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Georgehillier

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Hey guys,

After considering getting a 770 I decided a 290 was better value for money.

I'm looking for the best 290 I can get for £300, but can spend another £20 at most if it's worth it.

In your opinion what's the best 290 available?
 
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they are both great cards! i would go with whichever one is cheaper. you cannot go wrong with picking either of them.
some facts i know about the msi cards:
when pc starts up the card exhausts air to clear dust from card

the sapphire has a backplate.
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That one seems to have very good reviews, but I'm worried about noise and heat from the card. I don't have any intentions of OC it yet (since it runs everything maxed out at stock speeds), just want it to be relatively quiet and cool.

Basically, I want card that will run coolest and quietest!

The cards I'm looking at are:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-912v308002
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr929oc4gd
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9290dc2oc4gd5
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003622sr
 
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the windforce runs cool but the smaller fans will make it run louder, the msi and the sapphire are great choices as well. its pretty much personal preference between those 3
 
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Georgehillier

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Which would be best between the msi and sapphire? I'm pretty much choosing between them, unless there's a reason to get the Asus instead.
I guess the msi will be quieter due to the larger fans, but will have to spin faster to move as much air as the sapphire
 
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they are both great cards! i would go with whichever one is cheaper. you cannot go wrong with picking either of them.
some facts i know about the msi cards:
when pc starts up the card exhausts air to clear dust from card

the sapphire has a backplate.
 
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Georgehillier

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From what I've read the sapphire has the best cooling, which usually means lower noise as the fans don't have to work as hard. I guess I'll give it a good think before I buy one!
 
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I'm also going to America in a few weeks and could get the card there much cheaper. Should I get the tri x for $400 or the vapour x for $450? Is the extra $50 worth it?

And does anyone know if it's alright to take a graphics card on a a plane in hand luggage? I don't really want to leave it in the suitcase for it to be crushed!
 
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I got Sapphire Tri-X, the cooling is insane, easily the best cooling I have ever seen - 70c and quiet while playing Bioshock Infinite on Ultra DX11.

However I have some annoying HDMI issue with it - black screen on initial boot, pretty sure it's only my card issue, but still.

And there is no backplate, but who cares really.

And I'd get Vapor-X if you decide between that and Tri-X, just because the factory overclock is greater on Vapor-X - you can easily overclock Tri-X to Vapor-X level, since the cooler is the same, actually, but with Vapor-X you retain warranty and I already had one card a couple of years ago where warranty saved my ass, so that's always a plus.
 
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Yeah, I like the backplate on the Vapor-X and the fact that It has an overclock and the better warranty might come in handy.

Also, did you happen to know if I could take a GPU from the US to UK in hand luggage?
 
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Georgehillier

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Yeah, I've messages BA because we're flying with them.

I think I'll go for the Vapour-X since I can get it cheaper in the US than I can get the Tri-X in the UK!

Thanks for the help :)
 
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