Sapphire 290X 8GB Reference PCB Block
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Just got in touch with OC, apparently the rev. 2 EK block would fit, but my original block won't 
So, my next question would be, do I spend £400 on a new card and block to get where I was before, or £1000 on a WC 295 X2 and bigger PSU
In case I really do consider it, I've got a 240 and a 360 rad, and would be the CPU, one 290X and the 295X2 in the loop- enough cooling? Thought I might be pushing it a little at that.
Cheers!
So, my next question would be, do I spend £400 on a new card and block to get where I was before, or £1000 on a WC 295 X2 and bigger PSU
In case I really do consider it, I've got a 240 and a 360 rad, and would be the CPU, one 290X and the 295X2 in the loop- enough cooling? Thought I might be pushing it a little at that.
Cheers!
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Your rad area is fine, but if you want to push ur CPU and 290s further you should look to add an extra 240/360 i rekon.
It's true that with the rev. 1 of our block we didn't support any 8gb cards.
Here's the list of the possible cards that would fit the rev. 1 blocks : http://www.coolingconfigurator.com/waterblock/3831109868546
And with the rev. 2, we only support one 8gb GPU and it's the XFX Radeon R9 290X Double Dissipation Edition 8GB GDDR5 (R9-290X-8DFD).
Here's the list of the possible cards that would fit the rev. 1 blocks : http://www.coolingconfigurator.com/waterblock/3831109868546
And with the rev. 2, we only support one 8gb GPU and it's the XFX Radeon R9 290X Double Dissipation Edition 8GB GDDR5 (R9-290X-8DFD).
Only the Sapphire Vapor-X with the VaporX waterblock and this block terminal would not align with a reference 290X block terminal.
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Just got in touch with OC, apparently the rev. 2 EK block would fit, but my original block won't
So, my next question would be, do I spend £400 on a new card and block to get where I was before, or £1000 on a WC 295 X2 and bigger PSU
In case I really do consider it, I've got a 240 and a 360 rad, and would be the CPU, one 290X and the 295X2 in the loop- enough cooling? Thought I might be pushing it a little at that.
Cheers!
Couldnt go wrong with this
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 295 X2 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black £165.95
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-295X2 - Acetal £149.95
Total : £825.49 (includes shipping : £8.00).
Then sell your other 290 to recover some costs.