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Just a question I want to ask the community, if they trust or would recommend the brand PowerColor. I want to buy a gpu locally from a guy that has an r9 280x by Powercolor for 160$. But on the other hand theres another guy with an Asus r9 280x (more reputable) for 200$, In the end of the day is Powercolor a reliable brand? or should I work up the extra money to make sure I get a product from a more reputable company?

Powercolor have really good coolers, but they're more on the loud side. DO NOT buy an ASUS R9 200 series card, the Powercolor one will be better.

 

ASUS make horrible Radeon cards, so get the Powercolor. It will be cooler and quieter.

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Just a question I want to ask the community, if they trust or would recommend the brand PowerColor. I want to buy a gpu locally from a guy that has an r9 280x by Powercolor for 160$. But on the other hand theres another guy with an Asus r9 280x (more reputable) for 200$, In the end of the day is Powercolor a reliable brand? or should I work up the extra money to make sure I get a product from a more reputable company?

 

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I've not had a problem with my PCS+ so far. Except that it's loud. 

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Just a question I want to ask the community, if they trust or would recommend the brand PowerColor. I want to buy a gpu locally from a guy that has an r9 280x by Powercolor for 160$. But on the other hand theres another guy with an Asus r9 280x (more reputable) for 200$, In the end of the day is Powercolor a reliable brand? or should I work up the extra money to make sure I get a product from a more reputable company?

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It's unlikely your GPU will die. I know ASUS has pretty good support, but I have never dealt with PowerColor. I'd get whichever is cheaper.

 

 

(I have owned an OLD PowerColor GPU, and it has lasted for years)

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Just a question I want to ask the community, if they trust or would recommend the brand PowerColor. I want to buy a gpu locally from a guy that has an r9 280x by Powercolor for 160$. But on the other hand theres another guy with an Asus r9 280x (more reputable) for 200$, In the end of the day is Powercolor a reliable brand? or should I work up the extra money to make sure I get a product from a more reputable company?

Powercolor have really good coolers, but they're more on the loud side. DO NOT buy an ASUS R9 200 series card, the Powercolor one will be better.

 

ASUS make horrible Radeon cards, so get the Powercolor. It will be cooler and quieter.

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Powercolor have really good coolers, but they're more on the loud side. DO NOT buy an ASUS R9 200 series card, the Powercolor one will be better.

 

ASUS make horrible Radeon cards, so get the Powercolor. It will be cooler and quieter.

Whats wrong with the asus r9 200 cards?

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I had 2 x PowerColor 280's....loved them! clocked high, good temps. Still have one for my collection :)

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Whats wrong with the asus r9 200 cards?

Unlike their NVidia cards, Asus does not make custom coolers for their Radeon cards. It's that horrible for the 300 series, but for the 200 series there are LOTS of cooling issues since lots of components are not properly cooled. 

 

They make great NVidia cards, but steer away from the Radeon cards. 

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Whats wrong with the asus r9 200 cards?

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Unlike their NVidia cards, Asus does not make custom coolers for their Radeon cards. It's that horrible for the 300 series, but for the 200 series there are LOTS of cooling issues since lots of components are not properly cooled. 

 

They make great NVidia cards, but steer away from the Radeon cards. 

So in the end of the day I should get the Powercolor one? for better cooling.

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So in the end of the day I should get the Powercolor one? for better cooling.

Yes. And, it's cheaper too, so you're saving money! :) 

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Kind Of A Home Lab "Bay":

Ryzen 9 5900XT | Intel ARC A310 | ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS | T-FORCE 3200MT/s 16GBx2 + Corsair 3200MT/s 32GBx2 = 96GB!!! WOW!! | 2TB boot SSD + 8TBx6 HDD RaidZ2 | EVGA SuperNOVA 650W G2 | Phanteks Enthoo Pro M | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

 

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Framework Laptop 13 | Intel i5-1340p | G.Skill Ripjaws 3200MT/s 16GBx2 | Solidigm P44 Pro 2TB | CachyOS

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So in the end of the day I should get the Powercolor one? for better cooling.

That decision is yours. We are just giving you our thoughts/experience with them.

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