Glad to see so much love for XFX. I have a PSU of theirs (built by Seasonic) and it's doing well. I recently snagged one of their R9 280s at a bit of a clearance price (retailers like Newegg and Tigerdirect aren't even showing them in USD on searches anymore, only 280Xs). It's the double dissipation variety, but not a black edition. This one, precisely:

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Double-933...dp/B00J44WVYG#

I read a few reviews and XFX shows solid GPU temps, but with a little more digging I saw they have crap for VRM cooling. Great. I want to lean on the manufacturer's warranty, but one incident of my being out shipping back and forth eats up whatever savings I got for the card. I did get the SquareTrade coverage on it because I've killed a 280X or two and heard good things about them, but from what I read in the terms it sounds like they don't give a crap until past the two year mark from XFX. Will they speed the RMA process, get me a new card or money faster, or any other benefit, or should I just cancel?

Anyone have any experience with this card? Is it going to hold up? The second I open the box, any attempts to return it will probably have to go through the manufacturer. As of right now, I can still turn around and return the whole bit without being out much.