uk.hardware.info Updated: 2014-09-06 01:22:54
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Today we're taking a closer look at Gigabyte's R9 280X graphics card, the Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X OC or GV-R928XOC-3GD. We compared it to five other Radeon R9 280X video cards we tested previously. If you want to read about how the Radeon R9 280X compa...

We've recently seen a number of cards with the Gigabyte WindForce cooler, and we liked all of them. The Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X OC uses an old cooler, however, likely because the card is based on the design Gigabyte used for the Radeon HD 7970. The prob...
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vortez.net Updated: 2014-09-06 01:22:54
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£275.99 GBP / $400 USDThe R9 series of GPUs have proven very popular, especially those which have a custom cooler with which to keep noise and temperature levels down to a minimum. The GIGABYTE R9 280X WindForce 3X OC is one such graphics card which a...

Very fast mid/high-range card, Very quiet, Factory overclocked, Excellent temperature control...

Based on 'old' tech, Blue PCB...

The GIGABYTE R9 280X is a great card of that there can be no argument. It coped with almost everything we threw at it with relative ease. Heavily based on yesterdays technology you could be forgiven for dismissing this product however, while ageing, t...
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hardwareheaven.com Updated: 2014-09-06 01:22:54
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Two days ago AMD allowed us to review, in a limited capacity, their new R9 280X. Today the review restrictions are released so we can now compare different versions of the card and that starts with Gigabytes R9 280X WindForce 3X model in its factory overc...

GIGABYTE Radeon R9 280X WindForce 3X OC 3GB ReviewTwo days ago AMD allowed us to review, in a limited capacity, their new R9 280X. Today the review restrictions are released so we can now compare different versions of the card and that starts with Gigabyt...
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Perhaps fortunately, AMD's reference Radeon R9 280X is a bit of a phantom outside our own labs. If you're shopping for one of these Tahiti-based boards, you're looking at third-party solutions. We round up seven models and show what makes them different...
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The Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Windforce 3X OC is the first Radeon R9 series card from Gigabyte to reach our test lab. Right out of the box, the card sports an overclocked AMD Radeon R9 280X GPU that is rated at 1050MHz - or at least that was how it debuted...

We had expected the Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Windforce 3X OC card to have shown a stronger performance due to its overclocked graphics core out of the box. In terms of raw clock speed, it was on par with the premier ASUS ROG R9 280X Platinum; however, the...
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The Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Windforce 3X OC is the first Radeon R9 series card from Gigabyte to reach our test lab. Right out of the box, the card sports an overclocked AMD Radeon R9 280X GPU that is rated at 1050MHz - or at least that was how it debuted...

Quiet cooling fans, DualBIOS feature, Highly overclocked and overvolted (outofthebox), Excellent price point...

Middling peformance, High operating temperature, High power draw...

Futuremark's DirectX 11 based 3DMark 2013 benchmark will put the cards through their paces with its Fire Strike and Fire Strike Extreme tests. They consist of extreme levels of tessellation and volumetric illumination, as well as complex smoke simulation...
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