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R9 270x 4gb vs R9 280 3gb (non x)?

Soulsbane96
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What are the pros and cons of going with a gigabyte r9 280 instead of a gigabyte r9 270x 4gb? First time I've chosen my own parts, so need help and opinions.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125515 instead ofhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125496

 

And would it fit in a Coolermaster HAF 922?

 

PCPartPicker build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3m58y

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Pros: R9 280 is much faster

        wider memory bus

        windforce design

Cons:comsumes more power 50W

And ya it will fit.

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I doubt the r9 270x can actually use more than 2gb of vram, it only has a 256 bit bus width.  Go with the r9 280x if it's in the budget.

First Build:| Gigabyte 990FXa-UD3 | FX 8120 4.0Ghz | Coolermaster Seidon 240M | Asus Radeon HD 7870 | Kingston HyperX 3k 120GB SSD + WD Green 2TB HDD | Corsair RM750 | 8Gb Kingston HyperX 1866Mhz CL9| Fractal Define R4 White/Windowed |

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r9 280 Would be much better unless running at a slightly higher res, but even then there probably would be barely and difference.

i5 4670k| Asrock H81M-ITX| EVGA Nex 650g| WD Black 500Gb| H100 with SP120s| ASUS Matrix 7970 Platinum (just sold)| Patriot Venom 1600Mhz 8Gb| Bitfenix Prodigy. Build log in progress 

Build Log here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/119926-yin-yang-prodigy-update-2-26-14/

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