280x of which company ? Sapphire,Powercolor,ASUS as far as I know each of them have a different designs.280x is a great card, just check other versions of 280x you might find a better one.
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this seems to be common w/ all types of manufacturers. every review i've read of pretty much every 280x on newegg is littered w/ "artifacts, artifacts, rma, artifact..."
i have been searching for one that DOES cover all the memory, but i haven't been able to track one down (yet).
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Well I like Asus, MSI, Sapphire, and Gigabyte. If you want lifetime warranty you should get XFX.
But the best choice is to get the GTX 770 if your mobo is compatible with it.
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i've narrowed down my choice to the 280x, but i'm hesitant due to the the whole artifacting fiasco.
i'd like to hear some personal opinions from owners of either the 280x or 7970. possibly some suggestions for alternatives?
for those who aren't aware, some of the memory on the board aren't covered with by the stock heatsink (not to mention they're usually over-volted) in what seems to be the oddest design choice i've ever seen in a graphics card. i don't have plans for a water block or adding third-party heatsinks on the memory.
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