Need Help Deciding on GPU!

[IMunchBananas]

I am deciding between the XFX r9 280x and the sapphire 29 280 x. Any thoughts???

XFX: http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Edition-1080MHz-Graphics-R9280XTDBD/dp/B00GP6JIEC

Sapphire: http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Version-PCI-Express-Graphics-11221-00-20G/dp/B00FLMKNE0

This will be my first time building a pc, heres my build any thoughts?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/IMunchBananas/saved/thv2FT

 

[Mominul Hussain]

The xfx looks better and probably has better over clocking headroom.

 

[Jay Lavistria]

On aesthetics alone, I think the Sapphire PCB is out of place in color. The piping color doesnt help. The XFX looks much better.
On the functionality, I THINK the sapphire is better than the XFX at cooling. Your choice.

Also go for Windows 7. Honestly. The PC is great. Good luck.

 

[IMunchBananas]

The xfx looks better and probably has better over clocking headroom.

Thanks for the response!

 

[IMunchBananas]

On aesthetics alone, I think the Sapphire PCB is out of place in color. The piping color doesnt help. The XFX looks much better.
On the functionality, I THINK the sapphire is better than the XFX at cooling. Your choice.

Also go for Windows 7. Honestly. The PC is great. Good luck.

Thanks for the input!

 

[Jdogz427]

I have both the msi and asus r9 280x running in cfx in my rig. get the asus card. it stays nice and cool. i crossfired my cards and every time i run 3d mark firestrike i get a score of atleast 10,000 and valley score of 4300-4500