Best R9 390?

[Alexzz_]

i am searching for a R9 390 card to put in my build. im thinking about the version of MSI, what do you guys think?

[olback]

I love my MSI R9 390. It can get quite hot if you don't have good airflow in your case.

[Alexzz_]

12 minutes ago, GamerPro11 said:

I love my MSI R9 390. It can get quite hot if you don't have good airflow in your case.

thank you, i have 5 120mm fans so that should be good

[Guest]

Sapphire is probably the best. 

 

MSI is good too. 

[xAcid9]

Sapphire cooler will perform better in closed case compare to MSI imo.

[Citadelen]

Sapphire, although overall it's temperature is the lowest of them all the VRMs arn't actively cooled. 

[ripper101]

5 hours ago, Alexzz_ said:

i am searching for a R9 390 card to put in my build. im thinking about the version of MSI, what do you guys think?

SAPPHIRE is by far the best

[terminal2]

Sapphire is the one I've heard

MSI, XFX and EVGA also have good iterations. 

Gigabyte and Powercolor have bad reps on the 390.  Both are notorious for overheat. 

[ivan134]

16 minutes ago, terminal2 said:

Sapphire is the one I've heard

MSI, XFX and EVGA also have good iterations. 

Gigabyte and Powercolor have bad reps on the 390.  Both are notorious for overheat. 

Evga doesnt make amd cards

[Guest]

26 minutes ago, terminal2 said:

Sapphire is the one I've heard

MSI, XFX and EVGA also have good iterations. 

Gigabyte and Powercolor have bad reps on the 390.  Both are notorious for overheat. 

dude, don't bother responding if you don't actually know. 

 

This post is so wrong. 

[terminal2]

3 hours ago, Alexokan said:

dude, don't bother responding if you don't actually know. 

 

This post is so wrong. 

Its because I was just researching the 390 and was comparing it to the 970.  My response was because what I found was the brands were consitent on both.  Gigabyte/Powercolor were bad and EVGA/XFX/MSI/Sapphire were good.  Didn't really notice EVGA didn't make AMD cards.  My advice still stands for both cards, minus EVGA for AMD.

Nice job jumping to conclusions though.

[Madpanda550]

Another consideration: if you want to watercool at some stage, don't buy a sapphire; I've found out that they void warranty on cooler removal (also check with other brands. I know some brands do allow cooler replacement without voiding the warranty).

 

I'd throw in for sapphire, but if you can get something slightly older like a 290x you can get a vapour chamber cooler edition, which could be cheaper due to its' age and would probably be a good choice. Another suggestion is to wait until polaris makes the 300 series drop in price. Checking the prices in Australia, the highest price 390x is about $100 less than a nano (if you're thinking of 4k gaming).