Upgrading Time

[Tricyclethief]

Currently have a powercolor 7870 that im going to be giving to my father for a pc im building for him and looking to upgrade mine. Im looking at the 290x and just wondering what brands seem to be performing better then the rest and also im using a silverstone raven 3 which has the mobo rotated 90 degrees and wondering what everyone might recommend for best air flow since the gpu will be hanging vertical. Thanks

 

[primetime]

http://www.legitreviews.com/sapphire-r9-290x-vaporx-oc-4gb-video-card-review_142216 best one made in m y opinion

 

[Tricyclethief]

Do you see any issue with the card hanging down instead of the normal horizontal layout. Heres a pic of my case, pretty close to the same setup i have.

 

[Tricyclethief]

Any thoughts on Powercolor 290x ? for the bundle and price doesnt seem to bad

 

[GameHard6]

Any thoughts on Powercolor 290x ? for the bundle and price doesnt seem to bad

Yes, this is a good option. Powercolor has come a long way with it's R9 series cards. Anything prior to the R9 series I would have said no way.

 

[Tricyclethief]

Thanks for all the input guys. ended up picking up the powercolor for $445 with the $150 free games promo and a free power bank so think i scored a pretty good deal.