Testseek.com have collected 63 expert reviews of the MSI Radeon R9 290X Lightning 4GB GDDR5 PCIe R9 290X LIGHTNING and the average rating is 92%. Scroll down and see all reviews for MSI Radeon R9 290X Lightning 4GB GDDR5 PCIe R9 290X LIGHTNING.
May 2014
(92%)
63 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
While we'd normally expect quite a premium for a Lightning based card, due to the fact that the R9 290X continues to run out of stock, the price of the model has jumped in general. For that reason, the mid $700 price tag that you can find the MSI R9 290X...
Abstract: MSI to unveil 10th Anniversary GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning But before that happens - A Trip Down memory laneAt Computex 2019 starting in a week or two, MSI will release a 10th Anniversary Lightning edition of their graphics cards. Ten years of releasing...
Published: 2014-10-30, Author: Joel , review by: pcmag.com
Very impressive build quality and feature set. Overclocked out of the box. Much quieter than stock R9 290X.
Significantly pricier than basic versions of AMD Radeon R9 290X. Outpaced in some tests by rival GPUs
MSI improves the cooling, noise, and performance of the already powerful Radeon R9 290X GPU. It's very well built, with extra features, but it lags behind rivals on price and performance....
Published: 2014-06-05, Author: Ryan , review by: pcper.com
The Radeon R9 290X Lightning continues MSI tradition of building incredibly impressive and over-engineered graphics cards. The Lightning brand is well represented by this card with a custom PCB design enabling impressive overclocking ability while also of...
Overclocked out of the box, Low temperatures, Dual BIOS, Samsung memory, so it overclocks well, Fans can be controlled individually by software, Voltage measurement points, Backplate included
Fan is noisy in both idle and load, Large price premium, Memory not overclocked, Triple-slot cooler takes up extra space, Three power connectors required, A little bit of coil noise
The MSI R9 290X Lightning is available online for $699. Overclocked out of the box Low temperatures Dual BIOS Samsung memory, so it overclocks well Fans can be controlled individually by software Voltage measurement points Backplate included Fan is noisy...
Published: 2014-04-16, Author: Igor , review by: tomshardware.com
MSI deserves credit for taking a GPU that began its life as a hot, unpredictable performer and turning its image around. The R9 290X Lightning comes armed with the cooling necessary to keep AMD's Hawaii GPU at a consistent clock rate, and it does its j...
Published: 2014-04-15, Author: Alex , review by: extremespec.net
Abstract: MSI Lighting Series was introduced back in 2009, with the replacement of the cooling system and low frequencies show the basic units, which makes it completely unique in hi-end-class. MSI LIGHTNING have a set of additional features, using which the user c...
Much quieter than stock R9 290X, Very impressive build quality and feature set, Overclocked out of the box
Significantly pricier than basic versions of 290X, Outpaced in some tests by GeForce GTX 780 Ti
MSI’s overclocked Lightning variant of the R9 290X improves the performance of this already powerful GPU, while getting noise and cooling under control. It’s loaded with enthusiast-friendly features and very well built, though not a price/performance...
Well, it is time to wrap things up here. It should be pretty darn obvious that MSI has done a lot over the R9 290x reference specifications. The super beefy PCB, power bits, and extra power plugs allow more power and cleaner power to the GPU and memory....
