Palit GTX770 2GB (either OC or JETSTREAM) vs XFX 280x vs MSI 280x + BF4

viksenpai

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Hi guys,

I've delayed buying my PC for some time and now 280x cards cost 400$ (damn litecoin miners). However, in my country, things are going a bit slower and that results in a couple of things - price drops come very slowly and price rises take a week or so to affect our PC shops.
So there's a small window right now, where I can buy the following:
XFX 280x for 340$
MSI 280x, coming with BF4 for 340$

Also, since price drops transfer here only when the cards go out of stock, the only 770's that are at reasonable prices are:
Palit GTX770 OC for 320$
Palit GTX770 Jetstream for 340$

The rest currently cost more than 430$. Bear in mind that I'm taking border taxes, shipping and surplus charges into account and presenting you with the equivalent of the prices that you'd get in USA.

So, there are a couple of options:
1. Buy the XFX, while the price is still reasonable, since it's better than the MSI.
2. Buy the MSI, since it comes with BF4 (say 40$). However, I don't know if I'll play the game or be able to sell it.
3. Buy one of the 770's, despite the manufacturer being Palit.
4. Wait for the prices of the other 770's to drop and buy a 4GB 770 or simply something better than a Palit.
5. Save my money, stick with playing vanilla Skyrim on my Acer Aspire 5740G, or better yet, find something better to do with my free time.

Thank you in advance for your advice. :)

P.S. Please let your technical knowledge, wisdom and general common sense be the pillars of your comment and not fanboyism. :)