R9 380 vs 280X if Sapphire VaporX Tri-X is too big

[Muziko88]

My problem is that the Sapphire VaporX R9 280X Tri-X is too big for my case and I'd need to go with another 280X like the Sapphire Dual-X.
As the 280X and the 380 cost roughly the same I'm thinking about getting the 380 because it should be more silent than the 280X (except for the VaporX mentioned above) and uses less power. Performance-wise I think I'll be fine with the 380, too.
What do you guys think, would you still definitely advise me to buy a 280X over the 380?
I'll be playing on Full HD for the near future so the 3GB vs 4GB should not really matter in this topic.

 

[Deepanshu Singh]

I'll go with 280x as in same price you get better performance than the other.

 

[junkeymonkey]

keep in mind the r9 380 is a refresh r9 285 and the 280x is stronger .

but I agree the size is what kept me away from them as well --

 

[Muziko88]

I'll go with 280x as in same price you get better performance than the other.

Hmm, okay. The MSI card would be small enough, can anyone recommend it?

 

[junkeymonkey]

like anything else you buy you try and hope it don't make you cry

with any brand theres always that chance of getting the lemon ??

if msi got a card I like and good features at a price point that fills all my needs I don't mind running them ?? just like with powercolor gets a bad rap but so far my powercolor cards do a fine job -0- issues ?? matter of fact they replaced 2 ''better'' sapphire cards that just were not so good .. so you choose one and keep them fingers crossed

 

[Deepanshu Singh]

I'll go with 280x as in same price you get better performance than the other.

Hmm, okay. The MSI card would be small enough, can anyone recommend it?

yup! MSI is good. I'll personally recommend any of Asus, MSI and Sapphire have used them till now not even a single problem faced.