MSI r9 280 or Sapphire r9 280

[dassan]

Hello guys i want to upgrade my current GPU (HD 5870) to one of these cards

MSI R9 280 GAMING 3G http://www.msi.com/product/vga/R9_280_GAMING_3G.html#hero-specification

Sapphire R9 280 DUAL-X http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1227&pid=2194&psn=&lid=1&leg=0

Which one of them i sud get, any difference between them on cooling noise or performance? i be happy if u help plz.

 

[desprado]

What is ur total budget?

 

[Pinstripe]

MSI is pretty much better than Sapphire everywhere.

 

[raghu78]

what is ur pc config and your GPU budget ? which country are you from ?

 

[dassan]

i have fx 6300 and 550W OCZ PSU my budget is like 240 dollars

 

[raghu78]

i have fx 6300 and 550W OCZ PSU my budget is like 240 dollars

you should wait for the GTX 960. expected to launch in mid Oct. should be faster than R9 280X and draw much lesser power. price should be around $199 - $249.

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-track-release-month-simulated-benchmarks-surface/

http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/geforce-gtx-960-release-pending-as-well.html

 

[rancherlee]

grab a used 7950 (same card, older naming scheme) for 100-120$ off ebay. With the mining crash used radeons are CHEAP.