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What 290.
- Thread starter Qitarah
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Sapphire 290 Tri X for me at £340, closely followed by the MSI Gaming Edition 290 at £330. #twocents
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290-Tri-X all day long, its a monster of a card, just make sure it will fit in your rig. Blows my Ref 290 out of the water
Why the Saphire over the MSI? are they not the same card (though the pre order saphires are sans overclock)..?
Thanks,
Because the Tri X is simply the best AIB 290 card out there at the moment. The msi has its advantages though. The msi is quieter, but its cooling is a bit weaker. It also has a 3 year warranty vs Sapphires 2 year warranty. I'd still go for the Sapphire personally though.
Another advantage of the MSI is the size of the card. That extra 1.2 inches of the Sapphire gives some extra cooling power but it's no good for those of us with smaller cases. Like my good old Antec 300.
Another advantage of the MSI is the size of the card. That extra 1.2 inches of the Sapphire gives some extra cooling power but it's no good for those of us with smaller cases. Like my good old Antec 300.
Fair point. But some people need the extra length. For the record despite my previous endorsement of the longer card, I'm not one of those people, ahem.
That's cute... Can graphics cards be cute?
That's the sort of reaction you definitely want to avoid, if possible.
MSI Gaming, good card and currently on offer for £330 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-239-MS
I changed my order to the tri-x OC. £38 for a bit of piece of mind and as a bonus I'll get it a few days earlier!
When I'm spending £340 I didn't particularly want to be flashing bios and or the likes so just ordered the OC version instead!
When I'm spending £340 I didn't particularly want to be flashing bios and or the likes so just ordered the OC version instead!
Good choice.
going from a old 5870 (was Xfire but one died a few months back) to a 290, believe me when I say I cant wait to get it
I'm insanely jealous. not just for the performance over my 7870XT but i also like the idea of its True Audio, which seems very effective. good sound is very important for gaming.