Please Help!!! R9 290X Question!!!

veggiemann · Feb 8, 2014

Hi everyone

i've been looking to get a new graphics card for gaming and have decided i might as well get a r9 290x. but there are two that i have been looking at and i am really not sure which one to get. the ones i am talking about are the asus dc2 oc r9 290x and the sapphire tri-x oc r9 290x. please someone tell me which one i should get. which one is better? ive done some research but it is all very confusing. the temps on the sapphire card are lower and especially lower on the vrm's but does that really matter. what temps can these handle. will the asus be fine in terms of cooling? does the asus card outperform the sapphire card? please anything helps.

Quick note: where can i buy these things for good prices. newegg has listed the asus card at $750 and the sapphire card at $800. however amazon has the asus card at $600, but its out of stock. should i wait for it?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202079
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121840

please someone help me!!!!!!!!

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currently i have an
amd fx 8150 cpu
amd hd radeon 7850
16 gb ram
500 gb samsung ssd

dudewitbow · Feb 8, 2014

the reason why the asus dc2 doesnt do well on a 290x was that asus didnt really redesign the cooler when the 290x was released. 2 of the 4 heatpipes never even touch the hawaii core, and there's a gap between the other 2 that do, making the cooling performance subpar The heatsink on the Tri-X is significantly better built, but comes at a premium.

TheMohammadmo · Feb 8, 2014

If I were you, they are purposly increasing prices of r9 series. Get the 780 and if possible get the 780ti.

veggiemann · Feb 8, 2014

Hi guys thanks for the answers!

i have a question though. Can i run an intel gpu such as the 780ti with an amd cpu? will it cause any performance decrease?

dudewitbow · Feb 8, 2014

pretty sure you mean Nvidia GPU, but to answer your question, yes you can run either brand gpu with either cpu choices

veggiemann · Feb 8, 2014

but back to the original question, sapphire or asus r9 290x? also, will an amd fx 8150 cpu bottleneck either of those a lot?

TheMohammadmo · Feb 8, 2014

Oh ok you have a 8150 cpu. I would go with asus 290x. I love ll asus products and most of their products have amazing cooling

EDIT I dont think it will bottleneck, there is a chance but I highly doubt it. Like I stated before, the r9 gpu cards are really expensive when for the same price you can get the 780 which is actually cheaper and better then the r9 290x. THey are way cheaper then the 290x. They cost 500 bucks and they are better then the 290x like I have stated 5 times.lol

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