Testseek.co.uk have collected 79 expert reviews of the Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC 4GB GDDR5 PCIe and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC 4GB GDDR5 PCIe.
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Published: 2014-10-07, Author: Richard , review by: vortez.net
Great Performance, Excellent cooling, Good factory overclock, Fair price
Let us set the record straight here by saying the AMD R9-290X is far from a bad graphics card. It is seriously powerful and will serve most gamers looking for a top-end graphics card very well. It does however have some serious flaws, highlighted in our r...
On the positive side, this is an excellent card compared to the stock model. The £30 premium is well worth it for the reduced temperatures and noise, and the card proved to be a potent overclocker as well, though variance here is to be expected.Click to e...
There are manufacturers out there that go a long way when making changes to the reference design of cards. Tweaking power delivery, PCB design and the like but when marketing their R9 290X Sapphire don't talk about enhancing the reference design, other th...
Abstract: AMD's reference Radeon R9 290 and 290X cooler earned our disdain once we figured out that it was causing the otherwise-impressive Hawaii GPU to operate at performance levels below the company's specification. Getting the graphics processor to operate at f...
Abstract: For those who haven't kept up with current events: Late last year AMD launched its all-new Hawaii GPUs, starting with its flagship Radeon R9 290X that featured a blower-type cooler designed by AMD. In testing, it ran hotter than any GPU we've ever tested,..
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Published: 2014-03-26, Author: Eric , review by: techwarelabs.com
Low noise, Relatively low temps, Good gaming performance
Exceptional cooling!!!!!, Amazing Performance, Powerful new GPU, 4GB Vram, Bridgeless Crossfire, Massive Game Bundle
AMD Price increases are hurting value, Power consumption is high
Sapphire set out to fix the major complaint about the 290X being the heat and noise and well what can I say besides they not only succeeded but they gave me a product that I simply cannot believe as it runs that much better. I hope AMD learns something...
No throttling, Low noise during gaming, Overclocked out of the box, Memory has also been overclocked, Hynix memory, Good overclocking potential, Dual BIOS, Native full-size HDMI and DisplayPort, HDMI cable included
Very high retail price in the US, No backplate, Card is very long, might not fit all cases, Idle noise levels not improved
The Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X OC is currently available in the US for $700. No throttling Low noise during gaming Overclocked out of the box Memory has also been overclocked Hynix memory Good overclocking potential Dual BIOS Native full-size HDMI and Display...
Published: 2014-01-27, Author: Igor , review by: tomshardware.com
Abstract: AMD's reference Radeon R9 290 and 290X cooler earned our disdain once we figured out that it was causing the otherwise-impressive Hawaii GPU to operate at performance levels below the company's specification. Getting the graphics processor to operate at f...
Published: 2014-01-27, Author: Bruno , review by: reviewstudio.net
excellent performance, best overclocking, silent
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Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X is the best implementation of the 290X chipset I've tested so far. The Tri-X cooler keeps the GPU temperature at a low level contributing to an excellent overclocking. The Sapphire card beats the Asus competitor in overclocking and ...
