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Started by HertzKnight | | 4 answers
Looking at the R9-280. I could use some advice though.
So its been awhile, since I upgraded my graphics card. I decided I am going to go with something in the 200-300 range. I am currently running a HD 6870.

I been thinking of going with the R9 280 card.

Would these card be worthwhile:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202112&cm_re=R9_280-_-14-202-112-_-Product
Sapphire DUAL-X R9-280
MSI R9 280

Or should I be looking at other cards? I looked at some benchmarks and there doesn't seem to be a huge difference mainly 3-6 fps on average from the R9 280X. Are there any other brands I should be looking at? I went with XFX twice before (Neither one ever gave me issues), but they don't have as good of deals right now.

I am not a hardcore gamer, so I don't see the benefit of just a couple of fps for something roughly $100 more. Also I normally don't overclock my GPU. Though I like the ability to in the future.

Here are my current specs:
OLD GPU: XFX HD-687A-ZHFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-Bit
CPU: Intel i5 3750K
MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H
RAM: 8GBs DDR3-1600
PSU: Corsair TX750W 80+ Bronze
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a b U Graphics card
September 16, 2014 9:27:20 PM

A GTX 770 or R9 280X are the best card for the price range. Get whichever you can afford.
September 16, 2014 9:06:09 PM

From personal experience, the R9 280-X is horrible.. Its performance is outstanding for the price is( about $329 when I got mine). Ever since the first month after I got mine, i've had nothing but problems, problems, and more problems.. I've taken it to countless pc shops and they all said the same thing - It's a defecting product, the whole series of the 280 is just bad in reliability.. My advice is to get a 770 and stick with it...

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a b U Graphics card
September 16, 2014 11:41:25 AM

Sapphire for the price. MSI is a good card, but not $30 over the Dual.
September 16, 2014 10:52:28 AM

That sapphire looks great for the money. I just got the r9 270 with i5 4590. Couldn't be happier. I am also casual gamer, do not need ultra. bf4 flays on high by default which is good enough for me.

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