Which are you referring to? Got 2 versions lol.

290 got 2 version? 290 is 290 and 290x is 290x. hence juz a single version i saw for 290 as per acid post.

wts 7970 vapor-x rm950.



This post has been edited by sai86: Oct 24 2013, 01:23 PM

The way he was saying macam waiting for the 290x to drop till RM1.5k , that's why I was wondering lol.

can't be la. since we know/expect 290x at around rm2k (depends on our local reseller greed). so prolly 290 might at 1.5k to 1.8k? AMD this time pricing is so damn attractive compare to 7970 1st release.

I was 1 of early adopter of 7970... I bough HIS 7970 @ 1935RM(ouch!) from CEX that time(few days before the official 7970 launch). what an expensive lesson.

So are you going to get the beast?

It's up!!! http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon...eview,3650.html




This post has been edited by Renekton: Oct 24 2013, 02:02 PM

I think he is going to get the card when the price is right. 2799RM? no thanks, I can wait.

wah asus sell 290x at rm2799? while at US sapphire r9 290x USD 549 only.. 290x on par with titan and smoke gtx780.. interesting.. but everyone say it is hot and noisy.

This post has been edited by ben3003: Oct 24 2013, 01:47 PM

HardwareCanucks Review:

ben3003
High performance = high power consumption...
May be the incoming nonreference designed card *might* be cooler than reference card.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon...ew,3650-29.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon...ew,3650-30.html

According to Toms, lower power consumption than GTX780 and Titan during gaming, and also quiet in stock settings.

nah, waiting for next year b****beast. since bf4 on my current gc is still great @ 1440p.

Reading through THG review for things that mattered to me, here's what I think:
- Performance gain over HD7970 is linear about 30%++, as calculated from core config. This is a not a surprise, but perhaps over time, driver to game optimization can bring more.
- Unless you do gaming at reso above 25x16, R9-290x is overkill.
- Powertune is improved, but still doesn't offer what I hope for. In other words, I think manual overclocking can produce a better performance/power/heat/acoustics balance than Powertune.
- Reference cooler still sucks. At first glance, Powertune is limited by this factor.
- Powertune throttling is MUCH more efficient, and seemingly does not hurt performance.
- 95C target is great improvement for silicon. Users will need to adjust their comfort level from ala-70C to the near water-boiling temp.
- I hope ASUSmy would send me a sample for review. :thumbs

Price point:
- I wish for a more linear price point for this card. Practically 30~40% on top of R9-280X, but it is more likely to be double of 280X at launch, and slowly reduced over months. Assuming die supply is not constrained.
- Anticipate R9-290, probably better price/performance than R9-290x. But, still not as good as R9-280x.

1) GPU demands for native-resolution gaming increase rapidly during mid-cycle of console generation, nothing stays cutting edge forever. 8800GTX was considered overkill not long ago.

2) Expecting linear price increase for performance is generally unrealistic for single-gpu solutions, they usually curve.

This post has been edited by Renekton: Oct 24 2013, 02:45 PM

oh yes oh yes this is making me so happy after all the hype that i made. it really came out as it should be!!! firstly usd550 killedddddd nvidia!!! secondly the omg performances!!! then imagine when the driver is properly optimized and the card is OCed!!!

wanna damn wanna upgrade from gtx680!!

buying list :
290x
ipad mini 2
dior homme man's sunglasses
note 3

broke broke broke year end

This post has been edited by law1777: Oct 24 2013, 03:11 PM

According to overclock3d.net, Video review in link below, The card feels rushed, Looks cheap, Runs stupidly hot and is on par with the 780.

Video Review -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lZ3Z6Niir4

Written Review -

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/g..._290x_review/1

sorry i like to show my minor@low form of intellect by doing so call Sarcastic mix with homo joke.. i know not nice but hey.. i do apologize... if it offended you.

oh my goodnesszomygoodingsss.. price drop from rm2799 to 2399.. imagine price for the card alone..
sos from asus thread..

hmm how about those who had paid 2799 will get refunded? hopefully asus will refund to them if not later kena bomb until become ashes

oh wait.. it has ended but the price is reduced by rm400 and refunded.. okay.. still no more pre-orders

This post has been edited by law1777: Oct 24 2013, 03:45 PM