280 vs 280x

[Timopomer]

its the 280 MSI gaming for 448 bucks

 

or the 280x windforce for 483 bucks

 

which card is better? and more RELIABLE! no bs errors and stuff

 

and is it worth the price premium?

[Daniel91]

its the 280 MSI gaming for 448 bucks

 

or the 280x windforce for 483 bucks

 

which card is better? and more RELIABLE! no bs errors and stuff

 

and is it worth the price premium?

someone told me the 280X is more for steam but if you oc the 280 its probly not much diffrence

[SAV1OUR]

both are pretty much the same you can over clock a 280 to a 280x if you want to save some money 

[Phllips]

someone told me the 280X is more for steam but if you oc the 280 its probly not much diffrence

more for steam? 

[xToFxREAPER]

its the 280 MSI gaming for 448 bucks

 

or the 280x windforce for 483 bucks

 

which card is better? and more RELIABLE! no bs errors and stuff

 

and is it worth the price premium?

in all reality its a 7970 vs a 7950.. personally i would save the few bucks and get the 280 and do a small oc and itll match or come close to matching a 280x for cheaper

[Daniel91]

more for steam? 

i dunno ether thats what the salesman told me lol

[Timopomer]

in all reality its a 7970 vs a 7950.. personally i would save the few bucks and get the 280 and do a small oc and itll match or come close to matching a 280x for cheaper

7950 is much lower performace! isnt it like a 270x ...?

 

the 7950 is about 200bucks and the 280 350+ lol

[SAV1OUR]

more for steam? 

stream possessors 

[xToFxREAPER]

7950 is much lower performace! isnt it like a 270x ...?

 

the 7950 is about 200bucks and the 280 350+ lol

a 280 is a re branded 7950 they are essentially the same card, 7950's are cheap because they are the last generation. a 270x is actually a 7870

[Bagmup]

i dunno ether thats what the salesman told me lol

Stick to ocing nvidia gpu's

[Timopomer]

a 280 is a re branded 7950 they are essentially the same card, 7950's are cheap because they are the last generation. a 270x is actually a 7870

i have to get a 280x then no doubt is the windforce card reliable?

[Timopomer]

Stick to ocing nvidia gpu's

not nice

[Bagmup]

not nice

Just having some fun, it's all in jest.

[xToFxREAPER]

i have to get a 280x then no doubt is the windforce card reliable?

Yes the windforce cards are fantastic they have a really nice cooler on them. But then you gotta realize the 280x is actually a 7970 the only cards that amd made in the r9 series that are actually new and not rebrands were the 290 and 290x however a 280x is a really solid card and will last you a long time as would the 280

[Glenwing]

I'd go for the MSI 280.  The cooler it has is great in my experience, and the performance between the 7950 and 7970 is almost identical.

[Daniel91]

not nice

its ok i understand his joke

[Phllips]

stream possessors 

that makes sense i though someone was bullshiting to him about how it works better for steam imagine that 

[The Crazed Child]

someone told me the 280X is more for steam but if you oc the 280 its probly not much diffrence

Because purchasing games and sending chat messages is very graphics intensive.

 

lol

 

The 280 would be the one to go for if you are on a tight budget, it's also in the gold tier of AMD's game bundle which means 3 FREE GAMES WOOHOO! But if you can stretch a bit further get the 280X if you really want.

[Paralectic]

both are pretty much the same you can over clock a 280 to a 280x if you want to save some money 

And you can overclock a 280x to a 290, and so on. Again a worthless comment from you.

 

OT: A 280x for only 35 bucks more and even with a perfect cooling solution is so much worth it, you won't regret getting the 280x over the 280 for only 35 bucks extra.

[papeles]

280x. I can vouche for the saphire dual-x for perf+silence+cool and tell you that the windforce ones are loud and hotter.

[Timopomer]

And you can overclock a 280x to a 290, and so on. Again a worthless comment from you.

 

OT: A 280x for only 35 bucks more and even with a perfect cooling solution is so much worth it, you won't regret getting the 280x over the 280 for only 35 bucks extra.

anyone here had a bad experience with the winddforce 280xs? i need one with good rep i hate broken shit