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MSI 290/290X Gaming Edition Thread

False alarm, my card was not voltage locked -I simply needed to install a more modern version of afterburner.

I am really pleased with the card - it runs bf4 on ultra 1080p at over 80 to 100fps, it seems to overclock well, my card came with hynix memory chips, however overclocking the memory freqency is still a bit buggy - When pushed to 1500Mhz I get a lockup/black screen style crash - not solved this just yet... :/

It runs cool very quiet too - this card is housed in an old Antec P180 case and when I leave the card mining overnight it comfortably sits at 78degC with the fans on 54% speed.

And OCUK - I dont know how you do it with your delivery - Ordered 1630 Thursday, arrived 0930 Friday morning! Amazing service once again.

Daniel
 
Hello does anyone know what would be a better cpu for a socket 1156 motherboard for my msi r9 290 gaming edition gpu ? I am currently using a intel i5 750 at 4ghz would you say that would be sufficient or am I better looking for an upgrade cpu

Thank you
 
Hello does anyone know what would be a better cpu for a socket 1156 motherboard for my msi r9 290 gaming edition gpu ? I am currently using a intel i5 750 at 4ghz would you say that would be sufficient or am I better looking for an upgrade cpu

Thank you

The i5 750 at 4.0ghz is sufficient.

When i first got my 290x i was running it with an i5 760 also at 4.0ghz and it performed very well.

I have comparison benchmark results between the i5 760 and my new i7 4770k and in some things the difference is minimal.

The only reason i upgraded was because my socket 1156 motherboard wouldnt always boot with the 290x due to poor power delivery.

Otherwise i would have happily kept the i5 760.
 

Good find Scotty. That's the first review ive seen of this card.

For the love of god i can't understand why Guru3D (or some other sites for that matter) insist on disabling TressFX or using Bioshocks DDOF filter (which does nothing for image quality and just blurs the image + favours Nvidia cards) otherwise a couple of those results (Tomb Raider and Bioshock) would look very different.

Didn't realise the lead in BF4 was that big. :eek:


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Good review and something in the overclocking I pulled out for those who don't know and tempted to use it:

We do not recommend you to overclock with the Catalyst Control panel. We tried and failed miserably as once the OC is applied, it will be reinstated during Windows boot-up. In our case the overclock resulted into a black screen crash, and with each boot-up, the OC applied itself again before we could reach the control panel to enable default. In the end we ended up reinstalling an OS backup image as even a System Restore would not get us out of this little black hole.
 
Hi, any reviews for the none x version ? Mines running at 1100mhz gpu , 1400mhz do you think it will be around same performance ?

Thanks
 
Hi, any reviews for the none x version ? Mines running at 1100mhz gpu , 1400mhz do you think it will be around same performance ?

Thanks

A 290 at 1050/1250 will just about match a 290X at 1000/1250. Your card will be running faster than a 290X at those speeds.
 
Hello am just checking on my system components in my setup I have a thermaltake tough power 750w power supply is that sufficient to run my msi r9 290 gaming edition with no issues

Thank you
 
I compared the OC clock settings on that website whyscotty posted between the msi R290X and asus r290, and wow. OC the r290 is just a couple of few fps below.

To bad they didn't have a msi r290 to review, with cost/effiency the r290 wins. Makes me consider if the 100+ cost of the R290X is worth it, or is just a waste if I'm getting a single card.
 
Smashing card, the 290 Msi Gaming that is. 29/30c at idle, topped out at 73c running Heaven 4, fan never exceeded 49%(quiet). Can see me getting another for xfire come the middle of the year. :D
 
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