Sapphire R9 270x toxic 2gb vs R9 270x OC

[ldonohue85]

Hi all,

I'm a bit stuck choosing between two graphics cards.

The 270x Toxic:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-Toxic-1100MHz-Express-Graphics/dp/B00FOQZZ6Y/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

or the 270x OC:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-Dual-X-Radeon-GDDR5-Graphics/dp/B00FL8H49Q/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

I've heard the Toxic can be a bit power hungry but both cards have good reviews.

Seeing as I'm probably not going to try to force any overclocking on the toxic card, is there much of a performance difference out of the box on these cards?

I'd like to play games like BF4 and Bioshock infinite as high as possible and be future proof for a bit (whilst on a budget).

PC spec below:
Antec P183 case
Intel icore i5 750 2.66GHz LGA1156
ASUS P7P55D iP55 socket Mobo
Corsair XMS3 8gb DDR3 8-8-8-24
Corsair 650W TX series PSU

Many thanks

 

[i7Baby]

There's nothing between them that an overclock can't level out. The Toxic tri cooler is better though.

 

[ldonohue85]

Many thanks, think I'll go with the Toxic then

 

[cappcappy53]

I believe the Toxic is overclocked at the factory, no need to overclock it.