What brand R9 380X?

[Mac070]

Story So basically I sold my R9 290 Reference . I loved the performance but it was loud , hot , used tons of power , came from a smoking environment and had screen tearing . So I sold it for $210 .
Question Now my question is what brand R9 380X should I get ?
I'm leaning towards the Sapphire version over the gigabyte one . I already had a form on this but just want to make the right decision .
Thank you

 

[mrmez]

290 is probably faster than a 380x.
I got a powercolor 390x as i got a really good price, it has a good cooler with 3 fans and a reasonable clock.

 

[Looby219]

Doesn't matter too much. The Sapphire card is certainly high quality, with a back plate. If you want to spend less this XFX card is certainly good enough: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150761

You won't notice any performance difference, it's just a matter of price and quality, so choose the sapphire for quality, the XFX for price.

 

[spentshells]

The 290 is quite a bit faster than any 380x

 

[Mac070]

Thanks for your help ! I ordered the sapphire version and it's coming Saturday . I am aware the 290 performs better than the 380X . Unsold it because it came from a smoking environment , which will degrade the life span along with the 95C temps

 

[spentshells]

Im sorry but everything to do with this qquestion is just wrong, nobody can recommend a lesser card than you were used to, the 290 even when throttled was a fair amount faster than any 380x. I can't actually suggest you get one. Save more money shoot for a GTX970?