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R9 290X Owners Thread

Papablu

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MilkyJoe said:
I just upgraded from a 680 gtx to a XFX r9 290x boost edition and i got it for £300. and i think image quality is a lot better, its like everything is more defined so u see all the details better :D
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When I first got my cards I thought the same thing regarding the quality but I put it down to me being overly excited. Clearly it's not just me then and I wasn't just imagining it.

I went up from a 670 and things like text became a little clearer and the depth of colours just blew me away in game.
 

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thefogo said:
That the non-reference one?
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it looks like a standard reference one and i find it get noisey above fan speed 45

and slippery dave theres this third party fan

ARCTIC Accelero Xtreme IV

make sure u get the 4th version because 3rd version u had to glue heatsinks to the memory and they would be hard to remove again.
 

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MilkyJoe said:
I just upgraded from a 680 gtx to a XFX r9 290x boost edition and i got it for £300. and i think image quality is a lot better, its like everything is more defined so u see all the details better :D
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I had the same thoughts when i bought my first ati card a 3870 and one of the reasons ive stuck with amd, but i usally keep this opinion to myself as ive been shot down in flames in the past for daring to share my thoughts
 
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