need help in gpu!PLEASE!

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RomanOberoi

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hi fellas,
i want to buy a gpu for my rig:-
Intel 4670k(with stock cooler)
MSI Z87 G-43 Gaming Motherboard
Cooler Master 431 Elite CASE
Cooler Master 600watts thunder psu
Kingston hyperX 8GB (8x1) RAM
WD Blue 1TB

i want to buy the new radeon series R9 280x
my choices:-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/A78241-Sapphire-11221-00-20G-Radeon-R9-280X-3G-D5-PCIE-DVI-HDMI-DP-Dual-X-OC-Vid-/251373214712?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item3a8702dbf8

http://www.ebay.com/itm/A78299-Asus-R9280X-DC2T-3GD5-V2-AMD-Radeon-R9-3GB-GDDR5-2DVI-4DisplayPort-Video-/251373214348?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item3a8702da8c

http://www.ebay.com/itm/A78323-MSI-R9-280X-GAMING-3G-AMD-Radeon-R9-280X-GAMING-3GB-GDDR5-PCI-E-Video-Ca-/261324454160?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item3cd826b910

which one will be better and why?and it will fit in my CASE?

-thanks :)
 
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The Asus card is a three slot card and will take up a lot of space however if your only going with one video card and you have the room the cooler on the Asus card is the best option.
The MSI card would be next if you don't want a three slot card as the fans are a lot bigger and would provide good cooling for the GPU.

The case is a mid tower so you'll have to see what you have for space between the rear of the case and the hard drive rack. The length of the cards are usually listed in the specifications of the card. Usually cards that are 10 ,11 or 12 inches will fit.
 
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airplanegeek

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im pretty sure the sapphire card is going to be louder than any of the other ones. The MSI and Asus look nice. The gigabyte card might be a bit long. I own a MSI GTX 760 and i am happy with it. I have a friend who has a Asus gtx 660 ti. Basically it just boils down to price, and asthetics if you care.
 
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Applepienation

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Any of them will fit, according to the CM website your case has room for up to 12.4 inch GPUs.

As for which one is the best, well that depends on your monitor, among other things. The Asus one seems to be the best option to me, except it's somewhat larger than the others, taking 3 expansion slots as opposed to 2. It also doesn't have an HDMI jack built in, only 4 display ports (I think those are DPs) and a couple DVI ports. It also has a (slightly) lower memory clock, but to compensate has a massive cooler, allowing for better performance.

It really depends on your monitor, whether or not you intend to Crossfire (Larger card may make it difficult to access second PCI-e slot) , and if you don't mind having a very large card in there or not.
 
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Because of the three slot design the Asus card is designed to be a bit quieter then other cards plus offer cooler temps. The MSI card would be a second choice as the larger fans would not have to spin as fast as smaller fans to provide cooling power.
 
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