** MSI TOP PLAYER TOP CHOICE: BIG AMD PRICE DROP!! **

[~Mike~]

From recollection my box is in the loft for the lightning, but Im sure it said Min 750 watts.
I have a 750 watt anatec, and it works fine on 1100 Mhz with and without the 3rd power cable plugged in

Thanks for replying.

 

[Geeman1979]

Lightning is the 290x to get. Monster cooling.

1.5v on air and VRM temps under 70 degrees. Makes all other 290s are crap in comparison

What we're the max clocks yours reached? Wasn't that high was it?

 

[Silent_Scone]

What we're the max clocks yours reached? Wasn't that high was it?

Nah they're not binned so I rinced the voltage to achieve 1300 core. Samsung memory does 1650-1700 though.

 

[Geeman1979]

Nah they're not binned so I rinced the voltage to achieve 1300 core. Samsung memory does 1650-1700 though.

I'll pass! I managed 1300 core with a Reference card on air. Could potentially get wasted by a 970 in the benchmark threads

Still a good price though.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Yeh I'm not sure why they don't do binning but MSI constantly set themselves up to fail

 

[Geeman1979]

True! can see a few bottoming out around the 1250+ mark if you're unlucky.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Like I say 1280-1300 at just shy of 1.5v. Nobody else on here is going to go that mad

Anyway, great card. Couldn't break it

 

[Gibbo]

Where the MSI Lightning excels, SAMSUNG MEMORY!

 

[Silent_Scone]

And that

 

[Geeman1979]

Where the MSI Lightning excels, SAMSUNG MEMORY!

Yip, and a good cooler.

 

[philo-sofa]

For those thinking over the gosh-darnedly palletable choices we're being presented with Anandtech's benches are pretty tight:

R9 290X 'Uber' Mode vs GTX 970: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1059?vs=1355

Stock gives a small advantage to the AMD card, but when you include overclocking (on a decent card for both) Nvidia would take it by a small but noticeable margin. So at the same price you have a bit more performance and generally lower power/heat/sound for the 970 versus AMD's Never Settle bundle.

R9 290 vs GTX 970: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1068?vs=1355

The GTX 970 has wins as it does vs the 290X but with more of a performance differential and a bit less of a power/heat/sound differential. The R9's pricing however puts it into a different category and the bundle can't be forgotten.



Thank god I already got mine or I'd have spent all weekend mulling this over...

 

[Tonester0011]

That's an impressive price for the LTG, sheesh.
Well done!

Shame i'm not after anything anymore

 

[triss]

Those Lightnings are tempting. But i'm going to try and resist will be ok as long as this thread isn't bumped often

 

[Bonjour]

For those thinking over the gosh-darnedly palletable choices we're being presented with Anandtech's benches are pretty tight:

R9 290X 'Uber' Mode vs GTX 970: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1059?vs=1355

Stock gives a small advantage to the AMD card, but when you include overclocking (on a decent card for both) Nvidia would take it by a small but noticeable margin. So at the same price you have a bit more performance and generally lower power/heat/sound for the 970 versus AMD's Never Settle bundle.

R9 290 vs GTX 970: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1068?vs=1355

The GTX 970 has wins as it does vs the 290X but with more of a performance differential and a bit less of a power/heat/sound differential. The R9's pricing however puts it into a different category and the bundle can't be forgotten.



Thank god I already got mine or I'd have spent all weekend mulling this over...

Are the rest of the system components identical in those benches, or are they just referencing a database of past results?

 

[SHOGUNXSHINOBI]

Heavy price cuts especially the lightning 290x

 

[jupiter_man]

this price is crazy

 

[cwgk91]

Crazy, crazy prices!

 

[Deehjay]

And to think I paid £300 (£260/265 once I sold the games on) for my 290 only about 3-4 months ago.....


Also, don't forgot, you get to choose 3 games from a decent selection including the choice of alien isolation & star citizen! So you could potentially knock of at the very least another £40 making the 290 only £180

£240 (£275 on sale) for an MSI 280X this time last year

 

[Disco_P]

HOLY ****!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gibbo I hate you

How many lightnings will you be getting?

What size psu will you need for it?

I have a feeling someone may be interested

(just a reminder that lightning works better underwater )

 

[Captain]

Ordered two of the MSI 290X Lightning cards, cheers Gibbo great deal from OcuK. May come back for a third at a later date.

Guess that AMD CC is taking a hammering lately, all these 290x' you keep buying