r9 270x vs. msi hd 7870 vs. sapphire hd 7870

thekingpewe

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I want to know which one is the best and also which one has the most bang for the buck.

MSI hd 7870 www.amazon.com/MSI-Express-Graphics-R7870-2GD5T-OC/dp/B00BANKXFI/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t
MSI r9 270x www.amazon.com/MSI-R9-270X-GAMING-2G/dp/B00FR6XP6I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1382736053&sr=8-2&keywords=r9+270x
Sapphire hd 7870 www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A2J4ROE/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00A2J4ROE&linkCode=as2&tag=b0b929-20

I want to know which one has the best oc, cooling, and the fastest gpu.
 

StarBG

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The r9 270x is the fastest but it cost a bit more, I would go for the GPU but from HIS or Gigabyte. MSI 270x has not much OC potential with that cooling system while HIS and Gigabyte have better cooilng systems and the HIS GPU is faster than Gigabyte and MSI. OC is a question of luck with the GPU chip.
 

pit_1209

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I already linked it on the post, but here´s more and also news about mantle also supporting other gpu archs so nvidia can jump to the boat too.
http://community.amd.com/community/amd-blogs/amd-gaming/blog/2013/10/17/the-four-core-principles-of-amd-s-mantle

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/amds-mantle-does-not-require-gpus-with-gcn-architecture/

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/10/07/amd_radeon_r9_r7_series_rebranding_introduction/2