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Scarymonkeys
By Scarymonkeys
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So I've been pondering on GPU's for a while now, and I'll be finally buying here in March sometime, as I've saved up the amount of money I need. Anyways, I've thought about taking my chances and getting a 280x. I'm running on Linux, so here's the problem. I've heard that AMD drivers on Linux are absolutely terrible compared to Nvidia, but then I've heard that they run perfectly fine and that they only lose 5 or so fps. I can pick up a 280x for $125 or so or a gtx 670/660 ti for $100. Would it be more worth it to get a 280x, get the same performance as a 670 for a while, and then later on get that vast difference of improvement when the drivers get better? Will it run well? Are people just being picky with the drivers?

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Oh yes, another question I have is that by the time I buy a 280X, if I do, the wattage will 413 altogether according to PCPartPicker. I have a 500w B1 EVGA PSU. Should it do decently?

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Intel Core i3 4150 @3.5GHz - ASRock H97M Anniversary - Kingston Fury HyperX Black 8GB DDR3 @1866MHz - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 G1 Gaming 2GB GDDR5 - EVGA 500W 80+ Certified - WD Caviar Blue 1TB - WD Caviar Blue 160GB - Lian Li PC-50 - Linux Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS - Acer P221w 21.5" 1680x1050 60Hz - Kingston Fury HyperX Clouds - Razer Deathadder 3.5G - CM Storm Quickfire Rapid w/ Cherry MX Blues

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A 280x is stronger than a 670. It's on par with a 770.

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