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Which AMD rx 480 should I buy?

Zaros Nozara
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Which rx 480 should I buy? I am going with the 8gb model.
The sapphire Nitro+
The Asus Strix 
MSI rx 480
XFX GTR

If you know the differences between the cards, please elaborate. Thanks!

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The one that doesn't burn like the sun...

 

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XFX

 

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15 minutes ago, Zaros Nozara said:

Which rx 480 should I buy? I am going with the 8gb model.
The sapphire Nitro+
The Asus Strix 
MSI rx 480
XFX GTR

If you know the differences between the cards, please elaborate. Thanks!

XFX GTR is one of the best, if not THE best. 

And in case you don't like that one go for the Nitro+

 

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Either xfx or strix

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I was leaning towards the xfx anyways from doing research, however I found videos on both sides showing both the MSI Gaming x and XFX GTR beating each other in cooling prospects, but it seems that most people that have commented so far are leaning towards the XFX card, so that seems to be the logical choice given the various levels of knowledge in the thread. I was looking towards to Gaming x mostly for aesthetic purposes since the color matches my ram and I can edit my AIO lights, but also liked the idea that it's already built to work with afterburner and MSI has a good reputation. I am still rather new, so I don't know too much about XFX yet. Thanks for the info guys.

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10 minutes ago, Zaros Nozara said:

,. I was looking towards to Gaming x mostly for aesthetic purposes

If the MSI matches your build, go for it.

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CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K

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Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA)
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Go for the MSI then, it is a pretty solid GPU

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Get the XFX, I have a nitro, it looks nicer but had to RMA due to fan defect. Xfx has less fan defects in production and probably a better RMA process.

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none, wait a month for the 580, it should be a more refined version of the 480 with possibly higher clocks....

 

Alternatively the Fury is dirt cheap (£250) at the moment and is significantly faster than the 480.

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