Hey guys, I have a little problem that I wanted to share with you all and get some feedback on. So for a few months now I've been really wanting to get an Radeon R9 280X, but all of the bitcoin miners out there were either making the prices go up, or retailers were just out of stock. So now I get this email from AMD telling me that they've been talking with retailers and have gotten the prices back to their normal ranges. I was pretty ecstatic....that is, until I started reading reviews of the R9 series cards. Apparently artifacting is a really big problem with these cards, with the Asus Direct CUII (the one I really wanted) being the biggest culprit, the Sapphire cards apparently have faulty fans, the XFX ones run too hot, etc. But the potential for these cards to be amazing is so high, especially with AMD's Mantle, it just breaks my heart.
So I start looking for viable alternatives and come across the GTX 770. From what I can gather it's a pretty amazing card with similar if not better clock speeds than a 280X. So if I were to get a 770, would you fine people recommend any brand in particular? Would getting the 4GB EVGA card yield any benefits over the 2GB version? Size is also an issue so I would like to keep the card length under 11" if possible.
OR should I cross my fingers and pray to whatever gods I believe in that I might get a 280X that doesn't make me want to bash my head into a wall?
And before anyone goes, hey man just get a 290X or a 780/Titan, sorry but I would probably have to sell some of my organs to justify spending that kind of money on a card.
So if you guys could repsond with: suggestions, comments, thoughts on this issue I would really appreciate it. This is kind of a pseudo advice/discussion thread if you will.
Specs:
Intel i5-3570k
Asus P8Z77 V-Pro
Corsair AX860 80+ Platinum
G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB
Sapphire 7850 1 GB
Fractal Arc Midi R2 Case <--------this is why size is an issue, but its cooling is sooo good
So I start looking for viable alternatives and come across the GTX 770. From what I can gather it's a pretty amazing card with similar if not better clock speeds than a 280X. So if I were to get a 770, would you fine people recommend any brand in particular? Would getting the 4GB EVGA card yield any benefits over the 2GB version? Size is also an issue so I would like to keep the card length under 11" if possible.
OR should I cross my fingers and pray to whatever gods I believe in that I might get a 280X that doesn't make me want to bash my head into a wall?
And before anyone goes, hey man just get a 290X or a 780/Titan, sorry but I would probably have to sell some of my organs to justify spending that kind of money on a card.
So if you guys could repsond with: suggestions, comments, thoughts on this issue I would really appreciate it. This is kind of a pseudo advice/discussion thread if you will.
Specs:
Intel i5-3570k
Asus P8Z77 V-Pro
Corsair AX860 80+ Platinum
G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB
Sapphire 7850 1 GB
Fractal Arc Midi R2 Case <--------this is why size is an issue, but its cooling is sooo good