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Hey there! Yes you sexy:) Recently my R9 290X VRam went bad, everytime I try to play PayDay 2, BF4 etc. After 5 Minutes it will crash the PC etc. Anyway, I'm replacing it but I'm most likely going to get another R9 290X.

 

Anyway, is the XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB a good replacement?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Radeon-Edition-Graphics-GDDR5/dp/B00HHIPN5A/ref=sr_1_26?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1422145832&sr=1-26&keywords=AMD+R9+290X#productDetails

 

And also, does it actually require 750 Watts? 

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Anyway, if you don't think this is a good replace, what is a good replacement for under £400? I was going to go with the R9 290X Vapor-X 8GB But it came off of Amazon.

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I'd be surprised if it really needs that much power, would a 600w not suffice? i'm no expert, just throwing it out there. 

 

It looks odd, it is probably a typo, I'm running 750Watts in my system at the moment with the R9 290X and it's fine so :P 

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No, because it's XFX. Get the PowerColor PCS+ R9 290 (non-X) instead and save yourself some money. X is just a factory overclocked version and slightly higher binned.

 

And also, does it actually require 750 Watts? 

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No, realistic system power consumption under heavy load will be around 500-550W.

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It doesn't need a 750 W PSU.

Depending on the rest of your setup, a 450-550 W PSU should be plenty

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| CASE: Corsair Carbide 88R |STORAGE: 1x WD Black | KEYBOARD: Corsair K70 | MOUSE: R.A.T 9 |

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No, because it's XFX. Get the PowerColor PCS+ R9 290 (non-X) instead and save yourself some money. X is just a factory overclocked version and slightly higher binned.

 

No, realistic system power consumption under heavy load will be around 500-550W.

 

I want something with a sleek design and some colour, which is why I wanted to go with the Vapor-X to begin with.

 | CPU: AMD FX 8350 + H100i | GPU: AMD R9 290X + NZXT Kraken | RAM: HyperX Beast 2033 16GB | PSU: EVGA G2 | MOBO: ASRock 970M |

| CASE: Corsair Carbide 88R |STORAGE: 1x WD Black | KEYBOARD: Corsair K70 | MOUSE: R.A.T 9 |

SOMETIMES LOSING THE BATTLE, MEANS YOU CAN WIN THE WAR

 

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I have a 600w PSU and its totally fine. Also you def dont need 8gb of gram unless you have a few 4k displays

 

I was planning to buy one soon.

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| CASE: Corsair Carbide 88R |STORAGE: 1x WD Black | KEYBOARD: Corsair K70 | MOUSE: R.A.T 9 |

SOMETIMES LOSING THE BATTLE, MEANS YOU CAN WIN THE WAR

 

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I have two R9 290Xs on 850W, so that just goes to show how off the estimate is lol

 

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XFX... Ugh....

 

Have you been over to overclockers? 970 for 241 + VAT

 

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-010-GX

 

Or if you're a red fan. 290X Lightning

 

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-273-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

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XFX... Ugh....

 

Have you been over to overclockers? 970 for 241 + VAT

 

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-010-GX

 

Ahhh, I don't want a nvidia card, don't start raging, I just don't want one.

 

more than one!??

 

Not sure yet:P

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| CASE: Corsair Carbide 88R |STORAGE: 1x WD Black | KEYBOARD: Corsair K70 | MOUSE: R.A.T 9 |

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Ahhh, I don't want a nvidia card, don't start raging, I just don't want one.

 

 

Not sure yet:P

 

 

Posted a 290X as well :) I have one and it's awesome. Only downfall its a crappy overclocker 

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With a R9 290X, it'll draw less than 500 W for sure.

 

Yeah I know.

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| CASE: Corsair Carbide 88R |STORAGE: 1x WD Black | KEYBOARD: Corsair K70 | MOUSE: R.A.T 9 |

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Can't you RMA your card?

 

Either way, it doesn't require any more power than every other R9 290x, if you could run another one you can run the xfx one too.

 

Yeah, It's 300 Watts on stock clock, and I got into contact with the company I bought the card from and I'm waiting for a reply.

 | CPU: AMD FX 8350 + H100i | GPU: AMD R9 290X + NZXT Kraken | RAM: HyperX Beast 2033 16GB | PSU: EVGA G2 | MOBO: ASRock 970M |

| CASE: Corsair Carbide 88R |STORAGE: 1x WD Black | KEYBOARD: Corsair K70 | MOUSE: R.A.T 9 |

SOMETIMES LOSING THE BATTLE, MEANS YOU CAN WIN THE WAR

 

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