What AMD R9 390 should I choose for overclocking? (ASUS/GIGABYTE/SAPPHIRE/MSI)

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iancuio

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Hello!

I desire to buy an AMD R9 390 as my next card. I desire to overclock it as well. That is my main concern. Power consumption and heat are not a concern for me, I just desire performance.

So, what do you recommend? Which one of them I should buy?

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PC components:

!!! POWER SOURCE: Super Flower Golden King Pro SF-600P14PE 600W !!!

CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0GHz box
CPU COOLER: CPU Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Montherboard: ASUS Z97-K
Memory: HyperX Savage 8GB DDR3 2400MHz CL11 Dual Channel Kit x2
Zalman Z11 Plus
 
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Not sure. It looks like the MSI R9 390 Gaming uses a non-reference board, so it might OC better, but 2 fans means hotter as well (benchmarks show it running @ ~71C).

The R9 390 owners club has the OC list of its members http://www.overclock.net/t/1561704/official-amd-r9-390-390x-owners-club The two highest OCs are on the MSI. Silicone lottery exists though, so who knows.
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I would say one of these two cards https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/powercolor-video-card-axr93908gbd5ppdhe%2Csapphire-video-card-100382ntocl/ will have the best cooling. As to which one will be better, it's hard to say. The Nitro might cool slightly better because of the copper heatpipes, but the reviews seem to think the PCS+ cools better. It won't be a huge difference one way or the other though.

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Not sure. It looks like the MSI R9 390 Gaming uses a non-reference board, so it might OC better, but 2 fans means hotter as well (benchmarks show it running @ ~71C).

The R9 390 owners club has the OC list of its members http://www.overclock.net/t/1561704/official-amd-r9-390-390x-owners-club The two highest OCs are on the MSI. Silicone lottery exists though, so who knows.
 
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I'm going with the Sapphire R 9-390 because of the cooling fans and backplate and sense I have a large case length is n't a problem for me.
 
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how about this tripple fan asus one?
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixr9390dc3oc8gd5gaming
 
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