** A NEW BEST SUB £300 CARD? AMD 290X 8GB!! **

[Gibbo]

Hi there


We have potentially a truly future proof 1440P & 2160P card when your running them in at least crossfire, 3-way recommended for 2160P. If your gaming at 1080P then a single card should be more than future proof for years to come even on the poorest console ports which could be using around 6GB of memory:


MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card @ £299.99 inc VAT

AMD Radeon R9 290X is a new graphics card powered by the latest AMD Radeon™ R9 290X graphics-processing unit (GPU). 8GB of super-fast GDDR5 memory for the best gaming experience at the highest resolutions including 4k and incorporates AMD Eyefinity and TrueAudio technologies to enable expansive multi-display setups and more accurate environmental sounds. R9 290X also includes support for both DirectX® 11.2 and AMD's new Mantle application programming interface (API) for great handling of even the most-demanding PC games.


Specification:
- Radeon R9 290X
- Backplate included: Yes
- GPU: Hawaii XT
- Litecoin Hash Rate: 850-1000
- Stream Processors: 2816
- ROPS: 64
- Core Speed: 1040MHz
- Memory Speed: 5000Mhz
- Memory interface: 512-Bit
- Memory capacity: 8192MB GDDR5
- Cooling: MSI Twin FrozR Gaming Cooling
- PCI-Express X16 lane required
- 600W or greater PSU required
- Power Connectors: 8-pin + 6-pin required
- Display Outputs: 2x Dual Link DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
- Warranty: 3yr


Was [£329.99] Inc. VAT

Only £299.99 inc VAT - Stock due end of this week!

ORDER NOW









With an 8GB card you have no worries of running out of memory for a long time for sure, for 1080P one of these should be more than enough, a pair should be no issue at 1440P and OK for 2160P and three would be great for 4k gaming.









Also some other industry leading deals we have are:



MSI Radeon R9 290X LE Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card @ £249.95 inc VAT

AMD Radeon R9 290X is a new graphics card powered by the latest AMD Radeon™ R9 290X graphics-processing unit (GPU). 4GB of super-fast GDDR5 memory for the best gaming experience at the highest resolutions including 4k and incorporates AMD Eyefinity and TrueAudio technologies to enable expansive multi-display setups and more accurate environmental sounds. R9 290X also includes support for both DirectX® 11.2 and AMD's new Mantle application programming interface (API) for great handling of even the most-demanding PC games.


Specification:
- Radeon R9 290X
- Backplate included: Yes
- GPU: Hawaii XT
- Litecoin Hash Rate: 850-1000
- Stream Processors: 2816
- ROPS: 64
- Core Speed: 1020MHz
- Memory Speed: 5000Mhz
- Memory interface: 512-Bit
- Memory capacity: 4096MB GDDR5
- Cooling: MSI Twin FrozR Gaming Cooling
- PCI-Express X16 lane required
- 600W or greater PSU required
- Power Connectors: 8-pin + 6-pin required
- Display Outputs: 2x Dual Link DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
- Warranty: 3yy


Was [£269.99] Inc. VAT

Only £249.95 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW














Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card @ £199.99 inc VAT

PCS+ Version features Powercolor's amazing tri-fan cooler, for much lower noise levels whilst offering superior cooling. Along with a great overclock out the box, this card runs at 1040MHz core and 5400MHz memory.

AMD Radeon R9 290 is a new graphics card powered by the latest AMD Radeon™ R9 290 graphics-processing unit (GPU). 4GB of super-fast GDDR5 memory for the best gaming experience at the highest resolutions including 4k and incorporates AMD Eyefinity and TrueAudio technologies to enable expansive multi-display setups and more accurate environmental sounds. R9 290 also includes support for both DirectX® 11.2 and AMD's new Mantle application programming interface (API) for great handling of even the most-demanding PC games.


Specification:
- Radeon R9 290
- Coil Whine Reduction Technology (Exclusive to Powercolor)
- GPU: Hawaii Pro
- Litecoin Hash Rate: 800-950
- Stream Processors: 2560
- Core Speed: 1040MHz
- Memory Speed: 5400Mhz
- Memory interface: 512-Bit
- Memory capacity: 4096MB GDDR5
- Cooling: 2-Slot Blower Fan
- PCI-Express X16 lane required
- 750W or greater PSU required
- Power Connectors: 8-pin + 6-pin required
- Display Outputs: 2x Dual Link DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
- Warranty: 2yr


Was [£227.99] Inc. VAT

Only £199.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW













For the performance the 290 range offers these are pretty amazing deals!!!

 

[RavenXXX2]

Stunning prices, well done.

 

[Gibbo]

Stunning prices, well done.

Yes AMD have helped us get to these prices as based on our buy it was impossible with how weak the GBP is against the USD at present.

 

[nails666]

Ooh back under the magic £200 mark again, nice one.

 

[ED209]

good job gibbo!

good prices on these cards

 

[jimhaumman]

Pity there isn't a full water block for msi r9 290x 8gig card...or there will be?

 

[Jayster]

Is there more stock incoming for the 8GB card?

 

[Boomstick777]

Awesome prices, MSI 290X 8GB and 290 PCS+ are a steal.

 

[Gibbo]

Is there more stock incoming for the 8GB card?

Yes, expected later this week.

 

[Jayster]

Yes, expected later this week.

Great! I may swap my 970 in for that or the 4GB version depending on what AMD come back to me with and Gigabytes rma support.

 

[jwilliamson47]

Awesome! Just need to choose between the MSI and Powercolour model

 

[los]

Yeah nows the tough part the 290x 8gb or powercolour. Anymore bargain 290/X's coming up?

 

[Gibbo]

Yeah nows the tough part the 290x 8gb or powercolour. Anymore bargain 290/X's coming up?

Nope, all our other prices are pre-discounted for your convenience.

 

[eyetrip]

Wow, nice. Even less than the powercolor I just bought!

Still would have gone for the powercolor due it having sinks on the vrms

 

[los]

What are the 290x 8gb gaming like for temperatures? Also how long are these prices valid for?

 

[old gamer]

my god man you have gone bonkers a 8gb 290x for under 300 smackers

 

[old gamer]

What are the 290x 8gb gaming like for temperatures? Also how long are these prices valid for?

cant speak for the 8gb but the 4gb I used to have ran at 71c at full load

 

[Gibbo]

What are the 290x 8gb gaming like for temperatures? Also how long are these prices valid for?

One card 65-75c under load, two cards upto 85c underload. 3/4 cards will need fans at 100% and good ventilation to stay sub 90c ideally.

On this design, three cards is the maximum we recommend and the cards should have spacing between them.

 

[Legend]

Will an 850W EVGA G2 PSU with a OC'd 5820k @4.4, 16GB RAM, x2 SSD's, x1 HD, Nepton 240M AIO, and x4 additional fans run x2 of these cards in Crossfire without getting upset?

 

[nails666]

I can understand the appeal of the 970/980 for power consumption and temps but if I had a 970 and was planning to rma it due to the VRAM issue that £299 8gb 290x would be a lot more tempting than a £399+ 980.