Radeon R9 290, 1440p on a budget of £120/$150?

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7 жыл бұрын

1440p on a budget of £120/$150, is Radeon's R9 290 worth considering in 2017?
So what's the cheapest graphics card you can use for 1440p?
Radeon's R9 290 GPU might be the answer if you're in pursuit of 1440p at a budget price.
So lets benchmark this R9 290 on some games to see if it's still worth buying. Has time been kind to the Hawaii architecture or is it just full of hot air 4 years later in 2017?
Radeon R9 290 tested @ 1440p
Crysis 3 @ 1:53
Skyrim Special edition @ 2.27
Rise of the Tomb Raider @ 3:01
Dark Souls 3 @ 3:36
The Witcher 3 @ 4:08
Shadow of Mordor @ 4:37
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All games were tested @ 1440p resolution on high to ultra settings depending on how the game ran.
Test System:
Intel i5 6600k @ 4.6GHz
G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 16GB @2666Mhz
Superflower Golden Green HX 650 watt PSU
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@rexzii9390 7 жыл бұрын

You need more subs and views man, your videos are really well done!

@rachelskinner151 7 жыл бұрын

Great video, you just keep getting better and better 👍 keep up the good work 😄 Ashley said it was awesome!

@thegreatjonzini 7 жыл бұрын

just found your channel. it's great! subbed.

@Jamzy 7 жыл бұрын

Great video! I managed to get a tri-x 290 for £115 about a month ago which I think is pretty good compared to now. I see reference 290s selling for £200+. This card has a lot of life left in it!

@owyndarling1110 7 жыл бұрын

I loved it!

@praveenbhat5392 7 жыл бұрын

wow ..still good r9 290 .. beast

@ronniecason9807 6 жыл бұрын

i picked up 2 xfx r9 r290x's 2 years ago for about $400 us for both put them under water and havent looked back since. I feel like i could use these cards for another 2 years easily as long as they dont crap out.

@michaelrowave 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this great video. I scored a Vapor-X last June for $40 and its been a workhorse. It sounds i should OC but i can't afford to replace it. I was wondering if you updated the bios and if so what you used. I have been playing at 3440 x 1440 and the performance varies from marginal to optimal. I believe it supports DX12, HDR and advanced settings. It also display port out which is required for the ultrawide freesync monitor I use. I kind of want to replace the thermal paste too. I found this looking for specific Sapphire Vapor-x tips on more recent bios, possible hardware mods or setting to safely boost performance. Suggestions? I think this gpu has a lot of life left in it.

@lolagepwned 7 жыл бұрын

Yet another good old AMD card, nice job!

@GAMINGFOREXPERTS 6 жыл бұрын

Paid 190€ for that card...happy as a puppy

@MrEditsCinema 6 жыл бұрын

Got my buddy the asus r9 290.. great looking card with an backplate aswell, boxed for £95. Not my best deal (R9 390X for £85) but still amazing. When crypto prices come down he could easily get his money back or make profit 😁