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I'm looking for the best r9 290x model for my needs

 

i will overclock it to the max

 

i will run the fans at 100 % full time

 

it will be air cooled with future possibility of water cooling

 

my max price range is $800

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y not MSI?

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I'm looking for the best r9 290x model for my needs

 

i will overclock it to the max

 

i will run the fans at 100 % full time

 

it will be air cooled with future possibility of water cooling

 

my max price range is $800

Only good one is the sapphire vapor x or tri x.

Asus is a good card but the cooling sucks.

Msi and gigabyte also decent but a bit meh compared to the sapphire.





 
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fans at 100% all time?!?! Why?!?!

Buy asus, msi, Gigabyte or sapphire and you will be happy:)

i don't care about fan noise and i want the gpu to run cooler

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You must must have a good tolerance for loud noises, even an aftermarket cooler annoys me at 60% let alone 100%.

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i don't care about fan noise and i want the gpu to run cooler

Cooler? Water cool it bro. cant afford? dont overheat it.

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At least its not Fermi. *cough* *cough*

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Only good one is the sapphire vapor x or tri x.

Asus is a good card but the cooling sucks.

Msi and gigabyte also decent but a bit meh compared to the sapphire.

What? 290X Lightning wins hands down.

The the OP: an R9 290X Lightning will be your best bet for overclocking both on air or on wwater if you decide to do that later down the line.

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Sapphire tri-x toxic is probably the best one

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What? 290X Lightning wins hands down.

The the OP: an R9 290X Lightning will be your best bet for overclocking both on air or on wwater if you decide to do that later down the line.

But damn the price of that thing is unreal compared to other 290x cards.

You can get better toys at this price.





 
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You must must have a good tolerance for loud noises, even an aftermarket cooler annoys me at 60% let alone 100%.

He lives in India, I think he's pretty used to much louder noises. No offense to the thread starter.  ;) It's also extremely humid and hot in India, so I understand why he wants the best cooler.

If you want the best cooler for your card, get the PowerColor PCS+. It has the biggest heatsink among all the R9 290X coolers. Sapphire's Vapor-X and Tri-X come in second.

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He lives in India, I think he's pretty used to much louder noises. No offense to the thread starter.  ;) It's also extremely humid and hot in India, so I understand why he wants the best cooler.

If you want the best cooler for your card, get the PowerColor PCS+. It has the biggest heatsink among all the R9 290X coolers. Sapphire's Vapor-X and Tri-X come in second.

Why does everyone always forget the Lightning :(

But damn the price of that thing is unreal compared to other 290x cards.

You can get better toys at this price.

Yeah, I understand it's not something a regular consumer normally even considers, but if the OP wants the best overclocking AND the best cooling, and doesn't mind the price, the Lightning is the way to go.

If he's on a budget, the PCS+ is a great card, and along with the Sapphire Tri-X and OC, is the only card I'd recommend. It's got the best heat-sink out there other than the Lightning. Plus it overclocks very well, with most reviewers getting 1200MHz core clocks along with a stable memory overclock, something reference cards could never do.

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Why does everyone always forget the Lightning :(

I deliberately ignore it because of the price premium it commands. It's rather steep. It's better spent on other things imo, especially if the rig is built from the ground up.

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I deliberately ignore it because of the price premium it commands. It's rather steep. It's better spent on other things imo, especially if the rig is built from the ground up.

Can't blame you for it to be honest. I got one of mine £100($150) off, so I jumped on it.

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