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Thread ID: 136074 2014-01-16 18:44:00 Tom's hardware: "Best Graphics Cards For The Money: January 2014" kingdragonfly (309) Press F1
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1365322 2014-01-16 18:44:00 I came across this article when looking for a video card

www.tomshardware.com

"The graphics card world crashed into 2014 with Radeon R9 290/290X cards topped by aftermarket heat sinks and fans, more details about the the Kaveri APU, wonky pricing, and rumors of new Nvidia graphics cards. Our recommendations change as a result."

It looks like the Radeon R9 290X OC is at least $900.
kingdragonfly (309)
1365323 2014-01-16 19:09:00 The 290x hardly outpreforms the 290 Slankydudl (16687)
1365324 2014-01-17 01:24:00 Personally, I wouldnt buy an AMD card, I dont like the finishing of their product. The software is flaky, they make promises of grandeur and never deliver on it. 7970 cards are STILL waiting for a frame pacing driver for eyefinity and DX9 game FCS. They claim Freesync to match GSync, but its not free and still requires other manufacturers to include standards not yet rectified.
I do think AMD makes good hardware, and shame for AMD fans at present in the bitcoin mining industry has caused prices to inflate on their cards, so the price/perf benefit they had over NV has disappeared.
TBH, Im still flabbergasted that AMD thought it prudent to bring create a card that runs at 94c!....

Nah, wouldnt touch one myself.
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