Radeons - Sapphire or MSI

[NoNameNoNumber]

I had 2 780 lightning's and was really quite unimpressed with both. And the support from MSI was shameful when one went wrong.

 

[Kaapstad]

Sapphire 290X Vapor-X 8gb, MSI 290X Lightning, Sapphire 290X Vapor-X, Power Colour PCS+ 290X, Sapphire Tri-X 290X.

The five best 290X cards, in that order, in my opinion.

Fixed.

 

[LtMatt]

Fixed.

Fair point.

 

[ALXAndy]

We need an 8gb Lightning.

 

[miker1]

And for 285's??


I iz poor.......

 

[ubersonic]

Generally who are the most reliable/best built - MSI or Sapphire?

Sapphire.

Going AMD and not getting Sapphire is like walking past KFC to get to McDonalds then ordering the McChicken Sandwich.

Tri-X/Vapor-X are simply beast mode coolers.

 

[Robert_G]

I have a Sapphire R9 290 Vapour X OC in another system and it's a beast. The cooler is excellent, temps are always below 75, think the highest I saw was 71 when benchmarking.
Playing BF4 temps sit at around 65, could go lower with a more aggressive fan profile.

 

[Surfer]

Powercolor PCS+ as long as you get a good one I love a bargain and i don't think it can be beaten at its pricepoint. (which was £199)

 

[MrMarvelous]

I'd pick MSi over Sapphire.

Sapphire = 2 year warranty where MSi has 3 + I had a Sapphire 7970 that died.

 

[nashathedog]

We needed an 8gb Lightning.

Fixed.

It's too late for that, Now we need an 8 gb 390x Lightning