Is There A Manufacturer With EVGA's Reputation On The AMD Side Of The Fence?

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For NVIDIA graphics cards, EVGA has an almost unanimous excellent reputation for quality and customer support. Personally I've had EVGA cards for past dozen years or so. But now I'm comparing a GTX 770 SC 4GB verses an R9-280X. Given my history with EVGA, I'm leaning that way (especially with the price cut and 3 free games). But I want to research the other options as well. That leaves the R9-280X and R9-290 (the R9-290 reference cars are too noisy currently).

And that brings up the question of an AMD manufacturer with the best reputation for quality and customer support. Is there a manufacturer with EVGA's reputation for AMD graphic cards?
 
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I remember when EVGA was rivaled in the nVidia market by XFX before XFX told nVidia to go suck it after BFG died. XFX makes great cards on the Radeon side as well. I ran two XFX HD 4870s in crossfire for almost 5 years. These cards still work today. Honestly, if you want the three free games and you're looking at the R9-280X, just do what I did and get the HD 7970. It's the same card as the R9-280X but it comes with three free games. Sapphire is considered the king of Radeon cards (which is probably why I never owned one...lol) but don't discount offerings from XFX, HIS, MSi and Gigabyte as well. I never really worry about what brand of card I use because I've used so many. I've used ATi, nVidia, Albatron, Palit, XFX, Powercolor...
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I've had a pretty good experience with sapphire, both with my one 6870 and with several cards that I have recommended for family/friends.

If you're looking at an R9 280X, It really comes down to budget and resolution. In 1080p benchmarks, the 770 SC 4GB comes in at around 50-55 FPS average in Metro: Last light, compared to 36-41 Average on the 280X. If you're playing on a resolution higher than 1080p, the 4GB VRAM will make a difference, especially with the 770's 7GHz effective memory clock. 3GB on the 280X from sapphire is sufficient for 2560x1440, maybe even 4K but the 770 will steal the show in those circumstances. Considering the 280X comes in around $100 cheaper, they are not far apart in Price/Performance ratio. The 290 is likely to be the one to pay attention too. If you see a 290 non-reference that you like, go for it, the pricing is extremely competitive. It comes down to how long you can wait, and preference. If I were in your case, and I didn't want to wait till a late december/january 290 non-reference, I would stick to my guns with EVGA.

Hope this helps
 
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Thanks for the response, I am not in a rush to make a decision, but I do plan on purchasing a new GPU before the end of the year. I basically want the best overall solution in the $400 neighborhood. I've read many comparisons, but none have included a super clocked GTX 770 with 4GB of VRAM.

My monitor hasn't been upgraded yet, so I'm currently using a 50" plasma at 1080P. I plan on a new 24" or 27 " monitor, but I haven't narrowed it down yet.
 
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both the 280x and the 770 are great cards but the r9 290 is $400 on newegg, and I would wait until the non reference cards come out because they do run hot (all non reference cards do, not just the Hawaii series) they should be out by the end of this month (total guess made by pure speculation, but they will be coming soon) So you get the 4gb of vram and great performance for $400 (need a 500 watt psu minimum to have this card)

r9 280x is beaten by a 770 http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-280X-vs-GeForce-GTX-770
770 is beaten by a r9 290 http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-290-vs-GeForce-GTX-770
 
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My system is basically an Intel I5-3570K, Asus ROG Maximus V Z77, 16 GB 0f G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 1866 CL9 RAM, SeaSonic Platinum 860W PSU, and an Antec P280 case. It is just in need of a new GPU.

 
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I remember when EVGA was rivaled in the nVidia market by XFX before XFX told nVidia to go suck it after BFG died. XFX makes great cards on the Radeon side as well. I ran two XFX HD 4870s in crossfire for almost 5 years. These cards still work today. Honestly, if you want the three free games and you're looking at the R9-280X, just do what I did and get the HD 7970. It's the same card as the R9-280X but it comes with three free games. Sapphire is considered the king of Radeon cards (which is probably why I never owned one...lol) but don't discount offerings from XFX, HIS, MSi and Gigabyte as well. I never really worry about what brand of card I use because I've used so many. I've used ATi, nVidia, Albatron, Palit, XFX, Powercolor and Gigabyte. My experience with all of them has been more or less the same. Hell, I would have purchased two Powercolor Radeon HD 7970s but Gigabyte had a special where their Windforce overclocked cards were the same price as the Powercolors so I ended up with two Gigabytes instead. On the AMD side, if you have issues, you can always call ATi in Markham, Ontario directly to get tech support straight from them. I never bother trying to contact the "manufacturer" because ATi KNOWS their GPUs from top to bottom where the add-in partners might not. Currently, the best deal on the HD 7970 is $280 (-$30 mail-in-rebate) from newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131468
 
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