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  1. 05-11-2013, 01:05 PM #1
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    R9 290 review thread

    http://techreport.com/review/25602/a...-card-reviewed
    http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphi...radeon-r9-290/
    http://ht4u.net/news/28569_die_letzt...9_290_im_test/
    http://www.hardware.fr/articles/910-...ses-watts.html
    http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/g...9-290-im-test/
    http://www.pcgameshardware.de/AMD-Ra...eview-1095626/
    http://hardocp.com/article/2013/11/0...eo_card_review
    http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphic...rip-Hawaii-399
    http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/R9_290/
    http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...gb-review.html
    http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/amd...90_review.html
    http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphi...radeon-r9-290/
    http://www.anandtech.com/show/7481/t...-r9-290-review
    http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/graph...-radeon-r9-290
    http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...mark,3659.html
    http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/gra...9-290-review/1
    http://hothardware.com/Reviews/AMD-R...-Gets-Cheaper/
    http://www.techspot.com/review/736-amd-radeon-r9-290/
    http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/4954...aii-vs-gtx-780
    http://techreport.com/review/25602/a...-card-reviewed
    http://semiaccurate.com/2013/11/04/a...r9-290-review/
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  2. 05-11-2013, 10:31 PM #2
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    Re: R9 290 review thread

    Well the price has come as a nice surprise. The 780 now looks a little expensive, must now wait to see what the custom coolers bring to the party. Might just be joining the red team in the near future.
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  3. 05-11-2013, 11:58 PM #3
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    Re: R9 290 review thread

    I find the anandtech comments in their conclusion odd; the noise profile can be managed but they slate the card for being noisy by default. I'd take the extra power and noise with option to reduce it than a locked card at lower power and noise but no option to increase it. What an odd conclusion
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    Re: R9 290 review thread

    Cat, have you honestly read all of those?
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    Re: R9 290 review thread

    Quote Originally Posted by ik9000 View Post
    Cat, have you honestly read all of those?
    I glanced through most of them. However,as I mentioned before I suspected the the R9 290 would be under £350 and be very close to the R9 290X in performance since it would boost higher.
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    Re: R9 290 review thread

    wow!
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    Re: R9 290 review thread

    Sweclockers tested a retail card and compared it to the card AMD sent out:

    http://translate.google.com/translat...ers-undersoker

    Performance was the same. It seems TH might have had a defective R9 290X.
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    Re: R9 290 review thread

    Looks like a very impressive card. When the board manufacturers start shipping out versions with their custom coolers I reckon the noise/heat issue will be forgotten and they will fly off the shelves.
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    Re: R9 290 review thread

    OK, I'm sold. At a cost of £70 less than the cheapest available 780 here in Norway, this card is a no-brainer. Once the custom cooled varieties arrive I'm biting.
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    Re: R9 290 review thread

    Many thanks for this Cat!
    FYI: If noise and temps of the R9 290, get the Artic Accelero Xtreme III (as recommended by tomshardware's article)
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