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    Re: AMD R9 290X review thread

    God, you really did stay up for the embargo lift. I salute your efforts.

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    Re: AMD R9 290X review thread

    Thanks for the links, looks like the hype was correct. These cards are just awesome, let's wait and see what they retail at.

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    Re: AMD R9 290X review thread

    Which are your personal favourite reviewers cat?

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    Re: AMD R9 290X review thread

    Thanks CAT-THE-FIFTH +1 for effort

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    Re: AMD R9 290X review thread

    Quote Originally Posted by Biscuit View Post
    Which are your personal favourite reviewers cat?
    I know the question was aimed at the OP but my personal favourite is:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lZ3Z6Niir4

    Always gives unbiased views and easily understandable by the non-techie.

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    Re: AMD R9 290X review thread

    £429 on OCUK @ 8am for this!

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    Re: AMD R9 290X review thread

    Not a proper review, but interesting benchmarks from Gibbo at OCUK;
    http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...php?t=18551414

    Mainly interesting because of the blurred out mystery card - not too difficult to guess that it's the R9 290 (non-x), and interesting that it seems to outperform a GTX780, stock for stock. Overclocked 290 loses out to the GTX 780 HOF edition.

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    Re: AMD R9 290X review thread

    Quote Originally Posted by dodgydrains View Post
    I know the question was aimed at the OP but my personal favourite is:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lZ3Z6Niir4

    Always gives unbiased views and easily understandable by the non-techie.
    I've not watched the entire review and I normally like the guy, but this is the most biased piece of reporting I've seen in ages. Bitterly disappointed.

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    Re: AMD R9 290X review thread

    Quote Originally Posted by AETAaAS View Post
    God, you really did stay up for the embargo lift. I salute your efforts.
    This is what CAT lives for!

    As an aside, is there anywhere I can go to get a good heads up on some of the tech in these things nowadays? I'm by no means a n00b but I'm starting to understand less and less about the new cards.

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    Re: AMD R9 290X review thread

    Quote Originally Posted by cptwhite_uk View Post
    I've not watched the entire review and I normally like the guy, but this is the most biased piece of reporting I've seen in ages. Bitterly disappointed.
    I agree, does not sound like his usual unbiased reviews.

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    Re: AMD R9 290X review thread

    I got Saints Row 4 yesterday too,which kind of meant I ended up playing it until late(I had the free time)!

    Quote Originally Posted by Biscuit View Post
    Which are your personal favourite reviewers cat?
    For GPUs:
    The Tech Report
    Computerbase.de and Hardware.fr for them checking realworld performance matches that of test rig performance
    HT4U for their extensive charts
    Hexus for their good interraction with people reading the review
    TechPowerUp for their power consumption measurements
    Anandtech for their technical explanations
    Hardware Canucks for the Beaver picture they use
    Last edited by CAT-THE-FIFTH; 24-10-2013 at 07:56 PM. Reason: Typo!

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    Re: AMD R9 290X review thread

    I quite liked Catzilla benchie on techreport! Probably not as good second time round but massive improvement on 3dmark's.

    SIEMKA!

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    Re: AMD R9 290X review thread

    Quote Originally Posted by dodgydrains View Post
    I know the question was aimed at the OP but my personal favourite is:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lZ3Z6Niir4

    Always gives unbiased views and easily understandable by the non-techie.
    He spent most of that video talking about the cooler aesthetics... not useful. I really dont like that guy, loves the sound of his own voice and he repeatedly says, 'first things first'. Far far far too much is being put on the aesthetics in that video.

    Grrrr

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    Re: AMD R9 290X review thread

    Quote Originally Posted by Biscuit View Post
    He spent most of that video talking about the cooler aesthetics... not useful. I really dont like that guy, loves the sound of his own voice and he repeatedly says, 'first things first'. Far far far too much is being put on the aesthetics in that video.

    Grrrr
    It might actually help to make the card even better when the vendors eventually get their hands on it. I do agree with Tom about noise as that is one of the first things I look at when buying a GPU. Why are we only getting reference cards, does not make sense.

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