7950 vs R9 280x

[1stimebuilder]

sapphire 7950 208.99 at superbiiz

diamond radeon r9 280x 289.99 at micro center which is 40 mins from my house

I will be playing on a 23" 1080p 60hz monitor.

 

[lyssword]

Option 3: search ebay for either of those

 

[alexruiz]

Option 3: search ebay for either of those

You mean one of those retired miners with fans already failing?
Those on ebay are cheap for a reaso, or you think there is a flood of gamers that jumped to R9 290s so "I just upgraded and the the old one has to go..."

 

[dmoney1980]

Amazon has a 280x ICEQ for $289 - $30 rebate so $259, and you don't have to pay tax. This card has a better cooler so it will be quiter, and may offer a better overclock.

http://www.amazon.com/HIS-iPower-DLD...ds=radeon+280x

 

[Silverforce11]

7950 come slow out of the box due to a very low clock speed. It can easily run at 1ghz or more and match 7970 Ghz or R280X.

So its never worth it to pay what is in essence a ~40% premium (your price delta) for the R280X.

 

[raghu78]

Get the asus r9 280 for $225 with 7% off w/ promo code EMCPAPH25, ends 9/8. Price after promo - $207.5 . There is also a $20 rebate card which takes the price below $190. Default boost clock is 980 Mhz which puts the perf on par with HD 7970 and well ahead of GTX 760. clock for clock R9 280 is 5% slower than R9 280X / HD 7970. This price is a steal for a card of this performance class. :thumbsup:

http://www.in.techradar.com/reviews...-280-DirectCU-II-TOP/articleshow/38452516.cms

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2014...280_gaming_oc_video_card_review/#.VAvCMVdEN8E