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Abstract: Today we will be looking at high-end video cards. On the AMD side we are looking at the GIGABYTE R9 290X 4GB OC video card. Instead of comparing it to a reference GeForce GTX 780 Ti like normal the ASUS GeForce GTX 780 Ti DirectCU II, a fully overclocked ...
Abstract: Today we have the latest and greatest graphics cards from Gigabyte, the special OC versions of the Radeon R9 290 and 290X. Featuring upgraded coolers that enable quieter operating volumes and lower temperatures along with some factory overclocking, the...
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Published: 2014-01-27, Author: Igor , review by: tomshardware.com
Abstract: AMD's reference Radeon R9 290 and 290X cooler earned our disdain once we figured out that it was causing the otherwise-impressive Hawaii GPU to operate at performance levels below the company's specification. Getting the graphics processor to operate at f...
The newly released R9 290X WindForce OC from Gigabyte is meant to solve the issues which were found with the stock model (throttling, quite high Full Load temperatures, noise levels), by implementing a proven cooling system design; the WindForce cooli...
Published: 2014-01-09, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: AMD's Radeon R9 290 and 290X made a strong case against Nvidia's GTX 780 and Titan late last year, but that position has since weakened with unexpectedly high prices and limited options from board partners. Both issues reportedly stem from a shortage of t...
The Gigabyte R9 290X WindForce 3X OC edition is a product that I'd happily insert into my PC. It offers raw brute performance and remains to be extremely quiet in it's default BIOS mode. Now I do want to make one remark, the R9-290X GPU will ooze out a l...
ASUS' pair of Matrix cards are, once again, extraordinary products. The video cards target overclockers of both the more and less extreme variants. Regarding the overclocking aspect, the Matrix GeForce GTX 780 Ti does not offer higher overclocks when us...
Abstract: AMD's reference Radeon R9 290 and 290X cooler earned our disdain once we figured out that it was causing the otherwise-impressive Hawaii GPU to operate at performance levels below the company's specification. Getting the graphics processor to operate at f...
Impressive cooling performance – does an excellent job of taming the R9 290X, Dramatic noise improvement versus reference design, one of the quietest high-end graphics cards money can buy, Minimal throttling which gives significant performance boosts over
Stock and pricing issues at some larger retailers, Still some thermal throttling out of the box- I wanted to see a slightly more aggressive fan profile in return for no throttling, Our sample had limited overclocking headroom,
PricingAs mentioned in other recent AMD graphics card reviews pricing at the moment is in disarray. The cryptocurrency mining bonanza is driving the price of AMD graphics cards through the roof. Consequently we are finding it difficult to get actual retai...
