Tired but happy I bet, good job the card is not a turkey.
Although you could cook a turkey with one.
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** AMD R290X NOW AVAILABLE & OVERCLOCKING REVIEW!! **
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Tired but happy I bet, good job the card is not a turkey.
Although you could cook a turkey with one.
Baboom.
Thankyou I am here all week, be sure to tip your waitresses.
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Question *yea yea finally decided to reg as a long time lurker
*You running these on air or on water Gibbo? Also loving data you're putting out Thank you
Question *yea yea finally decided to reg as a long time lurker
You running these on air or on water Gibbo? Also loving data you're putting out Thank you
Stock air cooler.
Thank you for clearing that up for me
Certainly pleasantly surprised by the price, the performance is right about where I expected it to be. But there is one thing that has been bugging me all day and even that is really only a perception thing or maybe better being described as a slight misrepresentation (not by OCUK).
Basically people have said wow excellent card, great up against a 780 and only £430.
Well yes it is a excellent card, it is great up against the 780 but it isn't only £430, you can pay £430 and then wait the 3 weeks to get one at that price, or you can pay the £469 now (only £10 less than the cheapest 780 that also comes with a custom cooler). By the time you can actually get one at £430 the 780Ti will probably be here, shacking up the stock 780's price somewhat.
This doesn't detract from AMD excellent pricing and very very good performance especially as very high resolutions.
Basically people have said wow excellent card, great up against a 780 and only £430.
Well yes it is a excellent card, it is great up against the 780 but it isn't only £430, you can pay £430 and then wait the 3 weeks to get one at that price, or you can pay the £469 now (only £10 less than the cheapest 780 that also comes with a custom cooler). By the time you can actually get one at £430 the 780Ti will probably be here, shacking up the stock 780's price somewhat.
This doesn't detract from AMD excellent pricing and very very good performance especially as very high resolutions.
Still haven't got an answer to this...
Why can't we buy these yet (non-BF4) if you have stock? In all the excitement I haven't seen a single person say when they are actually supposed to be available. I am hoping the dates on the site are wrong because that is way too long to wait considering how long we've already waited.
Why can't we buy these yet (non-BF4) if you have stock? In all the excitement I haven't seen a single person say when they are actually supposed to be available. I am hoping the dates on the site are wrong because that is way too long to wait considering how long we've already waited.
You can buy them!
They are all order-able online and have being all day.
Check here:-
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=56&subid=1752
HIS BF4 in stock, you can buy it.
Asus BF4 arriving tomorrow, you can buy it.
All none BF4 available on pre-order, you can buy them!
You can buy them!
They are all order-able online and have being all day.
Check here:-
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=56&subid=1752
HIS BF4 in stock, you can buy it.
Asus BF4 arriving tomorrow, you can buy it.
All none BF4 available on pre-order, you can buy them!
I meant "click buy and it arrives next day in my hands".
Will the 290 pros be shipping on the 31st? That is what I am worried about.
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Nice Giibbo, thanks.
While the 290X is most assuredly impressive, the card I find most interesting is the "
- ???MHz / ????MHz "
Am I the only one to notice?
While the 290X is most assuredly impressive, the card I find most interesting is the "
- ???MHz / ????MHz "Am I the only one to notice?
Soldato
You'll have options for aftermarket stuff from Arctic I'd imagine. If not you have the MK26 right now.
Or, you could save up for some watercooling goodness in the meantime
Or, you could save up for some watercooling goodness in the meantime
Nice Giibbo, thanks.
While the 290X is most assuredly impressive, the card I find most interesting is the "
Am I the only one to notice?
probably a 290(none x)
EDIT: it is, i hadnt seen this thread
.... http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18551579
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**UPDATE**
Hynix and Elpida are both just as good as each other.
I took my Elpida card which could only do 5700MHz, flashed the Asus BIOS to it, pumped up the voltage and now the Elpida card is matching with 6600MHz.
So there you go, Elpida, Hynix, it don't matter. What matters is voltage control.
Asus BIOS FTW.
By the way this is an R290 I've flashed with R290X BIOS, works a tread, but shaders not unlocked, but can now hit 1220 core and 6600 RAM on the regular R290 as well. At these speeds this also obliverates Titan. Incredible value!
http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=35646225&postcount=992
Soldato
You'll have options for aftermarket stuff from Arctic I'd imagine. If not you have the MK26 right now.
Or, you could save up for some watercooling goodness in the meantime
Cheapest one I think is the Gelid Icy Vision Rev.2. Great cooler and very quiet. Had one on my 470 and it was excellent and a bargain for £30. Gelid had updated their website and are listing the R9 290X as compatible.
http://www.gelidsolutions.com/products/index.php?lid=1&cid=17&id=52
You have to laugh at AMD. Suffering extremely noisey and oven hot temps and thats just to get up there with the 780/Titan. They struggled and struggled badly. I suppose its a good thing as with the rise in heating bills this will come in handy. It's almost like the price of the card is good that its blinded everything else thats so wrong with it. Seem to remember the GTX480 getting a hell of a lot of stick on here for the very same thing. Strange that.
Soldato
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Soldato
Gibbo: How hot do the VRAM chips get?
Soldato
haha, having owned a reference titan (well 2
) there not exactly cool runners or quiet under full load to that matter, considering this at launch is almost half the cost of the titan and is on par generally I don't think you have anything to laugh at AMD about.....I shall keep an eye on this, thanks for the help.