Strix R9 390 V MSI R9 390

[ApexVasii]

Which one is better?

[itachipirate]

Strix has been doing pretty poorly for overclockability and VRM stability. I'd get the MSI card

[byalexandr]

I would get the Sapphire Nitro. But between those two the MSI definitely wins.

[ApexVasii]

Strix has been doing pretty poorly for overclockability and VRM stability. I'd get the MSI card

Ok

 

I would get the Sapphire Nitro. But between those two the MSI definitely wins.

Is the Sapphire Nitro the best R9 390 as of now? 

[dragoon20005]

Asus cooler are the worst

 

they didnt fix the damn cooler on the revised 390/X

[dragoon20005]

Ok

 

Is the Sapphire Nitro the best R9 390 as of now? 

Sapphire or PowerColor or MSI IMO makes great 390/X

[byalexandr]

Ok

 

Is the Sapphire Nitro the best R9 390 as of now? 

Oh yes, here's the review for the 390 and 380 Nitro:

 

 

I know a lot when it comes to GPUs and the 380 has to be my favorite, although it's mostly for looks lol.

[ApexVasii]

Oh yes, here's the review for the 390 and 380 Nitro:

 

 

I know a lot when it comes to GPUs and the 380 has to be my favorite, although it's mostly for looks lol.

Really? I thought the R9 380 was pretty bad. But than again, I was comparing it to the 970/390 which is 130+ dollars more expensive.

[thekeemo]

Really? I thought the R9 380 was pretty bad. But than again, I was comparing it to the 970/390 which is 130+ dollars more expensive.

it competes with the 960 more or less (I say that because it destroys it)

personally I would go with MSI because their warranty lets me watercool down the line without voiding warranty

[byalexandr]

Really? I thought the R9 380 was pretty bad. But than again, I was comparing it to the 970/390 which is 130+ dollars more expensive.

The 380 is not bad at all. It's better than the 960, and it's certainly better than my 760. All I wanted was more power and this thing sure delivers, plus it's the sexiest card I've ever laid my eyes on. But the 970/390 is a different league, you can't compare it to a 380. I was just mentioning it because it happened to be in the video along with the 390 Nitro, which is a stellar card as well.

[Cameronazzi]

Ok

 

Is the Sapphire Nitro the best R9 390 as of now? 

 

 

I would get the Sapphire Nitro. But between those two the MSI definitely wins.

 

I agree, the Sapphire Nitro is probably the best 390 at the moment, that Tri-X cooler is fantastic - and overclocked from factory, who can complain?

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Here's an observation made by the 390/x club in OCN of the respective brands.

 

 

 

XFX= Full cover waterblock available. Good clockers usually, and cooling is sufficient for core, but not stellar, and VRM's tend to get hot

Sapphire= No water block available, but has excellent air cooling. Require 8+8 pin connectors versus 8+6. Some would prefer that, in hopes of obtaining higher OC results, but unfortunately OC results so far on the Nitro and Tri-X are only mediocre-good

Gigabyte= No waterblocks. Well built card, decent cooling, but the voltage is hard locked, so expect clock ceiling to be very limited... most likely 1100 or less.

PowerColor= Offers full cover waterblocks, and also has excellent air cooling, but so far there have only been weak-mediocre-ish overclocking results. 1150 or less on the core seems to be the norm, with most landing between 1130-1140, even despite it's excellent cooling.

MSI= No full cover waterblocks available. Stock air cooling is good but not great with regards to the core temps, but seems to be very good for the VRM temps. So far, these seem to have the best overclocking results. Most poeople hitting 1160-1200

Asus= (DCU2) Full cover block available. Not much info on these, but theyappears to use the same cooler as the 290 series, which was a poor performing cooler. I have seen very few purchasing the Asus card. Overclock results seem to be average so far, but have very little data to make a general claim.

Asus= (Strix) Unsure on waterblocks with these... stock cooling is good. Very little OC information, but from what I have seen, they are average. Probably in line with Sapphire when it comes to binning.

[dragoon20005]

Here's an observation made by the 390/x club in OCN of the respective brands.

so pretty much MSI is king of the 390/X