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The AMD R9 290 (non x) Thread
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yes they do.
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You've not even caught up on your sleep yet and you're already pimping us for next weeks excitement
Are the in stock nonx all reference designs?
Soldato
I hate to be a party pooper, but I thought the NDA on the 290 non X hadn't been lifted yet (thought it was the 31st but am happy to be proved wrong)
Soldato
I hadnt read the whole thread before i made the comment, i was pointed to it from the other forum i go on (pCARS) and wondered how Gibbo was allowed to say what he has been saying about performance comparisons to the 290X and the titan and if Gibbo had forgotten about the NDA, but seeing the rest of the thread he obviously knows about the NDA.Correct
Since I want to buy two of these, I'm not going to say anything that will deter him from spilling the beans
I think at this stage, it's only the price that's under NDA if we put all the pieces of the puzzle together.
We're all assuming that the blurred out results in this post are for the 290 and overclocked 290.
Soldato
What are we all thinking about in terms of price?
300-350?
it'll be bitter pill to swallow if they do come in at £300, for an extra hundred pounds could have gone for crossfire 290s instead of 290X.
300-350?
it'll be bitter pill to swallow if they do come in at £300, for an extra hundred pounds could have gone for crossfire 290s instead of 290X.
Soldato
Gibbo reckons £350 +/- £20 or so.
Caporegime
I'm just not sure i can see Nvidia's 780 competing with that price, if true.
Although you have a bios switch does anyone think it will need flashing or will it overclock normally like cards of the past once the software has caught up.
Associate
What fan speeds for that Gibbo or is it swimming? I'm still being overly picky about reference cooler sorry
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The difference between a 290 and 290X at the same clocks will be 4-6%
This has been true for;
5870 and 5850
6970 and 6950
7970 and 7950
But the 290 will clock better due to less heat, That's my logic anyway
This has been true for;
5870 and 5850
6970 and 6950
7970 and 7950
But the 290 will clock better due to less heat, That's my logic anyway
The difference between a 290 and 290X at the same clocks will be 4-6%
This has been true for;
5870 and 5850
6970 and 6950
7970 and 7950
But the 290 will clock better due to less heat, That's my logic anyway
That seems to be the prevailing opinion.
I see Gibbo's benchmarks made the news, hope that doesn't mean slapped NDA wrists.
http://videocardz.com/47256/amd-radeon-r9-290-performance-revealed
Impossible Titan cant be beat....every Nvidia guy and fan knows that.
You cant be saying that a 380 euro card would be able to perform so good like a God like 820euro card if it would then it be heresy.
Beating a 1310mhz 780 HOF is also impossible based upon above reasons.
However never been religious much so I get one of those 290 cards.
Soldato
Impossible Titan cant be beat....every Nvidia guy and fan knows that.
You cant be saying that a 380 euro card would be able to perform so good like a God like 820euro card if it would then it be heresy.
Beating a 1310mhz 780 HOF is also impossible based upon above reasons.
However never been religious much so I get one of those 290 cards.
Sarcasm aside..... What happens when the Titan is overclocked? Apples to apples and all that.
Nice work Gibbo