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
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You can complain very little when you have a Lightning product in your PC. These products are the best that MSI has to offer in the graphics cards segment. In return you get a breathtaking design, silent modus operandus, a factory overclock and a little ...
Abstract: Mar 04, 2014 Bob Buskirk All News, Hardware News 0MSI's upcoming R9 290X Lightning was been previewed by the guys over at Overclock3D. The R9 290X Lightning will be MSI's latest “Lightning” card featuring the AMD “Hawaii” GPU along with MSI's TriFrozr coo...
Our first impressions of the Hawaii XT GPU that forms the backbone of the MSI R9 290X Lightning was that it had enormous potential but that it was being stifled by the asthmatic cooler AMD had supplied it with. When the ASUS DirectCU II version of the 290...
Abstract: At the end of February, we published a comparison test featuring Radeon R9 290(X) video cards from ASUS, Gigabyte and Sapphire. MSI and XFX, amongst others, were absent in this review. In the meantime, MSI has sent us three different models, including t...
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 job...
Top class cooling, Tier one components, Excellent overclocking experience, Sublime Aesthetics, Brilliant monitoring and performance tuning, Class leading packaging
The GTX 780Ti is still quicker as standard
When we were first asked to take a look at the R9 290X Lightning were agreed but with trepidation. Not only due to the fact that the reference design AMD R9 290X did not thoroughly impress us but also because the HD7970 Lightning caused us issues due ...
Overall, the MSI R9 290X Lightning is a very powerful card that can handle anything you throw at it. While the price may turn some gamers away, the power that comes with it is non-negotiable and that's why it is worth the price for the quality it brings....
Abstract: The MSI R9 290X Lightning is the first graphics card from MSI in the Radeon R9 series that features its trademark TriFrozr cooling solution. It is built to minimize the shortcomings of the AMD's latest graphics card which is extremely hot and loud. MSI al...
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Published: 2014-05-21, Author: Mario , review by: gameit.es
La MSI R9 290X Lighting nos ha ofrecido una potencia bruta más que sorprendente, ya que es capaz de mover cualquier tipo de juego en la calidad más altas sin generar ni un solo lagueo y alcanzando los 120 fps. Obviamente la potencia lleva aparejada la pro...
La MSI Radeon R9 290X Lightning ofrece un rendimiento excepcional capaz de ejecutar casi cualquier juego a resoluciones Full HD y calidad Ultra muy sobradamente. Si aunamos su baja sonoridad y comedidas temperaturas, estamos ante uno de los modelos más in...
