Asus R9 290X DirectCU II Available Mid-January

System Name	Long Term Gaming Build
Processor	i7-4770K
Motherboard	Asus Maximus VI Hero
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	GSkill Ripjaw X 2133
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 780 Ti ACX Superclock (x2 SLI)
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB and Seagate Barracuda 2TB
Display(s)	Samsung SyncMaster PX2370 (23inch)
Case	NZXT Source 530
Audio Device(s)	N/A
Power Supply	Seasonic X-1000 Platinum

It looks like the R9 290X DirectCU II will be available in Mid-January.

This comes from JJ (Asus) himself.

http://pcdiy.asus.com/2013/12/asus-r9-290x-directcu-ii-preview/#comments