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System Name | Soo-Fancy |
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Processor | Intel Core i-5-4690K @ 3.5GHz |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Z97X Ultra Durable Black Edition |
Memory | 16GB 1600MHz Corsair Vengeance |
Video Card(s) | XFX AMD RX 480 8GB 1338Mhz Black Edition |
Storage | Samsung 840 Pro |
Display(s) | 2 x ASUS MS238H 23" Widescreen HD Slim Backlit LED |
Case | CoolerMaster Mastercase Pro |
Power Supply | EVGA Superova 850 watt Platinum |
Mouse | Logitech M570 Trackball |
Keyboard | Cooler Master CK530 |
Software | Windows Home 10, 64 bit |
I'm a slow builder, I'd picked out a XFX Radeon R9 290X DirectX 11.2 R9-290X-8DFD 8GB Black Edition card for my build (a year ago or so), but now they are all gone, so how does the XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB Black Edition Video Card compare? Good drop in replacement? Better? Worse? In any ways different in any inferior manners? Or should I wait for the "next big thing" that is coming soon for the $200-$325 price range?
I'm only interested in XFX brand (because you can convert them to water-cooling without voiding your warranty) AMD cards and they have to be BLACK or minimally colored only orange/amber mostly black (no red, blue, etc accents). I'm aiming for "black edition" components, it's a theme on this build. It's going on a ga-z97x-ud5h-bk (black edition, gigabyte) board (and needs to match pretty). I don't have any specific needs (I don't play the newest games, nor have huge monitors). I do need to do video editing in Movie Maker, and need to be able to stream live. I do want a "respectable" card, even if I don't need it. Something that when people ask what's in it and I tell them, they will think "that's a solid decision and not being a cheapskate".
Opinions appreciated (except opinions telling me to choose NVIDIA). I'm at a set limit of $350 maximum, prefer closer to $300, and would be really happy at $250 (unless it comes with water cooling, in which case I can go a bit higher).
Absolutely no NVIDIA (I have a personal vendetta).
I'm only interested in XFX brand (because you can convert them to water-cooling without voiding your warranty) AMD cards and they have to be BLACK or minimally colored only orange/amber mostly black (no red, blue, etc accents). I'm aiming for "black edition" components, it's a theme on this build. It's going on a ga-z97x-ud5h-bk (black edition, gigabyte) board (and needs to match pretty). I don't have any specific needs (I don't play the newest games, nor have huge monitors). I do need to do video editing in Movie Maker, and need to be able to stream live. I do want a "respectable" card, even if I don't need it. Something that when people ask what's in it and I tell them, they will think "that's a solid decision and not being a cheapskate".
Opinions appreciated (except opinions telling me to choose NVIDIA). I'm at a set limit of $350 maximum, prefer closer to $300, and would be really happy at $250 (unless it comes with water cooling, in which case I can go a bit higher).
Absolutely no NVIDIA (I have a personal vendetta).