VPN: R9290-DC2OC-4GD5ASUS Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC 1000MHZ 4GB 5.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCE-E Video Card
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 Rating: Review Date: 03/21/15 |
ASUS Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC 1000MHZ 4GB 5.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCE-E Video Card
Cons:None
Pros:Good price and performance. Crossfire will beat a Titan X. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/05/15 |
ASUS Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC 1000MHZ 4GB 5.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCE-E Video Card
Cons:-Can get loud at higher temps
Pros:-Great performance at a great price-As of spring 2015 it is the best bang for the buck card in the $300-400 range. Comment:
Good card, nice cooler.Absolutely amazing at 1080p game with all the goodies turned on. Pretty good at 2560x 1440 too. If you want to go 4k though you'll need two of these (or a GTX 980) and an 850W+ power supply.It is not and overly huge card. It should fit in any mid tower case. Check the specs and measure if you have doubts.They recommend a really big power supply to cover for crappy no name models. If you have a good quality 500-550W you'd be fine. If you want to OC I'd have a decent 600W.(Overclock results: 1050gpu 1500ram (6000 effective) |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/30/15 |
ASUS Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC 1000MHZ 4GB 5.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCE-E Video Card
Cons:Huge cardMIR
Pros:Was only 259.99 with a 30 $ MIRVery powerful card, on par with a r9 290x Comment:
This GPU is huge, make sure it can fit your computer case. Also it recommends a 700w psu, but a 600w will be enough. Play everything at full setting on a 1080p screen |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/09/15 |
ASUS Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC 1000MHZ 4GB 5.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCE-E Video Card
Cons:Very loud over 75%fan speed
Pros:Good deal, dont crash, able OC even if already OC, fit medium tower. Comment:
Bough it for 299.99$ which is the best card for the money at this time.I did replace from a HD 7870 and I can tell the difference.You can OC it to 1050, above than that give you black screen or buy a water cooling system.The card can hold very high temperature, no problem.I was about to buy the Saphire Tri-X but it won't fit in a medium tower. My case can hold up to 290mm, so the Asus was perfect for me (287mm)What I don't like:Its very loud when run over 75%. If you play big games like BF4, you better get a nice headset. |
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Rating: Review Date: 12/28/14 |
ASUS Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC 1000MHZ 4GB 5.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCE-E Video Card
Cons:Even with the excellent cooling this card does get rather hot. Mine goes from 35-85C. Also, while I was promised a Civilization game, I have yet to receive the code for it, and it appears that this game has been removed from the "Gold Bundle". If you do your research here, you will find that others, that bought their cards from NCIX, have had the same experience.
Pros:In December of 2014, this card represents excellent bang for your buck. It performs very closely to a 290x and GTX 970 for considerably less money, when the rebates are factored in. On my i5-750 it plays pretty much everything I throw at it, at "Ultra" settings. I had a crossfire 5850 setup before and this blows it out of the water. Comment:
I think this is an excellent card and it does get excellent reviews most everywhere that I have looked. It is both considerably cooler and faster than a reference card and has solid construction. It is a big card, and all pictures seem to belie this fact. At $279, with rebate, I think this is a better deal than a $380 GTX 970. You also get some pretty cool games with it too. |
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Rating: Review Date: 11/19/14 |
ASUS Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC 1000MHZ 4GB 5.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCE-E Video Card
Cons:-Mine didn't OC much
Pros:-Nice backplate-Not much sag-Runs under 75C with 40% fan speed. Comment:
Great card, stays cool and quiet. It is a 290 so it performance is a given. Great card that stays cool at 1GHz. Couldn't push further than 1GHZ by the way. |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/04/14 |
ASUS Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC 1000MHZ 4GB 5.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCE-E Video Card
Cons:-card runs hot, but thats all 290s
Pros:-got at a discount, very good bang for the buck-plays everything well-better than stock cooler Comment:
Was a great value and no problem so far, although my room does get a bit warm. |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/03/14 |
ASUS Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC 1000MHZ 4GB 5.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCE-E Video Card
Cons:Fairly loud - Consumes alot of power - Fairy hot
Pros:EXCEPTIONAL performace - Matches the R9 290x in many games - Great price to performance ratio - Good cooler Comment:
The Asus R9 290x Direct CU II edition is a blazing fast card which in some cases even performs as well as the 290x! Gaming wise, they're very close to one another. One of the best R9 290's out there that can stay relatively cool and quiet. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/23/14 |
ASUS Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC 1000MHZ 4GB 5.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCE-E Video Card
Cons:no extra accessories
Pros:Quiet, fast, looks great Comment:
I bought two of these video card in crossfire, and they work great. They are quiet, even under load (I left a lot of space between the two cards). Plenty fast, I can play any game at 2560x1600 no problems. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/17/14 |
ASUS Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC 1000MHZ 4GB 5.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCE-E Video Card
Cons:Elpida memory. Died in 1 week
Pros:Cool, quiet, fast Comment:
Elpida memory can't handle higher frequencies. Pretty quiet, runs about 10C cooler than my old gigabyte 7970 WF under load. Died within a week. seems somewhere inside the card is shorted. This review was modfied by poster @ 04-21-14 12:09 PM |
I picked up 2 of these cards on boxing day. For the price you cant go wrong. If you can afford two go for it. Crossfire will beat a Titan X. I get a 3dmark Firestrike score of 18000 on a 4790K.