MSI 290/290X Gaming Edition Thread

edgedemon · 13 Jan 2014 at 16:21

Scooby-DoobyDoo said:
Woohoo my 290 non x is in stock, hopefully have it tomorrow

Are you talking about the 290 non X gaming edition?
If so, Im now very happy

Gadget lust is a beautiful feeling

OvEr_KiLL · 13 Jan 2014 at 16:27

still says item overdue! ive ordered from somewhere else cheaper which has them in stock 100%

stefk005 · 13 Jan 2014 at 16:41

OvEr_KiLL said:
still says item overdue! ive ordered from somewhere else cheaper which has them in stock 100%

Ah yes, I see it now. I'm sure OCUK won't thank you for the heads up

Decisions decisions....

Guyver · 13 Jan 2014 at 16:43

i pre ordered a 290 Gaming edition last month. hope they are in soon. need the money from my old card for a new laptop.

Buckster · 13 Jan 2014 at 16:45

I see gaming edition has Dolby true audio according to ocuk product page

Odd thing to highlight considering most gpus these days support it

fiveub · 13 Jan 2014 at 16:50

nitram100 · 13 Jan 2014 at 17:02

stefk005 said:
Just noticed the 7950 in your sig. May I ask what sort of difference you're expecting to see in performance?

Well mate to be honest I didn't need to sell my 7950 as it was still blitzing everything I threw at it, but I ended up upgrading prematurely due to the bitcoin fanatics and got £235 for my card and I paid £239 well over a year ago.

I have since selling the 7950 tried 2 different 780's but one was faulty and the other was incompatible with my system so decided to get a 290 instead. Given that the 780 performance is pretty much neck and neck with the 290 the performance increase was definitely noticeable, even in a game like Planetside 2 where it is CPU bound I was able to crank up to Ultra everything and Battlefield 4 definitely ran at least 20-30fps faster, all in all a worthy upgrade and can't wait for my 290!

pprest123 · 13 Jan 2014 at 17:02

It's now showing as in stock! Still no dispatch email yet

nitram100 · 13 Jan 2014 at 17:07

5UB said:

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stefk005 · 13 Jan 2014 at 17:27

nitram100 said:
Well mate to be honest I didn't need to sell my 7950 as it was still blitzing everything I threw at it, but I ended up upgrading prematurely due to the bitcoin fanatics and got £235 for my card and I paid £239 well over a year ago.

I have since selling the 7950 tried 2 different 780's but one was faulty and the other was incompatible with my system so decided to get a 290 instead. Given that the 780 performance is pretty much neck and neck with the 290 the performance increase was definitely noticeable, even in a game like Planetside 2 where it is CPU bound I was able to crank up to Ultra everything and Battlefield 4 definitely ran at least 20-30fps faster, all in all a worthy upgrade and can't wait for my 290!

Wow, hadn't thought of the inflated re-sell potential. Not sure my 7870 LE is quite as sought-after, but... Thanks for the info though - interesting to know!

Scooby-DoobyDoo · 13 Jan 2014 at 18:09

Now in stock on ocuk

pprest123 · 13 Jan 2014 at 18:14

Anyone had their pre-orders shipped?

LtMatt · 13 Jan 2014 at 18:19

Scooby-DoobyDoo said:
Now in stock on ocuk

I wonder if Mei is reading this...

edgedemon · 13 Jan 2014 at 18:24

pprest123 said:
Anyone had their pre-orders shipped?

Nope not yet, Im keeping my fingers crossed though as well as hoping there is enough stock for me to get 2 as I ordered one last week and one this morning

Shocky-FM · 13 Jan 2014 at 19:26

I have the MSI GTX780 Gaming Edition and the cooler is fantastic, I haven't heard to peep out of it and it keeps things nice and cool.

290/290X with same cooler will be a great combination.

uscool · 13 Jan 2014 at 19:39

nitram100 said:
Well mate to be honest I didn't need to sell my 7950 as it was still blitzing everything I threw at it, but I ended up upgrading prematurely due to the bitcoin fanatics and got £235 for my card and I paid £239 well over a year ago.

I have since selling the 7950 tried 2 different 780's but one was faulty and the other was incompatible with my system so decided to get a 290 instead. Given that the 780 performance is pretty much neck and neck with the 290 the performance increase was definitely noticeable, even in a game like Planetside 2 where it is CPU bound I was able to crank up to Ultra everything and Battlefield 4 definitely ran at least 20-30fps faster, all in all a worthy upgrade and can't wait for my 290!

Hi, i myself have a gigabyte wf3 7950, and interested in the R290 with custom fans, what is this bitcoin :confused:

Thanks

nitram100 · 13 Jan 2014 at 21:46

uscool said:
Hi, i myself have a gigabyte wf3 7950, and interested in the R290 with custom fans, what is this bitcoin

Thanks

Not sure, I still don't really understand it, it is some kind of internet currency. I would sell your 7950 now on the bay if you want to make some decent cash to put towards your 290.

dandubi · 13 Jan 2014 at 23:52

Looking forward to some reviews to help make my mind up between the 290 and the 780!

l2ez4m · 14 Jan 2014 at 00:26

Looks like no VRM sensors on MSI 290/X Gaming which imply pretty aggressive throttling algorithms (got to keep those 3y. warr. viable) in use and ensuing limited OC potential.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1453703/...90x-gaming-4g-video-cards/80_40#post_21574698
On the flip side, at least they got Hynix vidmem chips.

In the end it seems - Sappo cards is the way to go (dead silent/coolest core+vrm/Hynix mem/great OC potential)

pprest123 · 14 Jan 2014 at 01:23

That's a massive blow! Might explain the lack of reviews.