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R9 290X Owners Thread

savagesam117 said:
I don't think you can but don't hold me too that. I always thought if you had 4gb you need another 4gb because I've seen people with the 6gb 780Ti I think wanting to sli and but not able to find another as they were a limited run.
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I think you can run any 290 series card in crossfire 4gb or 8gb.

NVidia on the other hand are a complete pain in the $%^& and you have to use indentical cards.
 
bloodkil said:
You can add my new 290X Lightning to that list Kaap :D

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And on TROH.:)
 
Cheezymon said:
Can add me to the list. MSI 290X 4G LE

Having some issues with it though it's throttling the core while playing games, read through a massive thread about about powerplay but that was last updated like a year ago and seemed driver related... the last drivers been mentioned were like 14.x.

I haven't got an overclock at all and it's really frustrating as it leads to FPS dips while gaming.

If I force an overclock through MSI Afterburner it will sit locked and temps only hit like 85C, but then it doesn't go into a 2D mode and the clocks will be at whatever I've set... which leads to higher idle temps.

Anyone still having issues like this?

Anyway, here's my photo!

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Bonus photo of it next to the 7850 it replaced.
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And on TROH.:)
 
nashathedog said:
How does your 290x handle gaming today?
A better question would be:
How would your 290x of handled gaming today if you still had it?


This compares it up against the 6gb 1060 & it does surprisingly well, It does lose in most of the titles but it does get some good wins & make me wonder did I really need to upgrade?
For me it looks like the answer was No.
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Still got my 4 and would sell as I don't use them but they have waterblocks and a 4 way bridge fitted which makes it difficult to sell.:)
 
nashathedog said:
Shame, I keep everything, the parts, the boxes & all the little knick-knacks they contain so it's all together safe for if I eventually sell it on a few years later. My boxes take up more of my living space than me. :rolleyes:

When I want to swing the cat I have to go out in the garden. :D
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I still have the boxes and everything but the thought of trying to get all the pads and everything back where they belong is really hard work.
 
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