Quote Originally Posted by tajoh111 View Post
This is the same basis as overclocking isn't it. E.g One could overclock a 280x high enough, it performs as well as the 500 dollar cards can. And atleast to me, overclocking is more safe when done with low enough voltage and easier. Doing a bios update can be a lottery and/or brick a card under the wrong circumstances.
You would have to be trying to brick a 290/290x for that to happen.