QUOTE(NecroPhilia @ Oct 10 2013, 11:25 PM)
guys,R9 280X toxic,vapour-x vs windforce,which one would be a better bang for buck?
The way I think/differentiate between them:
TOXIC = when you don't want to play the overclock lottery/game. Already tested to run
stable Factory OC-speed
VAPOR-X = vapor-chamber, better heat transfer, slightly lower temps, useful in our weather or you don't have AC in your room/workstation
DUAL-X = vanilla, want to OC yourself
EDIT:
Wants sauna in your case? Iif your case is not well ventilated may make your motherboard components & CPU hotter = lower OC, instability, etc. (fixed, thanks goldfries)
rm60 difference only bro, fuhget about it and go TOXIC if you want the best out of the box overclocked 280X. Bright orangey-yellow looks cool too.

EDIT: The summary of Anandtech Sapphire 280X Toxic is also good advise
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With that said while this isn’t necessarily a head-to-head article between the 280X Toxic and the Asus 280X DirectCU II TOP, it’s a logical comparison we have to make given the fact that both are factory overclocked 280X cards shooting for strong out of the box performance.
For gaming workloads the 280X Toxic cleanly and clearly beats the Asus card here by a meaningful performance amount.
However Asus is absolutely a spoiler here due to their aggressive pricing and their very quiet cooler. Their 280X DCUII TOP can’t match the Toxic, but it’s $40 cheaper and over 5dB quieter.
Consequently if all you want is the fastest 280X on the market then Sapphire’s 280X Toxic is clearly the card to get, otherwise the Asus card is worth a consideration for its better price/performance ratio and cooling performance.
As is almost always the case for factory overclocked cards there is a price to pay for the very fastest card, both in literal cost and in power and acoustics.
This post has been edited by nsiboro: Oct 11 2013, 12:37 PM