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AMD R9 280 Brand?

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So I am going to get an r9 280 (non-X) soon, and I was wondering what brand you would recommend.  Right now there is a deal on at ncix for the XFX card, and I really like the looks of it, let alone that with the deal the card costs less than any other brand's versions I can find.  I don't have ample cooling (see file), so a good cooler on the card would be nice.  Any suggestions?  Thanks!

 

(sorry for the bad image, done with google drawings)

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CPU: AMD A10-5800K | GPU: Gigabyte R9 270 2GB | RAM: 8GB 1333Mhz HyperX Blu | Storage: 120GB Samsung 850 EVO + 1TB WD Caviar Blue | Chassis: NZXT H230 | Mobo: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 | PSU: Corsair CX500 500W | Cooling: CM Hyper 212 EVO | OS: Windows 10
In order of priority: GTX 970 Strix, 2 good 1080p monitors, i5 4690k, MSI Z97 Gaming 5 LGA 1150, a job
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Sapphire Dual-X straight up. The only ones stronger than the dual-X are the Vapor-x and Toxic versions (also sapphire)

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Get whichever one is on sale for the cheapest, as long as it's not a piece of shit that's liable to die or have coil whine. They're largely all perform almost the same, and they are the same clock for clock.

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Asus/Gigabyte/MSI

 

Whichever one's aftermarket cooler you prefer

 

I'd swap your cpu's cooler to blow air our the arse of the case though mate.

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Asus/Gigabyte/MSI

 

Whichever one's aftermarket cooler you prefer

 

I'd swap your cpu's cooler to blow air our the arse of the case though mate.

It does, the picture is out of proportion.  It blows air straight up which then gets sucked right out by the exhaust fan.\

 

EDIT:  Oh I see what you mean, and I don't think I can mount it that way.

My life is consumed by CS:GO, even though I'm not exceptionally good at it.

CPU: AMD A10-5800K | GPU: Gigabyte R9 270 2GB | RAM: 8GB 1333Mhz HyperX Blu | Storage: 120GB Samsung 850 EVO + 1TB WD Caviar Blue | Chassis: NZXT H230 | Mobo: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 | PSU: Corsair CX500 500W | Cooling: CM Hyper 212 EVO | OS: Windows 10
In order of priority: GTX 970 Strix, 2 good 1080p monitors, i5 4690k, MSI Z97 Gaming 5 LGA 1150, a job
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