[US-Newegg] Sapphire R9 290 $180

[Gingy]

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Pretty good deal on a reference style 290. Deal is $180 after a $20 rebate.

Edited November 20, 2015 by airdeano
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[Oberon.Smite]

Stock cooler, not worth it.

[airdeano]

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[byalexandr]

Stock cooler, not worth it.

Bullshit. That's a good deal and the stock cooler is not bad.

 

Edit: Only if you owned one can you decide if it's loud or not. A LOT of reviewers play with very quiet cards and this card may seem very loud to them. Mine is actually pretty quiet despite being in a restricted case and having a pretty significant OC, and I've owned some very quiet cards.

[TechStyle]

AMD stock cooler?

 

ABORT ABORT ABORT

[Starelementpoke]

Bullshit. That's a good deal and the stock cooler is not bad.

Stock cooler for the 290 is actually not that great...

[AresKrieger]

Bullshit. That's a good deal and the stock cooler is not bad.

It is a good deal, but the stock cooler is indeed garbage, it is described as a lawnmower and a jet turbine (it's the reason amd got flack about hot/loud 2xx series cards)

[byalexandr]

Stock cooler for the 290 is actually not that great...

I own the reference cooled R9 290. I have it in an mITX case with restricted airflow, and an 1100MHz OC. It's not that loud, and it stays under 80C because I set the target temp lower in exchange for a slightly louder card. People are so mislead about the cooler.

[Morgan MLGman]

It is a good deal, but the stock cooler is indeed garbage, it is described as a lawnmower and a jet turbine

It's a great deal for people that can get two of them and watercool them

[byalexandr]

It is a good deal, but the stock cooler is indeed garbage, it is described as a lawnmower and a jet turbine (it's the reason amd got flack about hot/loud 2xx series cards)

Again, have you owned one? Because I currently have one in my system, which is mITX and it OC'd to 1100MHz. It's not that loud despite this.

[byalexandr]

It's a great deal for people that can get two of them and watercool them

Thank you.

[Morgan MLGman]

Thank you.

For what? ^^

[AresKrieger]

It's a great deal for people that can get two of them and watercool them

That is part of the reason I said it was a good deal, cooling loops don't care what stupid fan was on the card

 

Again, have you owned one? Because I currently have one in my system, which is mITX and it OC'd to 1100MHz. It's not that loud despite this.

No, but I have heard them before, it's hit or miss but as I said still a good deal

[byalexandr]

For what? ^^

People sayin' the card is useless because of the cooler when they've never owned one, when you can easily replace the cooler or just suck it up and play some games with it.

[LabRat]

I was going to buy one at 219 a couple of weeks ago. purchased a 380 instead. stupid mistake. reference card or not. great performaer for a great price.

[byalexandr]

That is part of the reason I said it was a good deal, cooling loops don't care what stupid fan was on the card

 

No, but I have heard them before, it's hit or miss but as I said still a good deal

It is a good deal, I got mine (used) for $170. If you slap an AIO on this puppy it is the best purchase one can make in terms of value. I'm just really tired of people instantly hating on the stock cooler, it is not the best but it does it's job.

[Morgan MLGman]

People sayin' the card is useless because of the cooler when they've never owned one, when you can easily replace the cooler or just suck it up and play some games with it.

Even Artic Accelero cooler would be awesome to add to the card

[byalexandr]

Even Artic Accelero cooler would be awesome to add to the card

Yep! I had a 120mm AIO that I had modded onto the card but I traded it with a friend for another stock cooler.

[PlayCrackTheSky]

Bullshit. That's a good deal and the stock cooler is not bad.

 

Edit: Only if you owned one can you decide if it's loud or not. A LOT of reviewers play with very quiet cards and this card may seem very loud to them. Mine is actually pretty quiet despite being in a restricted case and having a pretty significant OC, and I've owned some very quiet cards.

 

I will back you up on this.  This is absolutely the best bang for your buck right now.  I currently own 4 of these in two different rigs and I've used 6 more in other builds.  All sapphire reference cards.  Never had a single issue with them.  Granted...some are in custom loops or I installed Corsair HG10 A1/NZXT Kraken G10 brackets and aio coolers.  

 

But $250-275 for the 290, HG10/G10, and an AIO cooler isn't worth it?  Seems like a pretty good deal to me.

[Atmos]

oh man... i have to fight myself to not buy this right now...

 

Great card, and aftermarket coolers are so available and cheap, that this is an amazing deal on a non-used card.

[byalexandr]

I will back you up on this.  This is absolutely the best bang for your buck right now.  I currently own 4 of these in two different rigs and I've used 6 more in other builds.  All sapphire reference cards.  Never had a single issue with them.  Granted...some are in custom loops or I installed Corsair HG10 A1/NZXT Kraken G10 brackets and aio coolers.  

 

But $250-275 for the 290, HG10/G10, and an AIO cooler isn't worth it?  Seems like a pretty good deal to me.

You don't even have to spend that much too! Even an Arctic Cooling Accelero will do wonderful and you can pick one of those up for like $50 used, plus $180 for the card. Gotta say, I absolutely love my R9 290 as well, and I'm really glad I switched over to AMD (I still like Nvidia though).