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I've decided to get the 390 over the 970 and i'm currently wondering if i should get the asus 390 or the sapphire 390 as they're the same price and the same core.

I personally like the look of the asus card more than the sapphire, but don't really care about their 0db mode.

Can someone help me decide, which is a better overclocker etc?

Sapphire all the way

Stay away from Asus when buying AMD cards, their VRM cooling aint sufficent

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I've decided to get the 390 over the 970 and i'm currently wondering if i should get the asus 390 or the sapphire 390 as they're the same price and the same core.

I personally like the look of the asus card more than the sapphire, but don't really care about their 0db mode.

Can someone help me decide, which is a better overclocker etc?

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The asus cooler is crap, it doesnt make proper contact with some parts of the board.

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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Sapphire is bae

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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I've decided to get the 390 over the 970 and i'm currently wondering if i should get the asus 390 or the sapphire 390 as they're the same price and the same core.

I personally like the look of the asus card more than the sapphire, but don't really care about their 0db mode.

Can someone help me decide, which is a better overclocker etc?

Sapphire all the way

Stay away from Asus when buying AMD cards, their VRM cooling aint sufficent

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Sapphire.

 

ASUStek has a botched BIOS, and the cooler is terrible.

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Sapphire. Asus cooler is bad. MSI is good too.

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...why are you still reading this?

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Sapphire is generally better for AMD cards

Case: NZXT phantom CPU:I5-4460 GPU:MSI-GTX1070 Gaming X RAM:2x4Gb-DDR3-HyperX fury MOBO:Asus Z97-P HDD:Toshiba 1Tb 7200rpm PSU:Sentey650W

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Have you seen the backplate you can get on the Sapphire? Obviously not since you asked the question, but you really want the Sapphire to answer your question.

If anyone asks you never saw me.

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And horrible warranty service 

They have a warranty service? xD

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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So I've had my asus for too long to return but also can't say I've had issues and all real test reviews I have seen don't seem to mention any of these issues. I know my strix 390 has a heat sink for the vrm something I know the 290 did not. So I am curious is everyone referring to the new Strix dc iii? If I did it again I would get the sapphire just because of their rep but I had the asus mobo and like it a lot so I went asus gfx after reading some reviews. Most common complaint I ever saw was it was a bit hotter than Msi but not by much and it was quieter at the same time so I figured if heat was an issue I can just boost the fans (which it hasn't been an issue for me).

So what's with the new cooler and bios issues people keep referring to?

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