MSI AMD R9 280X Twin Frozr Gaming OC 3GB Video Card Review & Benchmarks

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Updated: October 10, 2013
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Package Content

Some companies tend to skimp out on box content but MSI does a solid job of including a variety of accessories to ensure you are up and running out of the box. Full list can be seen below.

  •  1X R9 280X
  • 1X 6-Pin to 8-Pin Adapter
  • 1X CrossFire Cable
  • 1X DVI to VGA Adapter
  • 1X Mini DP to standard DP Adapter
  • 1X Driver and utilities CD
  • 1X Users Guide

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  • Cyborgmatt is IceFrog aka Gabe

    can i haz :c

  • 12wertpos

    GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME

  • YourBoyTweak

    This is pretty interesting. I’m wondering if I’m Better off picking up two of these up to run Versus a single GTX 780. Have you benched marked this yet. what would be a better option elric.

    Also in this case this computer is used for a gaming setup on top of game design and coding.

    • Supermongole

      Better buy two R9 280x ^^

  • Potus

    The benchmarks definitely are in favor of AMD’s 280x, even with it competing toe-to-toe with NVIDIA’s GTX 770 in GAMING (to which it is to compete with) and is a few frames away from GTX 780′s performance. Considering the price-performance ratio, the operating temperatures of running them, the Mantle api, CGN technology, OpenCL improvements, and established Eyefinity Multi-monitor setup. And there is still the 290X which won’t need a physical crossfire bridge connector, supposedly making it a more stable? experience. Hold off on buying until the flagship comes out and gets reviewed, though.

    • YourBoyTweak

      One thing I’m really interested in is the pricetag for the 290x. I was really amazed by the price of the 280x and if the 290′s price is around 500 with the right power I might be looking into it more

  • Spc Smith T

    love the music, rock on
    I just picked up the Asus 7970 direct CU-2 after seeing the price drop today at the store.

  • Shinkueagle

    Yum yum! Old tech or not.. @ $299… I CANNOT complain!!! If I wait until Xmas it might drop $50(wishful thinking) BUT… I am willing to wait! Anyway it goes, I will be upgrading my 2 year old video card soon! =)

  • yawa77

    As stated in the article you can Crossfire it with a 7970. Since this is a rebaged 7970 Ghz Edition does the 7970 your Crossfiring it with have to be a Ghz edition as well?

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  • nasha thedog

    I’m still confused about whether crossfiring two of the 280x’s requires a bridge or not. I thought it was only the 290′s that are bridgeless but TOT is making it sound like that’s wrong and a pair of 280′s can go bridgeless aswell. So can they or can’t they?

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