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It will serve it's purpose well. It's not a bad cooler.

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I am looking at getting a gpu within the next month or so, but i really want to keep it under $130. is the cooler on this r7 265 really bad enough to justify spending $10 more on this one?

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I would pay 10$ extra for the looks,I doubt the cooler is that different

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I would pay 10$ extra for the looks,I doubt the cooler is that different

they both match my build well enough that i don't care about the looks. (white & black theme)

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It will serve it's purpose well. It's not a bad cooler.

i looked at a review for the blackout one, and it doesn't cool VRMs or memeroy anyway, so i think i might just get the first one. (still gotta save more money)

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I am looking at getting a gpu within the next month or so, but i really want to keep it under $130. is the cooler on this r7 265 really bad enough to justify spending $10 more on this one?

Don't get either, XFX are cheap for a reason. Spend the extra money and get the better Sapphire card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202096&cm_re=r7_265-_-14-202-096-_-Product

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Don't get either, XFX are cheap for a reason. Spend the extra money and get the better Sapphire card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202096&cm_re=r7_265-_-14-202-096-_-Product

at that point, i could get an r9 270 for the same price. Link

And XFX is the only AMD card manufacturer to give a lifetime warranty with their cards. ;)

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at that point, i could get an r9 270 for the same price. Link

And XFX is the only AMD card manufacturer to give a lifetime warranty with their cards. ;)

Then hands down get the 270. 

 

I've had that XFX card in 6870 form and it was horrible. The cooler wasn't mounted properly out of the box, and after two years the fan started rattling like hell every time it or the PC was moved, due to the bearings going bad. XFX didn't honor their warranty. Why? 

 

Because their warranty is no longer lifetime. Only two years, just like any other AMD vendor. http://xfxforce.com/en-us/support/xfx-warranty

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i would say dont bother with 10$ more cause for like 20$ more there is likely a 270(x) 

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Yup i vote for the 270x it will be a better choice 

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Yup i vote for the 270x it will be a better choice 

but my budget is $130. if i don't get the cheaper 265, then i have to go with a 260x. :(

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Then hands down get the 270.

I've had that XFX card in 6870 form and it was horrible. The cooler wasn't mounted properly out of the box, and after two years the fan started rattling like hell every time it or the PC was moved, due to the bearings going bad. XFX didn't honor their warranty. Why?

Because their warranty is no longer lifetime. Only two years, just like any other AMD vendor. http://xfxforce.com/en-us/support/xfx-warranty

I didn't know about xfx canning their lifetime warranty thing. That sucks. :(

Edit: XFX only offers lifetime warranty on certain models of gpu. So stupid.

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Those coolers are probably pretty close to being functionally identical. If you're going to pay more for a cooler, it should be one that's obviously much better. Like Gigabyte's, MSI's, or Asus's coolers big 2-3 fan coolers.

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but my budget is $130. if i don't get the cheaper 265, then i have to go with a 260x. :(

Maybe wait and increased it slowly even 1$ per day will get you enough money in no time  :)

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I didn't know about xfx canning their lifetime warranty thing. That sucks. :(

Edit: XFX only offers lifetime warranty on certain models of gpu. So stupid.

Just get the 270, it's worth the extra $20 for sure

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i found an r9 270 for $139.99. i will probably get it one i save the money. :)Link

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i found an r9 270 for $139.99. i will probably get it one i save the money. :)Link

 

Very smart choice. Weirdly, the 270 is the same GPU as the 270X with nothing physically cut off of it, so really its just a simple overclock away from literally being a 270X.

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Very smart choice. Weirdly, the 270 is the same GPU as the 270X with nothing physically cut off of it, so really its just a simple overclock away from literally being a 270X.

yeah, i could get a 270x for $5 more, but my psu can't handle any more that a 270. :(

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