** VTX3D R9 290 PRE-FLASHED TO R9 290X & VOLTAGE UNLOCKED!! **

[Marine-RX179]

Blessing in disguise, no impulse buying!

Have to agree in a way. I sort of bought it on an impulse

Let's let's look at it this way...for example the MSI 290 at £330...pretend the BF4 and silver ticket worth £30, so the card itself worth £300. So paying for this unlocked card at £360 is essentially paying 20% extra for average of 3-5% gain doesn't seen very good bang for bucks, but in a way it's not much worse than going for the 280x/7970 instead of the 7950 back then £180 vs £240...it was also £60 extra, but in that context, people were paying 33% extra for 3-5% gain

 

[BigBANGtheory]

or £200 less than a 780 Ti

 

[Scooby-DoobyDoo]

Have to agree in a way. I sort of bought it on an impulse

Let's let's look at it this way...for example the MSI 290 at £330...pretend the BF4 and silver ticket worth £30, so the card itself worth £300. So paying for this unlocked card at £360 is essentially paying 20% extra for average of 3-5% gain doesn't seen very good bang for bucks, but in a way it's not much worse than going for the 280x/7970 instead of the 7950 back then £180 vs £240...it was also £60 extra, but in that context, people were paying 33% extra for 3-5% gain

Most sensible thing I have read today.

Edit: what I meant was you can get a nice 290 for £300 assuming you sell the games, and the 3-5% gain will be hardly noticeable.

 

[GoogalyMoogaly]

Have to agree in a way. I sort of bought it on an impulse

Let's let's look at it this way...for example the MSI 290 at £330...pretend the BF4 and silver ticket worth £30, so the card itself worth £300. So paying for this unlocked card at £360 is essentially paying 20% extra for average of 3-5% gain doesn't seen very good bang for bucks, but in a way it's not much worse than going for the 280x/7970 instead of the 7950 back then £180 vs £240...it was also £60 extra, but in that context, people were paying 33% extra for 3-5% gain

Ultimately I think this is what stopped me.
Although I now have "non-buyers remorse"

If I get a regular 290 now, hidden in the fan noise, I'll hear a voice whisper "could've been better, could've been better"...

 

[old gamer]

For some strange reason my order has dissapeard from my account, god knows if i have one on the way or not

 

[555BUK]

Rather than this being an expensive 290 I see it as a cheap 290X. You get a 290X GPU rather than a binned 290 part which may not have made the grade.

Sure 3-7% over a non-X at same clocks isn't much, but it feels nicer when you get it for £60 cheaper than an identical 290X. Plus GPUZ says 2816 rather than 2560, giving you an instant 10% larger nadger. Alternatively, spend less on untested 290 and take the lottery.

 

[Rofflay]

I would have thought there would have been the version with the tech labs cooler, not the water but the huge air cooler. Now that would have been a talking point...

 

[varkanoid]

just noticed the price has come back down again to £359.99 with no announcement I can see.

 

[Excalibur_2102]

Not to mention youre paying for the 2 year guarantee as well..

Actually I have had no email to confirm dispatch of mine but in my account it says its been dispatched? Ive usually received emails from OCUK

 

[varkanoid]

dont worry I had that last time. The email took a couple of hours to appear.

If in doubt just create a new post in Customer Services to 5UB to confirm before it gets too late. He is top notch for replying quick

 

[benjii]

dont worry I had that last time. The email took a couple of hours to appear.

If in doubt just create a new post in Customer Services to 5UB to confirm before it gets too late. He is top notch for replying quick

Indeed, I just did the same.

 

[^JP^]

I didn't get an email about dispatched also but talked with RJK and he says its been sent so I wouldn't worry if yours as moved to the Order History section.

 

[SS-89]

They were having issues with the ordering system the last couple of days which may explain it.

 

[Gibbo]

HI there

I put the price back down, as I found another AIB we hold in stock which also flashes successfully, so we now have plenty.


Here are the ones which did not manage to flash, but still voltage unlocked for your convience.



VTX3D Radeon R9 290 "Voltage Unlocked" X-Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card @ £319.99 inc VAT

Pre-flashed by Overclockers UK Technicians using a voltage unlocked R290X BIOS unlocking voltage control upto 1.412mv.

AMD Radeon R9 290 is a new graphics card powered by the latest AMD Radeon™ R9 290 graphics-processing unit (GPU). 4GB of super-fast GDDR5 memory for the best gaming experience at the highest resolutions including 4k and incorporates AMD Eyefinity and TrueAudio technologies to enable expansive multi-display setups and more accurate environmental sounds. R9 290 also includes support for both DirectX® 11.2 and AMD's new Mantle application programming interface (API) for great handling of even the most-demanding PC games.

Specification:-
- Radeon R9 290
- GPU: Hawaii Pro
- Stream Processors: 2560
- Core Speed: 1000MHz
- Memory Speed: 5000Mhz
- Memory interface: 512-Bit
- Memory capacity: 4096MB GDDR5
- Cooling: 2-Slot Blower Fan
- PCI-Express X16 lane required
- 750W or greater PSU required
- Power Connectors: 8-pin + 6-pin required
- Display Outputs: 2x Dual Link DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
- Warraanty: 2yr

Features:-
- 1000MHz Core Speed
- Unlocked Voltage
- DirectX 11.2 Support
- Open GL 4.2 Support
- Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio support
- Crossfire Support upto 4-way: Native software crossfire (No bridge required)
- Gaming @ 4k Resolutions (UltraHD)
- Synergy with next-gen game consoles (Mantle)
- Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture - optimized from previous generation products


Only £319.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

 

[GoogalyMoogaly]

as I found another AIB we hold in stock which also flashes successfully, so we now have plenty.

Just to be clear then, are they all being sold under that one product or will there be another listing?

AIB does basically mean manufacturer doesn't it?

 

[Gibbo]

Just to be clear then, are they all being sold under that one product or will there be another listing?

AIB does basically mean manufacturer doesn't it?

Another one shall be listed on Monday, check the winky thread for updates.

 

[humbug]

Your listing states "2560 Stream Processors" if its flashed should that not be 2816?

 

[MrMarvelous]

Do these come with the AMD game codes? If so, absolute steal!

 

[Gibbo]

Your listing states "2560 Stream Processors" if its flashed should that not be 2816?

There are two, check them both.

One is flashed, but the shaders did not unlock, hence only voltage unlocked and only £319.99

The other the cores did unlock and is hence priced at £359.99

 

[Drollic]

The reference 290 cards aren't made by VTX3D etc., they're AMD made.

Yes, I'd still never buy one.