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tjume
Feb 8, 2009
Hi, I'll be switching from a 6870 to a 280x, do I have to clean & reinstall catalyst (running the latest catalyst beta on win7 at the moment)? Or is it enough to just switch cards?

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tjume
Feb 8, 2009
ASUS Radeon R9-290X DirectCU II OC review: http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_radeon_r9_290x_directcuii_oc_review,1.html

Not sure if it was posted already but there's a mantle presentation by oxide games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIWyf8Hyjbg (demo starts at minute 26)

tjume
Feb 8, 2009
pcgh.de tests the Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X OC: http://www.pcgameshardware.de/AMD-Radeon-Grafikkarte-255597/Tests/Sapphire-Radeon-R9-290-Tri-X-OC-Test-1102085/

core: 1000MHz memory: 2600MHz
gaming: ~267W, 77°C, 2.9 Sone (amd reference cards 6.9 Sone)
their own Furmark'ish test: ~300W, 78°C temp, ~2.200 U/Min., 3.1 Sone

they did a bit of tweaking:
overclocking: core 1150MHz memory 3000MHz, +61mV, 150% Powertune limit, 50% fan speed result in 4.7 Sone
if you like silent systems it gets quiet with undervolting: -31mV & 35% fan speed results in 1.5 Sone

because of factory overclocking almost reaches performance of 290X in über mode while being half as quiet
hits market at the start of 2014, probably around 400€

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