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AMD Announces Radeon R9 290X

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The architecture was most likely meant for 20nm and will shine in 2014. Yes the cards runs hot and is noisy and would thrive under a water block. The noise would be down and the clock speed would be stable. Even an aftermarket air cooler would do wonders. But I am so happy with what AMD has done here. Not only is the card a beast and meant for enthusiasts, it owns 2560x1440p and above which is a nice direction. The best part is the price, at under $600 this is a blessing for many people in our current economy. Let the battle begin!:rockout:
 
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....oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man....gotta think of some reason why my wife's computer needs one of these.....to replace her 6870......wonder if it has a significant impant on candy crush.....
 
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ensabrenoir said:
....oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man....gotta think of some reason why my wife's computer needs one of these.....to replace her 6870......wonder if it has a significant impant on candy crush.....
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Anandtech believes these things will stick out a good amount of heat. I think this guy had the right idea with his bitcoin miner. He used his watercooled 5970 to heat the bathroom floor. Pictures in the link.

He said his wife was bugging him to buy another video card to make it warmer. It's a win/win for everyone!
 
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arterius2 said:
how am I wrong about it? I was simply stating scientific fact. nvm ^ repman explained it.
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More rads and a water block would not only bring the temp down and keep it from down clocking.
It would then absolutely stomp any game on a 4k screen and for reasonable money = win to some. note I'm not saying it fits every use case but id have one and despite your hate of power use and heat , Tpu is the main cause of too much heat in my pc and many others ,and I wasn't checking my electric bill after hitting 5.6ghz on a Q6600 or 5ghz on this Fx 8250 , some just want a bit more or even worse just to see what number they get.
No mantle benches tut :p
 
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oh the good times are here again...

....execellent.....

now release the 780ti and let the price wars truely begin
 
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ensabrenoir said:
....execellent.....

now release the 780ti and let the price wars truely begin
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if only its perform better than 290x and lower or similar price than currently 290x has
 
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SIGSEGV said:
if only its perform better than 290x and lower or similar price than currently 290x has
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...given the 780's age... i'd say nvidia lowers the seven 780 to or slightly below the 290's price point and then release the 780ti( with performance to surpass the 290) at the current 780's price point...

oops to get back on track i'm surprized Amd opened with that price... now all they have to do is move enough volume and its like Mario with a mushroom!!!! Truely exciting times !
 
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