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What R9 290 to get, Gigabyte Windforce or Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X

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  • Sapphire
  • Gigabyte
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July 31, 2014 5:01:23 PM

looking for a gpu, title says it all, ive sent my 290 in for rma and waiting to get the new one and just unsure which one is better, i want less heat and the best performance, im guessing vapor x will JUST beat the windforce in both categories, just want personal experience with both cards

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July 31, 2014 5:33:42 PM

Windforce is still a decent cooler for a R9 290. Difference is really small between the two really.
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July 31, 2014 5:42:20 PM

Get whichever is cheaper. The Vapor-X will be a better cooler, but I wouldn't pay more for it (ok maybe £5 or so but still not much more)
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July 31, 2014 5:50:36 PM

Having returned 1 Gigabyte windforce card due it it being faulty, i got the Vapor-X card. The Vapor X card is cooler and soo much quiter. The windforce card, while it may not sound like a jet engine like the reference card, its a close competitor if the fans rev up to 80%, which it did where i live.

I do run a crossfire setup so these temps are a bit higher than it should be (tests run using furmark):

Note i have IFC on which means my cards run a bit hotter at idle but 2/3 fans dont run, making the system even quiter

Top card:
Load: 84 degrees @ 63% fan speed
Idle: 50 degrees @ 23% fan speed

Bottom card:
75 degrees @ 43% fan speed
40 degrees @ 20% fan speed

For a non-crossfire setup, the Bottom card temperatures are more relevant.

If you can afford it, i recommend the Vapor-X edition of the card; it blows the Gigabyte card out of the water.

Edit, idle temps.

Edit again,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN2sXD43xH0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMJdxYVFZmM

if you can put 1+1 from the above videos, you will see how much better the VaporX is over the winddforce.
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August 1, 2014 3:07:04 AM

thanks to all of yous, for your replys, i think i will get the vapor x if the card rmas quickly as the vapor x is on sale for £320 and i will just need to add £10 lol, so yeah thanks again !
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