R9 270x or R9 280

[dassan]

hello guys i have a system like Phenom IIx4 940 3 Ghz 550W OCZ fatality PSU 4 gb DDR2 800 mhz rams and hd 4850 GPU. My gpu burned recently so i need to buy a graphics card immediately. I want to buy a r9 270x dual-x or MSI R9 280 Gaming GPU . I know it will be bottlenecked by my cpu but i will change mobo cpu rams in 3-4 months also. and i have 1080p monitor. they say it s not good getting over 256 bit for 1080p so i sud buy a 256 bit card? And it s really bad to get R9 280 cus of much bottleneck over r9 270x even for 3-4 months?Can you help me decide on graphics card for now plz?

 

[RussianSensation]

Get the R9 280 MSI Gaming:

1) Once you upgrade, you can overclock it and it will give you a bigger increase in performance than overclocking the R9 270X. Out of the box it's 20% faster than a 270X.

2) 3GB of VRAM is way more future proof as most of the recent games are asking for 3-4GB. 2GB is too risky already.

MSI Gaming R9 280 can be purchased for only $156 after 7% off and $30 MIR. Great value card.

Nothing NV has in the sub-$200 space even comes close. This card easily beats a 760.

Review: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/graphics/display/msi-r9-280-gaming-3g_5.html#sect1

Overclocked, it will surpass a 280X/770.

Make sure when you upgrade, you go Intel Haswell (preferably at least an i5), no more AMD CPUs.

 

[monkeydelmagico]

R9 280. Tahiti core is going to have better performance stock and significant overclock potential. Considering you can get 280's for almost the same price makes it a no brainer.

 

[Leyawiin]

Get the R9 280 MSI Gaming:

1) Once you upgrade, you can overclock it and it will give you a bigger increase in performance than overclocking the R9 270X. Out of the box it's 20% faster than a 270X.

2) 3GB of VRAM is way more future proof as most of the recent games are asking for 3-4GB. 2GB is too risky already.

MSI Gaming R9 280 can be purchased for only $156 after 7% off and $30 MIR. Great value card.

Nothing NV has in the sub-$200 space even comes close. This card easily beats a 760.

Review: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/graphics/display/msi-r9-280-gaming-3g_5.html#sect1

Overclocked, it will surpass a 280X/770.

Make sure when you upgrade, you go Intel Haswell (preferably at least an i5), no more AMD CPUs.

This advice is all that needs to be said.