R9290

[jmcphe01]

Is the r9290 still a great card to have 

[Guest]

More info please? How much are you getting it for? What are the rest of your specs? What resolution are you playing at?

[jmcphe01]

I own it have had it since it came out I play on a 1080p on a z97 board with a i5 not sure on which one but it's unlocked 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, jmcphe01 said:

I own it have had it since it came out I play on a 1080p on a z97 board with a i5 not sure on which one but it's unlocked 

You have it so why don't you answer it yourself? Are you happy with it? Does the card run games good for you?

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, jmcphe01 said:

I own it have had it since it came out I play on a 1080p on a z97 board with a i5 not sure on which one but it's unlocked 

the 290 is a good card still, you can do a good crossfire setup if you need more power or switch to a rx 480. 

[DarkBlade2117]

12 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

the 290 is a good card still, you can do a good crossfire setup if you need more power or switch to a rx 480. 

eh... 290 to 480 is not worth it. Yes it will perform marginally better but not worth the price, even after getting $140 for the 290. Lower if it is a reference card. 290 upgrade at minimum is 1070 or hold out for Vega. Only reason that a 480 COULD be considered is if the OP possibly wants to play 1440p

[cpuwaiy]

The only problem with the 290 is power usage.  Average of 225 watts playing games.

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290-and-290x,3728-4.html

 

[Streetguru]

52 minutes ago, jmcphe01 said:

Is the r9290 still a great card to have 

If you're worried about temps and never replaced the paste try that, otherwise undervolt the card

 

performance wise it's still going to be solid for 1080p high-ultra gaming at 60hz

 

isn't worth upgrading to a 480 unless you've got a buyer lined up before hand, a 480 has probably half the power draw under load