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R9 280x, sapphire vs his, quick replies please!

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May 16, 2014 1:22:44 PM

Go for the Sapphire--it'll overclock a little better than the HIS, unless you don't want to overclock then go for the HIS.

Just a heads up, used 290's are going for $250 on eBay right now--I picked up a pair and they work flawlessly. Cheaper and faster than a new 280X :) 
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May 16, 2014 1:23:55 PM

I worry about getting a used gpu, never know what you might get.

Oh, also, I'm ordering it off amazon overnight, within the next 8 minutes.
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May 16, 2014 1:49:07 PM

Right on, as long as you buy from a reputable dealer (100% rating, tons of transaction) you're good to go. I've bought 5870's, 270X's, and 7950's all from eBay over the years and now 2x 290's and never had a problem :) 

Either way the 280X is a great card, but if you need more performance for less money check out the deals on eBay!
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May 16, 2014 2:34:25 PM

The sapphire Vapor X edition has a BIOS problem that overheats the card due to non functionality of a GPU fan, go for the sapphire one then use ati flash to flash the card with the older bios just tell me which one you will buy then i will explain
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May 16, 2014 4:26:20 PM

Decided on HiS. Didn't seem with the extra 50$, could get a new r9 290 only 20 more.
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May 26, 2014 1:07:07 AM

Im using the r9 280x. it can run bf4 at ultra with 50-60+
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