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Sapphire R9 290(non-X) Vapor-X or ASUS DCII R9 290X?

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August 28, 2014 5:06:06 AM

Hello,

I want an R9 290/X for my next upgrade and I struggle to choose between the two non-reference cards.

290 Vapor-X:
http://www.umart.com.au/umart1/pro/Products-details.pht...

ASUS 290X:
http://www.umart.com.au/umart1/pro/Products-details.pht...

They are priced similarly and I intend to overclock. I currently have a Litepower 600W and will be upgrading to Cooler Master V850 PSU for crossifre in the future.

Which of these two will perform better at stock and/or overclocked?

Thanks!

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August 28, 2014 5:08:39 AM

290 Vapor-X, the cooling is better. You can try overclocking but it will depend on your card. I wouldn't really want 850W with overclocking two R9 290 and the cpu. You probably want 1000W.

R9 290X isn't a huge difference from R9 290 probably 3-5fps. You can probably overclock the R9 290 to match the R9 290X.


Here a good reveiw of different R9 290 and R9 290X:
http://www.computerbase.de/2014-05/amd-radeon-r9-290-29...
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August 28, 2014 5:12:39 AM

If the price is simillar, go for the R9 290x.
I remember that at launch, the 290 (non-x) was quite a lot cheaper than the 290X, hence the R9 290 was the one to get.

However, if the X version is about the same price as the non-X, go for the X.
I would also recommend a 1000W PSU for X-fire, and make sure you have a well ventilated case that will allow you to play with OC`ing them, and not have too high temps.
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August 28, 2014 5:21:38 AM

Thanks for the answers. I actually intend to put the GPUs to STOCK CLOCKS if I am going to crossfire (~600W), if I am using a single GPU I will overclock it (~500W). 600W is not that bad I guess, I am using a FX-8350 which is ~200W so hopefully I get a ~50W headroom. Sorry for the confusion.

According to benchmarks though a 290 Vapor-X will almost match a 780Ti if overclocked. I am not sure if the Asus 290X DCII can do that?

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August 28, 2014 5:52:03 AM

If you have the budget for it, sure, go for it.
If you`re tight on the money, you`ll still get plenty of horsepower out of the R9 290.
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August 28, 2014 5:54:47 AM

Pr3di said:
If you have the budget for it, sure, go for it.
If you`re tight on the money, you`ll still get plenty of horsepower out of the R9 290.


Ok cool. I guess I'm fine with either one.

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