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These are the cheapest models on the whole market in my country right now.
Sapphire Radeon NITRO+ OC RX 480 8GB - 310 EUR/320 USD - 1306 Mhz, 2 fans, RGB
XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB RS - 310 EUR/320 USD - 1288 Mhz, 2 fans, LED
ASUS Strix ROG O0G GAMING RX 480 8GB - 330 EUR/340 USD - 1330 Mhz, 3 fans, RGB
MSI GAMING X 8G RX 480 8GB - 335 EUR/350 USD - 1316 Mhz, 2 fans, RGB
XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB GTR Black Edition - 345 EUR/360 USD - 1338, 2 fans, LED
The only one i left out is the PowerColor Red Dragon (the 1266 Mhz 6-pin one)
Which should i go for? Not planning to OC, RGB doesn't matter too much to me, fan noise doesn't matter either, but temps do (thermal throttling), as well as the performance and the longevity. (plan to keep it for at least 3-4 years and play 1080p games)
I have a 650w PSU so power is no problem.
Thanks in advance :)

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From what I understand, the MSI model offers the best cooling solution.

H A L C Y O N

Specs:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.5GHz

CPU Cooler: Corsair H50

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary

GPU: MSI RX 480 Gaming X 8GB

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-2400

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM

Power Supply: SeaSonic G-Series 550W

Case: NZXT S340 (black/blue)

 

Peripherals:

Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM

Keyboard: Logitech G810 Orion Spectrum

Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum

Headset: Logitech G633 Artemis Spectrum

Mousepad: HyperX Fury S XL

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MSI or ASUS (best looks, cooler, and performance). Sapphire cards are loud and hot.

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1 minute ago, just tilt said:

ASUS has only 8 Mhz lower Boost Clock in OC mode than the XFX GTR BE, but imo that's not worth extra 20 USD.

Best performance as in OC performance. OCing with something like Afterburner is pretty easy. The GTR is a good card tho, but the STRIX is one of the best coolers and is cheaper, so...

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7 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

Best performance as in OC performance. OCing with something like Afterburner is pretty easy. The GTR is a good card tho, but the STRIX is one of the best coolers and is cheaper, so...

Pretty obvious choice haha.
Guess i will go with the ASUS STRIX one, faster than the MSI, has better heatsinks and more fans while having RGB as well and looking god damn fabulous? Looks like we have a winner

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GTR 480 is the best 480 you can buy.

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6 minutes ago, just tilt said:

Yeah, but do you think i should get it at that big price premium?
If not, which one should i get?

Get the nitro. Just know you need to set a custom fan curve. The default curve is terrible and makes the card loud. That's because the card has a tiny heatsink, so the fans have to work harder compared to other 480s with bigger heatsinks.

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