Does anyone know where I can find a reference 270x/280/280x?

[rcw001]

Just wondering if you can still find the blower style versions

 

[LukaBoki]

Don't get a reference card.Why? The cooler sucks.Period.
It would be better to get a Sapphire R9 270X/280/280X. The cooler on them are amazing and they cool really well.

 

[rcw001]

Thats not what I asked.

 

[Brandonriess8]

Sure! Both Sapphire and Asus sell pure reference models of all AMD cards. The only difference is that they have the company logo on the reference cooler. Same reference cooler, same reference price!

Hope I helped!

 

[Suztera]

Some reference cards can be found in some countries. Availability may vary.

 

[legend001523]

Thats not what I asked.

heh.

 

[rcw001]

Sure! Both Sapphire and Asus sell pure reference models of all AMD cards. The only difference is that they have the company logo on the reference cooler. Same reference cooler, same reference price!

Hope I helped!

Managed to find like reference 290s and I didn't know the 280x never had a blower style cooler, but thanks nonetheless

 

[Gam3r01]

From what I remember not many were produced. The card is essentially a 7970 refresh, so many manufactures were able to simply carry their existing coolers and designs directly over to the 280x. Its not like the 290x that had to have a new cooler developed around it.

 

[rcw001]

From what I remember not many were produced. The card is essentially a 7970 refresh, so many manufactures were able to simply carry their existing coolers and designs directly over to the 280x. Its not like the 290x that had to have a new cooler developed around it.

I never said the 290x had to have a new cooler developed around it. I was saying that they had reference blower style cooler designs and that the 280x specifically didn't have a reference blower style cooler..

 

[Gam3r01]

Thats what I said. The 280x was able to use the coolers developed for the 7970, it didnt have to have a new cooler developed for it. Thus skipping the reference cooler.

 

[rcw001]

Thats what I said. The 280x was able to use the coolers developed for the 7970, it didnt have to have a new cooler developed for it. Thus skipping the reference cooler.

Ok. I'm just saying in the post I had asked if the 280x had a reference design(blower stlye) and I was mistaken in thinking that the 280x had one. Sorry for the confusion.