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Gigabyte Radeon R9-290X WindForce 3X OC review
Posted by: on: 01/07/2014 10:10 AM [
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We review the Gigabyte Radeon R9-290X WindForce 3X OC edition. A lot of you guys have been waiting on a custom cooled version of this product. Armed with the latest revision of the WindForce 3X cooler and will get that 2816 Stream processor based Hawaii chip with and 4 GB GDDR5 memory running along a 512-bit memory interface. The WindForce 3X card will be equipped with a fully custom PCB design. The card is powered through 8-Pin + 6-Pin power configuration and obviously runs at factory overclocked specifications. The card can Boost towards 1040 MHz and is clocked at reference clocks on the GDDR5 memory.
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Deathchild
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Posted on: 01/07/2014 11:51 AM
It's a beast but the 780ti is still the faster card on average because it will do a 20% overclock without breaking a sweat.
You can't argue with the price though, at least £100 cheaper than a vanilla 780ti and if you're a BF4 nut, it should be a no-brainer, especially when mantle goes GA.
Mantle really makes me want to go red in the future but I just can't forget the shocking driver experiences I had with them before, it makes it really hard to make the jump.
So the 780 Ti is faster overclocked?
It's a beast but the 780ti is still the faster card on average because it will do a 20% overclock without breaking a sweat.
You can't argue with the price though, at least £100 cheaper than a vanilla 780ti and if you're a BF4 nut, it should be a no-brainer, especially when mantle goes GA.
Mantle really makes me want to go red in the future but I just can't forget the shocking driver experiences I had with them before, it makes it really hard to make the jump.
So the 780 Ti is faster overclocked?
southamptonfc
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Posted on: 01/07/2014 12:01 PM
Yeah, in general but at least in BF4 the 290x is a clear winner.
A reference design 780ti (already just in the lead in most games) will easily overclock by 20%, the Gigabyte 290x by about 13% according to the review.
So the 780 Ti is faster overclocked?
Yeah, in general but at least in BF4 the 290x is a clear winner.
A reference design 780ti (already just in the lead in most games) will easily overclock by 20%, the Gigabyte 290x by about 13% according to the review.
Koniakki
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Posted on: 01/07/2014 12:23 PM
Hilbert is this the new batch? I read that Gigabyte recalled the 290X WF3 because of a design flaw.
Hilbert is this the new batch? I read that Gigabyte recalled the 290X WF3 because of a design flaw.
hemigidius
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Posted on: 01/07/2014 12:27 PM
It's a beast but the 780ti is still the faster card on average because it will do a 20% overclock without breaking a sweat.
You can't argue with the price though, at least £100 cheaper than a vanilla 780ti and if you're a BF4 nut, it should be a no-brainer, especially when mantle goes GA.
Mantle really makes me want to go red in the future but I just can't forget the shocking driver experiences I had with them before, it makes it really hard to make the jump.
I'm exactly the other way around, running SLI gtx 770 and regret every singel moment getting these nvidia cards, driver and software problem one after another. Its never ending, for me i'm never getting nvidia again
It's a beast but the 780ti is still the faster card on average because it will do a 20% overclock without breaking a sweat.
You can't argue with the price though, at least £100 cheaper than a vanilla 780ti and if you're a BF4 nut, it should be a no-brainer, especially when mantle goes GA.
Mantle really makes me want to go red in the future but I just can't forget the shocking driver experiences I had with them before, it makes it really hard to make the jump.
I'm exactly the other way around, running SLI gtx 770 and regret every singel moment getting these nvidia cards, driver and software problem one after another. Its never ending, for me i'm never getting nvidia again
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Sorry i just updated my last post for you. Thanks for your reply.