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R9 280 or 285

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Hello

I'm building my PC soon in about a month or so and I really cannot find a card to stick with! I REALLY do not want to screw up and get a certain part wrong so I've made several posts and I'd like to thank everyone who has helped me so far! Anyway I'm stuck between the R9 280 or 285 (GTX 960 slightly out of my price range and I don't think it outperforms the R9 280/285). Also the R9 280x not to sure about the card I mean I don't really want to pay an extra $30 for a slight increase of performance. Budget for card slightly over $200 or below it

 

This is my build 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.88 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($79.71) 
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($101.98 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($18.49 @ Amazon) 
Total: $605.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Processor i5 4440 Graphics Card GTX 980ti Motherboard MSI B85M-G43 Memory 8GB Storage 1TB HDD Power Supply XFX TS 750W Case Fractal Design Core 1300

 

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A 280x is quite a bit faster than a R9 280 and a 285 at stock. Although the 285 can be overclocked to 280x speeds (usually) but you'd still be limited with of 2gb VRAM.

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285 has some newer tech, such as True Audio, I believe?

 

280 < 280x < 285

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285 has some newer tech, such as True Audio, I believe?

 

280 < 280x < 285

Freesync support on the R9 285 is the big one, but I don't think thats very important on a mid tier card since you wont be getting over 60fps with it anyway (i.e. you won't be buying a 144hz monitor and pairing it with an R9 285). 

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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