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Radeon R9 295x2, Gigabyte or Sapphire or Asus or XFX?

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September 7, 2014 1:41:21 PM

which aftermarket brand of Radeon R9 295x2 is best in a gaming server scenario? I own a small server and host games to make some money so cost really is of no issue if performance and reliability are factors. My server has been fully upgraded to a Haswell-E (x99) build and so I'm upgrading to AMD GCN2 architecture for next gen gaming!

What I prefer (in order of importance):
1) Good heat dissipation. This is #1. Reliability almost always comes down to staying cool under immense loads.
2) I like quiet cards since a single GPU is loud enough to be heard over 12 other fans.
-------However if the low-noise of the GPU is at expense of heat forget it. I'd go with loud over hot.
3) Performance is very important but I imagine that most GPU's will perform fairly similarly.

Thanks everyone. As usual I do a ton of research but that doesn't always help compared to real experience, so if anyone has an R9 295x2 of any brand offer you 2 cents without hesitation!

More about : radeon 295x2 gigabyte sapphire asus xfx

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September 7, 2014 1:55:20 PM

There is no difference between any of them as no third party vendor customizes them. Pick whichever company you feel has the best value-add in terms of warranty service and go with that.
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September 7, 2014 1:56:20 PM

Sapphire has great reliability, XFX is reliable as well, but ASUS has some problems.
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September 7, 2014 9:58:44 PM

sapphire or msi. asus is equally good. ultimate is powercolor devil
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