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Hi guys!

 

I'm deciding on which 390 to get. 

 

What I'm looking for- great oc capabilities, low heat and noise output and generaly looking good

 

Some cards I'm already considering: 

 

  • MSI R9 390 Gaming 8G
  • ASUS R9390-DC2
  • XFX Radeon R9 390 Double Dissipation (also black edition)
  • Sapphire Radeon R9 390 Nitro
  • Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 WindForce 2X (and gaming G1)

So what are the main differences? I'm focusing more on the MSI or Gigabyte's cards cuz looks and brands. Which one would you pick and why?

 

Thanks!

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I'd go for Sapphire or Asus. XFX seems to have had a drop in quality over the past few years but I like them a lot still, WindForce 2X just seems ugly to me, and while some people swear by MSI...I have never personally been anything but letdown by them :/

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msi gaming. TF V is a badass cooler.

 

But so are gigabyte's coolers

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I'd go for Sapphire or Asus. XFX seems to have had a drop in quality over the past few years but I like them a lot still, WindForce 2X just seems ugly to me, and while some people swear by MSI...I have never personally been anything but letdown by them :/

 

The problem with asus or sapphire is that they don't really offer anything more than other brands (or am I maybe missing some info?). And I really like gigabyte's looks :D 

Can you share your experiences?

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Em have you seen MSIs heatsinks bro?

 

A bit. But how big is the difference in temps?

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Hi guys!

 

I'm deciding on which 390 to get. 

 

What I'm looking for- great oc capabilities, low heat and noise output and generaly looking good

 

Some cards I'm already considering: 

 

  • MSI R9 390 Gaming 8G
  • ASUS R9390-DC2
  • XFX Radeon R9 390 Double Dissipation (also black edition)
  • Sapphire Radeon R9 390 Nitro
  • Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 WindForce 2X (and gaming G1)

So what are the main differences? I'm focusing more on the MSI or Gigabyte's cards cuz looks and brands. Which one would you pick and why?

 

Thanks!

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Sapphire always was to go brand when buying AMD GPU. But that massive MSI heatsink begs to be bought.
I would go for MSI.

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The problem with asus or sapphire is that they don't really offer anything more than other brands (or am I maybe missing some info?). And I really like gigabyte's looks :D

Can you share your experiences?

I just like Asus and Sapphire because I have NEVER had a bad experience with them. Gigabyte hasn't been anything but amazing either but I have only used their mobo's(which I love). XFX has been good to me too but I did have to RND my bestfriends 280x recently. As for MSI...I have personaly just never had anything from them that didn't die on me. I'm sure they are great because so many people stand by them. I've just had bad luck. I really doubt it would be the case with you but just saying.

 

Honestly go with the Gigabyte if you like the looks. They are a great, top quality brand and I really don't see you making a bad call there.

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I just like Asus and Sapphire because I have NEVER had a bad experience with them. Gigabyte hasn't been anything but amazing either but I have only used their mobo's(which I love). XFX has been good to me too but I did have to RND my bestfriends 280x recently. As for MSI...I have personaly just never had anything from them that didn't die on me. I'm sure they are great because so many people stand by them. I've just had bad luck. I really doubt it would be the case with you but just saying.

 

Honestly go with the Gigabyte if you like the looks. They are a great, top quality brand and I really don't see you making a bad call there.

 

Yeah its mostly msi vs gigabyte

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It really depends on what you want. The powercolor model is the cheapest at the moment, but it is the longest. You can fork out another 20-30 bucks to get the MSI or Sapphire models if you prefer those two companies. Also consider gigabyte.

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Yeah its mostly msi vs gigabyte

I'd get the Gigabyte man, withought even a bit more thought. You obviously want it or you wouldn't still be here after EVERYONE except for me has reccommended the MSI.

 

At the end of the day the MSI may have a slightly better cooler but when you look in that side window and see the card that you think looks best, it makes up for that slightly better cooler. At least it does to me. Then again I waste money on multi GPU configs just for looks alone. I want what I want though :)

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I'd get the Gigabyte man, withought even a bit more thought. You obviously want it or you wouldn't still be here after EVERYONE except for me has reccommended the MSI.

 

At the end of the day the MSI may have a slightly better cooler but when you look in that side window and see the card that you think looks best, it makes up for that slightly better cooler. At least it does to me. Then again I waste money on multi GPU configs just for looks alone. I want what I want though :)

 

Yeah im the same haha :P

 

tho I would still like to consider other ones by performance

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When I asked a similar question in my thread, most people said Sapphire. If it's between Gigabyte and MSI, I'd go MSI because the cooler looks beefier.

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Yeah im the same haha :P

 

tho I would still like to consider other ones by performance

Eh the performance won't be much different really. Still a 390 on a custom PCB at the end of the day. Honestly the Gigabytye may even be better. It has a higher core clock which is all the card is guaranteed to hit in the first place so seems good to me.

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Eh the performance won't be much different really. Still a 390 on a custom PCB at the end of the day. Honestly the Gigabytye may even be better. It has a higher core clock which is all the card is guaranteed to hit in the first place so seems good to me.

 

Also an important factor is power draw since its going to be a tight fit with my 500w psu (which is enough for a 390, no debates here pls). So i'm not ocing untill I don't get a new psu

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Also an important factor is power draw since its going to be a tight fit with my 500w psu (which is enough for a 390, no debates here pls). So i'm not ocing untill I don't get a new psu

There you go! All more reason to get the card you really want lol.

 

If you liked the MSI more, I'd say get the MSI. It's so obvious though that you want the Gigabyte. Gotta follow your heart and get the Gigabyte bro, if not you may end up wondering what could have been. It's happened to me before and it's a terrible feeling.

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There you go! All more reason to get the card you really want lol.

 

If you liked the MSI more, I'd say get the MSI. It's so obvious though that you want the Gigabyte. Gotta follow your heart and get the Gigabyte bro, if not you may end up wondering what could have been. It's happened to me before and it's a terrible feeling.

 

I just love looking at my pc and thinking its beautiful (even tho the stock cooler is ugly and so is the mobo but at least my gpu can look pretty)

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I just love looking at my pc and thinking its beautiful (even tho the stock cooler is ugly and so is the mobo but at least my gpu can look pretty)

Haha I know the feeling bro. I spent $300 on a new P8P67 WS Revolution just so my 3570K(2600K at the time) could be surrounded by the sexiest heatsink ever made...EVER!

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Haha I know the feeling bro. I spent $300 on a new P8P67 WS Revolution just so my 3570K(2600K at the time) could be surrounded by the sexiest heatsink ever made...EVER!

 

Finally found a guy that goes full yolo spending just for the looks :D

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