which r9 290 to get???

[TechNuB]

Sapphire Tri X @ 499

vs

Asus DCii @ 519

vs

MSI TF2 @ 529


i personally prefer msi from previous exp

but triX seem to have some gd reviews too

which 1 would u choose?


on a side note is a 520w seasonic gd enough for this monster?

thx in advance!

 

[royfrosty]

Asus DCii @ 519

There you go. Simplified for you.

Simple reason cause all the brands that you have listed is either OOS and promo over.

 

[mav3rick]

powercolor r9 290 pcs+ got promo i think...

 

[TechNuB]

There you go. Simplified for you.

Simple reason cause all the brands that you have listed is either OOS and promo over.

but it seems the msi promo is still avail over their branch at corbell..

if say all 3 were avail, what is your choice?

 

[royfrosty]

but it seems the msi promo is still avail over their branch at corbell..

if say all 3 were avail, what is your choice?

No need to bother. Already check already. Have recently build a few rigs just last week and all my clients wants the r9 290.

The powercolor no stock.
The sapphire revert original pricing
The MSI last few kope by me
Only left Asus.

Among all I would still go for MSI for quiet operation and performance.

 

[TechNuB]

damn!

that explains alot..

ok ty for the advice

 

[shadow84]

Jus dun get the asus 290 ref at $428 can le. U will hit thermal throttling. Dun b like those who goes for pricing n nw kping a bit....

 

[shadow84]

There isn't anything wrong with the ref design. Only people with PEBCAK.

Nothing wrong except that it cant handle heat as well as the non ref cooler, which may limit your performance on AAA games with throttling. Not an issue, i supposed.

 

[Swiftbladez]

There isn't anything wrong with the ref design. Only people with PEBCAK.

No problem. Just jet engine only. I thought I knew what "loud" was. I thought wrong