XFX,Sapphire,Gigabyte or Asus R9 390?

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I'm planing to buy a r9 390 gpu but I dont know from wich brand. They are all in simillar pricepoint but the gigabyte one is the cheapest by 9€ or so ( I didnt ask for the MSI one because its 400€ where all the other ones are about 365-375€ ).
So what do you guys mean?
Which one should I go with?
P.S.- idk if it matters but my case will be Fractal Design Define R5
Thank you for your answers!
 
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I'd say the sapphire. I actually own this version of the card (sapphire) and not to be biased, but it has the best air cooler on it and temps stay low. I've been able to overclock it higher as a result. The MSI version of this card is the best however, but since that is out of your price range, the second best is indeed the sapphire.
I have a method to pick between equally performing products.
Go to newegg and find the candidates.
Filter on the most reviews by verified buyers.
Then look at what percent of the reviews have one or two eggs indicating some sort of a problem.
In particular, look at the reasons for a bad review. Some are not very valid, so exclude those.
 


So I did as you said and now I'm stuck inbetween XFX and Sapphire model.
Sapphire one has better cooling but XFX has better ratings for some reason. I rly dont know I've heard that sapphire is the best AMD gpu maker but that the XFX one is also reliable.
So what do you think, which one should I go with?
 


Oh man well thank you for your help! Now Imma just wait for someone else to reply I guess.
You did help me tho :)
 
I'd say the sapphire. I actually own this version of the card (sapphire) and not to be biased, but it has the best air cooler on it and temps stay low. I've been able to overclock it higher as a result. The MSI version of this card is the best however, but since that is out of your price range, the second best is indeed the sapphire.
 
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