Firstly my budget is around £150 and the plan is to play games at 1080p ultra . i decided to buy either out of these 2 cards as they are suitable for 1080p at ultra but i don't see whats the difference between these 2 cards and will there be any huge/small difference in frames per second ?
lastly some cards of the 270x have 3 fans and some 2, is that an important feature? because i would gladly pay a bit more for the 3 fan version.
these are my choices: (quite a long list)
XFX: 270 - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-xfx-radeon-r9-270-boost-28nm-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-900mhz-boost-925mhz-1280-streams-dp-dvi-hdmi-plus
Asus:270 - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-asus-radeon-r9-270-directcu-ii-oc-28nm-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-950mhz-boost-975mhz-1280-streamsdp-dvi-
Sapphire: 270x - 3 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-sapphire-radeon-r9-270x-toxic-28nm-5800mhz-gddr5-gpu-1100mhz-boost-1150mhz-1280-streams-dport-hd
Sapphire: 270x - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-sapphire-radeon-r9-270x-vapor-x-boost-oc-28nm-5800mhz-gddr5-gpu-1050mhz-boost-1100mhz-1280-strea
Sapphire: 270x - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-sapphire-r9-270x-dual-x-boost-oc-28nm-gddr5-gpu-1020mhz-1280-streams-dp-dvi-hdmi
Gigabyte: 270x - 3 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-gigabyte-radeon-r9-270x-oc-28nm-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-1050mhz-boost-1100mhz-1280-streams-displayport
Asus: 270x - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-asus-radeon-r9-270x-directcu-ii-28nm-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-1050mhz-1280-streams-displayport-2x-dvi-h
Asus: 270x - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-asus-radeon-r9-270x-directcu-ii-top-28nm-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-1120mhz-1280-streams-dp-dvi-hdmi-plus
MSI: 270x - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-radeon-r9-270x-hawk-28nm-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-1100mhz-boost-1150mhz-1280-streams-dp-2x-dl-dvi-h
MSI: 270x - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-radeon-r9-270x-gaming-2g-28nm-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-1030mhz-boost-1120mhz-1280-streams-dp-2x-dl-
XFX: 270x - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-xfx-radeon-r9-270x-dd-black-edition-28nm-6000mhz-gddr5-gpu-1100mhz-1280-streams-2x-dl-dvi-hdmi-2
XFX: 270x - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-xfx-radeon-r9-270x-boost-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-1000mhz-boost-1050mhz-dvi-hdmi-mdport-plusfree-bf4
at the moment i would prefer to buy the 270 versions as they come free battlefield 4 unless the performance is really bad compared to 270x.
if i am recommended to buy a 270x i would prefer sapphire, gigabyte. i also heard asus is really good and MSI and XFX are not.
thanks for the recommendation and the answers
lastly some cards of the 270x have 3 fans and some 2, is that an important feature? because i would gladly pay a bit more for the 3 fan version.
these are my choices: (quite a long list)
XFX: 270 - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-xfx-radeon-r9-270-boost-28nm-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-900mhz-boost-925mhz-1280-streams-dp-dvi-hdmi-plus
Asus:270 - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-asus-radeon-r9-270-directcu-ii-oc-28nm-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-950mhz-boost-975mhz-1280-streamsdp-dvi-
Sapphire: 270x - 3 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-sapphire-radeon-r9-270x-toxic-28nm-5800mhz-gddr5-gpu-1100mhz-boost-1150mhz-1280-streams-dport-hd
Sapphire: 270x - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-sapphire-radeon-r9-270x-vapor-x-boost-oc-28nm-5800mhz-gddr5-gpu-1050mhz-boost-1100mhz-1280-strea
Sapphire: 270x - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-sapphire-r9-270x-dual-x-boost-oc-28nm-gddr5-gpu-1020mhz-1280-streams-dp-dvi-hdmi
Gigabyte: 270x - 3 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-gigabyte-radeon-r9-270x-oc-28nm-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-1050mhz-boost-1100mhz-1280-streams-displayport
Asus: 270x - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-asus-radeon-r9-270x-directcu-ii-28nm-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-1050mhz-1280-streams-displayport-2x-dvi-h
Asus: 270x - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-asus-radeon-r9-270x-directcu-ii-top-28nm-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-1120mhz-1280-streams-dp-dvi-hdmi-plus
MSI: 270x - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-radeon-r9-270x-hawk-28nm-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-1100mhz-boost-1150mhz-1280-streams-dp-2x-dl-dvi-h
MSI: 270x - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-radeon-r9-270x-gaming-2g-28nm-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-1030mhz-boost-1120mhz-1280-streams-dp-2x-dl-
XFX: 270x - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-xfx-radeon-r9-270x-dd-black-edition-28nm-6000mhz-gddr5-gpu-1100mhz-1280-streams-2x-dl-dvi-hdmi-2
XFX: 270x - 2 fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-xfx-radeon-r9-270x-boost-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-1000mhz-boost-1050mhz-dvi-hdmi-mdport-plusfree-bf4
at the moment i would prefer to buy the 270 versions as they come free battlefield 4 unless the performance is really bad compared to 270x.
if i am recommended to buy a 270x i would prefer sapphire, gigabyte. i also heard asus is really good and MSI and XFX are not.
thanks for the recommendation and the answers