Sapphire R9 290(non-X) Vapor-X or ASUS DCII R9 290X?

[Marundanation]

Hello,

I want an R9 290/X for my next upgrade and I struggle to choose between the two non-reference cards.

290 Vapor-X:
http://www.umart.com.au/umart1/pro/Products-details.phtml?id=10&id2=248&bid=2&sid=189890

ASUS 290X:
http://www.umart.com.au/umart1/pro/Products-details.phtml?id=10&id2=248&bid=2&sid=186878

They are priced similarly and I intend to overclock. I currently have a Litepower 600W and will be upgrading to Cooler Master V850 PSU for crossifre in the future.

Which of these two will perform better at stock and/or overclocked?

Thanks!

 

[Suztera]

290 Vapor-X, the cooling is better. You can try overclocking but it will depend on your card. I wouldn't really want 850W with overclocking two R9 290 and the cpu. You probably want 1000W.

R9 290X isn't a huge difference from R9 290 probably 3-5fps. You can probably overclock the R9 290 to match the R9 290X.


Here a good reveiw of different R9 290 and R9 290X:
http://www.computerbase.de/2014-05/amd-radeon-r9-290-290x-roundup-test/

 

[Pr3di]

If the price is simillar, go for the R9 290x.
I remember that at launch, the 290 (non-x) was quite a lot cheaper than the 290X, hence the R9 290 was the one to get.

However, if the X version is about the same price as the non-X, go for the X.
I would also recommend a 1000W PSU for X-fire, and make sure you have a well ventilated case that will allow you to play with OC`ing them, and not have too high temps.

 

[Marundanation]

Thanks for the answers. I actually intend to put the GPUs to STOCK CLOCKS if I am going to crossfire (~600W), if I am using a single GPU I will overclock it (~500W). 600W is not that bad I guess, I am using a FX-8350 which is ~200W so hopefully I get a ~50W headroom. Sorry for the confusion.

According to benchmarks though a 290 Vapor-X will almost match a 780Ti if overclocked. I am not sure if the Asus 290X DCII can do that?

 

[Pr3di]

Go through this article for more information:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290-and-290x,3728-2.html

 

[Marundanation]

This site says the 290 Vapor-X falls a bit short of the reference 290X but others shows the Vapor-X destroys the reference 290X.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/06/05/sapphire-radeon-r9-290-vapor-x-oc-review/4

I really do not know what to buy now.
The ASUS 290X DCII is on top of the list according to Tomshardware at 130FPS
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290-and-290x,3728-5.html
But I do not know what speed they are running it at.

 

[Marundanation]

A lot of people say do not get the ASUS DCII cooler on my threads and other threads http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/205696-sapphire-r9-290non-x-vapor-x-or-asus-dcii-r9-290x/

 

[Marundanation]

Should I got for a 290X Tri-X for $50-ish more?
http://www.umart.com.au/umart1/pro/Products-details.phtml?id=10&id2=248&bid=2&sid=161292

 

[Pr3di]

If you have the budget for it, sure, go for it.
If you`re tight on the money, you`ll still get plenty of horsepower out of the R9 290.

 

[Marundanation]

If you have the budget for it, sure, go for it.
If you`re tight on the money, you`ll still get plenty of horsepower out of the R9 290.

Ok cool. I guess I'm fine with either one.