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Thanks to the bundled MSI GAMING App gamers can quickly switch between three pre-sets including a silent mode optimized for power efficiency and an overclocking and OC Mode to get the most power out of your graphics card, without worrying about learning how to overclock. The R9 290 GAMING 4G has been designed to give you a gaming experience that delivers you true next-gen performance for ultra HD resolutions without sacrificing on thermals to kick-start your gaming rig for 2014. The MSI Twin Frozr IV Advanced has been completely customized for the R9 290 GAMING 4G to deliver the best thermal experience. The design uses a larger copper base for heat absorption and the heat pipes are in contact with a bigger part of the heat sink and exposed to more airflow to ensure the highest performance of the GPU because of optimal temperatures. Combined with the dual form-in-one heat sinks that add both cooling ability and structural reinforcement the R9 290 GAMING 4G stays cool and safe.
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The Good: Stock gaming and OC profiles (977 Mhz and 1007 MHz versus the reference 947 MHz core) Seemingly sturdy and beefy cooler - overhangs the side of the card by a little bit to accommodate the 10cm PWM fans. VRM plate connected to main heatsink! Backplate! Not only does this help keep the card from sagging under the weight of the cooler, it looks nice too! Black in color to fit with the red + black theme. Gives protection to the card components and some cooling as well. Quiet - max fan speed is around 2700 rpm and with 10cm PWM fans the card stays quiet Packaging is nice, and protected the card well despite a certain parcel service's propensity to dropkick the box down flights of stairs. VRMs stayed under 90C even under extreme load (scrypt mining) as shown by GPU-Z. Hynix RAM on both my cards. Hynix being preferred vs Elpida for overclocking, most of the time.
The Bad: With two cards in crossfire, the top card overheats and throttles. Ugh. This isn't a case airflow issue as my 2x Sapphire Tri-X 290s do NOT throttle. Does not unlock to 290X, not unlockable per Hawaiiinfo12.
The Ugly: Using more than one card guarantees every card but the bottom one will have heat issues. MSI's first priority was making a quiet card and it shows - the card struggles with extreme loads such as scrypt mining. My bottom card was hovering around 82C core, 85C/67C VRM1/VRM2 which is acceptable. However, my top card (5 slot gap between the two) was at 94C core and throttling, with VRMs up to 98C/75C. A little bit toasty... MSI also cheaped out on components, using Magic inductors versus Coiltronic inductors. They are rated to lower amperage; overclockers and card abusers look elsewhere.Read more ›
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The title does not quite convey the experience I have had with this card. My previous system was not a slouch and it was not a hardcore system. The old card was an overclocked Sapphire HD 7850 on my current Gigabyte motherboard (ga-z77x-ud3h). There are 32gb RAM, multiple hard drives with a 64gb SSD drive as the boot drive. All parts considered it was an average to slightly above average performer in respect to games and graphic design systems.
There hasn't been sufficient time to really push the R9 290 very hard due to a power supply malfunction that left me dead in the water. The few applications I have tried do show some promise. The game Witcher 2 was nearly at max settings at 1680x1050 using the HD7850. With the R9 290 I was able to max it out but framerates did not seem overly effected in a great way but enough to enjoy less eye strain and video artifacts issues.
The graphics applications I run were tested more often before the power supply failure. I was able to run Photoshop/Illustrator CS6 (along with other Adobe apps) at 3840 x 2160 screen size very well with the only real drawback being my monitors inability to achieve great than 30hz at any resolution above 1920 x 1080. Other apps tested were MoI (Method of Inspiration) nurbs modeler, Silo3d polygon modeler, 3d Studio Max and Maxwell Studio and Render. These all performed much faster and even more reliably with the R9 290. If you do graphic work you should enjoy this cost effective alternative to much pricier video cards.
In general I am pleased with my purchase. My only criticism was when installing the card in my system. There was no video to my monitor regardless of what I did. I finally sent it back thinking it was a dead card but the replacement did the same thing. The problem was with my CMOS.Read more ›
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First off, I am not using crossfire, just a single card, and it's a beast.
Physical: This card is absolutely gorgeous. I have never owned a GPU that looks as nice as this card. I want to show it off, unfortunately you have to hide it in your case. The card is extremely well built. You can tell MSI put time into the design and style. Nothing about this card makes you think they cut corners or went with cheap parts. All high grade capacitors, fans, and solid metals.
Performance: I am not a bit-miner and never plan to be, I bought this card with the intention of gaming. This card tears through anything I throw at it. For example, I can play Battlefield 4 in Gaming Mode (977mhz) and get a constant 60+ frames per second in Eyefinity (Resolution: 5760x1080p), and the temperature stays around ~60 degrees Celsius after hours of gaming. When putting the card in OC Mode (1007mhz) even a single card gets pretty warm. I was getting around ~78 degrees Celsius with no noticeable performance gains, just more noise and heat. So I stay playing in Gaming Mode.
Noise: After playing a demanding game for one hour+ I noticed some pretty steady fan noise. Nothing to be concerned, and quieter than a stock cooler. But once you start stressing the card with Eyefinity, you'll hear the fan, but nothing concerning. When in idle/on the web/emails/etc. the card is silent.
Heat: On a single card setup and had no issues keeping the card under 80 degrees Celsius even in the most demanding games and using the preset 1007mhz overclock. You can easily feel warm air flows out of your case which is normal. It never feels too hot at any time.Read more ›
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