I've brought the msi r9 290x for £388.28, but was wonder do I now cancel and buy a 780 for about £400?... Less heat and noise (one bedroom flat) and free games.
I've brought the msi r9 290x for £388.28, but was wonder do I now cancel and buy a 780 for about £400?... Less heat and noise (one bedroom flat) and free games.
Last edited by mrcyco; 29-10-2013 at 10:50 PM.
Actual heat into bedroom is not much different (check power consumption). But sure, if you want to pay more for a slower card then go for it.
This.
People seem to be getting very confused about the R290X GPU temp and actually heat output from the card.
Any GTX780 HSF will be a much more efficient "room heater" than a stock R290X. GPU running temp and actual heat output are two barely related sets of numbers.
The R290X looks to me to be setup to run as fast as possible upto 94c. The more you cool it the faster it should run (to a point) but it will always try to run 94c. So if your in the North Pole or in the Sahara desert the card will always be try to run as fast as possible up to 94c.
OK so R9 290x is still the better buy, even with the new price drop on the 780.
Do you think aftermarket cooler will do a good enough job to warrant changing? (going on past coolers)
What about universal water cooler or water blocks?.
Also is spend another £60ish on a aftermarket cooler better than picking up a card with a custom made caller say the Palit Super jetstream for £400.
Or you could wait until early December as both the R9 290 and GTX780TI will be released,together with custom cooled R9 290 and 290X cards. Tarinder(Hexus reviewer) said AIB cards will be shipping late November. There is still room for prices to go down.
TBH,your R9 290X card is relatively cheap for one,and it is a good performing card. If you eventually plonk an aftermarket cooler onto it,its will probably increase performance above what you see in reviews. Remember,if the R9 290X is hitting Geforce Titan level performance,when not boosting highly in all games,then think what happens with a better cooler.
Last edited by CAT-THE-FIFTH; 29-10-2013 at 08:31 PM.
Plus drivers will only get better and we haven't seen what mantle is capable of yet. Your right, just a bit of buyer dissonance. Always been a laptop books, first time build... Just so many options
To be fair, anything you get in that general area will be pretty impressive performance wise. Yes it might trade off here and there depending which game you're playing but not a lot of difference. If you can cancel it and wait, then I'd do so, if only to see what the aftermarket cooled R9s do. but if you need something now, I don't think theres a lot to be gained.
Dabs. Was 419 and then 30 voucher :-)
claylomax (01-11-2013)
Someone at OCUK forum got a 290 instead of a 290X and he's been posting some benchmarks. He ordered the card from France apparently.
I wouldn't be buying the 290x with a stock blower cooler.
The card will overclock itself until it reaches 95 degrees. Better cooler=lower temperatures at same clock level=high overclocking
The 780 is still an awesome card, and if you want the features that NVIDIA have such as shadowplay etc then that's going to be your best option - no doubt about it.
At the end of the day, if AMD say it'll run at 95 degrees - why do people worry? It's older gen cards you should worry about. If the chip and card can handle it, why would you underclock it? If it really bothers you that much, set the power target to what you want.
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