PowerColor R9 290 Review

[Xavi C]

What stock clocks did your sample have? What fan speed did it max at?

 

[mojothejester]

I've seen different results from different reviewers, so I'm looking forward to non-reference card reviews. Will OC3D review one of them when they arrive?

 

[cooperman]

Have the Sapphire R9 290 and have been plagued with a black screen fault after every cold boot.

Will have to RMA it and see if the next card is any better.

There is a new beta driver for that problem.
AMD Catalyst 13.11 Beta9.4 Driver for Windows.
+May resolve intermittent black screens or display loss observed on some AMD Radeon™ R9 290X and AMD Radeon R9 290 graphics cards+
http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/amd...1_betav9.4.exe

 

[ivy223]

loudness

this thing is loud!!!!

 

[CEUOTC]

There is a new beta driver for that problem.
AMD Catalyst 13.11 Beta9.4 Driver for Windows.
+May resolve intermittent black screens or display loss observed on some AMD Radeon™ R9 290X and AMD Radeon R9 290 graphics cards+
http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/amd...1_betav9.4.exe

Sorry should have got back, new card with the same drivers no black screen, works like a charm if a little loud