** AMD R290X NOW AVAILABLE & OVERCLOCKING REVIEW!! **

[Gibbo]

Gibbbbbooooo msisssssss memory you plxxxxxxx11111

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Still not here!!

When it arrives I will check, but right now, its on a truck, on a road, somewhere in the UK!

 

[MDPlatts]

Hope so, ones got my name on it, and so long as 8Packs LN2 delivery doesnt get in the way.

 

[ViRuS2k]

impressive card, though still gonna keep my 2x 7950s as there beasts at clocking and why waste money at this time of the year

 

[flopper]

Just woke up, my £450 guess all along wasn't bad was it

These cards look excellent, very tempted.

 

[humbug]

@ Gibbo, will there be None reference coolers available with these?

 

[ahenners]

Great to see AMD delivered on the competition front and also with pricing.

Has 8 pack had a go on these yet?!

 

[Suarez7]

Changed my mind now, not worth it at my res

 

[Make]

Great to see AMD delivered on the competition front and also with pricing.

Has 8 pack had a go on these yet?!

I bet he's waiting for the MSI ones as they're his sponsor I heard.

 

[Gazb]

Not that I'm struggling 'hugely' with my i7 920 and GTX 670 setup, I have this irritating itch that I think only building a new gaming pc could satisfy.

I'm thinking a R9 290 (pro?) could be in order, but if I do that I have a feeling that I should go all out and give it a socket 2011 and 4930K to play with, but those prices scare me. lol (pity amd's cpu's weren't a bit quicker gaming wise then I can feed one of these with an nice 8 core cpu)

Ah, decisions... lol

P.S. nice prices and review.

 

[breadturbo]

Do we have a solid figure on how much power these draw?

 

[MikeTheNative]

Do we have a solid figure on how much power these draw?

A lot, Hexus have it at 275

 

[breadturbo]

A lot, Hexus have it at 275

That's less than a ghz 7970 so it's not too bad

 

[drunkenmaster]

That's less than a ghz 7970 so it's not too bad

It's 10W more than the 7970ghz as Hexus measure it, and that is system power not full power usage, but for something so significantly faster than a 7970 that is very very good. It's 24% bigger and what 30-40% faster, using 5% more power is exceptionally good.

 

[K1LaW8tt5]

Yes, it would be capable, but given the heat this card seems to put out, if I was WC it, I would be doing so to get best out of it so would want as much rad space as possible. Dont think I would go to expense of WC it without 2x120 rad space at least, in its own loop. In a loop with CPU would be 3x120 minimum, but most likely 4x120.

Also depends on the thickness and efficiency of rads, plus tr kind of fans and acoustics you are willing to bare!

Thanks i wasnt sure, il probably try fit a 2x120 rad in if possible

 

[Frenzy]

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Still not here!!

When it arrives I will check, but right now, its on a truck, on a road, somewhere in the UK!

Haha, ok

I will be eagerly waiting

 

[Marine-RX179]

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Still not here!!

When it arrives I will check, but right now, its on a truck, on a road, somewhere in the UK!

ahhh...the horrible feeling of having finished with the appetisers, but main course no where to be seen

 

[Avenged7Fold]

I am planning on slapping a 290x into my 8350 system and OCing both underwater. Anyone think 750watt OCZ Fatal1ty PSU is going to cut it?

Currently its doing a 580 and the 8350.

 

[humbug]

I am planning on slapping a 290x into my 8350 system and OCing both underwater. Anyone think 750watt OCZ Fatal1ty PSU is going to cut it?

Currently its doing a 580 and the 8350.

Yes, 300w for the GPU and 200w for the CPU, its plenty.

 

[Five.Stars]

Thanks i wasnt sure, il probably try fit a 2x120 rad in if possible

Another option would be to use something like this, when a 290X version is released. It wont be as good as a custom loop for temps most likely, but it will be a hell of a lot less expensive!

http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/vga/569/accelero-hybrid.html!

I cant speak for the hybrid water & air cooler, but the Accelero 7970 Xtreme is a terrific cooler so Arctic know what they are doing with aftermarket cooling solutions!

 

[naefeart]

Looks like a good card, but sounds like the cooling solution needs to mature some before it's really worth it.

Have to admit I had been waiting for this card but I'm happy I jumped for a 7990 at £450 last week. There's no coil whine either.