Best 290 card?

[nyxanna]

I decided to buy a Radeon R9 290 since I think it is the most price effective choice right now.

Please help me pick the best Radeon R9 290 available from this selection.
http://www.scan.co.uk/search.aspx?q=Radeon+R9+290

Sadly there's 290X mixed with them and I can't filter them out so make sure not to pick a 290X.

Personally I think this is the best one since it has the highest clock of all with 1040 but obviously I don't know much about graphics card.
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-gigabyte-radeon-r9-290-oc-28nm-5000mhz-gddr5-gpu-1040mhz-2560-streams-dp-dvi-hdmi

If you don't mind explain why your choice is better.

Thanks for the help!

 

[babachicken]

this is the best one in my opinion.

the twinfrozr cooling is great and quiet.
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-msi-amd-radeon-r9-290-twin-frozr-iv-28nm-5000mhz-gddr5-gpu-1007mhz-2560-streams-dport-dvi-hdmi

and you can easily overclock with msi afterburner to past 1040 mhz.

 

[goku1234567890]

I suggest you get the twin frozr one, msi or power color graphic card.

 

[nyxanna]

Thanks for the replies guys.

After a bit of googling I found several threads that said Sapphire Tri-X was the best choice for a Radeon R9 290 with MSI being a close second. Since Sapphire is available there I wouldn't see a reason to buy MSI.

Is it a good idea to buy the Sapphire R9 290 Tri X OC?

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=386057
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18575360

 

[babachicken]

The MSI is better, trust me.

if you are putting load on your GPU. the sapphire is going to sound like a vacuum, while the msi will be quiet.

MSI afterburner is also a great tool for overclocking.

 

[babachicken]

MSi sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OU5kDhFodo
Sapphire sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16MGFPJrG0Y

 

[CondemnedShadow]

You can't go wrong with the Asus cards, those are a really good option. Nothing is wrong with Sapphire and MSI isn't so bad either. Asus cards are more trustworthy than MSI cards in my opinion.