My 290 came in yesterday, Saphire Tri-X it replaced my 280x which was already a great card but the $250 price of the 290 was too good to pass up. Install was easy I already had the 14.11 drivers from the 280x and the 290 recognized it and ran fine with it but I downloaded the new 14.11.2 driver pack uninstalled the 14.11 rebooted installed 14.11.2 rebooted and the 290 was showing up in Catalyst with the new drivers.
While the Asus DC II 280x was a great card my 290 not only runs cooler but its also quieter then the 280x. Fired up MWO played a game then went into setting and bumped the graphics up to highest quality and while it looked good with the 280x the details are noticeably better now on the 290 it really did make a difference. I didnt check the FPS on the 290 Ill do that today but my 280x would hold at 60fps easily.
Its a bummer the reference card cooler wasnt better because the Saphire Tri-Xs cooler is amazing when it comes to noise and cooling.
I guess Ill be selling the game bundle codes, Ill probably post something in the sales section in the next few days.
While the Asus DC II 280x was a great card my 290 not only runs cooler but its also quieter then the 280x. Fired up MWO played a game then went into setting and bumped the graphics up to highest quality and while it looked good with the 280x the details are noticeably better now on the 290 it really did make a difference. I didnt check the FPS on the 290 Ill do that today but my 280x would hold at 60fps easily.
Its a bummer the reference card cooler wasnt better because the Saphire Tri-Xs cooler is amazing when it comes to noise and cooling.
I guess Ill be selling the game bundle codes, Ill probably post something in the sales section in the next few days.
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