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R9 270 Brands

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September 5, 2014 8:35:28 PM

I cannot decide between XFX or Gigabyte.
I only want those two brands because they are the cheapest. I heard the Gigabyte Windforces is faster? But XFX looks better xD.

Overall,
XFX r9 270
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
vs
Gigabyte R9 270
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

I do not care about the look.
Only the performance and cooling are important.
Which one will you guys chose?
Ty

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September 5, 2014 8:43:22 PM

I would get the XFX for its lifetime warranty, the performance difference will not be noticeable.
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September 5, 2014 8:44:10 PM

XFX has good power supplies made by Super Flower , but their cards aren't the greatest get the Gigabyte R9 270.
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September 5, 2014 8:52:55 PM

The gigabyte windforce will run alot cooler than the xfx double dissipation
The gigabyte also has slightly higher core/boost clock so would appear faster too
Tiny differences but still differences noticeable in basic spec

Gigabyte 950/975Mhz, StreamProcessors 1280
XFX 900/925Mhz, StreamProcessors 1024

Go for Gigabyte Windforce
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September 5, 2014 9:14:44 PM

I personally have the Gigabyte Windforce R9 270 and it's a great card. Runs cool, and easily overclocks to 1050Mhz stable with very little heat increase.
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September 7, 2014 7:59:57 PM

Thanks Guys,
Also, can any of those fit in Corsair 250D with the optical drive installed?
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September 7, 2014 8:06:08 PM

It allows 290mm card so both should fit.
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September 7, 2014 8:39:16 PM

rolli59 said:
It allows 290mm card so both should fit.


With the optical drive?
I saw a video that said XFX 280x cannot fit with the optical drive in because of the height.
So, I am a little confused.
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September 8, 2014 8:46:16 PM

Both boards will work fine and the stock cooler should work, on the card it should fit looking at pictures but I can not find the measurement on it.
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September 8, 2014 9:03:03 PM

So, this is my build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($117.59 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($151.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.66 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($19.94 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $863.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 00:02 EDT-0400

everything should fit just fine?

Anything to change?

Also, is the build hard because it's my first mini itx build ty
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September 9, 2014 6:49:17 PM

rolli59 said:
You only need 450-500watt PSU for that build. I suggest this one http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-caps... got excellent reviews.


I pick this psu because of Gold rated, full modular, and I have space to CF my gpu.

I am not sure about the Rosewill power supply, so yea...
(also, I cannot open the link... Can you give me a link from amazon or newegg?)
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