MSI Debuts R9 290X Lightning, R9 280X Gaming 6G at CES
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New MSI graphics have Beefy Cooling, Big Ram... And Quieter Too?
MSI officially launched two new cards for CES 2014 in response to customer demands, a triple-fan R9 290X and a 6GB R9 280X.

Perhaps in response to Chris Angelini, who demanded a new cooling solution to reduce both temperatures and noise, and MSI has stepped up with a custom-fit sink and three lower-speed fans. We didn’t hear any screaming noises coming from the displayed configurations, but still look forward to seeing the noise data.

Next on display was a 6GB version of MSI’s famous R9 280X Gaming, aptly dubbed the R9 280X 6G. That’s twice the RAM of MSI’s original version.
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Also nice to see AMD still is not really an option when buying a GPU over $250ish, since everything is about $100 over normal price
Also nice to see AMD still is not really an option when buying a GPU over $250ish, since everything is about $100 over normal price
The 6GB is actually beneficial for multi monitor setups. Helps with gaming.
It's not the first one though. There was the HD7970 Vapor-X 6GB edition. Didn't last long though.
Also nice to see AMD still is not really an option when buying a GPU over $250ish, since everything is about $100 over normal price
The 6GB is actually beneficial for multi monitor setups. Helps with gaming.
It's not the first one though. There was the HD7970 Vapor-X 6GB edition. Didn't last long though.
For single card setups, 3GB is already overkill if you're playing at 1080p or lower.
Habit? Maybe losing the Xfire bridge was a late decision by AMD and partners got older spec PCBs
look at first photo at top we can see just 2 power pin(8+8) when at PCB leak photo there 3 power (8+8+6)
and yes why is there a crossfire connectors.
290 and 290x dont have it..
i think thats gtx 780 lightning for sure!
look at first photo at top we can see just 2 power pin(8+8) when at PCB leak photo there 3 power (8+8+6)
and yes why is there a crossfire connectors.
290 and 290x dont have it..
i think thats gtx 780 lightning for sure!