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Radeon 280x vs 290

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January 30, 2014 5:14:00 PM

So which is better, the 280x or the 290? Like is it worth the extra $200? I heard the 290 is really noisy and I don't really want to wake up my wife..or is there something to do to fix it?

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January 30, 2014 5:15:52 PM

Well if you can get the 280x for a little less than what it's going for currently, definitely get the 280x. The 290 is definitely noisier and I don't really think there's much you can do to muffle it unless you install something inside the case itself. But yeah go for the 280x, you'll get brownie points with the wife too ;) 
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January 30, 2014 5:17:42 PM

Id go with the 280x. I heard it deals better with heat.
the 290 is a hairdryer.
U might be able to get a waterblock with it to maybe solve the prob but that requires a custom loop.
On the other hand, those card jumped in price due to mining
If u arent mining, gtx 780 or better is the way.
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January 30, 2014 5:23:06 PM

Well I'm upgrading from a 7750 because it was overheating. It worked great until I moved and boxed it up. I tried getting nicer fans but decided it must be upgrade time. I just am simply not an NVIDIA fan so that's why I wont get the 780 sorry..
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January 30, 2014 5:43:57 PM

I am a huge AMD fan but Seriously.... The Graphics cards are wayy overpriced now because of mainly Litecoin miners as Bitcoin mining is no longer profitable on GPU's. For $500 in US you get a quieter card with same performance as the R9 290. If the R9 290 was back to its MSRP I would recommend that one though.
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