ASUS R9 290X DirectCU II OC Review
Metro : 2033 and Last Light
Published: 29th December 2013 | Source: ASUS | Price: £499 |
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In 2033 we have a little tale of two halves with the stock card being slightly disappointing, barely above a 290 let alone the 290X. However, with the extra overclock it's easily a match for the GTX780Ti. Last Light definitely prefers the nVidia cards though and in both resolutions and both clock speeds the Radeon is hardly the card for smooth gameplay.
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heh, just checked the 290x prices again, no custom coolers on mindfactory yet, but the price is around 500 euros. so with a custom cooler it will be around 550-600 i suppose. at 590 euros the 780ti already starts, even with custom coolers.
that card needs a price drop, at 500 euros with custom cooler it would fit between the 780 and the 780ti.Quote
that card needs a price drop, at 500 euros with custom cooler it would fit between the 780 and the 780ti.Quote
Very nice improvements over the reference release, some very nice results there.Quote
Nice to see that Asus has tamed the temps with the DCUII 
I'm waiting for my Sapphire Tri-X 290 from OCUK, they were supposed to get stock on the 27th to be delivered on the 28th. That didn't happen though
so it's some time next week now. I'll compare results against this 290x version to see how much difference there is between a custom cooled £380 290 and a custom cooled £500 290x when I get my card.Quote
I'm waiting for my Sapphire Tri-X 290 from OCUK, they were supposed to get stock on the 27th to be delivered on the 28th. That didn't happen though
so it's some time next week now. I'll compare results against this 290x version to see how much difference there is between a custom cooled £380 290 and a custom cooled £500 290x when I get my card.Quotestill dont see how 83*c is tamed.Quote
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I'm really tempted to sell my 280x and get the 290 version of this or get the toxic 290.Quote