R9 290X Owners Thread

sprite1275 · 30 Jan 2015 at 12:07

AMDMatt said:
Ohhhh, that's a tough one! Would have to be the lightning for me though.

whys that

Divine Pain · 30 Jan 2015 at 12:18

Whatever choice you make either cards are the best picks from the lot imo.

I'd say lightning only because I own one. Good overclocks, well built card, quiet operation and bling bling LEDs

even the packaging it comes in is premium standard

LtMatt · 30 Jan 2015 at 12:26

sprite1275 said:
whys that

The cooler on it is ridiculously good.

Divine Pain · 30 Jan 2015 at 12:30

Also, with my recent gpu purchases I got a few codes but I've noticed on the promotion site the never settle bundle tokens expires on the 31 tomorrow :/

I got the codes emailed to me literally today, but will ocuk provide me working codes after the promotion ends or will I have to use them?

LtMatt · 30 Jan 2015 at 12:32

Divine Pain said:
Also, with my recent gpu purchases I got a few codes but I've noticed on the promotion site the never settle bundle tokens expires on the 31 tomorrow :/

I got the codes emailed to me literally today, but will ocuk provide me working codes after the promotion ends or will I have to use them?

Use them today, promotion does end tomorrow!

eyetrip · 30 Jan 2015 at 12:37

Hell, glad you pointed that out!

Better get on members market - though was hoping to hang on til had tested all teh cards :/

Surely the codes are still valid, but the promotion itself ends?

Divine Pain · 30 Jan 2015 at 12:38

ignore.

LtMatt · 30 Jan 2015 at 12:39

eyetrip said:
Hell, glad you pointed that out!

Better get on members market - though was hoping to hang on til had tested all teh cards :/

Surely the codes are still valid, but the promotion itself ends?

Correct. Redeem the ticket and the keys will be valid forever!

You can always sell the keys then.

Noble-Kebab · 30 Jan 2015 at 12:44

Ignore*

sprite1275 · 30 Jan 2015 at 12:56

AMDMatt said:
Use them today, promotion does end tomorrow!

WHHAAT, do they normally end then restart or not?

LtMatt · 30 Jan 2015 at 13:02

The never settle space edition campaign runs until the 31st Jan 15, so all gold, silver and bronze tickets must be redeemed before then.

Civilization will run until 28th Feb 2015, so this game is unaffected.

Chipper500 · 30 Jan 2015 at 13:03

Hey guys

Considering getting the card for my new rig which i will be building in the next wk or so..

Anyone got any advice or information for me before i take the plunge?

Noble-Kebab · 30 Jan 2015 at 13:08

Chipper500 said:
Hey guys

Considering getting the card for my new rig which i will be building in the next wk or so..

Anyone got any advice or information for me before i take the plunge?

read the last couple of pages and you will get a good idea of people are going for.

eyetrip · 30 Jan 2015 at 13:42

What the?

Have previously used the redemption process, but when was trying to log in just now, it asked me to verify. Odd, but clicked on the verification button and my account is now "being reviewed for account activation", which could apparently take 24 hours?

Chances of me having used a different email previously are slim to none... odd.

Hope they don't take too long.

LtMatt · 30 Jan 2015 at 13:46

eyetrip said:
What the?

Have previously used the redemption process, but when was trying to log in just now, it asked me to verify. Odd, but clicked on the verification button and my account is now "being reviewed for account activation", which could apparently take 24 hours?

Chances of me having used a different email previously are slim to none... odd.

Hope they don't take too long.

This is because we received a lot of fraudulent activity so we had to put extra security measures in place.

Kaapstad · 30 Jan 2015 at 13:49

AMDMatt said:
The never settle space edition campaign runs until the 31st Jan 14, so all gold, silver and bronze tickets must be redeemed before then.

Civilization will run until 28th Feb 2015, so this game is unaffected.

Put the champagne down for a minute.

Secret_Window · 30 Jan 2015 at 13:50

Looking at upgrading my cf 7950 windforce setup to a 290x. I'm currently undecided which brand to go for and whether I should even go for an 8gb card...

I'm really mindful of noise and temperature when choosing a card, since the gigabyte windforce cards I currently own have been superb in this regard. Normally I would simply just go for the Gigabyte windfotce brand again, but my understanding is that the gigabyte windforce 290x isn't as good as the other brands this time round, and that the MSI and Sapphire cards are actually better?

These are the cards I'm looking at, and really the deciding factor is which one has the best temps and noise:

MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition
MSI Radeon R9 290X LE Lightning Edition
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Vapor-X
Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X OC WindForce (although not as keen as the others due to many mixed reviews)

LtMatt · 30 Jan 2015 at 13:50

Kaapstad said:
Put the champagne down for a minute.

Thanks Kaap, corrected.

thefogo · 30 Jan 2015 at 14:02

Secret_Window said:
Looking at upgrading my cf 7950 windforce setup to a 290x. I'm currently undecided which brand to go for and whether I should even go for an 8gb card...

I'm really mindful of noise and temperature when choosing a card, since the gigabyte windforce cards I currently own have been superb in this regard. Normally I would simply just go for the Gigabyte windfotce brand again, but my understanding is that the gigabyte windforce 290x isn't as good as the other brands this time round, and that the MSI and Sapphire cards are actually better?

These are the cards I'm looking at, and really the deciding factor is which one has the best temps and noise:

MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition
MSI Radeon R9 290X LE Lightning Edition
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Vapor-X
Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X OC WindForce (although not as keen as the others due to many mixed reviews)

The Lightning is the best cooler, followed by the Vapor-X, then PCS and Tri-X. Then it's the ASUS, Gigabyte and Gaming.

Kaapstad · 30 Jan 2015 at 14:19

This is my favourite 290X

If I was building a gaming rig I would grab a couple of these.