regarding r9 280x stability

Mr D · Jul 23, 2014

i keep reading things about artifacts on these cards. i have ordered one now but ....i hope i dont end up regretting it.
the one i ordered is asus . sapphire toxic seemed glitchy to me . later i found both the cards are not reliable. so should i go for it , or cancel and get an nvidia card?

unknownofprob · Jul 23, 2014

no, it should be fine. There are always going to be faulty cards sold, it's not that common and shouldn't put you off unless the supplier is notorious of producing 'cheap' cards, like powercolor.

Asus and Sapphire are two of the best suppliers of AMD cards.

Keep the Asus, assuming it is DCUII and not the stock (1 fan) cooled model.

i7Baby · Jul 23, 2014

And any problems, you just RMA it and get another.

Novuake · Jul 23, 2014

unknownofprob :

PowerColor has improved greatly. These days XFX cards are bad.

Seems the Nvidia fanboys have been spreading propaganda again.

Mr D · Jul 23, 2014

also guys , what about the fact that games nowadays and upcomming are 'coded' to suit nvidia cards?
should i take that into consideration or is it just nonsence?

i7Baby · Jul 23, 2014

Some games work better with radeon cards. Others with nVidia cards.

Radeon have a history of using more power and getting hotter than nVidia cards.

Also with faulting in general - http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Video-Card-Failure-Rates-by-Generation-563/

Mr D · Jul 23, 2014

i7Baby :

so..... gtx 770 or r9 280x? xD

i7Baby · Jul 23, 2014

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-280X-vs-GeForce-GTX-770

The GTX770 performs better but costs more. If you were thinking of a 4gb 770, then I'd recommend the Gigabyte R9 290 instead - cheaper, faster.

Remember - they all have warranty periods.

Mr D · Jul 23, 2014

i7Baby :

doesnt this imply that its better to get an nvidia rather than an amd?

i7Baby · Jul 23, 2014

Yes. But that's not the only thing to make a judgement on. There's price, performance, warranty period, after sales service, resale price, etc etc

I just wanted to point out why some people prefer nVidia.

Does this - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/powercolor-devil-13-dual-amd-r9-290x-review,3853-11.html - make you want to pick a nVidia or the R9 295x?

What if you knew the R9 295x costs $1500?

See what I mean? You got to add up everything.

unknownofprob · Jul 24, 2014

Novuake :

they have, though still not a brand I and possibly others would appeal to.

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