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MSI R9 280X Or XFX R9 280X?

CruxiafflictionX

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I have a chance to buy one of these two cards.
The MSI card is $160 and the XFX is $155
Does anyone have any opinions on which one i should get?
I have had XFX video cards before (2 HD 6870's in Crossfire) but they were really weird. They crashed alot and i had to RMA one. Ive had MSI Gaming motherboards which i like also, but never a GPU.
So any opinions?
Any help is appreciated.

Thesem are the cards i am referring to:

XFX-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150678

MSI-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127759
 

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Xfx fixed alot of issues in this series. Both take up only 2 slots which is a plus, both are reference like boards
 

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MSI card because of the free games
 

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Both of these are used cards so no games no rebates or anything like that. I just posted the newegg links for a quick reference for specs.
 
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I will choose msi because tf4 is a good cooler. I had gtx 770lightning sli before and my opinions to tf4 cooler are quite and nice. Low temperature and low noise.
 
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XFX has terrible warranty. They are one of the few manufacturers that still do not allow their customers to remove the heatsink for W/C or thermal paste reapplication. They're also well known for not cooling VRMs correctly. (Which is still an issue on the 280X and 290 series)
 
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XFX has terrible warranty. They are one of the few manufacturers that still do not allow their customers to remove the heatsink for W/C or thermal paste reapplication. They're also well known for not cooling VRMs correctly. (Which is still an issue on the 280X and 290 series)
lol I am Chinese and I know xfx has suck warranty in China, but I don't know it is also bad in US
 

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XFX has terrible warranty. They are one of the few manufacturers that still do not allow their customers to remove the heatsink for W/C or thermal paste reapplication. They're also well known for not cooling VRMs correctly. (Which is still an issue on the 280X and 290 series)

I remove coolers anyway and put em back properly lol
 
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I have a chance to buy one of these two cards.
The MSI card is $160 and the XFX is $155
Does anyone have any opinions on which one i should get?
I have had XFX video cards before (2 HD 6870's in Crossfire) but they were really weird. They crashed alot and i had to RMA one. Ive had MSI Gaming motherboards which i like also, but never a GPU.
So any opinions?
Any help is appreciated.

Thesem are the cards i am referring to:

XFX-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150678

MSI-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127759
MSI Gaming TF is a better cooler in my book and normally people seem to prefer them over the recent XFX coolers (Including myself).

I would choose the MSI if I was you!
 
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XFX has terrible warranty. They are one of the few manufacturers that still do not allow their customers to remove the heatsink for W/C or thermal paste reapplication. They're also well known for not cooling VRMs correctly. (Which is still an issue on the 280X and 290 series)

Hello, The warranty void stickers in the Europe region cannot be damaged because the distributors in Europe handle the RMA's directly, not XFX. In the US, we handle RMA's directly with customers and allow for the modification. Most retailers in Europe have a 2 year no questions asked warranty as long as the card isn't physically damaged, which is one of the best warranties anyone can ask for...

Sorry you had a bad experience. If there's anything we can do for you, PM me and let me know.

Thank you
 
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