;)

[Gibbo]

 

[Gibbo]

I guess the question is (and only Gibbo and his minions will know), will they be cheaper, the same or more expensive than the VTX3D ones? (Guessing it depends what brand he's found that works)

We shall be doing two versions, one a similar price (a little more) as it has BF4 and something many people have being wishing for but are to scared to do themselves, both shall be in stock Monday.

Here is a big hint as to what to expect:-

 

[Gibbo]

I assume none of the VTX 290's will flash to the 290X that are left at the normal price now at OcUK?

Correct they are flashed, but the shavers are still 2560. So the only advantage is:
1000MHz core
Voltage unlocked for enhanced OC

 

[Gibbo]

at least ocuk dont fool you on benchmarks anymore when they did with 2900xt should have bought 8800gtx , was it u gibbo ? no hard feelings do..

Any benchmarks I post are just that the results obtained by that rig.

 

[Gibbo]

Gibbo, any chance of doing some 290s, unclocked, with air coolers?

Not really, not easy to ship.

 

[Gibbo]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18560190

Yes that is part of it.

But there is something else coming too.

 

[Gibbo]

Were building these right now.

Myself and RJK.

 

[Gibbo]

come on Gibbo!!! Break the silence ;p

RJK's fingers are on fire, he is nearly done his part.

 

[Gibbo]

Guys

We've built ten of these things of beauty today:-


OcUK Tech Labs EXPRESS - HIS Radeon R9 290 Pre-Flashed to R290X 4096MB Watercooled Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included @ £479.99 inc VAT

Pre-flashed by Overclockers UK Technicians using a voltage unlocked R290X BIOS unlocking the additional stream processors, giving a total of 2816 stream processors. Also voltage unlocked as well and with a full guarantee and warranty.

This card comes with a waterblock pre fitted and is ready to ship now.

Never has a pre built watercooled card been such a complete package! All of this cooling power would be wasted without the addition of the worlds leading cooling paste, included with this package. The paste is applied to the GPU to maintain supreme performance with the GPU block. The remainder of the paste will be sent with the card for future applications.

This card is hand assembled and tested in house by OcUK Technical Staff and is part of our new Tech Labs Express service. This means that the card is pre built and ready for you to order for immediate shipment.

AMD Radeon R9 290X is a new graphics card powered by the latest AMD Radeon™ R9 290X graphics-processing unit (GPU). 4GB of super-fast GDDR5 memory for the best gaming experience at the highest resolutions including 4k and incorporates AMD Eyefinity and TrueAudio technologies to enable expansive multi-display setups and more accurate environmental sounds. R9 290X also includes support for both DirectX® 11.2 and AMD's new Mantle application programming interface (API) for great handling of even the most-demanding PC games.


Specification:-
Radeon R9 290 Pre-Flashed to R290X
- GPU: Hawaii Pro flashed to XT
- Stream Processors: 2816
- Core Speed: 1000MHz
- Memory Speed: 5000Mhz
- Memory interface: 512-Bit
- Memory capacity: 4096MB GDDR5
- Cooling: 2-Slot Blower Fan
- PCI-Express X16 lane required
- 750W or greater PSU required
- Power Connectors: 8-pin + 6-pin required
- Display Outputs: 2x Dual Link DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
- Warranty: 2yr


Was [£499.99] Inc. VAT

Only £479.99 inc VAT - ONLY FOR THE FIRST TEN SOLD & INCLUDING BF4

ORDER NOW





Any fears of noise or hot running, fear no more with this Tech Labs 290 pre-flashed to 290X, order now for delivery next day and includes BF4.

Remember this card has a waterblock, so you need an existing watercooling setup to use it, if you don't have you need to look at buying radiators, liquid etc.

 

[Gibbo]

Good work Gibbo, Sadly I lack the knowledge and paitence to build a watercooling rig. Could you please do me a favour and confirm if there is any chance you will be doing an air cooling unit this week? I would love to know so I can be confident on my next decision.

Hi there

No air cooling version sorry, they are too big / hard to re-package in mass volume, whereas water-blocked cards fit perfect in the stock packaging.

 

[Gibbo]

What about these, would they be in the box? they are very inexpensive and quite good.
You don't have any of those in stock, infact you don't have a great range of VGA Air coolers at all.

Drop us a few links of the VGA coolers you'd like to see at OcUK in the product suggestions forum and I am sure RJK shall get onto it.