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Gigabyte R9 390x

Arwanell
By Arwanell
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so I heard the Gigabyte's version isn't the best...

But i found a dude that wants to trade his 390x for a 970

crazy right? he said he wants an nvidia card because "games are more optimized for nvidia"

 

lol, since i was planning to buy another 390 and crossfire them, this is a great oportunity for me

I think I'm going to buy a 970 for 360€ and trade it...

it's a 360€ card for 460€ card lol

 

I won't be overclocking it, so i guess i should be fine with Gigabyte right?

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gigabyte is great most of the time

You just need to be prepared for the crap fan motors-they do get a bit loud.

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You just need to be prepared for the crap fan motors-they do get a bit loud.

We've had four Windforce 3X cooled 970s running between four different pc's since last January, none of them make so much as a peep.

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I'll just list the reasons why I dislike that particular card. You'll have to consider carefully about getting that card. 

 

1. Hard volt lock(no chance to unlock)

2. Under whelming cooler (dual fan design, heat sink not as big as the ones on Maxwell) 

3. Reviews complain of shutdown issues caused by the 390 version

4. Campared to the Nvidia G1 line, the radeon G1 line is a disgrace

 

I wouldn't ever consider that card unless its going for really dirt cheap. This card still runs and should be able to play games. That dude got a bad card, makes sense that he wanted to trade it. 

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We've had four Windforce 3X cooled 970s running between four different pc's since last January, none of them make so much as a peep.

How long are they run at full load?

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How long are they run at full load?

Average is probably 6 to 7 hours a day. One in particular is probably close to 16 hours a day knowing my youngest brother. Full load. He has no life.

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Average is probably 6 to 7 hours a day. One in particular is probably close to 16 hours a day knowing my youngest brother. Full load. He has no life.

Must be lucky then. Either way a G1 Gaming should be better in all areas than a standard Windforce card-and that's not the case.

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We do not sell cosmetics. We just blind animals."

 

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prepare yourself for a broken bios that forces shut downs randomly and either has fans at 100% of they won't wort at all. Bad card overall. I'd trade it for a 750 Ti anyday.

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