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Return of the King: AMD's R9 290x is faster than the Titan and almost 1/2 the price
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Bah Newegg charges tax for me.. anywhere else selling now?
Telephoto999
Member
Wow thanks. Got my order in. With battlefield 4 this makes it a 520$ card. Insane really.
No interest for 12 months on 500 for newegg is really nice as well.
Tallshortman
Member
Probably referring to the 780.
Reading the techpowerup review, it's very interesting what kind of overclocks this thing can get when custom coolers come out.
I'm a hardcore green guy and I really applaud team red on this. We needed them to step up their game and get Nvidia to remove their green tax.
On a side note, I'm not sure why these manufacturers, those known for their non-reference coolers, don't have their solutions available at launch.
On a side note, I'm not sure why these manufacturers, those known for their non-reference coolers, don't have their solutions available at launch.
Telephoto999
Member
I keep seeing this but I don't understand. If the card is warrantied at that temperature.. and was designed for that.... what's the problem?
Plus it's winter, this thing can help heat my room.
TouchMyBox
Member
So, how about a $499 titan, nvidia? 
It will be fun to see the reviews for the eventual non-reference designs.
It will be fun to see the reviews for the eventual non-reference designs.
PsihoPerihelion
Member
NVIDIA AM
CRY
That baby is going to be mine once I go full PC Gamer.
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That baby is going to be mine once I go full PC Gamer.
Super impressed, really smart architecture and power management (that I desperately want more info on).
http://semiaccurate.com/2013/10/23/long-look-amds-hawaii-volcanic-islands-architecture/
They break it down pretty well, really freaked out for Nvidia's sake in terms of sheer performance, Nvidia still wins for me on software and value feature sets. 780 Ti at 500 please? This only makes my impatience for Maxwell more desperate, got to see what it's going to include.
http://semiaccurate.com/2013/10/23/long-look-amds-hawaii-volcanic-islands-architecture/
They break it down pretty well, really freaked out for Nvidia's sake in terms of sheer performance, Nvidia still wins for me on software and value feature sets. 780 Ti at 500 please? This only makes my impatience for Maxwell more desperate, got to see what it's going to include.
There's not really a way to answer this question.
If you're asking what is the best waterblock for this card, there hasn't been one made yet.
SwiftDeath
Member
What did AMD just produce a titankiller at half the cost?
Or am I going crazy?
Or am I going crazy?
So Origin PC comes out and says AMD cards are unreliable. What do they do? Go and release a card that runs hot as shit stock in the year 2013. I'll wait for the Nvidia counter-punch. Price wars are good for consumers.
Who games at 4K? or 1600p? Didnt they get the memo of 720-900p?
I have a modified Antec 620 cpu cooler that I use for my 6950. I'm wondering if I can do the same mod to the 290x. The mount screws might be different... but I think it's worth a shot.
It's more AMD finally pulled their head out of their ass so NVidia can no longer charge whatever they want. Titan was nothing more than Nvidia milking the high end market with a midstep while their real next gen cards were still in development.
-MD-
Member
Is full PC gamer your final form?
Looks like the Crossfire is fixed. This is the guy who "exposed" the Crossfire pacing issue;
XDMA CrossFire Frame Pacing - It Works!!!
XDMA CrossFire Frame Pacing - It Works!!!
SwiftDeath
Member
See that makes sense. The titan card always seemed a weird move on Nvidia's part but I guess it was as you said
It works so well. You have people already trashing their rather new 780s etc. to make that tiny leap. Then in 4 months when Nvidia unveils their nextgen it will happen again oh time to dump the 290x for whatever
HOoooooly shit, welcome back to the party AMD, we missed you.
THIS is the type of competition the market needs. Nvidia's $1000 GPU finally got kicked in the pants, and by a card half its price! Haaa
Stock coolers are always shit. Wait for Gigabyte or Asus to slap a good cooler on there, or water cool it.
THIS is the type of competition the market needs. Nvidia's $1000 GPU finally got kicked in the pants, and by a card half its price! Haaa
Stock coolers are always shit. Wait for Gigabyte or Asus to slap a good cooler on there, or water cool it.
Telephoto999
Member
According to the Guru3d review, the first run might be limited production and we probably won't see aftermarket coolers and non reference designs until mid december.
Backfoggen
Banned
Looking forward to Nvidias answer. Card's too hot and eats too much power for me personally.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
God this is tempting.
That said, having already bought a PS4 and Xbox one this year, and having a admirable rig still (3770k, 69502GB, 16GB) I think I can wait till the next iteration or maybe longer.
This is impressive, but I want something that can play Elder Scroll's VI modded at 1080p 30fps+.
Which judging by the past, will take a pretty beefy card.
(Not to mention Occulus Rift requirements in which case, crossfire)
That said, having already bought a PS4 and Xbox one this year, and having a admirable rig still (3770k, 69502GB, 16GB) I think I can wait till the next iteration or maybe longer.
This is impressive, but I want something that can play Elder Scroll's VI modded at 1080p 30fps+.
Which judging by the past, will take a pretty beefy card.
(Not to mention Occulus Rift requirements in which case, crossfire)
Awwww crap!
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
It will most likely force Nvidia to drop the price on Titan cards, so yeah.
DarkoMaledictus
Tier Whore
Well this is perfect, cancelled my ps4 preorder and now I see this! PC gaming is back in a big way !!!
... will still get a ps4 later, just waiting for the 1 tb HD+ bundled game + games I actually care about!
!!!... will still get a ps4 later, just waiting for the 1 tb HD+ bundled game + games I actually care about
!ChawlieTheFair
pip pip cheerio you slags!
Damn.
Telephoto999
Member
What's the best way to sell my current 580gtx? Any suggestions?
SlickMoney
Member
I got a pretty penny for mine on eBay. That of course is before fee rape.
Shitballs
Telephoto999
Member
Did you do buy it now or just do a .99c no reserve type deal?
sammyCYBORG
Member
Too loud, too hot and way too expensive for me... but it's nice to see a very powerful GPU that is priced better.
AMD and Nvidia need to keep driving down prices. I'm ready to upgrade my 6950 but the prices of GPUs lately has put me off with the affordable cards not offering a big enough upgrade.
AMD and Nvidia need to keep driving down prices. I'm ready to upgrade my 6950 but the prices of GPUs lately has put me off with the affordable cards not offering a big enough upgrade.
^^This. You get what you pay for, folks.
I had SLI 480's...they never came close to 95c and they were thrashed by people for their heat issues. Even if the card is stable at that temp, there is no way in hell I'd let it run that hot. The amount of heat it would pump either into your case or into your room would be incredible. There's no way I'd own one of these without water cooling.
SlickMoney
Member
My thoughts exactly. This thing screams for some additional cooling. But, maybe it plays in my favor since I am waiting to see what the 780Ti has to offer.
Thacker said:
BIN. Probably could have made a little more auction style. I have a second 580 to sell when I make up my mind on the new card.