Can't decide which 280X to get

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avrahams1

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Hi,

I'm planning on buying the 280X GPU this Monday, so I just went online to check availability in the store I'm planning to buy from, and there are some variants of the 280x I didn't consider.

These are my options:
http://en.ksp.co.il/?uin=20671&store=eilat (Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X OC 3GB)
http://en.ksp.co.il/?uin=20668&store=eilat (MSI Radeon R9 280X GAMING 3GB )
http://en.ksp.co.il/?uin=20931&store=eilat (Asus Radeon R9 280X DirectCU II TOP OC 3GB)

As you can see they're all at the same price more or less, and are pretty much similar.

If I were to buy one of them right now, it would probably be the Asus one, just because I know Asus is great with everything gaming-related.

Which of these would you guys recommend?
And more importantly, why?

Just to address the logistics - My case is big enough even for the GB Winforce (I have an Ippon S1), and I have a 600W power supply.
Second, I'm not planning on doing any OC beyond the stock one.

Thanks in advance,
Avi.
 
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corvetteguy1994

DirectCU II is good to go. i would get an msi for overclocking but asus for great and quiet performance.
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StarBG

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I like the Gigabyte verions for the new r9 cards better with their cooling systems and 3 fans and also their boost functions work, at least the boost from the r9 270x Asus GPU don`t work and I have not seen a test for the r9 280x. THe MSI has not that goog cooling system and there would be not much space for OC later.
 
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avrahams1

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1. What about the Asus?

2. I'm not an expert on these things, and I'm not planning on doing any OC beyond the stock one.
 
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StarBG

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Asus have also a very good cooling system but I don`t know if the boost function on their r9 280x work because on the r9 270x it don`t work. Anything beside that both Gigabyte and Asus have very good r9 280x GPU`s and you can adjust the fan speed so that the cards get quiet under load.
 
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1. The toxic isn't an option - due to both its higher price and lack of availability.
2. I wasn't going to buy the matrix, but the DirectCU II TOP...
 
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DirectCU II is good to go. i would get an msi for overclocking but asus for great and quiet performance.
 
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read the 1 egg reviews to the link u posted.
Artifact issues almost everyone. And probably not fixable by drivers.
I'm also a sad directcu ii top owner who sent it back for replacement. And im still sad because they will replace it with the same model, which might be defective again
 
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