Which of these cards should i choose?

[Ha_gaaabe]

dont know anything about either. which performs better? XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card or PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card

 

[MystoPigz]

The PowerColor R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo GPU is better.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Actually, the XFX unit is likely to be capable of being overclocked beyond the performance of the stock Powercolor card, for less, and is a higher quality card in general. Powercolor is a second tier manufacturer and while both XFX and Powercolor are Taiwanese manufacturers, I've had much more trouble dealing with Powercolor support than I ever have with XFX, in the event support is needed.

Idealy, I'd go with a Sapphire R9 280x card and they're currently fairly cheap.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $209.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-27 22:21 EDT-0400

 

[Ha_gaaabe]

Actually, the XFX unit is likely to be capable of being overclocked beyond the performance of the stock Powercolor card, for less, and is a higher quality card in general. Powercolor is a second tier manufacturer and while both XFX and Powercolor are Taiwanese manufacturers, I've had much more trouble dealing with Powercolor support than I ever have with XFX, in the event support is needed.

Idealy, I'd go with a Sapphire R9 280x card and they're currently fairly cheap.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $209.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-27 22:21 EDT-0400

does it match the powercolors performance? also a buddy of mine just told me that powercolor card tends to get really hot.

 

[Gam3r01]

Sapphire is the name to beat in AMD cards. I recommend them over any other manufacturer, so it will run cooler, and OC better than the powercolor.
The XFX isnt worth considering as its a 280 vs the 280X

 

[Ha_gaaabe]

Sapphire is the name to beat in AMD cards. I recommend them over any other manufacturer, so it will run cooler, and OC better than the powercolor.
The XFX isnt worth considering as its a 280 vs the 280X

Sapphire Radeon R9 280X it is i guess. thanks

 

[HEXiT]

had powercolor hd5870. less than 6 months after purchase the fan dies. emails were sent and i was told to contact some random site who then ignored every request for a rma.
i eneded up having to replace the cooler at the cost of £50 (turns out its the best things i could have done for the card as it ran silent and cool)
but my point is stay clear of powercolour unless you have no other options in your price bracket.

 

[Ha_gaaabe]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rBxjMp is the power supply too much? build opinions?

 

[Darkbreeze]

Yes, it's too much, for a single card. And not enough for Crossfire in the event you add a second card down the road. I'd either go with a larger unit, which will satisfy the demands for crossfire but makes no sense since your CPU selection will certainly not be enough for a 280x crossfire configuration, or go with this, which is plenty and is a very good Seasonic built Antec unit.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $64.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-27 23:49 EDT-0400