The TrueAudio engine handles all the sound data and then ships it off to your soundcard or through HDMI if you are using that as your main sound output but its up to you. Sound cards are not going to be absolete so if you want good quality audio buy a good sound card and TrueAudio will take care of all the 3d spatial calculation.. Atleast this is how i have understood it.
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AMD Radeon R9 290X with Hawaii GPU pictured, has 512-bit 4GB Memory
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The TrueAudio engine handles all the sound data and then ships it off to your soundcard or through HDMI if you are using that as your main sound output but its up to you. Sound cards are not going to be absolete so if you want good quality audio buy a good sound card and TrueAudio will take care of all the 3d spatial calculation.. Atleast this is how i have understood it.
Soldato
Apparently the 290x is 384-bit...
didn't see that one coming.
didn't see that one coming.
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I really hope the get the positional audio nailed... Annoying I've not heard much directional sound in terms of height in games and also sound bouncing off walls has been a non starter too. Card looks good too 
I'd just like to point out that the "AMD HAS ISSUES" was not a marketing campaign as claimed by some, but just a review article on PCper that show'd what happens on crossfire and 4k. Intersting PCper bashing.
As for the audio thing, it does sound great.. But it will run on AMD hardware only.
As for the audio thing, it does sound great.. But it will run on AMD hardware only.
Caporegime
Actually many reviewers stated Nvidia called them all in "to show them AMD Issues" ^^^^
given that the Memory bandwidth is advertised at over 300Gbs they must be 1750Mhz rated memory IC's, like on the GTX 770, only this is 384Bit.
Is there a link?
given that the Memory bandwidth is advertised at over 300Gbs they must be 1750Mhz rated memory IC's, like on the GTX 770, only this is 384Bit.
Is there a link?
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Soldato
http://www.techpowerup.com/191543/radeon-r9-290x-could-strike-the-599-99-price-point.html
From the MOD on techpowerup, he is best pals with wizzard who reviews all the GPU's for the site so I think it is a reliable source.
From the MOD on techpowerup, he is best pals with wizzard who reviews all the GPU's for the site so I think it is a reliable source.
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just found it b4 your post
Associate
Raven still got the 680PE or did you sell it?
Soldato
Is that not placed nearer the 280x?
Soldato
Yeah sold it on, great card but going to waste as little to play at the moment.
Associate
Oh right what you running now then? not sure if I should grab another for Sli or sell it on yet and go for a R9 290x
Caporegime
Thanks, didn't think they would go Mixed density, make sense, they would get a similar performance from 1750Mhz 384Bit as they would from ~1500Mhz 512Bit.
It also means those touted 1125 to 1250Mhz memory speeds are clearly wrong.
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Soldato
Just running the 3570k IGP, I'll pick something up when the games are there worth playing.
TBH I would stick with what you have and SLI if you can, likely to get around £200 for the 680 and the 290x is looking like £450-500, definitely not worth it for the performance increase over a single 680 never mind SLI.
So there really isn't a worthwhile mid range upgrade, then. It's either move to the 280X or stay put.
Or get a 7950, which will be 2-3 years old by now
