We were less than complimentary when we first reviewed AMD’s 290X so when MSI asked us to take a look at their lightning example we were less than enthusiastic. The problem with the AMD R9 290X was not the performance...
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AMD rolled in another premium GPU earlier this month without too much fanfare. The Radeon R9 280 3GB is, by and large, a 2012-era Radeon HD 7950 that goes by a different name. Priced from £200 and available from a...
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The R9 290X was a bold move by AMD to regain the ground that they were losing in the escalating power war between them and nVidia. In a lot of ways it was a roaring success, giving excellent performance but...
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As you guys know AMD has been selling AMD Radeon series memory for a while now, it’s just that it is solely available in the USA. This will change soon as in the upcoming weeks AMD will introduce AMD branded...
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When the AMD Radeon R9 290X video card debuted, it first appeared to be a solid competitor to NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 780 series… until heat and noise were taken into consideration. The Curacao XT-based video card offered plenty of graphics...
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AMD released their new lineup of GCN-based video cards back in October and the industry manufacturers have since been adding their own special tweaks and improvements to the initial designs. XFX has recently released their latest version of the Radeon...
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The Radeon R9 290X was an impressive card that was only, in our opinion, let down by a couple of issues. Firstly it was incredibly hot. We understand that AMD designed the card to hit 95°C but the asthmatic cooler...
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More Radeon R9-290X custom cooled pleasure today as the Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X WindForce X3 OC edition arrived in our lab. The card is customized (while following reeference specs) is has been beefed up with more expensive components, a factory...
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