Questions Regarding Upgrade Of My Rig.

[Shikizu]

Hello everyone.
- I got offered a free 9590 from my company, and therefor, i decided to do a little upgrade of my current rig.

Here's my current hardware specs:
Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
Amd 8350
16 GB Crucial Ram 1600 MhZ CL 8 (OC'd to 1866)
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB SSD
1 TB 7200 RPM HDD
Cooler Master Seidon 240M
Corsair Gaming Series g800 (or g850? I cant remember) PSU.
Sapphire 7950 Vapor-X

So, my rig is already "decent", however, I want to add that little extra to it, so I wont have to upgrade for a looooong time. I have about 300-700 USD to spend (I live in denmark tho, but prices are roughly the same if converted).

As I am getting the 9590 for free, im getting rid of my old 8350 CPU.

I want a update on my graphics cards aswell, not exactly sure what. I've been lookin into doing a CF of a 7950 / 280 (You can pair these two, right? o.o) or maybe get a 290 instead. Personally, I am in favor of doing a CF system with either 2x 7950 (if i can find one, theyre hard to get by now), or a 7950 / 280.

Now, keeping that in mind, I am wondering if theres any "all-round" changes that i should be doing here? I.e will my PSU be sufficient enough to run with this? I heard if you want to use a 9590 you need to use the 4 pin connector on the motherboard aswell, and I dont think my PSU actually has one of those - so I'd need a new one possibly?

I am open for suggestions on all-round hardware upgrades or other suggestions for the graphics cards i looked at.

I need to decide today/tomorrow, so im hoping someone can guide me here.

Thanks in advance, René

[kkn]

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/800w-corsair-gaming-series-gs800-cmpsu-800guk-psu-80-eff-80-plus-sli-...

as long at the CPU 8pin is connected its good, the extra 4pin power is for high OC like under LN2 ( liquid nitrogen for example or 5++ gighz )

http://www.scan.co.uk/tekspek/power-supplies/80-plus-certification

i think you may get by whit that PSU but i can not promise enny thing.

[Antronman]

Can't pair 7950 and 280.

Get a good, EVGA Supernova PSU or Seasonic X series PSU, and an R9 290x (non-reference).

[Shikizu]

Antronman wrote:
Can't pair 7950 and 280.

Get a good, EVGA Supernova PSU or Seasonic X series PSU, and an R9 290x (non-reference).

Are you 100% sure that you cant pair a 7950 and a 280? o.o I've seen several people say that its possible.

[Antronman]

You can pair a 7970 and 280x, but with a lot of issues. They aren't meant for each other.

[Shikizu]

Yea, but the cards I have in question are a 7950 and a 280 (not a 280x) - Isnt the 280 a rebranded 7950?
- Can anyone confirm if i do CF these two cards, I'd end up having a bad time? xD

Anyone has any experience with Ebay? I can see i can get a used 7950 Vapor-X used for 100-120 USD, and id love to get my hands on one of those.

[Antronman]

If you get different brand cards, you'll have big issues too :mad: