Which RX480?

[Charlie Cullen]

I'm looking to buy an RX480 (1060 fanboys you have no place here) and am stuck between the Asus Strix oc and the Sapphire Nitro+. Both have very similar clock speeds with 1330 and 1342 respectively, and both are quite good looking (Although I prefer the Sapphire looks wise). The things I'm most interested in are fan noise, temperatures and actual performance in games. Does anyone have any idea which I should get?

[CatXice]

buy a xfx rs 8gb on standard voltage i got 1380 i think it was at like 75-80c i think it was max fan speed on the twin 90mm fans with over voltage will easy push out 1400 at like 80c if u have good airflow to the card (i dont really have good air flow) 

[Megah3rtz]

Strix will be quieter, performance will be the same. Not sure about temps, but neither matter if you don't overclock 

[Charlie Cullen]

2 minutes ago, CatXice said:

buy a xfx rs 8gb on standard voltage i got 1380 i think it was at like 75-80c i think it was max fan speed on the twin 90mm fans with over voltage will easy push out 1400 at like 80c if u have good airflow to the card (i dont really have good air flow) 

I'm really ideally looking to choose between the two listed, Sapphire is sexier but Asus runs cooler. Then again, Sapphire is meant to run hot.

[Charlie Cullen]

Just now, Megah3rtz said:

Strix will be quieter, performance will be the same. Not sure about temps, but neither matter if you don't overclock 

So, basically whichever is better looking then?

[CatXice]

Just now, Charlie Cullen said:

So, basically whichever is better looking then?

basiclly

[SpencerBoughtAnXbox]

ASUS Strix...i wish i got that one but i impulse bought the reference model day one lel

[Charlie Cullen]

Just now, CatXice said:

basiclly

Sapphire in that case, I'll wait for a couple more replies to be sure.

[Charlie Cullen]

Just now, SpencerBoughtAnXbox said:

ASUS Strix...i wish i got that one but i impulse bought the reference model day one lel

Sapphire is faster though, this is my issue.

[CatXice]

Just now, Charlie Cullen said:

So, basically whichever is better looking then?

i got the xfx card coz it has hard swapable fans and the ones you can buy can have leds in for extra RGB coolness

[CatXice]

Just now, Charlie Cullen said:

Sapphire is faster though, this is my issue.

dont buy a OC card u can push them to 1450 (this was on a ek water block) do for the best cooler/looks

[Brooksie359]

the asus strix if you want the one that will run cooler and quieter 

[Charlie Cullen]

Just now, CatXice said:

i got the xfx card coz it has hard swapable fans and the ones you can buy can have leds in for extra RGB coolness

I prefer the understated look, hence the Sapphire love <3

[Brooksie359]

2 minutes ago, Charlie Cullen said:

Sapphire is faster though, this is my issue.

not once you overclock. 

[Charlie Cullen]

Just now, CatXice said:

dont buy a OC card u can push them to 1450 (this was on a ek water block) do for the best cooler/looks

It's so tough, Sapphire looks better but Asus has better cooler. (Mainly cause it's the size of Russia)

[Megah3rtz]

2 minutes ago, Charlie Cullen said:

Sapphire is faster though, this is my issue.

There's no performance difference, it won't even make a 1-2fps difference 

[SpencerBoughtAnXbox]

2 minutes ago, Charlie Cullen said:

Sapphire is faster though, this is my issue.

It is but the thermals and sound are much better than the sapphire...also it..looks cool

[Charlie Cullen]

2 minutes ago, SpencerBoughtAnXbox said:

It is but the thermals and sound are much better than the sapphire...also it..looks cool

Ok, I may go Strix, the RGB is quite sexy.

[FC_Nightingale]

12 minutes ago, CatXice said:

buy a xfx rs 8gb on standard voltage i got 1380 i think it was at like 75-80c i think it was max fan speed on the twin 90mm fans with over voltage will easy push out 1400 at like 80c if u have good airflow to the card (i dont really have good air flow) 

Would you recommend two of these crossfired to run on a 2k monitor? I have a i5 76k and either going with 16gb of ram or 32. Help??

[Charlie Cullen]

The other advantage of the Strix is that my case has a bottom intake fan pointing at GPU, it has headers so I could connect it to the gpu instead to have it even better cooled.

[CatXice]

1 minute ago, FC_Nightingale said:

Would you recommend two of these crossfired to run on a 2k monitor? I have a i5 76k and either going with 16gb of ram or 32. Help??

i can run bf1 at 1440p ultra at 80fps or 4k 60fps at medium-high on standard clocks

[HotDiggityDaffodil]

16 minutes ago, Charlie Cullen said:

I'm looking to buy an RX480 (1060 fanboys you have no place here) and am stuck between the Asus Strix oc and the Sapphire Nitro+. Both have very similar clock speeds with 1330 and 1342 respectively, and both are quite good looking (Although I prefer the Sapphire looks wise). The things I'm most interested in are fan noise, temperatures and actual performance in games. Does anyone have any idea which I should get?

I got the Strix OC about 4 weeks ago and it's a great card. It overclocks better and you have more rgb options with the Aura software.

[Charlie Cullen]

Just now, HotDiggityDaffodil said:

I got the Strix OC about 4 weeks ago and it's a great card. It overclocks better and you have more rgb options with the Aura software.

Ok, sorted, I'll get the Strix, plus fan headers are useful.

 

Edit: And on the website I found them on the strix is 2 pounds cheaper.

[HotDiggityDaffodil]

2 minutes ago, FC_Nightingale said:

Would you recommend two of these crossfired to run on a 2k monitor? I have a i5 76k and either going with 16gb of ram or 32. Help??

What do you mean by 2k? 2560x1080?

[FC_Nightingale]

1 minute ago, HotDiggityDaffodil said:

What do you mean by 2k? 2560x1080?

Yes.