770, 280X or 290

[I/O]

The R9 290 Vapor-X is even more remarkable. It's nearly inaudible while running Valley on max load:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvBSKEpro5k

Also from what I read the 2 fans on the Vapor-X turn off in idle, leaving just the middle fan spinning. Does the Tri-X have this feature too?

That's a pimp feature.

 

[I/O]

Show me a 120+ page forum thread dedicated to the issue and I'll be inclined to believe you.

I'm not sure if you're trolling very hard, or are just very dense.

They both have issues. Just because of a few bad apples that came equiped with [lower grade] "Elpida" memory had issues does not mean you guy's have to "troll hard" on AMD Radeon.

I said, profanity isn't allowed in the technical forums.
-- stahlhart

 

[chimaxi83]

They both have issues. Just because of a few bad apples that came equiped with shit tier "Elpida" memory had isuess does not mean you guy's have to "troll hard" on AMD Radeon.

It was far, far more than just a "few" bad apples. You have literally zero knowledge/experience about the subject, obviously.

 

[I/O]

It was far, far more than just a "few" bad apples. You have literally zero knowledge/experience about the subject, obviously.

Same for 780 they had many issues as well at launch. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=GTX+780+black+screen+crash

 

[guskline]

This back and forth arguing doesn't help the op. I own 3 rigs with the first having a 780 Classified and watercooled, the second 2 670FTWs in SLI and the third a Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X, The Tri-X replaced a Reference GTX680. I noticed an improvement overall in speed.

My 780 Classified is the fastest single card of the three (OC core 1306;mem1697) but it's powered by a 3930k @ 4.6Ghz while the R9 290 Tri-X is powered by a FX 8350 @ 4.6Ghz, In a benchmark such a 3D Firestorm the 780 pulls way ahead because of the Physics. That being said, the R9 290 is a great card that is super quiet and runs cool even maxed considering the history of the chip upon release. The Tri-X cooler is really impressive(and big).

Considering the ops, question, 770 vs 280X vs 290, from my personal experience I think his selection of the Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X is sound and wise.

 

[stahlhart]

Everyone -- there is a right way and a wrong way to disagree here. Please get the tempers under control and avoid personal attacks.
-- stahlhart