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I can't find anything about the different brands for the 390,

does anyone know of any benchmarks anywhere between MSI, Sapphire, XFX etc?

 

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A few MHz difference - main difference is the cooler.

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A few MHz difference - main difference is the cooler.

 

Will the power consumption be any different?

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find one you like the look/color of or one that matches your build and go for it 

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Sapphire has the best coolers from my understanding, which makes it the best for 390s

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Will the power consumption be any different?

Shouldn't be - Unless the Bios is different or power target/voltage is altered from the factory. I'd say MSI or Sapphire - XFX and Power Color are also fine.

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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.

 

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Hmm, I kind of like the look of the XFX card but it doesn't say that the fans turn off under low-load like MSI or Sapphire.

Does XFX have an LED indicator on the side like MSI?

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Hmm, I kind of like the look of the XFX card but it doesn't say that the fans turn off under low-load like MSI or Sapphire.

Does XFX have an LED indicator on the side like MSI?

no LEDs or 0-fan mode. I personally dislike the 0-fan mode as it results in high idle temps.

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Hmm, I kind of like the look of the XFX card but it doesn't say that the fans turn off under low-load like MSI or Sapphire.

Does XFX have an LED indicator on the side like MSI?

 

Doesn't seen like it has those features. But its pretty badass looking. 

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no LEDs or 0-fan mode. I personally dislike the 0-fan mode as it results in high idle temps.

 

 

Doesn't seen like it has those features. But its pretty badass looking. 

I feel like the MSI card won't fit within my blue and black colour scheme, then again I could pain the red.

 

Can't find a sapphire card anywhere

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I feel like the MSI card won't fit within my blue and black colour scheme, then again I could pain the red.

 

Can't find a sapphire card anywhere

Then grab the XFX one :)

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I feel like the MSI card won't fit within my blue and black colour scheme, then again I could pain the red.

 

Can't find a sapphire card anywhere

 

Then the XFX is your best bet. Many users have noted that the XFX overclocks pretty well too. 

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Then the XFX is your best bet. Many users have noted that the XFX overclocks pretty well too. 

Don't think I'm going to be OCing any time soon as my PSU is barely enough as it is

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Don't think I'm going to be OCing any time soon as my PSU is barely enough as it is

so long as you don't touch power target/voltage you're fine :P

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so long as you don't touch power target/voltage you're fine :P

 

Now starting to think a 970 maybe a safer bet, the EVGA one is black with blue bits which would fit and it has a lower power consumption but then its not as powerful for a similar price

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Now starting to think a 970 maybe a safer bet, the EVGA one is black with blue bits which would fit and it has a lower power consumption but then its not as powerful for a similar price

970 uses 80W less.

You're fine - trust me. You have a very solid PSU, it's VERY unlikely to cause issues. You can safely OC the card - just don't go crazy with voltage and power limit - remember what Luke did with a 290 in SW1? On a cheapo 500W.

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Don't think I'm going to be OCing any time soon as my PSU is barely enough as it is

 

XFX XTR? I don't think there's a problem with that  ;)

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XFX XTR? I don't think there's a problem with that  ;)

 

I always get anxious when buying new parts and that they'll be too much for the PSU. Been thoroughly reassured that it will be enough but just don't want to push it

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970 uses 80W less.

You're fine - trust me. You have a very solid PSU, it's VERY unlikely to cause issues. You can safely OC the card - just don't go crazy with voltage and power limit - remember what Luke did with a 290 in SW1? On a cheapo 500W.

 

Guess so, its also the colour scheme and the fan-off when idle feature. Also the LED on the side (I like lights), the EVGA card supports all of this I think but then its not as powerful so I feel like it'll be worth giving up those features to get the more powerful card.

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On top of this is the size. Will these cards fit in the Zalman Z11 Plus? Didn't think to check this. I assume its also compatible with my Mobo as well, right?

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On top of this is the size. Will these cards fit in the Zalman Z11 Plus? Didn't think to check this. I assume its also compatible with my Mobo as well, right?

Mobo compatibility is fine - check on PCpartpicker or the manufacturer's websites the sizes :P

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On the XFX R9 390 product page they suggest the minimum wattage to be 750W, I am a little bit off that

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Mobo compatibility is fine - check on PCpartpicker or the manufacturer's websites the sizes :P

 

Just checked, the XFX card is 5mm longer than the space in the case..

Do you think it could squeeze it in?

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