R9 280X - Which one?

[superleeds27]

I know there's a few brands about and there's a limited amount of stock.

What brand/model have people on here gone for?

Thnking of grabbing one after been advised to on here...

 

[mysticsniper]

Normally I would just say the cheapest one. But as the Sapphire Vapor-X is on offer, that would be my choice

 

[budwozza]

Do a google - Tomshardware has a video comparison of the noise levels - from what I have read, the Vapour X is loud - I would go for the Asus or Gigabyte.

 

[budwozza]

^^ Just found the link here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-280x-third-party-round-up,3655-6.html

The Vapour X is loud - defo the Asus then the Gigabyte.

 

[superleeds27]

Yeah the Asus does look like the quieter option!

Why are there so many different Asus versions!

 

[mushtafa]

I went for the Gigabyte one. I can't fault it. A lot of people said the older ones were loud, but the Rev.2 cards have a new PCB, new cooler, and newer BIOS

 

[fastestlouigie]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-122-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1842

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-323-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1842

Gigabyte or Asus. Good choices both. I've got the Asus and it's great. However, if I was buying now, I'd probably go for the Gigabyte, as it's got BF4 free and I've heard that the Gigabyte is a cool, quiet card as well (see other threads also).