Radeon R9 290X Priced at $729.99 on Newegg.com

[GSquadron]

Those prices just tell how hungry for a gpu gamers are
They won't be lowering prices unless people stop buying gpus == impossible

I personally wouldn't buy a 200$+ gpu even if I was the richest guy in the world

 

[Ravenas]

This will be a day one purchase for me.

 

[1d10t]

well i guess i'm not crossfiring this anytime soon

 

[Casecutter]

it's that price because BF4 is bundled with it.

It's not "Bundled" it considered "Special Edition". Like in a Special Edition Lexus comes with neat stuff though at a higher price, while later many of those options are just bundled as part of regular package level.

"Special Edition" would mean the key and in most instances it a new title that is soon releasing and has an retail holder and disc all packaged in Special Graphics box. In the packaging comes other things like a BF4 sticker, caffine drink holder, and custom doorstop.

Bundle is just a normal packaged card from any AIB that then when the Etailer boxes it to ship they include a card with a code for a game download that alread been released.

 

[sweet]

It's not "Bundled" it considered "Special Edition". Like in a Special Edition Lexus comes with neat stuff though at a higher price, while later many of those options are just bundled as part of regular package level.

"Special Edition" would mean the key and in most instances it a new title that is soon releasing and has an retail holder and disc all packaged in Special Graphics box. In the packaging comes other things like a BF4 sticker, caffine drink holder, and custom doorstop.

Bundle is just a normal packaged card from any AIB that then when the Etailer boxes it to ship they include a card with a code for a game download that alread been released.

Now that you mentioned it...

But how can we figure out what in that box before buying

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

BAHAHA, I chuckled at all the AMD fanboys who thought these cards would be selling at $599 and 'utterly destroy Nvidia'.

So your a fanboy then too just the green version , , well done you and great comment btw

 

[Intel God]

As someone who was planning on going with quad 290X's for benching i think i'm just going to wait and see what the 770 Ti brings

 

[EarthDog]

As someone who was planning on going with quad 290X's for benching i think i'm just going to wait and see what the 770 Ti brings

Wow, if there was ever a definition of opposites... Quad $600+ cards to one midrange...

 

[Pedro Lisboa]

If it beat TITAN and costs 700,00 US ... I think it's a reasnoble price .
I'll wait for GTX 780 TI,because it will be cheaper and probably beats R9-290X .

 

[Intel God]

Wow, if there was ever a definition of opposites... Quad $600+ cards to one midrange...

What i meant earth is see how the 770 Ti performs then grab 3 of them

Having 0 balance on my newegg preferred account is burning a hole in my pocket

 

[PopcornMachine]

So commented out html means that is the price.

Maybe, maybe just a temporary cut and paste.

But let me not halt the over-reaction-fest.

 

[Intel God]

So commented out html means that is the price.

Maybe, maybe just a temporary cut and paste.

But let me not halt the over-reaction-fest.

 

[HammerON]

It's a historic & traditional TPU thing, every new series of card that comes out gets the bull and the hype from green or red, then most get disappointed, then many of the disappointed make out they are not, and those that live in the other camp are happy until the next series release when the tales may be turned, it's a joy to behold and has helped keep me here for so many years.

Well said

 

[Cool Vibrations]

BAHAHA, I chuckled at all the AMD fanboys who thought these cards would be selling at $599 and 'utterly destroy Nvidia'.

Didn't Nvidia release the GTX780 at the same price? Let's not forget how they burned the GTX Titan buyers. Enjoy your overpriced cards.

 

[the54thvoid]

"Special Edition" would mean the key and in most instances it a new title that is soon releasing and has an retail holder and disc all packaged in Special Graphics box. In the packaging comes other things like a BF4 sticker, caffine drink holder, and custom doorstop.

Okay, let's go with that. What's in this pre-order special edition? Nobody is saying. And FWIW, a sticker, mug, doorstop and glow in the dark BF4 condom don't cost much at all. Point still stands - it doesn't excuse the price premium.
Look at EVGA signature editions - they're mildly special - tee-shirts, other pish and a ridiculously mild overclock. What's this got? Nobody knows. It's all rather silly.

Now that you mentioned it...
But how can we figure out what in that box before buying

Exactly.

If AMD PR had half a brain they'd have said at their PR release in Hawaii that the preorder comes with a signed shoe, a bottle of sherry and a pez dispenser in the shape of Lionel Hutz. But they didn't.

As far as things look from all information available to prospective buyers you get nothing limited at all. And if we want to go down the path of limited availability of the card well hell, it's a wood screw event.

And I'm not saying the card is bad - I actually like it and am very keen to see it's parlour tricks. I'm just absolutely unimpressed by the pre-launch, pre-sales, pre-order hoopla. Frankly, it's weak, really weak.
Hell if you read the live blogs from techies attending the event, they were all commenting on how 'meh' it was.

 

[HumanSmoke]

Didn't Nvidia release the GTX780 at the same price?

$650.

(Cheapest currently on Newegg $625)

 

[Xzibit]

US retailer Newegg.com leaked pricing of its reference design Radeon R9 290X graphics cards. An MSI-branded reference-design card got its own store page with its pricing redacted, but Newegg did a sloppy job at that. On close inspection of the HTML code of the page, we discovered the pricing value intended for that page to be US $729.99 (excl. taxes). Given that Newegg.com tends to add $10 to $30 on MSRP, pricing of the R9 290X is likely to have been set at $699 (excl. taxes).

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BTW this is the BF4 Limited edition

AMDs statement on e-tailers pricing
In celebration of the upcoming launches of two of the most important announcements in PC gaming this year, we’ve worked with EA to create the AMD Radeon R9 290X Battlefield 4 Limited Edition available, online for reservation starting today with select resellers and partners. There were only 8,000 of these made so make sure to add your name to the list before they’re all gone! Recommended AMD Radeon R9 290X pricing, specs and performance will be unveiled in the coming weeks. We haven’t released pricing and won’t comment on pricing seen on some e-tail outlets.

Let the drama and speculation continue.

 

[erocker]

Selling a card without a price. Good job AMD?

 

[Zen_]

Hmmm...well if the benchmarks are at all accurate this looks pretty good for the crowd that spends $700+ for a video card.

I was kinda hoping for the 270x or whatever to be a nice step up from Tahiti LE and come with BF4 in the regular game bundle...fat chance I know!

 

[Fx]

Time to work on other projects for me. Console + GTA V, here I come. Heh heh.

Projects... LOL. Ever since I upgraded my SSD from 128 to 256 and installed 16 "projects", I am way behind.

 

[15th Warlock]

Will the regular 290X (non "pre-release") ship with a voucher for BF4? I really don't care about the premium ed. (my multiplayer days are long gone by) and want to play that game just for the SP campaign (I know, probably not worth the full price).

Thing is I haven't had an Ati card since my X800GTO died so many years ago but am really wanting to build an AMD rig and see what all this Mantle and True audio talk is about, however, I don't want to pay over $700 if I can get the full BF4 SP experience by waiting a couple weeks for the regular priced "non limited ed." version of this card.

Can anyone confirm vanilla BF4 is part of the never settle bundle? If it is I'll wait till December for the mantle patch to be released to get the 290X

 

[NeoXF]

Will the regular 290X (non "pre-release") ship with a voucher for BF4? I really don't care about the premium ed. (my multiplayer days are long gone by) and want to play that game just for the SP campaign (I know, probably not worth the full price).

Thing is I haven't had an Ati card since my X800GTO died so many years ago but am really wanting to build an AMD rig and see what all this Mantle and True audio talk is about, however, I don't want to pay over $700 if I can get the full BF4 SP experience by waiting a couple weeks for the regular priced "non limited ed." version of this card.

Can anyone confirm vanilla BF4 is part of the never settle bundle? If it is I'll wait till December for the mantle patch to be released to get the 290X

Yes, they will ship with "stock" BF4.


Speaking of stock... looks like the claims that AMD is holding to reference boards only for R9 290X is BS...

http://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-r9-290x-listed-newegg-72999-asus-r9-290x-directcu-ii-top-spotted/

DirectCU II Top version on the way... hope it's double-slot only... The R9 280X MATRIX isn't...

 

[EpicShweetness]

As a firm supporter of AMD I reject this statement as malarkey, and subjugate my own belief in AMD is still out there for the person without a bottomless wallet.
At least please, you really don't need to follow NVIDIA's rediculous pricing

 

[Intel God]

Yes, they will ship with "stock" BF4.


Speaking of stock... looks like the claims that AMD is holding to reference boards only for R9 290X is BS...

http://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-r9-290x-listed-newegg-72999-asus-r9-290x-directcu-ii-top-spotted/

DirectCU II Top version on the way... hope it's double-slot only... The R9 280X MATRIX isn't...

I posted about that a few hours ago. The DC2T is 729.99 on newegg

 

[HalfAHertz]

Titan was never just a gamer card. It's the only "gaming card" with unlocked fp2 calculations not capped to 1/24th.
The 290X should be compared to the 780 and priced accordingly. I think that anything over 650$ for the retail card is just greed on AMD's side unless the 290x really stands out vs the 780.