What graphicscard should I choose?

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RTDgoat

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Hi, I'm building a new pc, and I can't choose between Gigabyte 7970 ghz (465$), Gigabyte r9 280x (399$). Is the 280x better? What is the pros and cons of the 280x? Also, what AMD GPU brand is best? Gigabyte, Sapphire or Asus?

I will be playing on a single 1080p monitor, and games like BF4, crysis, Dirt, Formula 1 2013.
Pc specs:
i5 4670k, 8 gb ram, 256gb ssd, Asus hero z87 Mobo and a 750W tx corsair PSU

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Im sorry but do not listen to kooks, the 280x and the 7970 ghz are not the same performance wise, you can squeeze out 2 to 6 more fps out of the 7970 (i have tested this personally 4 days ago) also i would be very weary about the r9 and the r7 series, it is cheaper but nobody can explain why. It has almost the same performance, so it must be a very similar chip, but i would not trust that, these are basically new on the market and we still dont know what are their flaws, strengths ect.
And the biggest deal for me is that the 7970 comes with never settle deal so that means that you get to chose 3 games, and if you have all of them or are just not interested in them, you could sell them and that way your 7970 would be 40$ cheaper than the...
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performance wise they are basically identical, I think the 280x has better power consumption and if its cheaper go with that. as with the brand I think its preference but Id prefer to get a reference card no matter what brand.
 
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Im sorry but do not listen to kooks, the 280x and the 7970 ghz are not the same performance wise, you can squeeze out 2 to 6 more fps out of the 7970 (i have tested this personally 4 days ago) also i would be very weary about the r9 and the r7 series, it is cheaper but nobody can explain why. It has almost the same performance, so it must be a very similar chip, but i would not trust that, these are basically new on the market and we still dont know what are their flaws, strengths ect.
And the biggest deal for me is that the 7970 comes with never settle deal so that means that you get to chose 3 games, and if you have all of them or are just not interested in them, you could sell them and that way your 7970 would be 40$ cheaper than the 280x.

Here are some links on newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202001
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202045&Tpk=280x%20vapor%20x

Remember the 280x DOESN'T come with the never settle deal.

And in the end if you choose to get the 280x, i would strongly suggest you to wait 2 or 3 months, because if the card has any flaws it must show in the 3rd or 4th month of its release. Hope it helps
 
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ok 2-6 fps like I said identical or almost haha
 
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So what's the difference between the 7970 you posted above at this one for 250 bucks?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150665&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
 
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the core clock the ones he posted are a lot faster and you will be able to get better performance the core clock on that one is 925 while the ghz is 1000
 
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The cooling, power consumption, stock clock speed, ect., the xfx is probably the worst 7970 you could buy, it overheats to easy, it takes too much power, overall a worse option than the vapor-x, and believe me its worth the extra 50 to 100$
 
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I would still get the 7970, it is overall a little stronger card, its a bit cheaper, and also mantle is coming out and it is rumored to give you 20% to 35% performance increase, but hey it is a rumor
 
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