The Worlds Fastest Air Cooled GPU Tested @ 4K

[humbug]

PowerColor Devil 13 Dual Core R9 290X

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/71425-powercolor-devil-13-dual-core-r9-290x/

You can't help but admire the extravagance, and we're impressed that PowerColor faced-up to the engineering challenges imposed by running two R9 290X GPUs on a single, air-cooled PCB. However, it goes without saying, this card is only suited to those willing to contend with the trade-offs applicable to ultra-extreme graphics hardware.

The Good
Is mighty fast
Looks formidable
Capable of gaming at 4K
Overclocked frame buffer
Bundled Razer Ouroboros mouse

The Bad
Huge three-slot design
Gets extremely hot and loud
Throttles when stressed
Costs more than an R9 295X2

 

[tbyeah]

Titan Z?

 

[Ayahuasca]

Gets extremely hot and loud.
Throttles when stressed.

No thanks Jeff, you can keep your money.

Those 2 I've singled out make it sound like an angry wife.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Same issues I have with the Vapor-x cards. They're too big and the back plates get way too hot.

 

[humbug]

I can't really see the point of this card TBH, not with the water cooled 295X2 in existence, its just as fast, quiet and cool by any standard, and cheaper.

It only has a market for those who want the fastest Dual card, but don't want water cooling on it.

Awesome looking thing tho

 

[Mei]

i think with them temps id still prefer a 295X2
but sweet looking card i like the colors n stuff

still amazes me the hardware cost to run a 4k screen
id like see some benchmarks with the gfx settings turned down to see how much is needed then

but i guess saying that you can pick up two 290's for £500
or even cheaper if going 2nd hand

 

[whyscotty]

Awesome looking thing tho

Agreed

 

[LtMatt]

Blimey the 295 is a fast gpu.

 

[humbug]

Blimey the 295 is a fast gpu.

Even faster in Mantle without the CPU holding it back

 

[LtMatt]

Even faster in Mantle without the CPU holding it back

I doubt the cpu makes too much difference at 4k, unless you're on an old intel core 2 duo. I've seen benchmarks where Mantle is only 1-2fps faster at 4k.

 

[Gibbo]

Hi there

IN STOCK TOO!


PowerColor Devil 13 AMD Radeon Dual Core R9 290X 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card @ £1,139.99 inc VAT

This Devil 13 Edition of AMD's 295 X2 is PowerColor's ultimate flagship product designed with overclocking in mind with four dedicated 8-Pin power connectors, this card gives you the best opportunity for overclocking and right now is the best single card solution for 4k gaming.

Offering slightly better out of the box performance over 295 X2 due to slightly higher memory clocks with great overclocking ability. Also shipped with Razer Ouroboros gaming mouse.

Not only that PowerColor's cooling solution will keep this card below 75c under-load whilst keeping noise levels to a minimum.


Specification:-
- GPU: 2x Hawaii XT
- Devil 13 Cooling
- Litecoin Hash Rate: 1600-2000
- Stream Processors: 5632
- ROPS: 128
- Core Speed: 1000MHz
- Memory Speed: 5400Mhz
- Memory interface: 1024-Bit (2x 512-Bit)
- Memory capacity: 8192MB GDDR5
- PCI-Express X16 lane required
- 1000W or greater PSU required with genuine 8-Pin PCI-E cables such as Silverstone 1500W
- Power Connectors: 4x 8-pin
- Display Outputs: 2x Dual Link DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI
- Warranty: 3yr


Only £1,139.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

 

[humbug]

^^^^^

 

[Mei]

lol we not allowed to talk bad about it now
imagine being hit by one of them
id pay 1,139.99 to hit that pcp guy with 1

 

[LtMatt]

I'm a sucker for the reference 295x2. Maybe one day lol.

 

[David Bisset]

Titan Z?

The Titan Z is much slower than a 295X2 so this is the fastest air-cooled card. The decrease in clock speed in the Z is just too large unfortunately

 

[humbug]

lol we not allowed to talk bad about it now
imagine being hit by one of them

It will leave a mark

 

[Andygully]

nice to give people the option of air cooling
The Bad
Huge three-slot design
Gets extremely hot and loud
Throttles when stressed
Costs more than an R9 295X2

this just seems to say it all really.

 

[uksoldierboy]

Hi there

This Devil 13 Edition of AMD's 295 X2 is PowerColor's ultimate flagship product designed with overclocking in mind.

Not only that PowerColor's cooling solution will keep this card below 75c under-load whilst keeping noise levels to a minimum.



ORDER NOW

The Bad
Gets extremely hot and loud
Throttles when stressed

 

[GefGz]

It will leave a mark

Probably put you in a wheelchair more like

 

[JonnyG1982]

Whils't it may look nice the fact is its a broken product as far as im concerned. The only advantage it could have is if they charged couple hundred less than the water cooled ones, even then they likely have to reduce clocks a bit to get it running right. Considering it costs over £1000 & throttles!!!! You'd be a fool to buy one. If your spending that much on a card then your probably fairly serious about computers/gaming & should have room to fit a radiator on your case.