AMD R9 290 cards

n3cw4rr10r · Apr 9, 2014

Any suggestions on which one of the partner cards is better:

XFX Double D Black Edition
Asus
MSI
Sapphire
Gigabyte

Dont care for Powercolor or HIS.

Also my psu is getting ugraded to a Corsair 850 so psu wont be a problem.

P.S: Not interested in Nvidia cards, so thanks in advance for not trying to push them as a better choice.

numanator · Apr 9, 2014

Brand wise, I trust Asus the most out of all of them (Asus and EVGA).

In terms of individual cards, you should just look at the stock clock speeds since all of the are pretty good.

If you want some more info check this out: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290-and-290x,3728-7.html

PCGameFan2 · Apr 9, 2014

Yep, I agree. Get the ASUS R9 290 DCUII http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HWQUI02. The ASUS has a custom PCB with great VRM cooling and the best cooler on the market when it comes to performance and noise level.

n3cw4rr10r · Apr 9, 2014

Asus

Pros

+ Flat
+ Relatively short

Cons

- Too hot
- Relatively loud
- Very tall

Ref: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290-and-290x,3728-12.html

I read that article the only non-reference card mentioned is the Sapphire model. That being said, sapphire has 2 models, the tri-x OC and the vapor-x edition. Here are the links, seems the vapor is new (?)

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-VAPOR-X-PCI-Express-Graphics-11227-04-40G/dp/B00JJJW4Z2/ref=sr_1_12?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1397069809&sr=1-12&keywords=sapphire+r9+290

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Version-PCI-Express-Graphics-11227-00-40G/dp/B00HJOXUKC/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1397069832&sr=1-1&keywords=sapphire+r9+290

The XFX stands out in that it has Lifetime warranty.

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