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R9 290's $349 and $399

Ober1kenobi
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Asus R9 290 $399.99

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-R9290-DC2OC-4GD5-ASUS-Graphics-Cards/dp/B00HWQUI02/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1400796413&sr=8-5&keywords=r9+290

XFX Double D R9 290 $349.99 After Rebate

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Double-947MHz-Graphics-R9290AEDFD/dp/B00HHIPM5Q/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1400796413&sr=8-4&keywords=r9+290


 

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I don't recommend the XFX DD card, unless your planning to put it under water. VRM temps on mine went above 100°C at stock voltage, after just a few minutes of gaming.

      

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I don't recommend the XFX DD card, unless your planning to put it under water. VRM temps on mine went above 100°C at stock voltage, after just a few minutes of gaming.

wow, that's shocking, how do companies get away with it ?

Case: NZXT H440, Motherboard: Z97 ROG Ranger, CPU: i5 4690K @ 4.2Ghz, Ram: 8GB G.Skill Sniper @ 1600MHZ CL9, GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1, Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, WD Blue 1TB, PSU: Cooler Master V650, Cooling: Swiftech H320, Monitors: 3 x Benq VZ2350

 

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wow, that's shocking, how do companies get away with it ?

I dunno, maybe the VRMs are built to take it, they are rated for 130°C, after all. But running them at above 100°C for extended periods will drastically reduce their lifetime and I personally don't feel comfortable having anything in my system go above 100°C. So far I haven't heard people complaining about dead cards though, just high VRM temps.

      

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