I have found the graphics card for me and these two are ones I want I have 300 pound budget but, I want to know am I getting my money's worth if I buy 290? Looks like an amazing card but what's the difference between 280x and 290 apart from VRAM?
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R9 280x or r9 290
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This is the difference between the two cards in terms of gaming performance: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1068?vs=1041
If it matters to you the R9 290 is a lot louder than the R9 280X.
If it matters to you the R9 290 is a lot louder than the R9 280X.
The 290 is a better card.
these would be my choices:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X TRI-X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £275.99
Total : £645.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).
these would be my choices:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X TRI-X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £275.99
Total : £645.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).
Not if you get the non reference cooler 290 such as the msi gaming edition etc, noise wise they wouldn't be that much difference between the 280x or their 290 counterpart(i.e msi 280x gaming edition vs msi 290 gaming edition.
Reference cooler on the 290/290x is louder yes, but as said the non reference aren't that much louder if at all(well not as much as your reply implies).
Well I don't have first hand experience but going by the thread gibbo posted comparing the 290s it mentions how loud they are etc.
I bought Sapphire 280X Dual-X for £220 a week ago, but that was on CZ shop. Funnily enough, when I checked the shop at 15.00, they had 5+ cards stock. When I checked it after work at 19.00, they had only 1 single piece. So I quickly bought it. I have it clocked at 1060/1500 and it has good enough performance, AC4 runs at mostly 60fps with high details, which is what I needed.
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Don't know if this will help but i've gone from a 7970 to a MSi 290 and everything seems a lot smoother in games, could be a placebo effect though.
Enjoying the new card then? What clocks you running?
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Not really had a proper play around with it yet but like I said it does feel much smoother than my 7970. 
+50% Power Limit - 1075/1300. Pretty crappy clocker by the looks of things because if I go any higher it starts to artifact, i've not touched the voltage yet though so i';ve no idea how high I can go.
+50% Power Limit - 1075/1300. Pretty crappy clocker by the looks of things because if I go any higher it starts to artifact, i've not touched the voltage yet though so i';ve no idea how high I can go.
Not really had a proper play around with it yet but like I said it does feel much smoother than my 7970.
+50% Power Limit - 1075/1300. Pretty crappy clocker by the looks of things because if I go any higher it starts to artifact, i've not touched the voltage yet though so i';ve no idea how high I can go.
All that means is you need more voltage. Artifacts on 290 = Need more voltage to remove them. I'd dial the memory back to stock as well. Memory overclocking just raises the chance you'll need more core voltage.