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im on a pretty tight budget and dont want to go above 150 USD and ive been looking at cards and found these 2 [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
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The r9 270 is 30$ more and almost exactly the same so whats the big difference?
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270x is newer than the HD7870 and slightly better. Pretty sure the 270 is just a re-branded 7870 though.
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so theres not some huge difference? if the 2870 is still good i would like to get it cause its cheaper
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sk8erboy46 wrote so theres not some huge difference? if the 2870 is still good i would like to get it cause its cheaper

No. 270x is pretty much an overclocked 270, so you could overclock a 7870 to perform about on par with a stock clocked 270x most likely. I'd opt for the 270/270x since it's newer, but up to you.
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Are you upgrading your or building one?

If your mid-build and just trying to get it running I would get the cheaper one just to help save a couple bucks and to get your PC up and running

But if you're upgrading I would spend the little bit more money. It will probably save you from wanting to upgrade in the near future, where as if you get the older one you will always think your computer is sub-par without the 270x
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