280x vs 760 ROG Striker?

[theelitegamer]

Hey guys, I'm just wondering which one will preform better at 1080p games. I'm planning to CROSS/SLI also, just not right off the jump. I can't decide between the two.

[TheSLSAMG]

The 280X, of course.

[Nikeshp79]

280x, it's more comparable to a GTX 770 although only slightly, slightly worse. ROG stuff from Asus is generally overpriced if you want the luxury of nice looking components and little extra features, not a bad thing but I mean when choosing a GPU you really want what's the best price/performance in general terms.

[GloriousPain]

Hey guys, I'm just wondering which one will preform better at 1080p games. I'm planning to CROSS/SLI also, just not right off the jump. I can't decide between the two.

270/270x=760... 280>760... 280x=770... (more or less) so I'd suggest going 280x or considering the new kid on the block the 285 (somewhere between 280 and 280x atm but it's new so when the drivers are a bit more advanced it'll probably be matching the 770 and 280x *HOPEFULLY but I'm not the one designing drivers*)  And 285 would also have AMD's newest features and consumes less power than 280x or 770 and consumes within 10-20w of 760 and 270x

[theelitegamer]

270/270x=760... 280>760... 280x=770... (more or less) so I'd suggest going 280x or considering the new kid on the block the 285 (somewhere between 280 and 280x atm but it's new so when the drivers are a bit more advanced it'll probably be matching the 770 and 280x *HOPEFULLY but I'm not the one designing drivers*)  And 285 would also have AMD's newest features and consumes less power than 280x or 770 and consumes within 10-20w of 760 and 270x

I see where you coming from, but drivers can't be that much of a difference since it's only like 6ish month difference? 

[theelitegamer]

280x, it's more comparable to a GTX 770 although only slightly, slightly worse. ROG stuff from Asus is generally overpriced if you want the luxury of nice looking components and little extra features, not a bad thing but I mean when choosing a GPU you really want what's the best price/performance in general terms.

Only reason why I'm considering it, looks always make me awe for something. I'm getting the Air 540 and the looks from the 760 ROG, gives me that extra boost of  prideful when I show off at LAN party's with my college buddies. 

[GloriousPain]

I see where you coming from, but drivers can't be that much of a difference since it's only like 6ish month difference? 

It's over a year difference when you remember the 770 is a rebranded 680 and 760 is rebranded 670... R9 280 was 7950... R9 280x is a 7970,,,  270x/270 are both 7870s... R9 285 is not a rebrand >.< so 2 week old card drivers vs nearly 2 year old cards... That's why I think drivers might make the 285 even stronger in comparison specially if you look right now lots of benchmarks are showing the 285s having driver issues with Mantle cause it's so new...

[theelitegamer]

It's over a year difference when you remember the 770 is a rebranded 680 and 760 is rebranded 670... R9 280 was 7950... R9 280x is a 7970,,,  270x/270 are both 7870s... R9 285 is not a rebrand >.< so 2 week old card drivers vs nearly 2 year old cards... That's why I think drivers might make the 285 even stronger in comparison specially if you look right now lots of benchmarks are showing the 285s having driver issues with Mantle cause it's so new...

OH, I see what you mean.... so for the 280x they use 2 year odl drivers..... oh god... this is why I hate building new computers everything looks so good, you can't decide. AND btw is your avatar Bryan from Tekken?

[GloriousPain]

OH, I see what you mean.... so for the 280x they use 2 year odl drivers..... oh god... this is why I hate building new computers everything looks so good, you can't decide. AND btw is your avatar Bryan from Tekken?

Yes it's his 5 seconds of his ending in Tekken 6 

and no it doesn't use 2 year old drivers drivers are updated constantly but it's a 2 year old card still the drivers are really mature unlike a 2 week old gpu's drivers...    And no it's fine this level of research is unneccecary for just building one... for someone who is in the tech business that's when you need to know

[xAcid9]

280x is better but please don't get the ASUS DCU2 model, too many problem with it.

[Nikeshp79]

Only reason why I'm considering it, looks always make me awe for something. I'm getting the Air 540 and the looks from the 760 ROG, gives me that extra boost of  prideful when I show off at LAN party's with my college buddies. 

Well if the 760 suits your needs, then that's fine. It just won't last as long as an r9 280x/GTX 770, and the extra 2GB of GPU memory on the ROG 760 is kinda wasted because I don't think the 760 pulls higher resolutions that well.

 

Maybe when that ROG 760 is SLI'd it'll come in handy

[MEC-777]

OH, I see what you mean.... so for the 280x they use 2 year odl drivers..... oh god... this is why I hate building new computers everything looks so good, you can't decide. AND btw is your avatar Bryan from Tekken?

2 year old drivers? No. 2 year old GPU. 

 

AMD is always updating/improving their drivers on a regular basis. Even the older cards (HD 7000 series and older) use the latest driver updates. 

 

The 280X is basically a re-branded and slightly tweaked HD 7970 GPU - which is a few years old at this point, but still performs none-the-less. Give the much more expensive GTX 770 a bloody nose.

 

I know you're saying you want the looks of that 760, but considering how far behind the 280X it is, it would bother me knowing it under performs for the price. But that's just me and I'm a function over fashion type person, so really, it's up to you in the end. The 760 still performs great at 1080p.

[theelitegamer]

2 year old drivers? No. 2 year old GPU. 

 

AMD is always updating/improving their drivers on a regular basis. Even the older cards (HD 7000 series and older) use the latest driver updates. 

 

The 280X is basically a re-branded and slightly tweaked HD 7970 GPU - which is a few years old at this point, but still performs none-the-less. Give the much more expensive GTX 770 a bloody nose.

 

I know you're saying you want the looks of that 760, but considering how far behind the 280X it is, it would bother me knowing it under performs for the price. But that's just me and I'm a function over fashion type person, so really, it's up to you in the end. The 760 still performs great at 1080p.

yeah, it does... and I wish I could be function over fashion guy.. but when it comes to computer... it got to look bad ass.... if only they had a ROG 280x. 

[LemonSpice]

280x as it is a more powerful card if you were to buy iot new but if you are fine buying a used card than on ebay there are some really good deals on some r9 290 and 290x's

[MEC-777]

yeah, it does... 

What does what?

[RazrLeaf]

Just FYI, they do have the Asus ROG Matrix R9 280X.  It's based off the old Matrix 7970.

 

http://www.asus.com/us/Graphics_Cards/ROG_MATRIXR9280XP3GD5/

[theelitegamer]

Just FYI, they do have the Asus ROG Matrix R9 280X.  It's based off the old Matrix 7970.

 

http://www.asus.com/us/Graphics_Cards/ROG_MATRIXR9280XP3GD5/

........ marry me?.......

[xAcid9]

........ marry me?.......

 

That 280x Matrix is shite, it doesn't have proper VRM and VRAM cooling. Google or Youtube it if you don't believe me.

[RazrLeaf]

That 280x Matrix is shite, it doesn't have proper VRM and VRAM cooling. Google or Youtube it if you don't believe me.

It's not that bad.  I personally would never buy it.  I was just pointing out to the OP that the product he wished existed did in fact exist.  

 

And @theelitegamer, if you have already decided that you HAVE to have a ROG card (know you're paying a lot for the branding, marketing, and engineering you'll never be able to use properly), just buy it.  Based on your responses you've given to other people's suggestions, you seem to have your heart set on ROG.  I say just go all in and make the decision you didn't have the courage to make (which is why you asked, hoping we'd encourage you in the direction you wanted).

 

TL;DR Buy the ROG 760 Striker, because you'd already decided before you started this thread. 

And I'm already married. =P

[theelitegamer]

It's not that bad.  I personally would never buy it.  I was just pointing out to the OP that the product he wished existed did in fact exist.  

 

And @theelitegamer, if you have already decided that you HAVE to have a ROG card (know you're paying a lot for the branding, marketing, and engineering you'll never be able to use properly), just buy it.  Based on your responses you've given to other people's suggestions, you seem to have your heart set on ROG.  I say just go all in and make the decision you didn't have the courage to make (which is why you asked, hoping we'd encourage you in the direction you wanted).

 

TL;DR Buy the ROG 760 Striker, because you'd already decided before you started this thread. 

And I'm already married. =P

, thanks mate... but I did realize something.. I'm paying like an extra 50ish dollars for the name... and I just would go a card above it instead of the ROG editions... I'm ''planing'' on the 780 now... I made my mind set on that. If I come short of money.... I'll get the windforce 280x but, ROG is too expensive.