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Marauder47

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So I have been doing a lot of shopping around for graphics cards recently and was looking at the R9 280x. But to my disappointment, they seem to be sold out everywhere. This has lead me to look into the GTX 770, Radeon 7970 and Radeon 7970 GHz edition.

1) Which card should I choose between the GTX 770, Radeon 7970, Radeon 7970 GHz edition and the R9 280x?

2) For your suggestion, is there any difference between different brands such as Gigabyte, XFX, and Sapphire? (I know that for the R9 280x, I have read some suspect things about Gigabyte and more good things about the Sapphires.)

Any additional information or insight you can give would be much appreciated. Thanks a ton!
 
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rolandzhang3
The 280x is essentially a highly clocked 7970, so just go with whichever card is cheaper and overclock it

The 770 is usually more expensive but it offers a little more performance over the Radeon cards, so make of that what you will, at overclocked levels these cards trade blows depending on the game you're playing

Sapphire tends to be one of the better brands for AMD cards, just like EVGA with Nvidia, the generally trusted brands for AMD would be Sapphire and Asus

I've personally used Gigabyte for years and they've been alright for the most part, their Windforce cards come with a very decent factory overclock and usually 3 large fans so it's definitely not for someone with a small case
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The 280x is essentially a highly clocked 7970, so just go with whichever card is cheaper and overclock it

The 770 is usually more expensive but it offers a little more performance over the Radeon cards, so make of that what you will, at overclocked levels these cards trade blows depending on the game you're playing

Sapphire tends to be one of the better brands for AMD cards, just like EVGA with Nvidia, the generally trusted brands for AMD would be Sapphire and Asus

I've personally used Gigabyte for years and they've been alright for the most part, their Windforce cards come with a very decent factory overclock and usually 3 large fans so it's definitely not for someone with a small case
 
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