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Heh, I'd do the same if I could justify having more than one rig.
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It's ok Matt, the forum will club together so you can be checked in.
Might have to get the MSI 290X .... after my 290 Vapor-X got refunded ... im guessing the extra £5 is worth it over an 290 Vapor-X to the MSI 290X ?
Whats the noise level like on the MSI card ? the Sapphire one i had briefly was very quiet in my set up.
Whats the noise level like on the MSI card ? the Sapphire one i had briefly was very quiet in my set up.
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I wouldn't even compare the Vapor-X in the same league. No disrespect to Sapphire but in terms of overclocking potential the Vapor range is pretty poor.
The lightning can take an absolute pounding. I expect Matt to be putting close to 1.5v through it or else you're not doing it justice
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Yes
The lightning can take an absolute pounding. I expect Matt to be putting close to 1.5v through it or else you're not doing it justice
He needs to put it under water..........
Decided not to buy one myself.
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Nope, it'd be a downgrade apart from total vram.
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Worth waiting for the 300 series cards, or snap up the lightning?
He needs to put it under water..........
Decided not to buy one myself.
I've cancelled my pre-order, going to use my reference 290P card instead.
I've cancelled my pre-order, going to use my reference 290P card instead.
Short term until the 390x gets here?
Come on Matt tell us when its due , what could go wrong
After looking at some bench marks, I have to agree.
I will have to find somthing else to upgrade
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Are the Lightnings still on target to land on the 19th?
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Any full cover water bocks fit these lightning's?
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Well well! my Lightnings have arrived and not good news at all.
Where you plug the Psu Pcie leads into the connector blocks, the cooler is sat way too close to the actual connectors, so you have to physically force the leads in so that they can clip in which in turn bends the cooler up and has now gashed the locking clips on a £200 power supply. Just opened the second box to check the other and it looks the same, so won't be attempting to install that. Poor quality control by MSI.
Gibbo! Where do we go from here?
Where you plug the Psu Pcie leads into the connector blocks, the cooler is sat way too close to the actual connectors, so you have to physically force the leads in so that they can clip in which in turn bends the cooler up and has now gashed the locking clips on a £200 power supply. Just opened the second box to check the other and it looks the same, so won't be attempting to install that. Poor quality control by MSI.
Gibbo! Where do we go from here?
EK-FC R9-290X Lightning
http://www.ekwb.com/news/477/19/EK-releases-MSI-R9-290X-Lightning-Full-Cover-water-block/
Looks like enough space here:
They changed the heatsink design?