Is the Sapphire Tri-X 290 worth the extra money vs other coolers or a reference 290X?

Vindaloovians · Apr 9, 2014

I don't mind spending extra money but, benchmarks say the 290 and 290X overclock to the same performance. The Tri X is supposed to be the best overclocking cooler? Should I get some of these cheaper options? I'm not gonna get a 780Ti as I'm 1440p gaming and using Sony vegas.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr92904gbd5ppdhe

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9290dc2oc4gd5

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr929oc4gd

Here's the Sapphire card:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-112270050g

Vindaloovians · Apr 9, 2014

I'm fine adding an aftermarket cooler later on, no custom water cooling. Here's the cheapest reference 290x:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr9290x4gbd5mdhgoc

and a non-reference:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr929xoc4gd

icecreambarr · Apr 22, 2014

By going non-reference you also get a little extra in terms of build quality, not only a better fan.

That Sapphire is a beauty. Save the 70 quid.

siles2004 · Apr 22, 2014

I would not spend the extra money for a couple of more stream processors and compute units

Check this one:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290-and-290x,3728-2.html

Hope it helps on your decision, oh and by the way I own a R9 290 Tri-X non-OC but custom OC by myself :: from 957Mhz Clock to 1015Mhx stable :: and Memory :: from 1250Mhz to 1310Mhz stable ::

I paid €319

GuatoNoP01 · Apr 22, 2014

Go with the Sapphire R9 290 TRI-X OC http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00HFA44YQ. You can easily overclock to match the R9 290X and the nice aftermarket cooler is well worth it.

The reference coolers for the Hawaii cards are severely insufficient.

leeb2013 · Apr 22, 2014

The 290 and 290x won't overclock to the same performance, the 290x will always be slightly ahead, but whether that's worth $X is debatable.

I find the Tri-x cooler fantastic, I almost never hear the fans (in a silent room) above the case fans (on lowest speed) when gaming. They only start to ramp up when benchmarking

The Tri-x is actually a reference board with a custom cooler. The Asus has an issue with not all heat pipes touching the GPU and the Gigabyte is also not as cool running as the Tri-x.

See here (closed case results)

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290-and-290x,3728-6.html

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