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[SKYMTL]

If that price is correct, there will be an epic price gap between the R9 280X and R9 290.

[AliG]

If that price is correct, there will be an epic price gap between the R9 280X and R9 290.

I doubt there will be in the long run, newegg has been known to do a bit of gouging during product release and then settling the lowest price on the market once the dust settles

[raghu78]

If that price is correct, there will be an epic price gap between the R9 280X and R9 290.

I know you are under NDA. but has AMD revealed the price of R9 290X and R9 290 to the press yet or is that still not decided. As a matter of principle AMD should have told retailers not to accept any bookings or pre-orders until the embargo is lifted. some like ocuk are promising a full refund of the deposit if you change your mind after seeing launch pricing and perf. But I don't understand the whole purpose of this at all.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...56&subcat=1752

also will BF4 beta find a place in your GPU test suite. given its one of the biggest titles this holiday and buyers would like to know how R9 290X performs in BF4 or maybe we can look forward to a BF4 benchmarking article on the latest cards after the launch of the game in Oct end / early Nov.

[SKYMTL]

I know you are under NDA. but has AMD revealed the price of R9 290X and R9 290 to the press yet or is that still not decided. As a matter of principle AMD should have told retailers not to accept any bookings or pre-orders until the embargo is lifted. some like ocuk are promising a full refund of the deposit if you change your mind after seeing launch pricing and perf. But I don't understand the whole purpose of this at all.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...56&subcat=1752

also will BF4 beta find a place in your GPU test suite. given its one of the biggest titles this holiday and buyers would like to know how R9 290X performs in BF4 or maybe we can look forward to a BF4 benchmarking article on the latest cards after the launch of the game in Oct end / early Nov.

Performance, power consumption and price were not given to reviewers.

BF4 Beta will not be added to the test suite due to my refusal to use A) Beta versions of games B) a game whose performance is currently tied at the hip to an internet connection. It will be added (single player) to the new testing suite in December which will also include a full test system refresh (IVB-E, Win8.1, etc.).

[raghu78]

Performance, power consumption and price were not given to reviewers.

BF4 Beta will not be added to the test suite due to my refusal to use A) Beta versions of games B) a game whose performance is currently tied at the hip to an internet connection. It will be added (single player) to the new testing suite in December which will also include a full test system refresh (IVB-E, Win8.1, etc.).

k. so i am guessing the new testing suite will focus more on 2013 games. Some of the recent and upcoming games worth considering are Arma III, BF4, Watch Dogs as they are few of the most demanding games . Games in your existing suite like Crysis 3, Tombraider could be retained as they too are demanding.

[Evantaur]

recent and upcoming games worth considering are Arma III

is that engine even multithread aware yet?