The Ultimate PowerColor Thread!

[Sonefiler]

Hey guys! I'm Sonefiler and I am making something fairly unique.

 

I am making the first thread showing every product of a company (in a certain section) of the reasonable choices for graphics cards.

It's called...

 

THE ULTIMATE FANBOY THREAD OF POWERCOLOR!

This will update as more products come out.

 

Let's start things off.

 

 

 

For teh luls:

PowerColor R7 240 4GB

This card is a strange card. It comes overclocked to 750/800MHz clocks and has not one, not two, not three, but FOUR gigabytes of DDR3 VRAM. I don't even know why it exists, but it's cool. I could use it as a cup coaster and brag about it to friends. It DOES support Crossfire though, but I still don't see any use in this product and I think it's just an "oh cool" product.

 

PowerColor R7 260X Single-Fan

This card does not have a cool name or anything so I'm just calling it "single fan". It features OCs of 1030/1500 or 1130/1625 either 1 or 2GB of GDDR5 VRAM respectively, and a single-fan cooling solution, this is clearly for people that don't need to OC as much, and want a budget solution (although TBH, this card is already pretty budget). Does not have a custom PCB.

 

PowerColor TurboDuo R7 260X

PowerColor here made a card that is very high clocked for this card, at 1160/1650, a factory overclock of 5%/2%, and has a completely unnessecarily big cooler with two large fans cooling this card. This is geared for people that want a R7 260X but cannot afford a R7 265, and are willing to overclock their cards. Does not have a custom PCB. It is, amazingly, a full 50mm longer, or 1.96 inches longer.

 

PowerColor TurboDuo R7 265

This product was released on March 19, 2014 and features their TurboDuo cooler design. It is 12 mm shorter (.58 inches) and has a factory overclock of about 3%, boosting its stock 900MHz/925MHz clocks to 930MHz/955MHz clocks. It has a cooler similar to other TurboDuo designs but seems to look different than the others. This does not have a custom PCB.

 

PowerColor R9 270 Single-Fan:

This card yet again is a card which only has one large fan, but in this case it's actually fairly unique compared to other manufacturers of the R9 270. The fan looks like it's 80mm-90mm (cannot find confirmation (damn you for being so unknown)), and the shroud bends around it to accomodate the huge fan. It comes clocked at 930/955,  just like the R7 265, sort of strange. It is also an unusual but expected color for PowerColor: a powerful yellow. (see what I did there?) It is a normal 8.28 inches long or 210mm long.

 

PowerColor TurboDuo R9 270:

 

Not much is known about this card; it is very mysterious. It comes at a clock of 930/1400, fairly suprising due to the same core clock speeds but dramatically different clock speeds for the memory. It has a dual fan design and comes in the usual red like the normal TurboDuo's.

 

PowerColor SCS3 R9 270:

A very unique product by PowerColor! It is a completely passively cooled R9 270 with SIX heatpipes going into a decently sized heatsink. It comes clocked at 900/1400, even more suprising than the TurboDuo because the mem clocks are substantially overclocked but the core is not. It has small blue highlights on a small metal piece on the heatsink with branding.

 

PowerColor R9 270X Single-fan:

A single-fan design just like on the R9 270, again very unique for being one of, if not the only single-fan GPU solution on the R9 270X in the market. It comes at a modest 930/1400 clock speed, identical to the R9 270 TurboDuo. It features an identical cooler to the R9 270 Single-fan.

 

PowerColor TurboDuo R9 270X:

The lower-end dual fan solution for the R9 270X from PowerColor. Again an identical clock to the R9 270 TurboDuo, as well as the R9 270X single-fan, which is strange considering that the better cooled card should be able to be pushed farther. Not the optimal card to get in this situation.

 

PowerColor PCS+ R9 270X:

One unique thing about the R9 270X is that it’s the first card to have a PCS+ cooler for it. It boasts a large 1060/1425Mhz clock speed and a dual-fan design similar to the TurboDuo, but much longer. It comes with a free powerbank that looks like an iPhone so you can charge your iPhone with an iPhone It has a nice backplate (with backwards lettering *facepalm*) and is 24cm long. The cooling solution has a large copper base with three fat copper heatpipes branching off. There is also small heatsinks for the voltage regulation circuitry to keep cool. It supports PowerColor’s TurboTimer product to prolong its lifespan. They unfortunately use Elpida VRAM, although this might have changed since the source created the review as the higher-end PCS+ have made the switch to Hynix.The card runs around a max of 72C and the fan’s noise is measured at 33dba, but PowerColor is known to have aggressive fan curve and this can easily be lowered. Also take into consideration that both the clocks and the memory is overclocked out of the box, making temperatures higher than with default AMD clocks. This along with PowerColor’s excellent RMA service especially to PCS+ users makes this card a great choice for a more budget R9 270X that still performs excellently. This product has recieved an “Editor’s choice” award on TechPowerUp.

 

PowerColor DEVIL R9 270X:

 

Another unique thing about the R9 270X is that it is the lowest power card in PowerColor’s lineup that has a DEVIL design, their ultimate designs for maximum overclocking and quietness and coolness. This card features a triple-fan cooling design and it is 10 inches long. It has a center 90mm fan and two side 80mm fans. It has four thick copper heatpipes. It has a very well-built aluminium shroud that is black and red, and has a metal backplate, which is pretty much necessary for a card of this size. The lettering, again, is backwards when installed (oversight much?) but can still be easily read because the lettering is very large. It also says in silver lettering on the side, “devil” (which IS facing the right side this time). It actually has a non-standard output layout with two DVI, one HDMI and TWO mini-display port plugs. This also comes with a mini to standard display port adapter and a DVI to VGA adapter (seriously don’t use the latter one). It has by far the largest clocks of ANY R9 270X, with core clocks of 1150 with boost to 1180Mhz, and 1400Mhz memory clock. This is a boost of 15%/12%! The only card even remotely close to this is the HIS IceQ Turbo. It has the standard 2GB of GDDR5. The card also comes with a Devil-themed mousemat, which is actually really cool. This card is more comparable to a reference R9 280. If you are looking in the $200-220 price range, this is quite possibly the best you can get for your money.

 

PowerColor TurboDuo R9 280:

Strangely enough PowerColor has not made a PCS+ version of the R9 280 even though there is one for the card lower down than it, the R9 270X. It features clocks of up to 955Mhz with boost, and 1250Mhz clocks. These are both around 3% boosts in clocks. It is slightly shorter than a reference card, at 10.5 inches or 267mm. It features four to six copper heatpipes and a dual fan design. It again does NOT have a standart back port layout, with one DVI, one HDMI and two mini-display port plugs. I don’t know why, but at least it comes with a mini to full size adapter.

Weirdly, this is the only R9 280 that they have. Huh.

 

PowerColor R9 280X Dual-Fan:

This is PowerColor’s upgraded version of their no-cool-name lineup, but boosted from one large fan to two slightly smaller fans. It looks absolutely horrendous, with blue on the shroud and a red PCB. If you’re getting this, don’t get a windowed case or stab your eyes out so that you’re blind. Have your friends do it themselves before entering the room with this computer.

In all seriousness, this card features clock speeds of 850/1000Mhz, which is the stock clocks for the R9 280X. This is a more budget-oriented card with basic features and low costs.

 

PowerColor TurboDuo R9 280X:

This is the higher-end R9 280X that PowerColor makes. This one has two 90mm fans and three 8mm heatpipes. It is a longer card, at 10.83 inches or 275mm. They did not do much with the clocks, leaving them at up to 1030Mhz boost. They did not change the memory clocks at all, at 1500Mhz. The back I/O comes with PowerColor’s standard non-standard layout with one DVI, one HDMI and two mini-display ports, and comes with a mini-to full size DP adapter and a DVI dongle. The shroud looks really nice being black with red highlights. It has a backplate but again the lettering is backwards. *sigh* It isthe quietest R9 280X’s on the market according to eteknix.com (saying that it’s “completely silent”), and maintains a steady 56.6C temperature under FurMark load. The memory overclocks like a dream, surpassing the 280X Toxic, but the core is just ordinary. Overall a fantastic choice for a R9 280X. This also has a BF4 edition (Idk what that is lol).

 

PowerColor TurboDuo R9 290:

There is not much to say here; the cooler is identical to the R9 280X TurboDuo cooler. It has clocks of 975/1250, the stock speeds.

 

PowerColor PCS+ R9 290:

Ah, This one has a special place in my heart, because it’s my first graphics card. First of all, PCS stands for Professional Cooling System, which suits it very well. It’s clocks are 1040/1350, which is 10% and 8% boost from the stock speeds respectively, which is pretty amazing considering these cards are not binned at all. This cooler was designed for the R9 290X and it’s even larger heat output, so this cooler will keep this R9 290 very cool. This card is one of the cards that has a fair chance at unlocking into a 290X, so if you’re into that you might want to look into this. It has a custom PCB, three 80mm fan design and although it takes up two expansion slots, it extends well into the third one to give it more room for more heatsink. The shroud is fully metal (no sapphire orange plastic bullshit). It weighs a full kilogram, a gigantic weight compared to other brands, so I suggest somehow doing something to prevent sagging, as this card will do a lot of it. The cooler reduces temperatures by up to 24% and noise up to 20%. The card features a different backplate from the TurboDuos with CORRECTLY FACING LETTERING! HUZZAH! It has one 10mm super-thick heat pipe and four 8mm heatpipes, making heat dissipation very good on this card. It has DirectFET technology and a 5+1+1 power phase design which enhances power efficiency and stability. It comes with seperate nice heatsinks for the VRMs for G10 users. It also has SK HYNIX MEMORY. HUZZAH. This is very important for overclockers as Hynix memory overclocks by far the best out of any brand. It has a dual BIOS switch to go between the UEFI and BIOS. The cooler can keep the GPU temperatures under  65C, an amazing feat for a Hawaii chip. With all the overclocks, this card actually performs better than a reference R9 290X, an incredible feat. Imagine unlocking this to a 290X, and what the possibilities would be! It’s quiet enough for the living room and even without good airflow this performs admirably well with 60% fan speed and 68C. This beast can also be overclocked even higher. I got mine to 1200/1400 and the performance is just dreamy. That’s 22% above stock speeds! This is very long though, at around 12 inches long. Make sure it can fit! (giggity)

 

PowerColor PCS+ R9 290X:

Same story. I would just have to retype what I just typed above. 1050/1350Mhz clocks an incredible card at a competitive price. Also, THEY GOT THE LETTERING WRONG AGAIN ON THIS ONE WTF

 

PowerColor LCS R9 290X:

I really like this. A lot. This shows that PowerColor cares about it’s consumers. This time, they have a card that’s pre-fitted with an EK waterblock. LCS stands for Liquid Cooling Solution. This is very useful as you don’t need to void your warranty to watercool a card anymore. It has clocks even higher than the PCS+ at 1060/1350Mhz, a 6%/8% boost, which makes sense considering you’re going to watercool it. Otherwise, it’s exactly the same as the reference design. Same length, etc. I really appreciate PowerColor for making watercooling more accessible to new people that are worried about breaking something while swapping the cooler. It also has a backplate with words, that are... *drumroll* BACKWARDS! Comes in a BF4 edition (which I have no clue what it does)

 

PowerColor Devil 13 Dual Core R9 290X:

This is the new 295X2 that PowerColor was teasing. I’ll go into more depth once more reviews emerge.

DON"T BE FOOLED BY THE NAME. THIS IS JUST A R9 295X2. PROBABLY BAD TRANSLATIONS BETWEEN LANGUAGES OR THEY WANTED TO BE SPECIAL.

It is a triple-slot cooler with three massive 100mm fans cooling this 13-inch card. The shroud and heatsink are so big that the fans look small in this picture. It is almost identical to the HD 7990 Devil design (in fact I couldnt find good pictures so i used a 7990 pic) except for the fan designs, which look different and supposedly offer the best cooling possible, which this beast sure needs. It takes FOUR 8-pin power connectors! FOUR! Absolutely insane wattages; I don't think an AX1500i could support crossfire of these... or the PCI-E lanes. This weighs a full kilo! Make sure you have something to support the massive sag you will have for this card. Luckily it has a backplate or else it will just snap the PCI-E connector right off the PCB!

 

Wow, you seriously read to the bottom? Congrats!

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Join my PCS+ army

[TheSLSAMG]

wuh... wuh... wuh... why?

 

[bbqsauce]

oh man, all that powercolor

[Askew]

Holy wall of text, best fanboy post ever.

[bbqsauce]

Holy wall of text, best fanboy post ever.

but wait, no pictures? i'm disappointed.

 

EDIT: i see the images coming in.

[Askew]

but wait, no pictures? i'm disappointed.

 

EDIT: i see the images coming in.

 

Watch, he will add them, after painstakingly writing all that he will be looking for more to add to it and pictures will arrive soon enough.

[bbqsauce]

Watch, he will add them, after painstakingly writing all that he will be looking for more to add, pictures will arrive.

i only see a tiny red r7 240.

i shall spam f5 and watch each image get updated lol

[Ssoele]

Too bad PowerColor has just the utter most shittiest support in Europe.

[bbqsauce]

pictures!

 

i've always preferred the devil 270x over the 290x version

 

more subdued, more too fancy looking.

[Sonefiler]

i only see a tiny red r7 240.

i shall spam f5 and watch each image get updated lol

 

but wait, no pictures? i'm disappointed.

 

EDIT: i see the images coming in.

 

Watch, he will add them, after painstakingly writing all that he will be looking for more to add to it and pictures will arrive soon enough.

They're done

[Sonefiler]

Btw if you dont want me to kill you dont quote the OP

[Brandonsr]

You Sir are one big fan of PowerColor,

 

I agree that they currently have one of the best 290's on the market, but they didn't have anything special in the past generations. I just hope they can keep this up, so far they seem to be eager to succeed.

[Sonefiler]

Too bad PowerColor has just the utter most shittiest support in Europe.

Contact them and ask for better euro support

[GamerDude]

Jeez, this only cements the  TS as THE PowerColor fanboy here.  While I like PowerColor, and Sapphire, I'm no fanboy of either brand, rather, I'm a fanATIc/AMD fanboy through and through.  Don't judge me by my avatar, I'm, admittedly, an RoG mobo hoe though....

[Sonefiler]

I spent a lot of time on this. I demand more attention

[Socratic]

This is the higher-end R9 280X that PowerColor makes. This one has two 90mm fans and three 8mm heatpipes. It is a longer card, at 10.83 inches or 275mm. They did not do much with the clocks, leaving them at up to 1030Mhz boost. They did not change the memory clocks at all, at 1500Mhz. The back I/O comes with PowerColor’s standard non-standard layout with one DVI, one HDMI and two mini-display ports, and comes with a mini-to full size DP adapter and a DVI dongle. The shroud looks really nice being black with red highlights. It has a backplate but again the lettering is backwards. *sigh* It isthe quietest R9 280X’s on the market according to eteknix.com (saying that it’s “completely silent”), and maintains a steady 56.6C temperature under FurMark load. The memory overclocks like a dream, surpassing the 280X Toxic, but the core is just ordinary. Overall a fantastic choice for a R9 280X.

I own this. Silent? No, and it will never maintain 56.6c using Furmark using stock settings with auto fan control, it will start throttling the GPU when it reaches around 91c, and it probably will unless you have a gale blowing through your PC. It get's really noisy at over 60% fan speed aswell, not that it's quiet at anything over 20ish% anyway. Still with auto fan control even with the best air flow, you are still looking at around 80c+, and I have even seen it throttle at around 80c.

 

I have very good aitflow in my case though, and with the fans bumped up to 70% and changing the thermal paste I hit around high 60's-70c in Furmark. But it won't throttle as I keep it cool enough.

 

I don't think there's any point overclocking your memory over 1500mhz though as it increases your timing on graphics cards. Like there's set point for timings to increase and anything over 1500mhz is just a marketing ploy. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

[_ASSASSIN_]

 

Hey guys! I'm Sonefiler and I am making something fairly unique.

 

I am making the first thread showing every product of a company (in a certain section) of the reasonable choices for graphics cards.

It's called...

 

THE ULTIMATE FANBOY THREAD OF POWERCOLOR!

This will update as more products come out.

 

Let's start things off.

 

 

 

For teh luls:

PowerColor R7 240 4GB

This card is a strange card. It comes overclocked to 750/800MHz clocks and has not one, not two, not three, but FOUR gigabytes of DDR3 VRAM. I don't even know why it exists, but it's cool. I could use it as a cup coaster and brag about it to friends. It DOES support Crossfire though, but I still don't see any use in this product and I think it's just an "oh cool" product.

 

PowerColor R7 260X Single-Fan

This card does not have a cool name or anything so I'm just calling it "single fan". It features OCs of 1030/1500 or 1130/1625 either 1 or 2GB of GDDR5 VRAM respectively, and a single-fan cooling solution, this is clearly for people that don't need to OC as much, and want a budget solution (although TBH, this card is already pretty budget). Does not have a custom PCB.

 

PowerColor TurboDuo R7 260X

PowerColor here made a card that is very high clocked for this card, at 1160/1650, a factory overclock of 5%/2%, and has a completely unnessecarily big cooler with two large fans cooling this card. This is geared for people that want a R7 260X but cannot afford a R7 265, and are willing to overclock their cards. Does not have a custom PCB. It is, amazingly, a full 50mm longer, or 1.96 inches longer.

 

PowerColor TurboDuo R7 265

This product was released on March 19, 2014 and features their TurboDuo cooler design. It is 12 mm shorter (.58 inches) and has a factory overclock of about 3%, boosting its stock 900MHz/925MHz clocks to 930MHz/955MHz clocks. It has a cooler similar to other TurboDuo designs but seems to look different than the others. This does not have a custom PCB.

 

PowerColor R9 270 Single-Fan:

This card yet again is a card which only has one large fan, but in this case it's actually fairly unique compared to other manufacturers of the R9 270. The fan looks like it's 80mm-90mm (cannot find confirmation (damn you for being so unknown)), and the shroud bends around it to accomodate the huge fan. It comes clocked at 930/955,  just like the R7 265, sort of strange. It is also an unusual but expected color for PowerColor: a powerful yellow. (see what I did there?) It is a normal 8.28 inches long or 210mm long.

 

PowerColor TurboDuo R9 270:

 

Not much is known about this card; it is very mysterious. It comes at a clock of 930/1400, fairly suprising due to the same core clock speeds but dramatically different clock speeds for the memory. It has a dual fan design and comes in the usual red like the normal TurboDuo's.

 

PowerColor SCS3 R9 270:

A very unique product by PowerColor! It is a completely passively cooled R9 270 with SIX heatpipes going into a decently sized heatsink. It comes clocked at 900/1400, even more suprising than the TurboDuo because the mem clocks are substantially overclocked but the core is not. It has small blue highlights on a small metal piece on the heatsink with branding.

 

PowerColor R9 270X Single-fan:

A single-fan design just like on the R9 270, again very unique for being one of, if not the only single-fan GPU solution on the R9 270X in the market. It comes at a modest 930/1400 clock speed, identical to the R9 270 TurboDuo. It features an identical cooler to the R9 270 Single-fan.

 

PowerColor TurboDuo R9 270X:

The lower-end dual fan solution for the R9 270X from PowerColor. Again an identical clock to the R9 270 TurboDuo, as well as the R9 270X single-fan, which is strange considering that the better cooled card should be able to be pushed farther. Not the optimal card to get in this situation.

 

PowerColor PCS+ R9 270X:

One unique thing about the R9 270X is that it’s the first card to have a PCS+ cooler for it. It boasts a large 1060/1425Mhz clock speed and a dual-fan design similar to the TurboDuo, but much longer. It comes with a free powerbank that looks like an iPhone so you can charge your iPhone with an iPhone It has a nice backplate (with backwards lettering *facepalm*) and is 24cm long. The cooling solution has a large copper base with three fat copper heatpipes branching off. There is also small heatsinks for the voltage regulation circuitry to keep cool. It supports PowerColor’s TurboTimer product to prolong its lifespan. They unfortunately use Elpida VRAM, although this might have changed since the source created the review as the higher-end PCS+ have made the switch to Hynix.The card runs around a max of 72C and the fan’s noise is measured at 33dba, but PowerColor is known to have aggressive fan curve and this can easily be lowered. Also take into consideration that both the clocks and the memory is overclocked out of the box, making temperatures higher than with default AMD clocks. This along with PowerColor’s excellent RMA service especially to PCS+ users makes this card a great choice for a more budget R9 270X that still performs excellently. This product has recieved an “Editor’s choice” award on TechPowerUp.

 

PowerColor DEVIL R9 270X:

 

Another unique thing about the R9 270X is that it is the lowest power card in PowerColor’s lineup that has a DEVIL design, their ultimate designs for maximum overclocking and quietness and coolness. This card features a triple-fan cooling design and it is 10 inches long. It has a center 90mm fan and two side 80mm fans. It has four thick copper heatpipes. It has a very well-built aluminium shroud that is black and red, and has a metal backplate, which is pretty much necessary for a card of this size. The lettering, again, is backwards when installed (oversight much?) but can still be easily read because the lettering is very large. It also says in silver lettering on the side, “devil” (which IS facing the right side this time). It actually has a non-standard output layout with two DVI, one HDMI and TWO mini-display port plugs. This also comes with a mini to standard display port adapter and a DVI to VGA adapter (seriously don’t use the latter one). It has by far the largest clocks of ANY R9 270X, with core clocks of 1150 with boost to 1180Mhz, and 1400Mhz memory clock. This is a boost of 15%/12%! The only card even remotely close to this is the HIS IceQ Turbo. It has the standard 2GB of GDDR5. The card also comes with a Devil-themed mousemat, which is actually really cool. This card is more comparable to a reference R9 280. If you are looking in the $200-220 price range, this is quite possibly the best you can get for your money.

 

PowerColor TurboDuo R9 280:

Strangely enough PowerColor has not made a PCS+ version of the R9 280 even though there is one for the card lower down than it, the R9 270X. It features clocks of up to 955Mhz with boost, and 1250Mhz clocks. These are both around 3% boosts in clocks. It is slightly shorter than a reference card, at 10.5 inches or 267mm. It features four to six copper heatpipes and a dual fan design. It again does NOT have a standart back port layout, with one DVI, one HDMI and two mini-display port plugs. I don’t know why, but at least it comes with a mini to full size adapter.

Weirdly, this is the only R9 280 that they have. Huh.

 

PowerColor R9 280X Dual-Fan:

This is PowerColor’s upgraded version of their no-cool-name lineup, but boosted from one large fan to two slightly smaller fans. It looks absolutely horrendous, with blue on the shroud and a red PCB. If you’re getting this, don’t get a windowed case or stab your eyes out so that you’re blind. Have your friends do it themselves before entering the room with this computer.

In all seriousness, this card features clock speeds of 850/1000Mhz, which is the stock clocks for the R9 280X. This is a more budget-oriented card with basic features and low costs.

 

PowerColor TurboDuo R9 280X:

This is the higher-end R9 280X that PowerColor makes. This one has two 90mm fans and three 8mm heatpipes. It is a longer card, at 10.83 inches or 275mm. They did not do much with the clocks, leaving them at up to 1030Mhz boost. They did not change the memory clocks at all, at 1500Mhz. The back I/O comes with PowerColor’s standard non-standard layout with one DVI, one HDMI and two mini-display ports, and comes with a mini-to full size DP adapter and a DVI dongle. The shroud looks really nice being black with red highlights. It has a backplate but again the lettering is backwards. *sigh* It isthe quietest R9 280X’s on the market according to eteknix.com (saying that it’s “completely silent”), and maintains a steady 56.6C temperature under FurMark load. The memory overclocks like a dream, surpassing the 280X Toxic, but the core is just ordinary. Overall a fantastic choice for a R9 280X. This also has a BF4 edition (Idk what that is lol).

 

PowerColor TurboDuo R9 290:

There is not much to say here; the cooler is identical to the R9 280X TurboDuo cooler. It has clocks of 975/1250, the stock speeds.

 

PowerColor PCS+ R9 290:

Ah, This one has a special place in my heart, because it’s my first graphics card. First of all, PCS stands for Professional Cooling System, which suits it very well. It’s clocks are 1040/1350, which is 10% and 8% boost from the stock speeds respectively, which is pretty amazing considering these cards are not binned at all. This cooler was designed for the R9 290X and it’s even larger heat output, so this cooler will keep this R9 290 very cool. This card is one of the cards that has a fair chance at unlocking into a 290X, so if you’re into that you might want to look into this. It has a custom PCB, three 80mm fan design and although it takes up two expansion slots, it extends well into the third one to give it more room for more heatsink. The shroud is fully metal (no sapphire orange plastic bullshit). It weighs a full kilogram, a gigantic weight compared to other brands, so I suggest somehow doing something to prevent sagging, as this card will do a lot of it. The cooler reduces temperatures by up to 24% and noise up to 20%. The card features a different backplate from the TurboDuos with CORRECTLY FACING LETTERING! HUZZAH! It has one 10mm super-thick heat pipe and four 8mm heatpipes, making heat dissipation very good on this card. It has DirectFET technology and a 5+1+1 power phase design which enhances power efficiency and stability. It comes with seperate nice heatsinks for the VRMs for G10 users. It also has SK HYNIX MEMORY. HUZZAH. This is very important for overclockers as Hynix memory overclocks by far the best out of any brand. It has a dual BIOS switch to go between the UEFI and BIOS. The cooler can keep the GPU temperatures under  65C, an amazing feat for a Hawaii chip. With all the overclocks, this card actually performs better than a reference R9 290X, an incredible feat. Imagine unlocking this to a 290X, and what the possibilities would be! It’s quiet enough for the living room and even without good airflow this performs admirably well with 60% fan speed and 68C. This beast can also be overclocked even higher. I got mine to 1200/1400 and the performance is just dreamy. That’s 22% above stock speeds! This is very long though, at around 12 inches long. Make sure it can fit! (giggity)

 

PowerColor PCS+ R9 290X:

Same story. I would just have to retype what I just typed above. 1050/1350Mhz clocks an incredible card at a competitive price. Also, THEY GOT THE LETTERING WRONG AGAIN ON THIS ONE WTF

 

PowerColor LCS R9 290X:

I really like this. A lot. This shows that PowerColor cares about it’s consumers. This time, they have a card that’s pre-fitted with an EK waterblock. LCS stands for Liquid Cooling Solution. This is very useful as you don’t need to void your warranty to watercool a card anymore. It has clocks even higher than the PCS+ at 1060/1350Mhz, a 6%/8% boost, which makes sense considering you’re going to watercool it. Otherwise, it’s exactly the same as the reference design. Same length, etc. I really appreciate PowerColor for making watercooling more accessible to new people that are worried about breaking something while swapping the cooler. It also has a backplate with words, that are... *drumroll* BACKWARDS! Comes in a BF4 edition (which I have no clue what it does)

 

PowerColor Devil 13 Dual Core R9 290X:

This is the new 295X2 that PowerColor was teasing. I’ll go into more depth once more reviews emerge.

DON"T BE FOOLED BY THE NAME. THIS IS JUST A R9 295X2. PROBABLY BAD TRANSLATIONS BETWEEN LANGUAGES OR THEY WANTED TO BE SPECIAL.

It is a triple-slot cooler with three massive 100mm fans cooling this 13-inch card. The shroud and heatsink are so big that the fans look small in this picture. It is almost identical to the HD 7990 Devil design (in fact I couldnt find good pictures so i used a 7990 pic) except for the fan designs, which look different and supposedly offer the best cooling possible, which this beast sure needs. It takes FOUR 8-pin power connectors! FOUR! Absolutely insane wattages; I don't think an AX1500i could support crossfire of these... or the PCI-E lanes. This weighs a full kilo! Make sure you have something to support the massive sag you will have for this card. Luckily it has a backplate or else it will just snap the PCI-E connector right off the PCB!

 

Wow, you seriously read to the bottom? Congrats!

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kool post bruhv

[Bagmup]

Epic quote by @_assassin_ completes this thread  :lol:

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kool post bruhv

omg fite me i will 360 noscope you

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i put too much effort into this for this to sink

[TaBandit87]

 

PowerColor TurboDuo R9 280X:

 

Looks a lot like AUSU DCUII cooler.

Good read though, I like learning about companies I've heard of them before but know nothing about.