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PCCaseGear XFX 290 Sale - 290 for $399, 290X for $549 (Plus Shipping)

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Seems like Pccasegear is having a sale on their XFX R9 290 series cards. Both are listed as pre-order with stock expected to be delivered tomorrow. Standard Startrack shipping is the cheapest option at $15, bringing the totals to $414 and $564 respectively. Next cheapest 290 on SI is $449 (GB WF3) and 290X is $579 (MSI REF).

Both these cards are based on the reference design (with reference clocks) with the aftermarket Double Dissipation cooler fitted. The 290 is definitely a great price. The Double dissipation cooler is supposed to be one of the quietest around, but a little on the hot side. Both come with a copy of BF4.

I have an XFX 290 Ref and I haven't had any issues with it. The performance is seriously extreme and it has overclocked well.

Just noticed there are some others:
290 DD Black edition $100 off - $449
290X Reference $100 off - $499
290X DD Black edition $100 off - $569
and there's even some Gigabyte ones but the savings aren't great.

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  • I noticed most of the stock r9 290 cards went off the AMD list for the past few months. Interestingly I just sent a 290 back that had black screening and that was sent to manufacturer. I wouldn't be surprised if this is some new revised batch coming through, and I'll more than likely get a double-dissipation unit when my RMA comes back.

    AMD never admitted to a wide issue with the cards black screening, but would obviously be a big setback for them too - a flagship product needing callbacks/rma, so perhaps the manufacturers are now pushing the fixed units through on the low.

    Well, lets hope they fixed it up, but these prices are quite nice.

    • +1

      Is this the issue where the monitor goes to sleep and then you're unable to wake it?

      • I have that issue to occasionally. I was initially thinking it was something to do with kb/m being on USB3 and not waking the computer properly. Never really thought about the graphics card causing the issue. Will have to investigate.

    • My current main issue with their 290 is the BSoD when watching a video on chrome or media file. Quite annoying if you can imagine.

      • wow can you guys tell me more about these issues?

        I have a reference r 290 card bought secondhand and would like to know what to watch out for ( i was given the receipt so I can claim warranty).

        • Mine BSoDs when I open, close or skip to sections of a video file. Mind you, this doesn't happen all the time. I'd say below 2% of the time it may BSoD when doing one of these things.

  • Sorry, but what's the difference between a 290 and a 290x?
    Does it justify an extra $150?

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      Performance difference is 5-10%, Cost difference is 35%. So no, but the added e-peen with the 290x may make it worth it if you're into bragging about how epic your rig is on the internets.

      • Ahh, ok thanks for the reply. Probably will stick to the base model then.

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