 380 based on my current specs.
Also, I plan on upgrading to an AMD FX 6350 processor this month.

My Specs
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Motherboard: MSI 970 Gaming AM3+ AMD 970
CPU: AMD Phenom ii x4 3.0 GHz (Currently overclocked to 3.37 GHz)
RAM: 24GB
Water Cooler: Cooling Master Seidon 120M Liquid CPU Cooler
GPU: Sapphire R9 Radeon 280 Dual-X O.C. Edition [Primary]
GPU: Sapphire AMD Radeon 7700 HD [Secondary] (Currently Disabled)
PSU: TR Thermaltake 600w power supply
Fans: x5 Fans installed. 2 fans mounted on Radiator of water cooler
Monitor: LG Flatron L196WTQ-BF : Using DVI to HDMI adapter

 

[clutchc]

Better card, but I doubt you'll see much if any noticeable difference. Kind of a sideways move. http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-R9-380-vs-AMD-R9-280/3482vs2241

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

 

[Poozle]

Here is what I would do...
1. get an Intel I5 processor or a I3 skylake if you can not afford it.
2. the upgrade seems nerly pointless. the bottleneck is CELARLY your CPU. not because AMD is bad, but because it is dual core and old. Get a Fx8350 or I5 4690k to see a real increase in performance. Get an unlocked processor of course. Is your Ram DDR3? if so you can re use it and only need to replace CPU and MOBO

 

[Poozle]

Get one of these 2 setups. I see that you want to CFX your 280 and 380, but I would get a better GPU and wait for Nvidia pascal (HBM2) or AMD Fury X successor with Highbandwith Memory (HBM2). they offer about 240% more gaming performance according to nvidia's slide show.
Get one of these:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YN6BhM
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fkrHxr

Or if you are truly stuck with a new GPU RIGHT NOW and you cant wait...
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7CXGZL
get a 390 from AMD.

 

[jerdle]

you will not be able to discern the difference between the 280 and 380 in games. Save your money.