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ASUS Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II Pre-Release Sample Photos
On the ROG website ASUS is showing some photo's of the upcoming Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II. Though initially everybody planned 290X custom board in December, there seems to have been some kind of delay. As such you can expect the cards in the January timeframe during the CES 2014 timeframe.
The ASUS Radeon R9 290X comes with the latest revision of the DirectCU II the cooler and will get that kick-ass 2816 Stream processor based Hawaii chip with and 4 GB GDDR5 memory running along a 512-bit memory interface. The DirectCU II card will be equipped with a fully custom PCB design featuring the Digi+ VRM with Super Alloy Power technology and high quality C-Caps and MOSFETs.
The card will be powered through 8-Pin + 6-Pin power configuration and will obviously run at factory overclocked specifications.
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#4717732 Posted on: 12/05/2013 03:52 PM
Looks nice
Looks nice
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#4717739 Posted on: 12/05/2013 03:59 PM
Damn that thing looks nice. I wonder what the price point will be.
Damn that thing looks nice. I wonder what the price point will be.
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#4717753 Posted on: 12/05/2013 04:12 PM
Looks nice, got a new case and PSU, so im all set for a custom 290 now.
Looks nice, got a new case and PSU, so im all set for a custom 290 now.
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#4717761 Posted on: 12/05/2013 04:17 PM
If the R9-290X is properly cooled, it can beat the fastest nVidia graphics card the GTX780Ti @ a lower price point.
If the R9-290X is properly cooled, it can beat the fastest nVidia graphics card the GTX780Ti @ a lower price point.
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#4717777 Posted on: 12/05/2013 04:34 PM
Let's see what this beasty is capable of with proper cooling
Let's see what this beasty is capable of with proper cooling
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#4717788 Posted on: 12/05/2013 04:42 PM
And that's why people you should have waited for custom 290's.
And that's why people you should have waited for custom 290's.
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#4717880 Posted on: 12/05/2013 06:34 PM
I think this combined with my new 1440p monitor is gonna make me dump 2gb 680 earlier than expected
I think this combined with my new 1440p monitor is gonna make me dump 2gb 680 earlier than expected
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#4717892 Posted on: 12/05/2013 06:43 PM
I'm still waiting for my Toxic tbh.
I'm still waiting for my Toxic tbh.
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#4717894 Posted on: 12/05/2013 06:46 PM
Dat heatpipe.
Dat heatpipe.
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#4718014 Posted on: 12/05/2013 08:49 PM
very nice but took too long
very nice but took too long
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#4718023 Posted on: 12/05/2013 08:56 PM
Custom cards usually start showing up around 3-4 month after their reference counterparts are out. So that Jan release sounds about right.
very nice but took too long
Custom cards usually start showing up around 3-4 month after their reference counterparts are out. So that Jan release sounds about right.
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#4718036 Posted on: 12/05/2013 09:06 PM
yeah, bs it's been ages, NVidia's are out way before now, why so apologist?
only NVidia's top line take a while, all amd have is a directCU2 pic.
Custom cards usually start showing up around 3-4 month after their reference counterparts are out. So that Jan release sounds about right.
yeah, bs it's been ages, NVidia's are out way before now, why so apologist?
only NVidia's top line take a while, all amd have is a directCU2 pic.
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#4718049 Posted on: 12/05/2013 09:15 PM
This i will gladly wait for... Wish it was coming out SOONER then the first of the year.. I might give up my asus loyalty if msi lightning comes out first...
This i will gladly wait for... Wish it was coming out SOONER then the first of the year.. I might give up my asus loyalty if msi lightning comes out first...
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#4718052 Posted on: 12/05/2013 09:22 PM
yeah, bs it's been ages, NVidia's are out way before now, why so apologist?
only NVidia's top line take a while, all amd have is a directCU2 pic.
The 290's are AMD's top line. There are after market cards out for everything else they've released.
yeah, bs it's been ages, NVidia's are out way before now, why so apologist?
only NVidia's top line take a while, all amd have is a directCU2 pic.
The 290's are AMD's top line. There are after market cards out for everything else they've released.
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