#4717728

3dPlayer

2013-12-05 14:50

They are coming!

#4717732

eclap

2013-12-05 14:52

Looks nice

#4717739

Deathchild

2013-12-05 14:59

Damn that thing looks nice. I wonder what the price point will be.

#4717753

Rich_Guy

2013-12-05 15:12

Looks nice, got a new case and PSU, so im all set for a custom 290 now.

#4717761

poornaprakash

2013-12-05 15:17

Unleash the Beast...... If the R9-290X is properly cooled, it can beat the fastest nVidia graphics card the GTX780Ti @ a lower price point.

#4717777

BLEH!

2013-12-05 15:34

Let's see what this beasty is capable of with proper cooling 😀

#4717788

Undying

2013-12-05 15:42

And that's why people you should have waited for custom 290's. :P

#4717880

Comrade_Jerkov

2013-12-05 17:34

I think this combined with my new 1440p monitor is gonna make me dump 2gb 680 earlier than expected 🙂

#4717892

Darkest

2013-12-05 17:43

I'm still waiting for my Toxic tbh. :P

#4717894

PhazeDelta1

2013-12-05 17:46

Dat heatpipe. 😀

#4718014

icedman

2013-12-05 19:49

very nice but took too long

#4718023

PhazeDelta1

2013-12-05 19:56

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.

#4718036

SLI-756

2013-12-05 20:06

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.

#4718049

Taint3dBulge

2013-12-05 20:15

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...

#4718052

Darkest

2013-12-05 20:22

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.

#4718086

dragomirc

2013-12-05 21:11

If the R9-290X is properly cooled, it can beat the fastest nVidia graphics card the GTX780Ti @ a lower price point.

You must benched both cards. Can we see numbers please.:eyebrows:

#4718127

Rich_Guy

2013-12-05 22:34

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.

Might be taking a while for the 290s, as they are new. 🙂

#4718561

Chewmanfu

2013-12-06 15:01

Hmmm... I'm in the process of building a new rig and I'm down to picking out my video card. I was going to go with a GTX 780, but these R9 290x cards have me intrigued... I had a pair of HD6950 a few years ago and I got rid of them in favor of a GTX680 because I was getting micro-stuttering in certain games. I also hated how long it took for AMD to update their drivers. Has AMD's driver releases and frequency gotten any better? Should I hold off for these cards? Anyone have any experience with R9 290x in crossfire?

#4720048

zimzoid

2013-12-09 00:36

That cooler works great i have the gtx780 version

#4720064

ancientGHz

2013-12-09 01:24

I'm in the process of building a new rig and I'm down to picking out my video card. I was going to go with a GTX 780, but these R9 290x cards have me intrigued... I had a pair of HD6950 a few years ago and I got rid of them in favor of a GTX680 because I was getting micro-stuttering in certain games. I also hated how long it took for AMD to update their drivers. Has AMD's driver releases and frequency gotten any better? Should I hold off for these cards? Anyone have any experience with R9 290x in crossfire?

Just go for the GTX 780. :tomcat: Anyway, the R9 290X is an impressive GPU! 🙂