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** CRAZY PRE-ORDER SPECIAL: SAPPHIRE 290 TRI-X!! **
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Not that I'm doubting what you are saying, but is that 1050W for just the 290s or is that the entire system? What's your system spec again?
Is the stock only getting delivered to store on Monday or is that the date it world get despatched... tempted to collect from store if you had them in on the weekend.
Just slight worried my 600w psu might struggle abit though. . Specially with overclock
Just slight worried my 600w psu might struggle abit though. . Specially with overclock
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It was for the entire system but the only other thing pulling any decent wattage from my system would have been my cpu 2700k @5.2ghz @1.45v.
Specs
2700k
p8p67 deluxe
16gb ddr3 2133mhz
2x290 crossfire
250gb samsung ssd
fan controller with 8x120mm fans and 1x200mm fan
Thats it.
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I'm running an i5 3570k @4.6...i think 2 of these cards should be okay with the ax 860....how will they match up to my 7990 that I'm sending back.. N also do we have any details on what the temps will be on these.. My 7990 was a furnace when mining
Tempted but slightly hesitant
Will these be like the lightning LEs ie people have reported less success in overclocking vs full fat lightnings
As I guess no guarantee that will even run at tri-x stock overclocks ? As won't have been tested /binned ?
I note different part no does that mean the normal tri-x can still be preordered at the higher price ?
Will these ones be guaranteed to still have Hynix VRAM ?
Thanks
Will these be like the lightning LEs ie people have reported less success in overclocking vs full fat lightnings
As I guess no guarantee that will even run at tri-x stock overclocks ? As won't have been tested /binned ?
I note different part no does that mean the normal tri-x can still be preordered at the higher price ?
Will these ones be guaranteed to still have Hynix VRAM ?
Thanks
I'd be willing to bet my left testicle every 290 in the world is capable of a 5% core overclock so it will have no trouble reaching normal Tri X speeds. The cards only use Hynix vram.
LtMatt love ur 2700k doing 5.2 for my 2500k it takes 1.46v core to have semi stable 5ghz :/ Anyhow PSU will be my next upgrade i think
Just cant seem to see any 3770k for sale that are 5ghz clockers :/
I think it will hit 5.3ghz or even higher if i tried, but as im only using a H100i i don't want to risk ruining it for the sake of a stupid benchmark score.
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with these cards is it easy to update the bios on these say to the 290x version?
ok fair enough - so these are identical except for the bios ?
great stuff
interesting they have the same hash-rate as the normal version
ok fair enough - so these are identical except for the bios ?
great stuff
interesting they have the same hash-rate as the normal version
I expect the bios revision is the same, they just haven't had their small overclock applied.
that would make no sense ...
why would you put bios on (from reference) at the non overclock
in a factory you'd surely flash once- with the overclocked Tri-X bios
its not like you go in there and tweak the bios and save it like with PC bios - you flash it
I don't know, maybe. Just a guess on my part seeing as Tri X cards at this speed don't exist. I guess its possible they just flash a different bios revision.
Doubt it. Any 290 will hit 1000 core without breaking a sweat. I can reach 1050 (fully stable) on mine by lowering the voltage -0.037v.