Question About Radeon R9 270X

[yunuss]

Hi there fellas!

I am currently using Radeon HD 6770(Consuming 108 watts) and I'm thinking about upgrading it to R9 270X(180 Watts) or R9 270(150 Watts)

I am wondering if my PSU can handle any of these upgrades without problem.
here's my PSU's specs:
http://www.fsp-group.com.tw/index.php?do=proinfo&id=133

I also want to know if you know any other cards worth around R9 270x's price, I might consider them too.

R9 270X DUAL-X OC GDDR5 2GB 256Bit AMD Radeon DX11.2 (SAPPHIRE) costs 230 $
R9 270X Gaming 2G ITX GDDR5 2GB 256Bit AMD Radeon DX11.2 (MSI) costs 336$

Same card, huge price difference, can someone explain?
-On the seller's website only difference shown between two is one has 1020 mhz and the other has 1030 mhz.

One more question:
REQUİRED POWER SUPPLY CONNECTORS
R7 270x - 2 x 6 pin
R7 270 - 1 x 6 pin

what does it mean? how can I be sure if my configuration fits with 270x or not?

[Afrospinach]

http://apacelli.com/power-supply-fsp...50-60hcn-350w/

I don't think you have the connectors to do either card, but particularly the 270x you would really want to look at a bigger PSU.

[Deleted]

I definitely agree on upgrading your PSU, even if it did have the correct connectors it may not have the correct amperage on the 12V rail which is used for the GPU, SSD/HDD and lots of other things.

For the price of the cards I would say go for the Sapphire card because in my personal opinion they are a superior manufacturer compared to MSI not that MSI are bad I just think Sapphire cards are more reliable.

[Stormspark]

That PSU will not be able to run any kind of video card that has an extra power connector. When you get one, make sure it is 80+ bronze rated at least, and make sure it is from a reliable manufacturer. Stay away from things like multiple 12V rails.

Also for AMD cards, Sapphire is the best manufacturer. For Nvidia, it's EVGA.

[yunuss]

I changed my mind, I'm gonna buy R9 270 instead of 270x.
Because the difference seems so little and when overclocked, 270 passes 270x.

I'm buying a 500W power but is my motherboard compatible with R9 270?
Motherboard: PEGATRON IPXSB-H61 (Socket 1155)

[Stormspark]

Um, things have changed since this was originally posted. For $330-$350 you can get a GTX970 which absolutely *destroys* all AMD cards except for the 295 dual GPU one. While using less power.

[yunuss]

GTX 970 is around 460$ in the store I'm buying while r9 270 is 170 $, I can't cover that difference.
I only wonder if my motherboard PEGATRON IPXSB-H61 (Socket 1155) is compatible with r9...

[Vash The Stampede]

Um, things have changed since this was originally posted. For $330-$350 you can get a GTX970 which absolutely *destroys* all AMD cards except for the 295 dual GPU one. While using less power.

Yea uh the price of the 270 is now $150 average. Can't compare the 970 to the 270 in price.