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ASUS R9 280X Matrix - Reliable?

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November 24, 2013 2:49:27 PM

I was looking at purchasing an Asus R9 280X Matrix for a new computer I'll be buying in the next month or so, but a lot of user reviews on sites like Newegg are accusing it of being unreliable or buggy (artifacting issues, etc). Scary acronyms like DOA and RMA are getting thrown around a fair bit.

Anyways, I was wondering if anyone could comment on this issue - specifically, I was wondering if the problems that are being reported are the result of a poor card or just users screwing around with the OCing features.

Any help here would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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November 24, 2013 3:01:06 PM

Have worked with two and seen no problems, have seen and read of folks getting the 280X cards and having a variety of problems which often leads to an underpowered PSU, I recommend at least a good 550 with 30AMPs or more on the 12 volt rail(s)...many that you see listed at 550 are showing the peak wattage opposed to continuous
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November 24, 2013 3:02:44 PM

I'd say go with the sapphire 7970 Toxic edition, i remember that card beating the 280x in every benchmart
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a b Ĉ ASUS
November 24, 2013 3:26:26 PM

should be fine, nearly as expensive as an r290 here, waste of money imo for minimal performance gain over other 280x's. maybe different pricing in your part of the world.
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