Best R9 270X? Price is not an issue

Hardware GPU
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What do you guys rate as the best R9 270X?

I have around €250 to spend so price isn't an issue, while I'm aware that I can get a Sapphire or MSI R9 280X for that price, unfortunately my PSU can't handle that and buying a 280X+PSU is out of my price range. I'm replacing a 5850, so it's still going to be a massive increase in performance.

So what is the best R9 270X in your opinion? I don't care so much about noise, I don't have a preferred brand, and I intend to OC as far as possible, so unlocked voltage is a must. A 4Gb VRAM model would be nice too. I've been doing a lot of research but I can't really decide on a card, people have been giving me conflicting information on how reliable different brands are, I assume based on their personal experience.

So far I've been looking at:

-Gigabyte Windforce 3X

-Sapphire TOXIC

-MSI Gaming

The Powercolor DEVIL also looked very good, but I read that it's volt-locked. 

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i would recommend The Sapphire R9-270x or the Asus R9-270x.it depends i think most people that buy AMD card will probably tell you to get the Asus Model because it's totally non-reference, its cool and quiet. however the Sapphire model is actually a bit more cooler. but the fans are a tiny bit louder not much that you will notice. however like i mentioned look at the Asus or Sapphire models.

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Sapphire toxic is basicly the fastest one, out of the box.

But which psu do you have?

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I actually recommend the you purchased at least 280 280x 290 290x 770 780 780ti Reason being that while they are good cards. They are at a point in which they will fall behind gaming wise with the higher demands that new games will require. Yes, what psu are you running?

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I have an Antec Neo ECO 520W, a 280X would take me about 10W over it's capacity, and I don't have enough for both a new 600W PSU and a 280X.

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PSU is an Antec Neo ECO 520W.

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That power supply should be fine for a higher end card like a 280x , 770 etc

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I am not a fanboy for either company I use both but if it were me I'd grab another 29 bucks and get gtx770.  amd cards seem really expensive right now atleast in the states and at a passmark score difference of 1735 (270x=4479/gtx770=6214) thats alot for 15-30 dollars. Mantle is showing a %15 boost and that may effect where it performs I know passmark is not the best comparison but thats where I start usually for info.

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Nah, I calculated the wattage and unfortunately a 280X would put me about 10W over the 520W limit. It's also a good idea to have an overhead of about 20% for overclocking and for general safety purposes. 

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Where I live (France) the 770 is around €280-300 unfortunately, and the 280Xs are around the €240 mark. 

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use this to do a power budget its pretty accurate

psu calculator

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I have a cx500, Fx 8320 and r9 280x and its fine.

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Wow its the exact opposite in the states right now. I did some research for you I dont know if mindfactory.de has shipping to France I am assuming yes but here are some links at some better prices then stated i did not look at the shipping and vat so this is flat pricing. Do a review of the one you get for us :) 

jour de valentines heureux, je prends ma femme à un restaurant français ce soir! Hope this translated well

 

x270 toxic 194 euro

msi twinfrozr 770 267 euro

sick deal on the asus direct 270x 162 euro

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Thanks for the links, and yeah using that calculator I get 542W with a 280X unfortunately. I have a lot of fans and hard drives which add up. 

Yeah that deal on the ASUS is nice I might look into that.

Et a vous aussi, merci! 

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What other components do you have though? 

For example I have three 7200RPM Seagates and four LED fans, that all adds up. 

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I have an Asus 270x, best £180 I ever spent

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Thanks for your input guys, at the moment I'm hesitating between the Sapphire TOXIC 2Gb and the Sapphire Dual-X 4Gb.

I wish they made a 4Gb TOXIC but it doesn't appear to be the case. What would you guys choose, the TOXIC has phenomenal benchmark scores, above that of a 7950, while the Dual-X has twice the VRAM which would be better for EYEfinity. 

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I think the MSI 270x Hawk is the best one.

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What does the MSI Hawk have in comparison to the Sapphire TOXIC?

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520W 80+bronze is more then enough power for a 280X.

A 280X uses arround 250W max, the whole system with a 280X will maybe use arround 380W on full load maximun, and since a system does most of the time just idles arround. So a decent 520W psu  could handle it with no problems, unless, its a crappy one. but normaly antec´s are great.