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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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280, unless you want FreeSYNC. The 280 has more video RAM, but they both perform pretty much exactly the same. And the 280 is cheaper typically.

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Intel Core i3-5005U, 8GB RAM, Crucial MX 100 128GB, Touch-Screen, Intel 7260 WiFi/Bluetooth card.

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TruPureX, Asus Zenwatch 3.

 Game Consoles:

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Softmodded Fat PS2 w/ 80GB HDD, and a Dreamcast.

 

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280, unless you want FreeSYNC. The 280 has more video RAM, but they both perform pretty much exactly the same. And the 280 is cheaper typically.

What is FreeSYNC?

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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What is FreeSYNC?

Do you know what GSYNC is? They're the same thing, but FreeSYNC is for AMD.

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Prometheus (Main Rig)

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Laptop: 

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Intel Core i3-5005U, 8GB RAM, Crucial MX 100 128GB, Touch-Screen, Intel 7260 WiFi/Bluetooth card.

 Phone:

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TruPureX, Asus Zenwatch 3.

 Game Consoles:

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Softmodded Fat PS2 w/ 80GB HDD, and a Dreamcast.

 

If you want my attention quote my post, or tag me. If you don't use PCPartPicker I will ignore your build.

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Do you know what GSYNC is? They're the same thing, but FreeSYNC is for AMD.

lol no

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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lol no

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Prometheus (Main Rig)

CPU-Z Verification

Laptop: 

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Intel Core i3-5005U, 8GB RAM, Crucial MX 100 128GB, Touch-Screen, Intel 7260 WiFi/Bluetooth card.

 Phone:

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TruPureX, Asus Zenwatch 3.

 Game Consoles:

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Softmodded Fat PS2 w/ 80GB HDD, and a Dreamcast.

 

If you want my attention quote my post, or tag me. If you don't use PCPartPicker I will ignore your build.

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