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Asus R9 290X?

Interfectorem
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So my brother's set on buying an EVGA 780 for $380 at Fry's (He doesn't want to order online.) I also found an Asus R9 290X (Direct CU II) at Fry's for $410. So now we're set on the 290X, however, I think I remember hearing something about Asus' Direct CU II cooler and it not cooling 290 series' VRMs properly. So I wanted to ask you guys, is this true that the Direct CU II has some issues with cooling the VRMs of the 290 series? Thanks for any responses.

 

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Yup, it seems it still hasn't been fixed and never will be.

F*ck.

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