R9 380 (Older R9 285) for build?
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Question 
I'm building a VM focused Linux rig on a budget that has to do occasional GPU number crunching and have been looking at the R9 380 as a mid range card.  XFX do a 2Gb DD Black Edition (1030Mhz) for £150.

I have some slight concerns that I'm hoping you guys could shed some light on. 

I'm happy with the benchmarks for the 380, but I am thinking that putting it in to practice on a 120 hour+ crack will be quite different given rising temperatures and the potential for AMD's PowerTune to interfere.  I don't want to spring for the card if I'm going to be forced down to 100KH/S WPA.

Does anybody have any practical experience with this card?  What is it actually like over extended periods?

Are there better recommendations for the price bracket?


Messages In This Thread
R9 380 (Older R9 285) for build? - by Bishop - 09-07-2015, 08:54 AM
RE: R9 380 (Older R9 285) for build? - by epixoip - 09-07-2015, 09:03 AM
RE: R9 380 (Older R9 285) for build? - by Bishop - 09-07-2015, 09:34 AM
RE: R9 380 (Older R9 285) for build? - by epixoip - 09-07-2015, 11:15 AM
RE: R9 380 (Older R9 285) for build? - by Bishop - 09-07-2015, 01:47 PM
RE: R9 380 (Older R9 285) for build? - by rico - 09-07-2015, 02:27 PM
RE: R9 380 (Older R9 285) for build? - by Bishop - 09-07-2015, 03:09 PM
RE: R9 380 (Older R9 285) for build? - by rico - 09-07-2015, 03:19 PM