AMD R9 290X Review
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Zoot
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It's a hell of a deal for the money no doubt. nVidia are going to have to cut the GTX 780's prices even more to remain competitive, although it's unlikely they'll do that I'd say given the GPUs size.So the 290 is out and it's only £330 and performs just under the 290x.
Suddenly those £400 780s don't seem as good for the money, they are still a bargain at £400 but the 290 at £330
Sadly though, it's the same deal again; it's crying out for a good custom cooler. One wonders why they didn't use a version of the cooler that's on the 7990.
WYP
News Guru
if these cards had good custom coolers they would fly off the shelves.
though with the price of the 290 they might just do so anyway.
i really want to see results from these cards water cooled, pcper mention both cards downclocking a lot to maintain their 95 degree temperature limit. with the temperature factor eliminated it would stop downclocking and the performance decrease it causes and really open them to overclocking too.
though with the price of the 290 they might just do so anyway.
i really want to see results from these cards water cooled, pcper mention both cards downclocking a lot to maintain their 95 degree temperature limit. with the temperature factor eliminated it would stop downclocking and the performance decrease it causes and really open them to overclocking too.
So the 290 is out and it's only £330 and performs just under the 290x.
Suddenly those £400 780s don't seem as good for the money, they are still a bargain at £400 but the 290 at £330
Found one for £310 mate, the performance is good but the problem is the cooler, I personally wouldn't buy a stock cooled one, heat/noise is a big issue for me. Need Asus, MSI, Gigabyte to release cards with their coolers on them.
really, they did the stock cooler thing again? i don't get it, it doesn't benefit them at all, it's a marketing disaster.
samwisekoi
New member
Tom, Tom! We are crying out for a water-cooled 290 review! Can you do this for your grateful fan-boys/followers?
No plans for it atm tbh. Concentrating on Nvid stuff atm.
Zoot
Active member
One could always get one of these I guess, even if it is going to add to the price.
http://www.arctic.ac/eu_en/products/cooling/vga/accelero-xtreme-iii.html
http://www.arctic.ac/eu_en/products/cooling/vga/accelero-xtreme-iii.html
I don't really feel like engaging with another back and forth with you since your posts aren't too heavy on content, but I'll just say this; the demand for these cards would seem that it's actually the opposite of a "Marketing Disaster" for AMD, despite the excessive noise and heat.
SieB
New member
Shame about the cooler, we will only see the full potential of these cards once aftermarket coolers come out.
Tom's hardware did an interesting test with the Arctic Accelero Xtreme III
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-r9-290-review-benchmark,review-32818-19.html
It will be interesting to see how the 290/x does when Asus etc etc are able to mod the PCB and slap decent coolers on.
Tom's hardware did an interesting test with the Arctic Accelero Xtreme III
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-r9-290-review-benchmark,review-32818-19.html
It will be interesting to see how the 290/x does when Asus etc etc are able to mod the PCB and slap decent coolers on.
my posts aren't too heavy on content says the person who doesn't see the problem with a terrible ref cooler only release which was the main reason for why tom recommended the 780 over the 290x.
grassman
New member
Were you not given a 290 review sample :huh:
AMD are making things awkward.
Put out a Asus ROG motherboard review out instead rofl.
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Zoot
Active member
I don't believe I ever said the cooler was great, in fact I've said the opposite just now.
Reading comprehension... great skill to have.
barnsley
born in a.....
Time to wait for the aftermarket coolers. Maybe AMD have realized the errors of their ways? all I can say is HURRY UP I WANT TO BUY A NEW CARD OR TWO AND I'D LIKE TO NOT WASTE MONEY DOING IT. I don't care if it is either AMD or Nvidia, as long as it has enough grunt for me I'll be happy.
yassarikhan786
New member
Cracking price for the 290, but I'm eagerly awaiting the aftermarket variants before I pounce.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
Wonder if any aftermarket coolers are coming out for the 290x AND 290 at the same time? From my understanding they use the same PCB layout so should be easy?
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
According to other reviewers it is definitely worth its money. The new price to performance card with an immense amount of power under the hood.
Kaapstad
Active member
The way things stand at the moment neither AMD or NVidia have the faster single GPU and this won't change when the 780ti arrives.
The AMD cards do some things well, NVidia cards do other things well. What it comes down to is which one suits the games you play the best.
