** AMD R290X NOW AVAILABLE & OVERCLOCKING REVIEW!! **

[delpy8]

Hi OC any Idea when there will be anymore stock of the BF4 edition as you have the best prices and Im not paying £515 for the same card from another etailer

 

[Darujhistan]

C'mon then guys, those who have been sitting on the fence now have an easy decision. I can see these doing some damage to Titans at very high resolutions.

>>>I thought you said that all the people wanting a high end GPU had already bought a 780 and that the 290x would not sell?

 

[MDPlatts]

What memory do the ASUS ones have just out of interest? ASUS seem to be the ones that have managed to ship out the most as far as I can tell thus far.

Its been mentioned/listed a dozen times in the last 2 days - Hynix

 

[rolypolyman]

I'll tell you what a 290X at 1200 core matches my stock 7950 crossfire setup.


Gibbo's 290X @1200/1500 - Valley - 73.1 FPS - Score 3059





LtMatt's 7950 Crossfire @925/1250 - Valley - 73.1 FPS - Score 3059

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That is impressive.

Yep just gonna say the Heaven 4.0 benchmark for the OC 290X is almost identical to my stock 7950 crossfire, impressed, especially with the price but my 7950 crossfire will be way cooler and lots of room for overclocking.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Its been mentioned/listed a dozen times in the last 2 days - Hynix

Never saw ASUS mentioned personally. Only MSI, HIS and Sapphire, but thanks.

 

[teppic]

Yep just gonna say the Heaven 4.0 benchmark for the OC 290X is almost identical to my stock 7950 crossfire, impressed, especially with the price but my 7950 crossfire will be way cooler and lots of room for overclocking.

It's just ahead of my 670 SLI with both cards at max overclock. I can get about 70-71fps.

edit: actually, ignore that - it's Heaven not Valley. The 670s are just ahead instead.

 

[uksoldierboy]

When is the earliest date that Ocuk will have stock of the Asus 290X?

 

[kindai]

Excellent pricing levels!

 

[LtMatt]

Yep just gonna say the Heaven 4.0 benchmark for the OC 290X is almost identical to my stock 7950 crossfire, impressed, especially with the price but my 7950 crossfire will be way cooler and lots of room for overclocking.

Yes same here, still the 290X can go further i bet. I'll be happy to run a comparison at an overclock vs a 290X user (maybe Kaap) that will push the cards further than 1200 core 15000 memory.

It's just ahead of my 670 SLI with both cards at max overclock. I can get about 70-71fps.

Interesting, thanks for the info teppic.

 

[Darujhistan]

According to overclock3d.net, Video review in link below, The card feels rushed, Looks cheap, Runs stupidly hot, Doesn't overclock that well and is on par with the 780.

Video Review -

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Tons of swearing in vid
Written Review -

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/amd_r9_290x_review/1

>>>Yeah, but TTL is an idiot.

 

[Jordan777]

Well all the 290x ? Just looked and just showing pre order ? Any ideas when they will land at ocuk so I can collect

 

[K1LaW8tt5]

would a 120mm radiator be enough to cool one of these in its own loop?

 

[teppic]

Interesting, thanks for the info teppic.

I made a mistake My Heaven benchmark is about 70-71fps with max OC, while the 290X is 65fps in the benchmark here. That's still really impressive for the 290X though given these are high end 670s with excellent cooling.

 

[LtMatt]

I made a mistake My Heaven benchmark is about 70-71fps with max OC, while the 290X is 65fps in the benchmark here. That's still really impressive for the 290X though given these are high end 670s with excellent cooling.

Furry muff. I was comparing Valley Extreme HD preset on 290X vs 7950 Stock.

 

[delpy8]

its getting silly NOW nearly 8k form a competitor
XFX AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB Graphics Card
Includes Battlefield 4
4GB Graphics Memory
Interface Type - PCI Express
Cooler Type - Active Fan
Outputs - HDMI, DVI and Display Port
Code: VGA1922
Mnfr Code:
CGAX-R929XBF4
10+ more expected on 12/11/2013
Free Delivery
£7,920.66 inc VAT

 

[Silent_Scone]

Just out of curiosity Gibbo how did you gain access to voltage control? I noticed there was a new version of Afterburner yesterday so wondered if it had been added in.

 

[Five.Stars]

would a 120mm radiator be enough to cool one of these in its own loop?

Yes, it would be capable, but given the heat this card seems to put out, if I was WC it, I would be doing so to get best out of it so would want as much rad space as possible. Dont think I would go to expense of WC it without 2x120 rad space at least, in its own loop. In a loop with CPU would be 3x120 minimum, but most likely 4x120.

Also depends on the thickness and efficiency of rads, plus tr kind of fans and acoustics you are willing to bare!

 

[ebilcake]

Anyone know when we will see the first cards with custom coolers?

I love the price/performance of the 290X but hate the heat/noise levels.

 

[Gibbo]

Hi OC any Idea when there will be anymore stock of the BF4 edition as you have the best prices and Im not paying £515 for the same card from another etailer

Possibly later today.

 

[BubbySoup]

When are your pre-fitted waterblock ones coming into stock Gibbo, and what memory will they have?

£30 seems quite a reasonable premium to pay so I don't have to fiddle about fitting one myself