Xfx hd 7990 - £372!?

[TheUnkn0wn]

I seriously could not believe this. Just had to buy one for this price...

I was going to wait out and buy a third party R9 290X, but this thing is cheaper, faster and probably cooler than the 290X.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/6gb-...ost-1000mhz-4096-cores-dual-link-dvi-i-mdp-pl

Cheaper than two 7970's

I think I'll just wait out with this for a third-party to fix up the 290X.

 

[SieB]

It's from Scan so it's definitely legit.

The 7990 is faster than a 290x and cheaper at that price, if you have the money go for it. I doubt by the time aftermarket coolers for the 290x come that prices will be that low again.

 

[chrismjurd]

its a deal, its a steal, its of the fuarkin century nice one.

 

[Raphael]

THIEF!!! CALL THE POLICE!!! Why don't we have prices like that in Portugal?

 

[theDTP]

Yeah I seen this but to be fair, I can't be bothered with the ball ache of this card! Waiting for the Sapphire 280x Toxic stock to arrive, on par with a 780 for £260, laughing.

 

[Bartacus]

That's an awesome deal. Plus with the price of water blocks dropping for those monsters, you could put that underwater for a very good price. Win win.

 

[CaptainCleanoff]

Right now in Australia all the big cards are exactly the same price.

7990 - $699
GTX780 - $699
290X - $699

In your opinions, which one should I go for? I'm upgrading from a GTX 670 2GB OC (GByte WF) with a BenQ XL2410T 120Hz monitor, i5 2500K etc, etc.

I was tempted by the 7990 because of it's sheer power, then looking at some benchmarks the XFire config can sometimes be a let down.

Thoughts?

 

[NeverBackDown]

No matter if it is a let down it is still faster than the other 2 cards. Also comes with 8 free games. Pretty sweet deal!

 

[barnsley]

One big problem I have with this is that it is an xfx card... Chances are it'll be poorly built and need a custom fan profile but will still run warm but still OH GOD I'M SO TEMPTED.

Also, don't get unless you don't mind coil whine...

 

[Feronix]

One big problem I have with this is that it is an xfx card... Chances are it'll be poorly built and need a custom fan profile but will still run warm but still OH GOD I'M SO TEMPTED.

Also, don't get unless you don't mind coil whine...

I was pretty sure all 7990 cards were the same? At least they all have the same cooler...

 

[barnsley]

I was pretty sure all 7990 cards were the same? At least they all have the same cooler...

Yeah I guess so, I'd just be worried that it'd been assembled by xfx. It looks like the reference cooler and I hope it is as if I get it and it has poor temps I'll get a custom loop for it.


-Edit- I'll be getting it next month, it sounds like the drivers for it are much better than they used to be and I'm already used to excessive coil whine.

 

[TheUnkn0wn]

Get it fast, the offer might not be on next month.

Just bought one, come with 11 free games since they give you another code for 3 games when you buy it (in addition to the 8 you get with the card).

And yes, it is the reference cooler; just has the XFX logo on it. I'll be putting it in my rig tomorrow

P.S : It's the biggest graphics card I've ever seen...

 

[barnsley]

I'm not getting paid until the end of next month though. I really hope the deal stays by then.

 

[Flux]

Really seems like an excellent deal. I myself have been looking for a graphics card upgrade for a while and at this price it seems like a real steal. So I've got one on order too now. Thanks for the heads up on here guys.

 

[barnsley]

Good luck guys and may we all do well with our respective cards!

 

[GoogalyMoogaly]

So tempted to replace my EVGA 670 FTW SLI with one of these (or the Asus board for a little bit more).
Just not sure if it's really worth it. I'm not saying it's not better, but do I need to replace 670 SLI?

I'm also a little worried about coil whine. I don't think I've ever had coil whine, so not sure if I could put up with it.
Guess I could get one, try it and maybe RMA it? Just seem like a lot of effort all because it's a good price rather than because I need it.

But the WANT is strong...

 

[NeverBackDown]

if you have the money and really want it(as you said) then a 7990 will be faster. But to be honest i would watercool that gpu asap for some extra OC headroom and insane performance improvements.

 

[barnsley]

+1 for keeping the 670s. Watercool them and you'll get a beautiful and fast machine. If you're like me and don't feel that you could do watercooling without soaking everything you -might- want to look at aftermarket coolers.

 

[Meladath]

FFS. I just ordered an R9-280X too. Then again I don't really need the power of a 7990 since I only play at 1440p. Oh well, incredibly good deal though.

 

[barnsley]

FFS. I just ordered an R9-280X too. Then again I don't really need the power of a 7990 since I only play at 1440p. Oh well, incredibly good deal though.

which one did you order?