[US] Newegg: Gigabyte R9 290 Windforce @ $549.99 w/ $50 gift card

happita · Jan 24, 2014

This is the best deal I've seen so far for this particular non-reference R9 290. Might be worthwhile to jump on it while it's still in stock. With the gift card, it effectively brings this cards price to $499.99 which isn't bad.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125500

Ahhzz · Jan 24, 2014

not even a 290x?? damn *coin miners...I was SO looking forward to grabbing a good card at a solid price....

brandonwh64 · Jan 24, 2014

reviews for this card look bad. 50% failure rate and the non ref cooler seems to suck

Ahhzz · Jan 24, 2014

50% failure, and HOW long has it been on the market?? That doesn't bode well....

Vario · Jan 24, 2014

Well theres selection bios, if it works the people are probably playing games and not writing reviews.

happita · Jan 24, 2014

I was able to find myself a Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X at a decent price so I jumped on that yesterday before I just found this on the egg.

If there's a problem with the card, that's why there is a warranty. Granted, it might not be the best non-reference out there, but it's certainly much better than reference in terms of temps/noise.

edit: I just noticed some of the reviews, looks like people are having a hard time with this particular 290. Gigabyte should focus more on quality control before shipping these out, what were they thinking? No wonder why it's discounted

_larry · Jan 31, 2014

I love my windforce3 7950. The heatsink design is very good and keeps the VRM cool as well. I wish I could easily put new fans on it though. Above 60% it starts to sound like a small aircraft taking off.

fullinfusion · Jan 31, 2014

Ha sold out already and with tax and shipping its still around 6 bills... no thanks i'll stick with what I got

manofthem · Jan 31, 2014

fullinfusion said:
Ha sold out already and with tax and shipping its still around 6 bills... no thanks i'll stick with what I got

Absolutely, 7970 cfx is beast and a great setup, despite what many uninformed spew on about.

I miss the days of reasonably priced AMD cards, like a $400 290 :cry:

Nordic · Jan 31, 2014

manofthem said:
Absolutely, 7970 cfx is beast and a great setup, despite what many uninformed spew on about.

I miss the days of reasonably priced AMD cards, like a $400 290

Psh. Who needs two. I would understand if you were 1440p or higher though.

Ahhzz · Feb 3, 2014

That's a good point... I've been mentally budgeting to replace both 6950's with a pair of 280x's, and lamenting not enough RAM, but I should really be able to manage a good 290 or 290 X, and still run all three monitors solidly.

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