Asus 7990 - £399.99 pre-order. Is this for real??

ALXAndy · 25 Oct 2013 at 11:52

daveip said:
Surely if the 7990 slaps wet fish in the face of a Titan, it'll do the same to the 780Ti?

The 7990 will urinate on anything that fits into a PCIE slot.

Besty · 25 Oct 2013 at 11:53

what a price that is, insane!

ALXAndy · 25 Oct 2013 at 11:53

~>Dg<~ said:
heat and noise stock cooler. they are still utter bargin though.

It can't possibly be any worse that 670 Jetstream SLI with the fans on 100% to cope with Crysis 3. 4 x 80mm jet fans making a horrid whirr

Orangey · 25 Oct 2013 at 11:56

So much for the price hike eh?

Addicted · 25 Oct 2013 at 11:58

Orangey said:
So much for the price hike eh?

Haha yeah.

Got a 7970 currently (under water), cant decide whether to get a 7990 or a 290X, they'll be under water regardless of cooler.

Noxia · 25 Oct 2013 at 11:58

The noise thing is, aside from being subjective, also the reviews I've read don't state it' overly noisy. That said, I have seen the coil whine videos.. Even thoguh it's such a good price I'm still really dubious, my last AMD experience was not good.

One card in a fully stressed status (in-game) reaches only 40 dBA, which is quiet operation in our tested environment. Overall these are excellent results with silent numbers. - Guru3d

Ultimately AMD hasn’t been able to best Titan in our noise measurements, but that just makes 7990 among the quietest multi-GPU cards we’ve ever tested. We’ll break down the messy issue of power versus performance in our conclusion, but for now it’s clear that AMD has delivered most of their noise goals with the 7990, making the 7990 an incredible improvement over the 6990 and the PowerColor 7990.-anandatech

Deus Ex · 25 Oct 2013 at 11:59

Definitely mirin this deal. £400.00 for something that will bend over and rag silly any game on the market for a good while

Cool Breeze · 25 Oct 2013 at 12:02

I haven't even got my matrix Platinum under water yet and I'm considering this.... god damn it!

Noxia · 25 Oct 2013 at 12:05

Only thing holding me back is it's two weeks away and I really wanted a GPU before next weekend.

judmann · 25 Oct 2013 at 12:05

should I ditch my 680 sli for one of these cards? HELP

daveip · 25 Oct 2013 at 12:09

I guess I can buy the Waterblock at a later date.

Mr Gibbo - Sir you are a legend. I have place my order for the 7990.

I have to flog the R9 280X + Heatkiller 79X0 waterblock that I just received this week somehow now.

ALXAndy · 25 Oct 2013 at 12:09

judmann said:
should I ditch my 680 sli for one of these cards? HELP

Tough one. One slot used, one covered. Performance? 7990 will win but not by much.

bemaniac · 25 Oct 2013 at 12:13

so....if I put my evga 780s up on the MM for £800 a pair and buy 2 7990s am I going to have more enjoyable gameplay and framerates or will the stutter and incompatibility annoy me?

Noxia · 25 Oct 2013 at 12:15

I don't think 2x 7990 will be beneficial, something to do with 4x CF drivers but I cannot recall where I read this.

Hutchy · 25 Oct 2013 at 12:20

Serious question. For games like Battlefield 4, would an upgrade from a 670gtx to 7990 be the better option over an upgrade to a single 290x.

Crossfire still makes me worry about the 7990 for some games and micro-stutter myths.

4737Joker · 25 Oct 2013 at 12:24

All these deals on gfx cards are making me hungry to upgrade, like many others though i'm just undecided on what to do

My current motherboard has too poor a layout for xfire and my PSU could do with upgrading for the 7990/290x, need to stay stong and resist!

Nocky24 · 25 Oct 2013 at 12:25

Ah temptations!

Passed up my 290x preorder and thought I'd quelled my upgrade itch. Now it's back again...

daveip · 25 Oct 2013 at 12:27

I don't know why OCUK are doing to us aside from brain frying us. At £400, if you have the money for a new graphics card, I see little reason why you'd get anything else. I'm still gobsmacked - like just completely lost for words as to how this thing is £400 with change for a penny sweet (if you can find one)

bemaniac · 25 Oct 2013 at 12:29

Noxia said:
I don't think 2x 7990 will be beneficial, something to do with 4x CF drivers but I cannot recall where I read this.

thanks i have checked. frame pacing, scaling and general ease of use for a nice relaxing life are two things that crept up as positives for keeping what I have.

Noxia · 25 Oct 2013 at 12:30

bemaniac said:
thanks i have checked. frame pacing, scaling and general ease of use for a nice relaxing life are two things that crept up as positives for keeping what I have.

Ultimately what stopped me as well so I understand.