Should I get the this R9 290 by powercooler?

[yodi1980]

Should I get this one or wait for another model or get a 280x?

This is what I am going to pair it with drop in it!

Second is a AMD build:

CPU: AMD FX 8320 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

MOBO: Gigabyte 990X http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

RAM: GSkill 1866 8GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

PSU: Corsair 750w certified http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

HDD: WD 1TB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 Quiet http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

TOWER Full Tower by AZZA: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

 

[rolli59]

I would wait with the 290 after reading the review this morning.

 

[yodi1980]

where is the review @ i would like to read up on it!

 

[rolli59]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290-review-benchmark,3659.html
And of course all the other major hardware sites.

 

[wikiwikiwhat]

You can safely get it now, review was very positive. I myself have the 290x and its awesome and the 290 is not at all far behind. Price + Performance = AWESOME deal.

 

[rolli59]

You can safely get it now, review was very positive. I myself have the 290x and its awesome and the 290 is not at all far behind. Price + Performance = AWESOME deal.

The only concern is that it outperforms the retail 290X it was compared with sitting in between the AMD sample 290X and the retail 290X. So until we see retail cards and their performance we do not know if the numbers are 100% true.

 

[yodi1980]

Ioriginally wanted the Sapphire toxic 280x but they havent restocked yet!

 

[potpolima]

290x POWECOOLER??? sounds like more of a cpu heatsink

 

[yodi1980]

what about the ASUS 280x? should i get one from tigerdirect?

 

[rolli59]

It is one of the better versions so why not.

 

[yodi1980]

just want a price vs performance card I tried waiting on the Toxic 280x but im wanting to get my gaming on now! LoL my 5850 is stuttering and sputtering. I already have my parts waiting on me just need a good card.

 

[yodi1980]

I went ahead and got the Sapphire R9 290 and added a cooler http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007YLUCKQ/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1