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R9 270x 2gb vs R9 280 3gb

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Hello! Right now i'm deciding between 

 Asus AMD/ATI Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 PCIE - 208€

and 

Asus AMD/ATI Radeon R9 280 3GB GDDR5 PCIE - 212€ 

and

MSI AMD/ATI Radeon R9 280 3GB GDDR5 PCIE - 213€ 

 

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Which one should I go for? (In same price range is 760, but in benchmarks it shows worse results)

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 -RAM: Corsair Vengance 8gb @ 1600

 -GPU: AMD Radeon 4850HD 512mb

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 -PSU: Corsair CX600m

 -Case: Coolermaster N400

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Yeah, 280 hits the sweet spot.

If you want a 270X, you almost might as well get a 270 and overclock it.

280 is the way to go.

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Hello! Right now i'm deciding between 

 Asus AMD/ATI Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 PCIE - 208€

and 

Asus AMD/ATI Radeon R9 280 3GB GDDR5 PCIE - 212€ 

and

MSI AMD/ATI Radeon R9 280 3GB GDDR5 PCIE - 213€ 

 

Here you can see full spec comparison between them

 

Which one should I go for? (In same price range is 760, but in benchmarks it shows worse results)

Other specs:

 -MB: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H

 -CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K on CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO

 -RAM: Corsair Vengance 8gb @ 1600

 -GPU: AMD Radeon 4850HD 512mb

 -HDD: 160gb and 320gb drives

 -PSU: Corsair CX600m

 -Case: Coolermaster N400

MSI R9 280. Why would you even consider the 270X if you can afford the 280?

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I've had both the 270x @ 1100/1400Mhz (a small OC) & the Gigabyte HD7950 (280) @ 1175/1250Mhz (decent overclock)

 

The HD7950/280 Cores usually are known for their 'extra' OC headroom (altho never claimed as official, there are many forum users who would say 7950/280's OC somewhat better than other GPU's)

 

The framebuffer 3GB of Vram is certainly useful, even tho there was minimal to no hitching on my 270x/2GB card, I was also lowering details down in game to take me from 45fps Ultra'ish FPS to Med-High 60FPS gameplay, with a small set of tweaks to options.

With the 280 and it's 3GB there is even less to turn down (Only AA in some cases 8xAA down to 2-4xAA) and then boom, playable 50fps+, whereas the 270x has to be OC'd or have lowered details to get there...

 

If moneys SUPER tight, 270x, if you can manage more, the 280 FOR SURE. :)

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MSI R9 280. Why would you even consider the 270X if you can afford the 280?

Clockspeed misleaded me. 

Thanks for replies so fast! Then most likley gonna grab MSI 280 :) 

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Clockspeed misleaded me. 

Thanks for replies so fast! Then most likley gonna grab MSI 280 :)

Excellent.  I would recommend the Asus too, however with the amount of people that come here with problems with the Asus model, I can't really say that it would be a good option.

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My Setup:

 

Desktop

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CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15  Motherboard: Asus Prime X370-PRO  RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @3200MHz  GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 ULTRA (+50 core +400 memory)  Storage: 1050GB Crucial MX300, 1TB Crucial MX500  PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 P2  Chassis: NZXT Noctis 450 White/Blue OS: Windows 10 Professional  Displays: Asus MG279Q FreeSync OC, LG 27GL850-B

 

Main Laptop:

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Laptop: Sager NP 8678-S  CPU: Intel Core i7 6820HK @ 2.7GHz  RAM: 32GB DDR4 @ 2133MHz  GPU: GTX 980m 8GB  Storage: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 + 1TB Samsung 850 Pro + 1TB 7200RPM HGST HDD  OS: Windows 10 Pro  Chassis: Clevo P670RG  Audio: HyperX Cloud II Gunmetal, Audio Technica ATH-M50s, JBL Creature II

 

Thinkpad T420:

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CPU: i5 2520M  RAM: 8GB DDR3  Storage: 275GB Crucial MX30

 

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One quick question, I'm still using LG FLATRON that still has only D-SUB(VGA) output. And MSI R9 280 has  Dual-link DVI-I, HDMI and DisplayPort. It means I need new monitor too? Because I can't find a passive adaptor between these, only active ones that cost around 40$.

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If my understanding is correct, since it's a DVI-I port I think you can use a cheap passive adapter like this. Manufacturers used to include these adapters with many cards, some may still. For comparison, DVI-D outputs carry only the digital signal, and so an active adapter would be required to drive an analog monitor.

 

Hopefully someone else will confirm my suspicions so you have something more concrete to work from.

 

Edit: The Newegg page for the same MSI R9 280 (R9280GAMING3G) has a photo of all included accessories, and a DVI-I to VGA adapter is there.

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One quick question, I'm still using LG FLATRON that still has only D-SUB(VGA) output. And MSI R9 280 has  Dual-link DVI-I, HDMI and DisplayPort. It means I need new monitor too? Because I can't find a passive adaptor between these, only active ones that cost around 40$.

You get a DVI-I to VGA adapter in the box generally.

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Both will be fine, the 280 is slightly better though.

 

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One quick question, I'm still using LG FLATRON that still has only D-SUB(VGA) output. And MSI R9 280 has Dual-link DVI-I, HDMI and DisplayPort. It means I need new monitor too? Because I can't find a passive adaptor between these, only active ones that cost around 40$.

a dvi to vga adapter comes with the card but if not you can find one for $5 on Amazon

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