Question 1

Is this compatible with windows 10? And what is the recommended power supply?

Accepted Answer

it will work fine with win 10, 
also not to be a D^*K but all i did was scroll down on the main page for this card and if u read under system requirements u may have found that one answer, anyway it says im gonna copy past this

"750 Watt Power Supply is required.
1000WattPower Supply is recommended for CrossFireX System.
2x150 Watt 8-pin PCI Express power connector is required.
4x150 Watt 8-pin PCI Express power connector is required for CrossFireX system."  
 
i had a 7970ghz and i used a 800watt PSU and that worked fine oh ya um the 280x is a re-brand of the 7970 i know have that old card crossfired with a 280x works great im now using a 1200watt psu.   
this is my opinion but i would try to get a good PSU= power supply unit so that next time it comes to upgrading or what ever u may do ull have a good psu already and not need to sped money on it.

Question 2

how many watts do you need to use this car for gaming?

Accepted Answer

When the card is running full throttle, it will suck down about 280W of power.  The card's idle power consumption is closer to 12-15W.  The recommended power supply for a system with one card is 750W.  Of course, this assumes you aren't running a RAID of spindle drives.

Question 3

Is this card compatible with the ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AMD??

Accepted Answer

Yes this card will work just fine with that Motherboard.  The only real compatibility issue to think about is if your PSU is strong enough (~750watts) and if your case is large enough to hold this beast.

I happen to have removable drive cages which helped me fit it in no problem.

Good Luck!

Question 4

What does it look like installed?  It looks like the fans face down, doesn't that mean that the board will be showing instead of the flashy front if it's in a windowed case?

Accepted Answer

The board will be facing up when installed on most motherboards, fans facing down.  This is pretty standard with most motherboards and cases these days.  If you don't happen to own one of the more uncommon variety of motherboard/case that mounts the GPU fan-side up, the only other option to 'show off' the cool bezel and fans is to reconfigure your case upside down.  Normally one probably wouldn't go through all that trouble, but this card looks awesome and is worth 'showing off' in my opinion.

Keep in mind that there are 6 LED indicators on the board side of the card that indicate GPU temperature in real-time - so you may want to keep those facing up either way.  One thing I was thinking about trying is cutting a mirror to fit in the bottom of my case under my card so the cool-looking side can still be 'seen' when you look in the side of the case.

This board has exceeded my expectations so far.  The only thing that might be a problem is fitting it in your case... it just barely cleared my HDD cage by about a half inch.
Hope that helps.

Question 5

What do UEFI stands for?

Accepted Answer

Just did some quick research on this as well. Here's the text from wikipedia:

The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI, pronounced as an initialism U-E-F-I or like "unify" without the n[a]) is a specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware. UEFI is meant to replace the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) firmware interface, originally present in all IBM PC-compatible personal computers.[2][3] In practice, most UEFI firmware images provide legacy support for BIOS services. UEFI can support remote diagnostics and repair of computers, even without another operating system.

Apparently this is a feature that was put into Windows 8 and will be more strongly enforced in windows 10. It's a security measure to prevent malware from damaging your BIOS boot process.

I'm by no means an expert on this, just did some quick reading on it.

Question 6

Will this card work with my asus p6t MB with Intel quad core 7 ? Looking to upgrade also is it ok to run one cards or should I use two cards ? Have 1000 watt ps

Accepted Answer

Yes, it is compatible with that mobo. One 280x is more than enough to handle most modern games on ultra settings@1080p,60fps. No need for two, unless you're running multiple-monitors or very high resolutions.  These cards do run hot, so unless you have some pretty significant cooling options I wouldn't recommend two.

Question 7

Will it run with a 750 watt PSU? Or do I need to upgrade to 800 or higher?

Accepted Answer

It will. However I would suggest going down a bit. Most set ups will require way less than 750w that is overkill unless you are running a ton of stuff. I have this card and have a 600w and don't even need that much. It's a grest price for value card.

Question 8

Do i really need a 750w psu to use this video card? whats the minimum power i need for it to be stable?

Accepted Answer

Gerardo,

A 750W psu is the best choice (cost to power). But what matters is what other units you have in your case. If it is just the motherboard and one hard drive and this R9 280x and a low power CPU, you could use (maybe) a good 550W psu. But really this card does draw alot of power (and it runs great) and anything under 750w will be running the psu to or almost to the max, not a safe place to be. So pick up a 750w or higher and be safe.

Jim

Question 9

I have a FX 8320 VISH 8c and a asus m5a87 and 3 sata III HDD how much psu watts i need and whit this cpu is gonna be at 100%?

Accepted Answer

I have a 750w evga psu. CPU and GPU both overclocked with crossfired 280x. Runs fine. specs below.

Asrock Z77m Micro ATX Motherboard
Intel Core i-5 3570k 
Thermaltake Performer2.0 Water Closed loop liquid CPU Cooler
G.Skill Sniper DDR3 Memory 4GB x 2 Clocked at 2133
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 x 2 in AMD Crossfire
128 GB M4 Crucial SSD
4 TB Seagate Hybrid SSHD
EVGA Super Nova 750 Watt PSU
27 inch Acer LCD Monitors x 3

Question 10

What is the minimum is Psu wattage for this Card?

Accepted Answer

Need more info on your rig. My rig runs this card,  an fx 8370 125 tdp,  4 nzxt 120mm case fans, Samsung 850 pro ssd 256gb,and an LG bd-re drive off an nzxt hale82 v2 700w single rail psu with no issues.

Tl;Dr
If you're rig isn't an energy suck you'll get by with a mid range psu.

Brand	SAPPHIRE
Series	Vapor-X
Model	100363VX-3L

Chipset Manufacturer	AMD
GPU	Radeon R9 280X
Core Clock	950 MHz
Boost Clock	1000MHz
Stream Processors	2048 Stream Processors

Effective Memory Clock	6000MHz
Memory Size	3GB
Memory Interface	384-Bit
Memory Type	GDDR5

DirectX	DirectX 12
OpenGL	OpenGL 4.3

Multi-Monitor Support	Yes
HDMI	1 x HDMI (with 3D)
DisplayPort	1 x DisplayPort 1.2
DVI	1 x Dual-Link DVI-D 1 x Dual-Link DVI-I

SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100363VX-3L

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Eyefinity Support	Yes
CrossFireX Support	Yes
Cooler	With Fan
Thermal Design Power	250W
System Requirements	PCI Express based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard. 4096MBMinimum of system memory. Installation software requires CD-ROM drive. DVD playback requires DVD drive. Blu-ray / HD DVD playback requires Blu-ray / HD DVD drive. 750 Watt Power Supply is required. 1000WattPower Supply is recommended for CrossFireX System. 2x150 Watt 8-pin PCI Express power connector is required. 4x150 Watt 8-pin PCI Express power connector is required for CrossFireX system.
Dual-Link DVI Supported	Yes

Form Factor & Dimensions
Card Dimensions (L x H)	12.13" x 4.25"
Slot Width	2 Slots

Item#: N82E16814202137