What Radeon R9 270X graphics card should I get?

Tweed · Aug 14, 2014

I've narrowed it between:
MSI R9 270X GAMING 2G—TWIN FROZR
Sapphire Vapor-x

I heard that the Gigabyte wasn't that great.....opinions?

Thelps · Aug 14, 2014

If budget isn't a limiting factor then get the card with the best statistics.

Consider GPU clock, RAM clock and amount of RAM.

Steel_Nugget · Aug 14, 2014

GIGABYTE is fine. Personally out of those I would get Vapor -X or TWIN FROZR, because they give the best cooling. Vapor -X also has the highest clocks that I have seen on these GPUs.

legend001523 · Aug 14, 2014

Tri x has the best cooling out there, and amd cards get quite hot so go for tri x as it's the best sapphire can offer and sapphire make the best amd cards

Embra · Aug 14, 2014

Sapphire Tri-X #!
MSI #2

Steel_Nugget · Aug 14, 2014

Vapor X is build better, and cools better then a Tri x from what I have seen.

legend001523 · Aug 14, 2014

Vapour x is the heatsink design wheras tri x is the cooler design btw...

Embra · Aug 14, 2014

But it is usually is not worth the cost difference. The Tri-X cools wonderfully.

Steel_Nugget · Aug 14, 2014

The R9 290/R9 290x are the GPUs that get really hot. Anything under is fine with even the reference cooler, unless you're doing extreme overclocks which you should have a waterblock for anyways.

legend001523 · Aug 14, 2014

I think any stock model in the r9 series had heat issues if I remember correctly

Steel_Nugget · Aug 14, 2014

legend001523 :

No just the R9 290/R9 290x since they ran at 94 degrees C. The others were in the 70s and 80s.

legend001523 · Aug 14, 2014

That'still quite high for a card, even oced nvidia cards run normally at 60 degrees mostly

legend001523 · Aug 14, 2014

Not to mention the huge noise issues that came withe the stock cards

Steel_Nugget · Aug 14, 2014

legend001523 :

Reference Nvidia GPUs run at those temps also. Also to get those temps the fans weren't at that high of RPM.

legend001523 · Aug 14, 2014

Noise issues, fan noise issues, and can you link me to where it says that about nvidia stock cards please? On my phone so it's difficult

Steel_Nugget · Aug 14, 2014

http://www.legitreviews.com/amd-radeon-r9-280x-video-card-review-asus-xfx-msi_126195/11 Look at the ones that say just Nvidia, not Asus or anything, cause those are the reference ones.

legend001523 · Aug 14, 2014

Thanks for telling me which ones are stock didn't know how to do that, but while that settles the heat issue, you haven't addressed the noise issue

Steel_Nugget · Aug 14, 2014

legend001523 :

That info is right under the temp test.

legend001523 · Aug 14, 2014

Thank you, can you send me another review please, just to double check it

Steel_Nugget · Aug 14, 2014

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_760_review,6.html
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-760-review,7.html
Sorry couldn't find one with the exact same GPUs.

legend001523 · Aug 14, 2014

They don't have yhe the r9 series?

Steel_Nugget · Aug 14, 2014

legend001523 :

www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/radeon-r7-260x-r9-270x-280x-review-benchmarks,1.html

legend001523 · Aug 14, 2014

Thank you, that was very enlightning, though the stock cards are still a no go imo

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