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Guru3D.com » Review » Gigabyte Radeon R9-280X WindForce OC review 4

Gigabyte Radeon R9-280X WindForce OC review 4

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 10/10/2013 08:38 AM [ 14 comment(s) ]

In this review we take a peek at the Radeon R9-280X WindForce from Gigabyte. Armed with a customized PCB and one of their triple fan based  WindForce edition coolers they factory overclocked the product and will try to get you as much value for money as they can.  Follow us into this review where we'll look at temperatures, noise, performance, Frame latency and we'll even give Ultra High Definition gaming a go with the hottest game titles on the globe.

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MadGizmo
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Posts: 1396
Posted on: 10/08/2013 12:36 PM
"Overclocking then, we see nice results, we could easily set the card at 1150 MHz. Despite many regulation from NVIDIA, AMD is leaving the voltage bandwidth threshold much wider."

Well, Gigabyte has chosen to limit its 7970 series too. But they won't tell anyone about it. The trick is to have unlocked cards at launch and then sometime later add a new revision silently which limits the voltage. People then read the reviews of the unlocked cards and buy them. Because this is a hardware lock flashing the BIOS with one of an unlocked card will not work. A lot of Gigabyte customers fell into that trap. Look at their forums. Not many happy customers there.

zer0_c0ol
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Posts: 2976
Posted on: 10/08/2013 02:39 PM
I just saw on hard ocp that u can crossfire 7970 and 280x

AndreasGuido
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Posted on: 10/08/2013 02:41 PM
So its on par with 770? But it cost less, think this might be my next card. I just need to find out if there is an advantage over 7970 and its worth paying a little extra!

sykozis
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Posts: 21797
Posted on: 10/08/2013 02:53 PM
So its on par with 770? But it cost less, think this might be my next card. I just need to find out if there is an advantage over 7970 and its worth paying a little extra!


There is a small advantage, but the price difference would determine if it's actually worth it. If you're not one of those that must have the latest card, I'd go for a 7970 and overclock it. Those cards (with custom coolers) overclock quite well.

eclap
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Posted on: 10/08/2013 03:09 PM
So its on par with 770? But it cost less, think this might be my next card. I just need to find out if there is an advantage over 7970 and its worth paying a little extra!


you can buy a sapphire 280x dual-x on overcl0ckers.co.uk for £239.99, imo that's a great deal.

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