Awww bad moves 4 the amd users

You're referring to?

? what...

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oh if your EVGA rosak how you plan to RMA it ? how long you have to wait ? hm you imagine send it postage.. and poof! gone MIA in postage... eh.. got flood away by Banjir...

so R9 380X will be out on Q2 2015... and is 45% faster R9 290X...

http://www.custompcreview.com/news/amd-rad...5-launch/22803/

Set your fan mode to maximum and do the benchmark tests again, try furmark and see . Wow the temp reaches 94c , is your card the reference version?

i was hoping 4 u all get 2 buy GST free radeon but sadly it is not coming

Any idea how much it will sell for? I've been looking for an upgrade for my 7850 and as an AMD fanboy, its natural that I'll be looking for and AMD card. But right now nothing beats the GTX970 for my budget and I wonder if it is worth the wait.

Whild the TDP is not really an issue for me, I have only 2 slots to fit in the card since I got a PCIe sound card. And right now most 290x will occupy more than 2 slots.

Judging from the allegedly leaked 300 series benchmarks, it seems that the TDP is quite low and by right a 2 slot cooler should be enough.

Then again, it will only ship out in Q2, I don't know if I can wait that long and I don't know it will be justified since I have no plans to go beyond 1080p 60Hz gaming.

Any thoughts?

i think the price will be a slightly lower than the price of gtx 980/970.. thats what amd always did with its previous cards. i suggest you wait a little bit more for the new amd cards.. trust me it is worth it. Or if you still wanna upgrade now, and TDP is not your prob, look for r9 290x lightning.. its totally beat gtx970 and the price right now really nice around rm1.2k++.. eh you using matx board? standard atx board shoud be no prob to fit 3-slotted card with a sound card..

I am using this mobo:

http://www.gigabyte.my/products/product-pa...spx?pid=4491#ov

I don't remember it quite clearly but I remember that the sound card is so close to the GPU and don't think anything thicker than 2 slot cooler can fit.

But I will check it once I get home.

Depends on your sound card, if yours is Asus Xonar DX like mine which uses PCIE, you can move the card to the bottom slot. But if use PCI then yeah you don't have much space to work with.

your mobo have 4 pcie slot.. the top one will be used for 3 slotted gpu and the last one can be use for your sound card. its going to be a bit tight but it should fit. dont worry about the temp, sound card is not big and also generate small heat so it will not suffocate the gpu.

and also you can try put in you sound card in the last two pci slot of your mobo.. someone told me before that pcie x2/x1 card such as network or sound card can be use with old pci slot.. not sure its true or not.. haven't tried myself.

So you guys are saying that my PCIe sound card can be fitted into the PCIe slot meant for GPU? I never tried that..

yeah your pcie sound card can be fitted into the 'long' pcie slot no problem.. pcie x1/x2/x4 card can be fit into the pcie x16 slot for sure.

edit: but of course this will sacrifice your option to put 2nd gpu into the rig

This post has been edited by arifhasim85: Jan 22 2015, 12:13 PM

Some high performance coolers for 290/290X only uses 2 slot like the Sapphire Tri-X

Hi all, I'm currently a single HD 7870 user and a previous HD7870 Crossfire user (Asus + sapphire, Asus 7870 died a few months ago). I would like to upgrade my GPU before our grand GST arrive.

Would 290X lightning still be a viable choice? since the competitor green camp been quite aggressive lately.

Can't go wrong with the Lightning if you can still get it around 1.2k-1.3k, what's your PSU though?

PRice R9 380X .. to be honest i think is going to be higher than GTX 970 Why i say so Cause the Cooling Hybrid.. than cost surely be a bit higher than normal.. ANd when Gpu been call "kinF of The Hill" or something sound like suppose to be AMD first Flagship and it suppose to counter GTX 970/980 in performance... and i dun recommend Hybrid cooling.. need more space for GPU AIO Cooling (apply only too ppl with small/medium case and average joe gamer)

Good your not be dumb play by the Low TDP... hahaha.. seriously.. both R9 290X GTX 980 ON LOAD both running 350-390 Watts.. Monthly bill barely see the effect..
check out review show Load TDP... see not much different Load TDP..

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/6816/asus...index16.html
(note : look at power consumption) way they test is very accurate as it direct power measurement from main socket power draw.. (PROVA Power Analyzer WM-01)
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wanna beat GTX 970 go for Sapphire R9 290X TriX OC is 2 slot Gpu BUT ! make sure good/Efficient Power Supply

UPDATE : well wait end of Febuary.. 2015 hmm maybe out next month.. haha i dunno... R9 380X

This post has been edited by Unseen83: Jan 23 2015, 12:54 AM

More like April at the earliest, Lisa Su confirmed a new card will come on Q2 this year just we don't know which 1 will drop first.

Sauce: AMD CEO Confirms Graphics Refresh Coming in Q2 2015 – Rx 300 Series

eh april than eh... well DR.Lisa Su confirm it..

Sad fact my current PSU are 620W Cooler Master Silent Pro M2, and it most probably not sufficient to support 290X lightning beast. Planning to buy 850W PSU from either Cooler Master, Seasonic or Silverstone. The most thing i need to consider it 290X + PSU are roughly at GTX 980 price, this make me as the long time ATI/AMD card user feel a bit in dilemma.

My options are as below:

1. 290X Lightning + Cooler Master V1000 = 1299+649=1948
2. 290X Lightning + Seasonic X1050 = 1299+795=2094
3. GTX 980 (ASUS/GIGA/MSI) = 2299
4. GTX 980 (Leadtek) = 1999
5. GTX 970 (ASUS/GIGA/MSI) = 1499
6. Sapphire 290X 8GB + CM V1000 = 1699+649 = 2348

Another enquiry, do you think the 8GB VRAM worth the price premium?