7950 or 280x

[enemiesaround]

+1 to Asus 280x DC2T
This card 3 slot size and have great cooling system. Undervolted it's very quiet, which is great if you like me don't have room dedicated for mining hardware.

[Varens]

280x, ofc no reference, with 2x coolers.

[infinitybo]

@Vection Nothing stays confusing permanently however the SAPPHIRE HD 7950 or Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X are both of them very cheap.

[coinspoolco]

I would suggest to buy R9 280X if you want to go with GPU mining.

[blacklig]

I have 7950s and even 280Xs.. and I would recomend 7950..
Why? It gives almost same hashrate (650 7950 VS 730 for 280X), but I can have 3 7950 on 750W PSU.. but only 2 280X on 750 W PSU.. also 280X are damn hot! so it is problem to cool them.. (7950 are running around 60, 280 aroun 80 degrees..)
maybe only selling afterwards would be 1 small point for 280X.. othervise 7950 are kings

[woutersteven]

I have 7950s and even 280Xs.. and I would recomend 7950..
Why? It gives almost same hashrate (650 7950 VS 730 for 280X), but I can have 3 7950 on 750W PSU.. but only 2 280X on 750 W PSU.. also 280X are damn hot! so it is problem to cool them.. (7950 are running around 60, 280 aroun 80 degrees..)
maybe only selling afterwards would be 1 small point for 280X.. othervise 7950 are kings

The temperature indeed gets hot, but the speed is higher mine consistently reach 760 khs each.

[delphs]

I would have to say 7950 because it was best bang for your buck but now that's it's freaking rare the price went up... better off with 280x

[CoinPN]

Why not a 290x? 

[ngonzal]

I have 5 x XFX 7950's, getting around 650 KHash per card, they run insanely hot, but the power draw isn't horrible.

kind of wish I would've sprung for the 280x, I'm addicted to hashes..

Go with what you can afford, either card requires a lot of tweaking to get to its full potential, don't expect to start hashing at what the forums say you'll get.

[mdawg]

Heat difference is huge go with the 280x and like everyone else is saying it will be much easier to sell.

[infinitybo]

@CoinPN Sure anyone could not to choose this choice anyways looks like a socratic questioning.

[vectio]

Thanks for all the replies guys..

Another question..

I'm going for the GIGABYTE GV-R928XOC-3GD (280x), I'll need risers for those. Will a Powered PCI-E  x1 To x16 Cable Riser be sufficient, or do I need x16 > x16? Is there a difference? I've read somewhere that it doesn't matter for mining.

[hownowbrowncow]

280x (rebadged 7970)

[astalabrasta]

Older GPU= faster ammortisation. You will have problems selling it to gamers in 1,5 yeares. Newbie thoughts.
Happy New Year!

[impu]

280x is "rebranded 7970" ,280x better that 7950 , but look for less price kH/$
i think best kh/$ own 7850