AMD Radeon R9 290 reviews

Well its mostly eur/usd related, its nearly 1,37 ;)

The cheapest of the reference ones sell for 460-470€ (inc. 20% vat) so that would be ~500-515$ (without vat) for the 290X and for the 290s they charge ~355€ (390$)

so yeah the 290s sell under msrp and the 290Xs slightly above.
So with the EK block and backplate price for a 290 would be something like 470€.

I still wonder why people are so crazed with gpu mining in the US, basically noone does in the EU because electricity is to expensive and even when you run calculations with us electricity prices its a zero sum game at best.

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Originally Posted by Hornet331

Well its mostly eur/usd related, its nearly 1,37 ;)

The cheapest of the reference ones sell for 460-470? (inc. 20% vat) so that would be ~500-515$ (without vat) for the 290X and for the 290s they charge ~355? (390$)

so yeah the 290s sell under msrp and the 290Xs slightly above.
So with the EK block and backplate price for a 290 would be something like 470?.



I still wonder why people are so crazed with gpu mining in the US, basically noone does in the EU because electricity is to expensive and even when you run calculations with us electricity prices its a zero sum game at best.

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They do it to speculate. At least that's the only reason I could think of. I hope U.S Prices come down soon I got a new monitor that needs a new GPU bro, and I would rather go with AMD because of Mantle and True Audio.

Hardware Canucks Sapphire R9 290 4GB TRI-X OC Review (January 22, 2014)
Nice review, only complain about the price (due to mining craze), but they are cheaper online stores than Newegg.

Like the overclock results, hope my 2 Sapphire R9 290X 4GB TRI-X, now in transit from Los Angeles will OC as well.

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TRIXX is a relatively straightforward application which, for the time being, allows for modification of core / memory frequencies and core voltage. This is basically what AMD?s PowerTune offers but in a highly simplified and user-friendly manner.

By using TRIXX we were able to get the Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X OC we were able to hit 1251MHz on the core and 5666MHz on the GDDR5 with .085V of extra voltage. This vastly outstrips the levels attained by our reference samples and brings actual performance to some incredible levels.

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Added to OP

Today I received my new MSI TwinFrozr IV R9 290 4G OC card. As there are not many pics of this card I'm posting few.

This card is build really nicely and feels solid, mostly thanks to extra touches like back plate and quality radiator. Tomorrow I will test it out a bit and then it can start mining.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zg2i01gw0aoo8cr/100_5549.JPG

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pda6eas6qxiklj1/100_5550.JPG

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6wsoswpeem8zqse/100_5551.JPG

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e0r9zah40x...52_Retouch.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/a0lo9ix96nxalt6/100_5556.JPG

https://www.dropbox.com/s/sgs9dyqmildyo2x/100_5555.JPG

https://www.dropbox.com/s/umj5g3lcokuw12f/100_5553.JPG

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1mxd9bm3rk2l3hg/100_5554.JPG

of course Amiga RULEEEZZZZZZZZZ :up:

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Originally Posted by kromosto

of course Amiga RULEEEZZZZZZZZZ :up:

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It's amazing that so many people still remember and cherish Amiga computers :) I'm thinking of going to The Party or Assembly for the first time in my life and fulfil my childhood dream.

VisionTek CryoVenom R9 290 Liquid Cooling edition buy directly from VisionTek $550

I got this Email from VisionTek, since I already bought two Sapphire R9 290X 4GB TRI-X OC it's too late for me.

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Dear CryoVenom Enthusiast,

Thank you for your interest in purchasing our liquid cooled CryoVenom R9 290 graphics card. Because of an unforeseen limited supply of required
components and the card?s hand-built process, small batches of CryoVenom cards will be released on an on-going basis.

The next limited availability of cards will be on Monday, February 10, 2014 on a first come, first served basis starting at 10:00AM Central Time.

To purchase a CryoVenom R9 290 card, please visit:
http://www.visiontekproducts.com/ind...etail?Itemid=0

If you are unable to purchase a card on the above date, or find that CryoVenom is out of stock by the time you place your order, don?t worry! We will keep you on this exclusive mailing list unless you purchase a card or unsubscribe.

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It's amazing that so many people still remember and cherish Amiga computers :) I'm thinking of going to The Party or Assembly for the first time in my life and fulfil my childhood dream.

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First logon in years due to AMIGAHHHHHH comments!!! :)
Unfortunately I was an Atari ST while the greatness of the Amiga passed me by.. But I did really enjoy the Jr. Amiga -- Atari 8bit..

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Originally Posted by jrherita

First logon in years due to AMIGAHHHHHH comments!!! :)
Unfortunately I was an Atari ST while the greatness of the Amiga passed me by.. But I did really enjoy the Jr. Amiga -- Atari 8bit..

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I have couple of friends which were Atari ST and Falcon users back in my Scene days!

Fond memories!

Sorry for OT
ps. After couple of weeks with MSI TwinFrozr I'm very pleased! Quiet and Hynix memory :)