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Hey there, users!

 

I really am an NVIDIA fanboy...been one since I left the womb. But I'm no rich man either. So...I kinda started thinking outside the box and I had to realize that uhm AMD sorta exists as well...I've heard that the R9 290 is a great card in terms of performance but nothing else....I mean everyone's telliing me that not only does it make a lot of noise while heavily gaming but it consumes lots of power as well. My first question would be is it true what they say about this card? I do know that GTX-780 TI is always ahead of R9 290 I've seen it but take a good look at the 780 TI's price and then the 290's price! It's billions...really. So my second question is should I go for the r9 290 (considering I'm on low budget atm)

 

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ONly the stock cooler; if you picked up the PowerColor PCS+ R9 290 it would be quiet, cooler than a lot of GTX 980s and very overclockable.

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The R9 290 is a great card and it does make some more noise and consumes more energy (compared to Nvidia cards. But I always see comparisons against the 970, so don't know about the 780Ti.)

 

You should definitely consider it

 

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Hey there, users!

 

I really am an NVIDIA fanboy...been one since I left the womb. But I'm no rich man either. So...I kinda started thinking outside the box and I had to realize that uhm AMD sorta exists as well...I've heard that the R9 290 is a great card in terms of performance but nothing else....I mean everyone's telliing me that not only does it make a lot of noise while heavily gaming but it consumes lots of power as well. My first question would be is it true what they say about this card? I do know that GTX-780 TI is always ahead of R9 290 I've seen it but take a good look at the 780 TI's price and then the 290's price! It's billions...really. So my second question is should I go for the r9 290 (considering I'm on low budget atm)

 

Thank you for reading.

Well I have an R9 290 Tri-X from Sapphire. This one is pretty quiet in a single-GPU config and is also running at very reasonable temps. Additionally this card is usually amongst the cheaper ones in the 290 lineup.

I am using it in an ITX-enclosure and it still performs at good temps and noise. It really depends on the cooler you are using.

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Only the reference model of the R9 290 is insanely hot and loud under load. Most of the aftermarket cards with a different cooler (like the TriX model from sapphire) are quiet and run way cooler. Power consumption of the R9 290 is about the same as a GTX 780 or GTX 780ti. ~250W under full load with a slight OC. Nothing insane like people make it out to be. The R9 290 is a really nice card and runs most games nearly maxed out at 1440p. If you can get it for a good price, yes it's definitely worth it.

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Hey there, users!

 

I really am an NVIDIA fanboy...been one since I left the womb. But I'm no rich man either. So...I kinda started thinking outside the box and I had to realize that uhm AMD sorta exists as well...I've heard that the R9 290 is a great card in terms of performance but nothing else....I mean everyone's telliing me that not only does it make a lot of noise while heavily gaming but it consumes lots of power as well. My first question would be is it true what they say about this card? I do know that GTX-780 TI is always ahead of R9 290 I've seen it but take a good look at the 780 TI's price and then the 290's price! It's billions...really. So my second question is should I go for the r9 290 (considering I'm on low budget atm)

 

Thank you for reading.

The best option would be a custom cooled R9 290.

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Only the reference model of the R9 290 is insanely hot and loud under load. Most of the aftermarket cards with a different cooler (like the TriX model from sapphire) are quiet and run way cooler. Power consumption of the R9 290 is about the same as a GTX 780 or GTX 780ti. ~250W under full load with a slight OC. Nothing insane like people make it out to be. The R9 290 is a really nice card and runs most games nearly maxed out at 1440p. If you can get it for a good price, yes it's definitely worth it.

 

not to mention a lot of benchmarks out there still use the reference AMD card at stock speeds. AMD kinda shot themselves in the foot there.

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If you really want Nvidia than 970 is a solid choice as well but the R9 290 is currently the best value for money 

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not to mention a lot of benchmarks out there still use the reference AMD card at stock speeds. AMD kinda shot themselves in the foot there.

 

And once the non-reference designs hit the market the mining craze began, and nobody could buy an R9 290 at a reasonable price anymore. This generation has been a complete PR disaster.

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The best option would be a custom cooled R9 290.

That is actually a very good idea. The reference cards are often very cheap. Slap the Arctic Accelero Xtreme IV on it and it is very, very quiet and not much more expensive than any third-party cooler. And it is the only aftermarket cooler you can buy (besides waterblocks) that actually cools memory and VRMs sufficiently without having to use thermal compound for a permanent solution on the memory blocks and VRMs.

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That is actually a very good idea. The reference cards are often very cheap. Slap the Arctic Accelero Xtreme IV on it and it is very, very quiet and not much more expensive than any third-party cooler. And it is the only aftermarket cooler you can buy (besides waterblocks) that actually cools memory and VRMs sufficiently without having to use thermal compound for a permanent solution on the memory blocks and VRMs.

Also, if the money is available, the Kraken G10 (I think) is another option.

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