MSI Announces Beefy New R9 290X Lightning

[N.Broekhuijsen]

MSI's R9 290X Lightning is the ultimate overclocker's AMD Radeon card.

MSI Announces Beefy New R9 290X Lightning : Read more

 

[alchemy69]

Oh look, it has slightly different fans. I'm sure that'll make all the difference.

 

[brandonjclark]

I'm sure the miners will drive up the price to the point that gamers get screwed, again.

 

[anthony8989]

Oh look, it has slightly different fans. I'm sure that'll make all the difference.

The biggest difference is the 2 x 8-pin power source. The card is almost completely designed for the HSF to be removed and the unit put on liquid cooling.

 

[tobalaz]

I'm sure the miners will drive up the price to the point that gamers get screwed, again.

They already have. That would be a $400 card without the miners.

 

[anthony8989]

I'm sure the miners will drive up the price to the point that gamers get screwed, again.

They already have. That would be a $400 card without the miners.

The R9 290x had an MSRP of $550, so it would never have been $400. Generally cards with pre-build liquid cooling compatibility are 10-15% over MSRP or more.

 

[rwinches]

GIGABYTE GV-R929OC-4GD Radeon R9 290 4GB 512-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card $499.99 till 11:59pm PT on 3/6/2014!


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-125-500&nm_mc=EMC-GD030514&cm_mmc=EMC-GD030514-_-index-_-Item-_-14-125-500

 

[Soda-88]

This card has been reviewed already and is best 290X to date.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QndxSEwYHMs

 

[XGrabMyY]

Lol at 800USD it would be full-on retarded to buy this over a 780Ti. At the 550 or 600 price point it is a great buy though. A shame miners have ruined everyone's fun.

 

[bigj1985]

LOL $800 no way Jose! I think they seem to forget sometimes that the people who buy these high end cards are at the very least semi knowledgeable about the worth of certain hardware. I know there are those that will pay $800 on a whim but most are gonna see the price tag and question why in the world they would pay $800 for this when for $50 less they can have an aftermarket 780ti that performs better; has more OC headroom, uses less power, AND stays cooler.Only miners will touch this card; or people with more $ than sense.

 

[RedJaron]

Did I read that right? They didn't replace the 6-pin with an 8-pin, they ADDED an 8-pin? So this thing takes two 8-pin and one 6-pin power cable?

Right, that's not the least bit ridiculous.

 

[Steveymoo]

Cry me a riiiiveeeerr, cry me a riveeeer!Cry me a riiver. Cry me a rrrriiiveerr!

 

[Blaise170]

Looks like it would be an excellent card, but not at this price point. I thoroughly enjoy my AMD GPU, but I don't think I'll be able to crossfire the way I had originally planned. It has gone up in price instead of down. 🙁