Is THE R9 280x worth 30£ extra than the r9 280??

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Im buying a new gaming PC and have set a budget of 600£ (I can be flexible with this) and as i have broken parts before when building, I have decided to buy a system from cyberpower uk.
My Q is : The r9 280x is my originally chosen card however while researching i realized the r9 280 is very similar in specs and if i choose this one i save my self 31£ and i would like to know if the 280x is worth 30£
My build - CASE: NZXT H440
- CPU: FX 6350
- Gpu: r9 280x / R9 280
- RAM: 8gb hyper x fury
- MOBO: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P
- PSU : 600w Corsair CX600m
 
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do you really NEED a $120 case for that build? i mean, i do love that case as well. but i'd probably go with something in the $70-$100 range and spend more on the CPU or GPU

EDIT - sorry i must have overlooked the fact that you were getting it from cyberpower. in that case, you will get a bit more performance from a 280x. although the 280 will do you just fine. ive owned both a radeon 7950 and radeon 7970 (same EXACT cards to the r9 280 and r9 280x) and i can say i could have lived with the 7950(r9 280)
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do you really NEED a $120 case for that build? i mean, i do love that case as well. but i'd probably go with something in the $70-$100 range and spend more on the CPU or GPU

EDIT - sorry i must have overlooked the fact that you were getting it from cyberpower. in that case, you will get a bit more performance from a 280x. although the 280 will do you just fine. ive owned both a radeon 7950 and radeon 7970 (same EXACT cards to the r9 280 and r9 280x) and i can say i could have lived with the 7950(r9 280)
 
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