Gigabyte's Radeon R9-290X is a high-end enthusiast oriented graphics card packed with tons of features like the WindForce 3X's trio of 75mm fans as well as Gigabyte's exclusive "Triangle Cool" technology, two DL-DVI connectors, an HDMI 1.4a port and a DisplayPort 1.2 socket.
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As much as we want to recommend the R9 290 series and Gigabyte's upgraded versions, it's tough to be excited about inflated prices. Limited supply means you're getting a poor value, which is possibly the biggest factor in our conclusions. If you're looking for a flagship GPU, Gigabyte's GTX 780 OC or GTX 780 Ti OC make more sense.
Aftermarket Radeon R9 290X GPUs are beginning to make the rounds, and this month we had a WindForce-cooled behemoth from Gigabyte strutting its stuff in the lab. Unlike last month's Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X , this board features a custom PCB in addition to...
This Gigabyte R9 290X WindForce 3X OC edition is a very good example of what the 290 and 290X really needs to be. The Gigabyte R9 290X WindForce 3X OC editionis recommended and totally approved by Guru3D.com, with the one side-note .. you need proper ventilation inside your chassis.
AMD fans may have had to wait several months for custom cooled R9 290/x cards to hit the channel, but today we follow up on our December review of the with a look at the latest Gigabyte R9 290X OC solution, featuring their excellent triple fan...
ASUS' pair of Matrix cards are, once again, extraordinary products. The video cards target overclockers of both the more and less extreme variants. Regarding the overclocking aspect, the Matrix GeForce GTX 780 Ti does not offer higher overclocks when...
Today we will be looking at high-end video cards. On the AMD side we are looking at the GIGABYTE R9 290X 4GB OC video card. Instead of comparing it to a reference GeForce GTX 780 Ti like normal the ASUS GeForce GTX 780 Ti DirectCU II, a fully overclocked...
Gigabytes R9 290X WindForce 3X OC is certainly an impressive card with all the key ingredients necessary to become one of the greats. From gamers to the crypto currency miners who are snapping these up quicker than you can blink, finding fault with...
Today we have the latest and greatest graphics cards from Gigabyte, the special OC versions of the Radeon R9 290 and 290X. Featuring upgraded coolers that enable quieter operating volumes and lower temperatures along with some factory overclocking,...
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...
The newly released R9 290X WindForce OC from Gigabyte is meant to solve the issues which were found with the stock model (throttling, quite high Full Load temperatures, noise levels), by implementing a proven cooling system design; the WindForce...