msi gaming 290 or powercolour 290x

[vonex]

just sold my 7970s, so i'm in the market for a 290, been looking aortund and i can get msi gaming 290 for £350 or a power colour 290X for £390 what would you guys do?

 

[Gregster]

Performance between the 290 and the 290X is so close, the sensible money would grab a 290 Gaming Edition

 

[wazza300]

can the msi be flashed to 290x bios? id go that route if so

 

[vonex]

Performance between the 290 and the 290X is so close, the sensible money would grab a 290 Gaming Edition

yeah thought as much, i just seen a reference design msi card for £309, seems like a bargain considering it will be getting watercooled... does any 1 know if these cards suffer from black screen issue?

can the msi be flashed to 290x bios? id go that route if so

not sure tbh..

 

[wazza300]

cant see msi blocking the option idk,black screen issue can be hit and miss from what ive read,kinda like coil whine