What R9 390?

[Coolslammer]

What r9 390 should I get? Is this a good one, it's on sale:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125805

[Fictionvl]

Yeah it's a good brand/cooler.

[dalekphalm]

What r9 390 should I get? Is this a good one, it's on sale:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125805

That's certainly not a bad one. If it's the cheapest option, most definitely, go for it.

 

I personally very much like Gigabyte - their products seem to be of high quality and reliability. I personally favour the Windforce 3 coolers, but the large dual fans should still work quite well to keep the card cool.

[Fulgrim]

Sapphire is the best manufacturer of Radeon cards.

[kameshss]

Yep.

 

Go for it.

 

It's just $30 extra for MSI ones.

 

I'd personally go for that.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO pls not that one. Its volt locked.

[OAcesync]

I would get it since it's on sale but personally not a fan of Gigabyte on the AMD side, I would rather get Sapphire since that's the best aftermarket

[OAcesync]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO pls not that one. Its volt locked.

So that's why I have no access to voltage on my card

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

So that's why I have no access to voltage on my card

 

Even on the 380? Better add that to my "avoid" list. 

[dalekphalm]

Sapphire is the best manufacturer of Radeon cards.

I personally whole heartedly disagree. I much prefer Gigabyte Radeon cards. I prefer their coolers, and their service. I had to RMA a Sapphire card, and it was a huge fucking pain in the ass.

 

Hardware wise, both brands are pretty solid, but I personally would say that Gigabyte is the best Radeon manufacturer.

 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO pls not that one. Its volt locked.

Only an issue if he intends on heavily Overclocking the card. Perhaps you should inquire with the OP to see if that's something they will be doing. If not - you can still reach moderately good OC's on this card without increasing the voltage.

[OAcesync]

Even on the 380? Better add that to my "avoid" list. 

I have a Sapphire 380 but have no access to my voltage on AB and if I do what people normally change in the settings my overclock is rendered useless and resets to zero if I try to apply anything.

[dalekphalm]

Even on the 380? Better add that to my "avoid" list. 

Depends on the specific 380. Gigabyte as a brand does not universally lock the voltage of their cards. Some they do - but in those cases, the voltage is usually locked at a higher than stock voltage, which allows better OC's compared to stock voltage. We'd have to see the specific part number of the card you're talking about before we could say whether it's voltage locked or not.

[Coolslammer]

Thanks for the advice. Are other 390 volt locked? And does anyone know when the sail will end?

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

I personally whole heartedly disagree. I much prefer Gigabyte Radeon cards. I prefer their coolers, and their service. I had to RMA a Sapphire card, and it was a huge fucking pain in the ass.

 

Hardware wise, both brands are pretty solid, but I personally would say that Gigabyte is the best Radeon manufacturer.

 

Only an issue if he intends on heavily Overclocking the card. Perhaps you should inquire with the OP to see if that's something they will be doing. If not - you can still reach moderately good OC's on this card without increasing the voltage.

 

Not sure where you're getting your news from but Gigabyte has been releasing some of the worst radeon cards like this:

 

Artifacts plague the cards and many of the cards that were bought were DOA. Thankfully Gigabyte came up with a rev 2 instantly.

 

Expect the overclocking on the 390 G1 to be 1100mhz or below. You have to wonder why no one reviewed the G1 390/x.  

 

 

I have a Sapphire 380 but have no access to my voltage on AB and if I do what people normally change in the settings my overclock is rendered useless and resets to zero if I try to apply anything.

 

Then that might be a problem with your settings since I don't remember anyone mentioning that the G1 380 was volt locked, only the 390/x. 

 

Depends on the specific 380. Gigabyte as a brand does not universally lock the voltage of their cards. Some they do - but in those cases, the voltage is usually locked at a higher than stock voltage, which allows better OC's compared to stock voltage. We'd have to see the specific part number of the card you're talking about before we could say whether it's voltage locked or not.

 

Heh heh heh, did I say I was gonna add gigabyte itself to my avoid list? 

 

Thanks for the advice. Are other 390 volt locked? And does anyone know when the sail will end?

 

AFAIK only the Gigabyte model is volt locked. This thread should be useful for you: http://www.overclock.net/t/1561704/official-amd-r9-390-390x-owners-club

[xAcid9]

Yeah it's a good brand/cooler.

Got link for that claim? 

[Prysin]

Sapphire TRI-X or NITRO cards are fantastic... you cannot go wrong with Sapphire when it comes to cooling.