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My R9 280x was RMA, Should I keep it or replace it with a GTX 770?

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July 28, 2014 5:58:17 PM

Tittle says everything, I got a bad GPU and I can switch it for a GTX 770 but it'll cost me $40

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July 28, 2014 6:00:58 PM

the r9 280x is similar to performance of a gtx 770 while having mor vram for 'futureproofing' and being able to hold ultra longer(6 month-1yr extra). if your going to spend 300+$ get a r9 290 which is a gtx 780
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July 28, 2014 6:07:28 PM

I think the 280x holds a slight edge in performance, but may be a little less reliable, as some have had artifacting issues here and there. Nvidia drivers may be better overall too, but amd's mantle may or may not be a nice advantage in some things... As mentioned, the extra Gb of VRAM doesn't hurt either.
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July 28, 2014 6:18:40 PM

spliceberry101 said:
I think the 280x holds a slight edge in performance, but may be a little less reliable, as some have had artifacting issues here and there. Nvidia drivers may be better overall too, but amd's mantle may or may not be a nice advantage in some things... As mentioned, the extra Gb of VRAM doesn't hurt either.


I think those issues were caused by the Hynix/Eplidea vram with one being unstable at high temps while the other being fine. Also i havent heard of anymore artifacting since like early march i think. Nvidia driver are better but the price premimum is not worth it. Mantle helps with less CPU overhead thus allowing for max performance and better performance(10-15fps boost at max) on older/weaker cpus. That extra vram will help aswell for longevity.
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July 28, 2014 8:49:02 PM

The R9 290 is $100 more, but I think I'll just get my refund
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July 28, 2014 9:51:01 PM

I have the 770 4GB and it's more than adequate for all games on 1080p (ultra) and it's only $389.99 (The version I bought).
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July 29, 2014 2:55:28 PM

Matthew-san said:
I have the 770 4GB and it's more than adequate for all games on 1080p (ultra) and it's only $389.99 (The version I bought).


thats 20$ mroe than a card that has 4gb and is 16.2% stronger even more so when overclocked. I would recommend you just get your refund and get that r9 280x back or if you wanted get r9 290 but thats up to you.
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July 30, 2014 3:23:35 PM

Just got my R9 280X ITS AMAZING!!! 100FPS ON BF4 at 70C my old card couldn“t handle 45 FPS and 85C
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July 30, 2014 4:52:33 PM

thats great man. select best answer when your done.
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