#1 HardOCP -- pushes things to the limit. Hardware Canucks and Xbitlabs tend to overclock nearly every GPU they test and both use overvolting.
Seems like a lot of reviewers don't push overclocks very hard. Who seems to best when it comes to truly testing overclocks?
#1 HardOCP -- pushes things to the limit. Hardware Canucks and Xbitlabs tend to overclock nearly every GPU they test and both use overvolting.
I've been thinking about the $268 3-slot ASUS 7970, but I want to see solid benchmarks for BF4 before purchasing. I might shoot myself in the foot for waiting if these 7xxx cards sell out, but I won't have much time for gaming for a couple months anyways...
Regardless, getting a little off-topic here. :\
Their marketing slide gives us nothing to compare with. We only know the resolution and don't even know if that is average FPS.
Why are they afraid to test it against overclocked versions of the 780 that are right in the same price bracket? I guess because they view them as non-reference cards?
I guess it all depends on how well the 290X's overclock. But, I still see right through their marketing campaign.
Why are they afraid to test it against overclocked versions of the 780 that are right in the same price bracket? I guess because they view them as non-reference cards?
I guess it all depends on how well the 290X's overclock. But, I still see right through their marketing campaign.
Why are they afraid to test it against overclocked versions of the 780 that are right in the same price bracket? I guess because they view them as non-reference cards?
I guess it all depends on how well the 290X's overclock. But, I still see right through their marketing campaign.
Just do a bit more research. Iirc, the Asus 7970 is voltage limited to 1.212V. MSI TF7970 BE ships with 1050/5500 clocks, it's only dual slot and is fully voltage unlocked for the same price of $268.
I really like how things seem to be unfolding and seriously hope AMD kicks NVidia's butt hard.I'm no fanboy of AMD (Although I do generally prefer them),but the market needs a shift in my opinion.NVidia have been leading for too long and it's starting to show.They price whatever they want and it's time this luxury is taken from them.Competition is a good thing and AMD really needs to pull ahead this time.A near-monopoly,as the CPU market has been in the past few years,is the worst thing I could imagine.
That said,NVidia may not stop AMD from becoming cocky and arrogant,but they do have to return the favor with Maxwell.For all I know,while I prefer AMD,they wouldn't be any better than AMD if their places were switched.I just hope they capture enough market share to stir up the game with GPUs again.
On topic,the 290x is shaping up to be one hell of a card.I'm kinda happy my budget got shot in the head and will not have money for a PC before November.Otherwise,I'd have gone with a 400 7970 and bought RAM at its most expensive.Now,with some spec adjustments (Most probably a 4670K instead of a 4770K) I'll be able to afford a much better 290x.
I just sincerely hope that AMD gets it right this time and this doesn't turn out to be a monumental mess.
Just do a bit more research. Iirc, the Asus 7970 is voltage limited to 1.212V. MSI TF7970 BE ships with 1050/5500 clocks, it's only dual slot and is fully voltage unlocked for the same price of $268.
Assuming the photo is correct, the MSI also uses a reference board. Important if people want to use aftermarket coolers, or simply trust reference boards more.
MSI R9 290 placeholder it looks like.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127758
For 10k you'd think free shipping!...Actually free shipping back to 2005 thru a time warp! Of course this statement is just joking around as it's a placeholder.
I'm still trying to shake the imagery of photoshopped Jen-Hsun grilling meat on the GTX 480 heatsink.