NOTE: AMD have just announced there will be no further driver updates for this card. Consequently, I can no longer fully recommend this card as a purchase in 2021, See my video here for more deets: ruclips.net/video/BNNdAd0OTwE/видео.html
Well... FSR works great on the good old 290X oven - tried it on the Riftbreaker demo and it worked like a charm, with +20% FPS on the Ultra Quality setting
@@robot_0121 Well, the specs do appear in the video at 1:50 if you're curious. The test PC was originally built to represent an average gaming PC and has been since upgraded to 16GB of RAM. You may also notice that the video was published before the 1.2 patch, which might account for the difference you are seeing in performance. Either way, glad to hear you're getting good frames!
@@IcebergTech It's true, came across this channel while looking for comparisons of how 290s do in 2021 and have to say was well impressed. Hope your channel grows fast my man, a very slick and well laid out video format up there with the best tech tubers....
I know this is a year old, now, but last year I also had this card - except that it was the 8gb version. I was able to play Cyberpunk 1080p on the high preset, but a couple shadow settings on low, and average 50 fps. Pretty insane!
impressive for a 9 year old card! 8gb Vram is to the R9 290X as 6gb of Vram is to the HD 7970/R9 280X. Most youtubers live in a fantasy world where neither card are powerful enough to utilize the higher vram variants, which has been proven incorrect too many times as even the HD7970 6gb variant benefits from the extra vram. Just like in your case, the extra vram helps with pushing higher texture settings which in the end will achieve the same overall framerates in most games.
@@johanneshager7068 It is a great way to get started in todays world. But do realize it won't run newer games well for long. I may be biased as it was my first gpu from my first build... I'm still rocking it and can usually get 1440p 35+FPS consistent medium - low settings
Since Steam has Proton and can play any windows game under linux now, too. The mesa drivers with dx over vulkan for older Radeon cards give you a huge performance boost in games compared to windows dx. Even on newer games. Though one missing thing is EAC for multiplayer, which is still in working. I'm still on a 290x and in fullhd newer games in high/ max./ Sometimes ultra settings still working. I need VRR, but no 2k/4k yet. Extended the life of good old hardware.
@@jamatiknakmuay yup. I have an overlocked 290, which is basically a 290x. I love the thing on Linux. Finally started gaming a lil bit after like 3 years hahahah
I got this back in 2018 for 100 euros used. 4GB Sapphire Tri-X 290x version. Still gaming on it in 2021 on 1080p haha until I can get an RTX 2 or 3 series card :)
It's amazing how good that card was for its time. Shame that a mining boom also killed this card's availability back then, combined with a lack of good AIB models with decent coolers.
Im still rockin my sapphire tri-x r9 290 1140mhz core / 1450mhz mem but will hopefully upgrade as soon as cards are more available.. I was so close to buy a rtx 2060 ventus for 400$ but im just gonna wait
seems like either its time to change my i3 2130 or my r9 290x is dying coz of all the rendering i put it thru. i will never regret buying this card... it only cost me 18$
@@IcebergTech i already have a new mother board lying around at home, so ill just buy a new cpu for it. its gigabyte z490 vision g. was planning on i7 10700k unless something urgent comes up.
6+ years ago I managed to buy a preowned system on craigslist that had an i7 4790k and an xfx r9 290x with 2 fans instead of just the one on the founders edition and it does a pretty decent job at keeping temps cool even considering how insanely hot of a card it is. Amazing card and still running strong to this day. I play a lot of AAA games 1440p or 4k native with 50% render resolution and usually get a stable 60fps which is just amazing for 8+ year old card. If I had the founders edition I would definitely swap out the cooler on it with an aio water cooler or just a basic heatsink cooler with tons of fans. The 290 really is a sleeper card it performs so well if you can keep it cool enough. Never overclocked mine but I've really been debating swapping it to a water cooler then overclocking the crap out of it. And if anyone out there reading this has one of these cards I highly recommend taking it apart, cleaning it and swapping out the fans, thermal paste and thermal pads. Really improved the performance on mine back to near brand new specs.
7:04 text says medium, you speak of high settings...? and damn, man you cracked me up with the "nano inch" stuff for mcdonalds natives :DDD GJ! yes, they can try speaking of "scientists that landed a spacecraft on the moon used inches" which they do, quite often.. but they forget to mention that the actual scientists that done the science were from germany, after ww2.. and they used metric system, as any developed country in the world does :D
Good question, can't believe I hadn't noticed that at any point in the last ten months... My spreadsheet has a note next to the benchmark which says "1080 med", so I don't know where I got "high settings" from in the voiceover. I probably don't have the capture footage any more to confirm one way or another, but I'm going to assume it was indeed Medium.
@@IcebergTech heh fair enough, mate. I'm sorry if my comment came across as flaming or trolling. Not intended to be such. Keep up the good work, bud. Watched a few of your vids today and subbed right after the first one i saw. Good job and thank you.
Just a few months ago I thought I would buy another card and try to use them both. I quickly found out that’s not and never really was a great solution. So I have the two 290x cards now and a new 5700XT. Maybe since the 5700 is so in demand I could go back to my 290x and make some $ on the others.
Nice Video. Got into used Hardware recently. How much would U pay for a used R9 290? Saw one with 4gb for around 120 bucks. I live in Europe and sadly we dont have the Same nice prices in the us hahaha. Well if i would live in the us, i would have already got a 3060ti
Hard for me to answer, really. On eBay UK today, they cost £180-200 (€210-230) but I'd say about £90-110 (about €105-125) is a fairer price. It really depends on what alternatives there are for the same price. It's almost as good as an RX 480 or 580, or a GTX 1060 or 1650 Super, but I'd expect to pay less for a 290 than any of those because of its age and power draw. I'd certainly be less inclined to spend a premium amount of money on a reference cooler card.
@@IcebergTech hm...i See alternatives are gtx770, gtx960, gtx750ti which are little cheaper around 70€? Well I was Just wondering If i should buy one. It's not really necessary and it's only a secondary rig with a 3200g with 16gb RAM 3200mhz which performs Well enough for csgo and home Office.
Those are fair prices, but I think I'd still take the 290 over them. Bear in mind the 700 series don't have full DX12 compatibility, so can't run games like AC Valhalla.
Hi there I kinda wish I'd took the time to record the card in use with my camera, because to get these temps I had to apply a custom fan curve, and as a result this cooler sounded like a hairdryer! The first R9 290X I ever owned was the Gigabyte Windforce model, and I can honestly say the difference between it and the reference cooler is huge. I've used MSI Gaming and Sapphire Toxic cards of the same generation- R9 270X and GTX 770 come to mind- and seem to remember them all being quiet and effective.
@@hassam4759 No problem. I edited my response, it was a bit badly worded. To be clear, the Windforce, Toxic and Gaming coolers are all good and way better than the reference!
I found one of these cars for 150 euro, would you recommend I buy it as a stand-in until I can get a new card, once the prices descend from the stratosphere? thanks
I was thinking about it too. I just cleaned my xfx r9 290x, replaced the fans, thermal paste and cleaned all the dust out. All for like 15 bucks. Runs like a beast now. Had this thing 6+ years still running strong. Runs hot as hell tho but after cleaning it and refurbishing it I gained a ton of fps and dropped its temps quite a bit. Then I added some more fans to my case and also added a surprisingly good cpu cooler from ID cooling for 25 bucks. Runs a stable 1440p 60fps medium on most AAA games. Can even get away with 4k native on some games. My favorite thing to do is run 4k native with 50% render resolution. Could probably even do better with an overclock and an AIO water cooler. Combine that with another 290 sli you could easily get some insane performance out of these cards. My mobo supports sli but my case isnt big enough sadly to fit another one of these beasts. I'm just waiting for the opportunity to buy a gtx 3060ti FE at retail price which probably wont happen anytime soon sadly.
I used my unemployment gibs for a 3950x 5700 system, runs great but I just figured out I couldve heated my house mining ethereum profitably on it, was gonna sell it but its just too fine a wine. Ridiculous overperformance for the time, how much would you have to spend on a 9590x 290x equivalent system today? Besides the power consumption and heat, its quite decent even today
Do you know of a reliable vendor, on eBay or maybe Amazon for a R9 280, 280X, 290, or 290X? Thank you 🤓 I got a hold of an Asus Essentio desktop M51BC PC (yeah, dumpster find!) With an AMD FX 8300 & an XFX Radeon R9 255
Yes, with three conditions: 1) You have a 700w-ish PSU (600 at a minimum, and then only from a decent brand with an 80 plus rating); 2) You can’t get a GTX 1060, RX 470 or 480 for the same price; and 3) You are aware that the reference cooler models are going to either run very hot or very loud.
@@frostausfernost5551 @frostausfernost In reality, the GPU and CPU might only take 300-350W of power to run, and even once you add in all of the other system components it might still come in well under 500w. However, if someone were using a cheap or used PSU, they might pick up a 500w PSU that doesn't have sufficient PCI-E connectors, or doesn't put out enough power on the 12v rail. Even cheaper 700w PSUs should have at least 500w on the 12v rail and 2x 6+2 PCI-E connectors, whereas the same couldn't be said for cheaper 500w units. Buying a better PSU than you think you need is usually good practice, especially as they can last a long time. I've had my EVGA 750w GQ for over 5 years now!
@@IcebergTech I see. I can remember that I was worried then, but checked how much it takes with p95 and furmark and it was stable. I have the BQ Straight Power, never bargained with PSU´s.
Hehe, I bought that exact model of 290x a few weeks ago for £75 (about $90), so yes! A very good deal! (new 290X video should be coming in late September/early October)
You’ll get a faster card- between 10% and 40% depending on the title , but it has practical downsides too. It requires a beefier PSU, is almost certainly going to run hotter and louder, and most will need a decent sized case. I have a video on the 1050ti on my channel if you want to compare performance.
Literally just bought one for £120 on eBay. Which is a good deal right now sadly! Hope if future me reads this he's laughing back at me with his RTX 4070.
@@bryanwakefield8879 now that's a good deal. I checked earlier that morning and they only had eBay priced Gtx 970's and 1050ti's etc so you got very lucky there lol
@@ferrety2810 yes i have their app on my phone and have various things saved so when they come in stock i stand a chance of getting them , they had a 290x and the r9 fury on tuesday but i was to slow that day lol
When I received my card I repasted it with Noctua thermal paste, cleaned all the fans and heatsinks, ran it on an open test bench and it still ran in the high 80s and low 90s. I ended up having to run a custom fan curve in Afterburner that ramped the fans up to near max RPM most of the time.
I have this GPU, but in this video i see the average FPS in Valorant is 180 on high. While I have under 80FPS on lowest settings possible. And it even drops under 50 at times. Can someone pls explain me why is this happening and how I can solve this ? Please
Every card I tested Valorant on in this PC scored about the same 170-180 FPS, from the R9 270X up. The CPU becomes the limiting factor extremely early on. Which CPU do you have?
From a quality brand like Seasonic, BeQuiet, EVGA, I’d suggest at least a 600w unit. From a lesser brand (I use Kolink and Aerocool a lot) I’d suggest a 700w or above. You need two 6+2 PCIE connectors, and if you can, get a PSU that is 80 Plus certified.
I've yet to find a 980 that wasn't extortionately expensive, but I imagine it's equal to this or better. The 580 4GB is noticeably better, but in the UK is disproportionately more expensive than the 290- at least, by pure performance. I'd look for a 480 4GB, myself.
The GPU breaks 90 in a couple of tests, but the CPU is in the 40s and 50s. For a few early tests I was using the stock fan curve on the card, which was very quiet and very hot. I put in a custom fan curve to drop the temps, though it did sound like a hairdryer. If you're shopping for a 290X, make sure to get one with a decent cooler!
WTF u have silent mod or what on gpu can go up to 94c in full hd in cyberpunk on medium i have about 70 fps in combat i suspect faulty power supply card not having anough juice keeps under clocking itself if u look care fully
Hi! Thanks for the comment. As I say in the intro, the 600w PSU in this system is borderline for this card, though the behaviour you refer to only really seems to be during AC: Valhalla. I’d love to retest it with a better PSU to confirm if that’s why Valhalla was so weird, but sadly I don’t have the card any more. Also as I mention in the conclusion, I had to set a custom fan curve to get the temps you see in Afterburner, and the fan was pretty loud. I didn’t mention this in the video, but I’d also replaced the TIM with some Noctua stuff, which helped a lot.
My reference 290X hits 94° as it's in quite bios, custom fan curve it never hits over 86° now, just really really loud On a 700w aerocool cylon 80+ white
i have with this card good fps.. with ryzen 5600x... Cs go low settings 400 fps minimum max 1025 fps and 700 fps average.. Valorant max fps 750 and lowest posible 400 fps and average 600 fps.. haha ! I have cl 14 memory kit.. it works great. I wait for gpu price drop... and i sold 5700 for 1000 euros.. With 3600x and 5700xt i had lower fps for a lot ...Max fps valorant 400 lowest possible 200 average 280fps.. CS go lowest fps 200 fps average 330 fps max 700 fps... QUake champion average 280 fps R9 290x , 5700xt average 200 fps..at low settigs... It performe good for 110 euros.. vs 1000 euros card..
Your crappy CPU and everything else makes this card look worse. I got much better frame rates at higher settings on several of these titles with a better CPU.
Its insane to think this gpu is 8 years old and almost comparable to a rx 570 at a fraction of the price, such a underrated gpu I loved my r9 280x so much i bought a 380x after it died
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NOTE:
AMD have just announced there will be no further driver updates for this card. Consequently, I can no longer fully recommend this card as a purchase in 2021,
See my video here for more deets: ruclips.net/video/BNNdAd0OTwE/видео.html
Well... FSR works great on the good old 290X oven - tried it on the Riftbreaker demo and it worked like a charm, with +20% FPS on the Ultra Quality setting
@@RacheyPL That's some good news, at least!
you have a very weak processor or something goes wrong - I have about 40-50 frames per second in cyberpunk at 1080p low with a ryzen 1700 processor
@@robot_0121 Well, the specs do appear in the video at 1:50 if you're curious. The test PC was originally built to represent an average gaming PC and has been since upgraded to 16GB of RAM. You may also notice that the video was published before the 1.2 patch, which might account for the difference you are seeing in performance. Either way, glad to hear you're getting good frames!
@@IcebergTech sorry im not super educated on drivers, but it will still work fine, right?
The R9 290 and R9 290X are true monsters from 2013, they are 8 years old and still run modern games just fine, insane.
GOOD JOB AMD!!!
you have incredible video quality for such a small channel. good job!
Thank you very much!
@@IcebergTech It's true, came across this channel while looking for comparisons of how 290s do in 2021 and have to say was well impressed. Hope your channel grows fast my man, a very slick and well laid out video format up there with the best tech tubers....
@@paulzx10 Thanks!
Man, I did not expect it could run CP77 as good as it did
I know this is a year old, now, but last year I also had this card - except that it was the 8gb version. I was able to play Cyberpunk 1080p on the high preset, but a couple shadow settings on low, and average 50 fps. Pretty insane!
impressive for a 9 year old card! 8gb Vram is to the R9 290X as 6gb of Vram is to the HD 7970/R9 280X. Most youtubers live in a fantasy world where neither card are powerful enough to utilize the higher vram variants, which has been proven incorrect too many times as even the HD7970 6gb variant benefits from the extra vram. Just like in your case, the extra vram helps with pushing higher texture settings which in the end will achieve the same overall framerates in most games.
Good Video, it's amazing that such an old card still holds up these days!
Still have it r9 290x msi 8gb edition that thing is a monster.
Im thinking about buying IT from a friend for My First PC since graphicscards are very expensive.. Is it worth IT?
@@johanneshager7068 It is a great way to get started in todays world. But do realize it won't run newer games well for long. I may be biased as it was my first gpu from my first build... I'm still rocking it and can usually get 1440p 35+FPS consistent medium - low settings
wish amd had better driver updates, the last whql driver still on 2020, still rocking with rx 580 4gb here, love your detailed video
Since Steam has Proton and can play any windows game under linux now, too. The mesa drivers with dx over vulkan for older Radeon cards give you a huge performance boost in games compared to windows dx. Even on newer games. Though one missing thing is EAC for multiplayer, which is still in working. I'm still on a 290x and in fullhd newer games in high/ max./ Sometimes ultra settings still working. I need VRR, but no 2k/4k yet. Extended the life of good old hardware.
@@jamatiknakmuay yup. I have an overlocked 290, which is basically a 290x. I love the thing on Linux. Finally started gaming a lil bit after like 3 years hahahah
I got this back in 2018 for 100 euros used. 4GB Sapphire Tri-X 290x version. Still gaming on it in 2021 on 1080p haha until I can get an RTX 2 or 3 series card :)
It's amazing how good that card was for its time. Shame that a mining boom also killed this card's availability back then, combined with a lack of good AIB models with decent coolers.
That’s certainly the only criticism I have of this card, the cooler!
this channel is criminally underrated
You're too kind!
@@IcebergTech Agreed! keep up the good work Iceberg!
@@IIIFJ Thanks :)
This was my first Card from 2015 to early 2020, The Vapor X from Sapphire and was a great performer.
I’m a fan of Sapphire’s cards (pun intended)
@@IcebergTech me too they are so well build
This was my first video card very impressive card for its age it’s fantastic
Im still rockin my sapphire tri-x r9 290 1140mhz core / 1450mhz mem but will hopefully upgrade as soon as cards are more available.. I was so close to buy a rtx 2060 ventus for 400$ but im just gonna wait
Should have done it bro. Then continued waiting for yet another upgrade.
I think that's wise, the 2060 isn't a very exciting card right now. For $200 maybe, but $400 seems excessive.
My new favourite channel! Thank you for your videos man!
Verry well made video. Im a follower now.
I have R9 290x with Arctic Accelero Xtreem IV.Made vram sinks from old passive cooling cards.Much ticker than Artic ones.Temps r around 60c.
Never tried an Accelero, but I know Bryan from TYC swears by them. Might make for an interesting video?
This video is incredibly well made
Thanks!
I got used to the turbo noise😆 it honestly sound like my PC turning into a space ship so that's cool 😆🚀
I can hit 60fps on low with 24gb and Ryzen 3600 at 900p on cyberpunk
Of course AMD had to go and drop support for all pre RX 480 cards this month..
Just got my r9 290x Windforce.
Nice, tried the Windforce version of the 280, it’s a good cooler
seems like either its time to change my i3 2130 or my r9 290x is dying coz of all the rendering i put it thru. i will never regret buying this card... it only cost me 18$
If your board will support it, an E3-1230 would probably be a good upgrade.
@@IcebergTech i already have a new mother board lying around at home, so ill just buy a new cpu for it. its gigabyte z490 vision g. was planning on i7 10700k unless something urgent comes up.
6+ years ago I managed to buy a preowned system on craigslist that had an i7 4790k and an xfx r9 290x with 2 fans instead of just the one on the founders edition and it does a pretty decent job at keeping temps cool even considering how insanely hot of a card it is. Amazing card and still running strong to this day. I play a lot of AAA games 1440p or 4k native with 50% render resolution and usually get a stable 60fps which is just amazing for 8+ year old card. If I had the founders edition I would definitely swap out the cooler on it with an aio water cooler or just a basic heatsink cooler with tons of fans. The 290 really is a sleeper card it performs so well if you can keep it cool enough. Never overclocked mine but I've really been debating swapping it to a water cooler then overclocking the crap out of it. And if anyone out there reading this has one of these cards I highly recommend taking it apart, cleaning it and swapping out the fans, thermal paste and thermal pads. Really improved the performance on mine back to near brand new specs.
Glad you're enjoying it!
The 280/7970 has analog output and is compatible with older OSes so this might be why some people want them.
Watching in 2022, we still don't live in a Utopia where cards are affordable.
Holding out for a better deal, huh? How did that work out?
:) Hahaha
Lol okay, had to rewatch the video cos I'd forgotten I'd said that. Still not sure an 8 year old card is worth over £100 even now!
7:04 text says medium, you speak of high settings...?
and damn, man you cracked me up with the "nano inch" stuff for mcdonalds natives :DDD GJ!
yes, they can try speaking of "scientists that landed a spacecraft on the moon used inches" which they do, quite often.. but they forget to mention that the actual scientists that done the science were from germany, after ww2.. and they used metric system, as any developed country in the world does :D
Good question, can't believe I hadn't noticed that at any point in the last ten months... My spreadsheet has a note next to the benchmark which says "1080 med", so I don't know where I got "high settings" from in the voiceover. I probably don't have the capture footage any more to confirm one way or another, but I'm going to assume it was indeed Medium.
@@IcebergTech heh fair enough, mate. I'm sorry if my comment came across as flaming or trolling. Not intended to be such.
Keep up the good work, bud. Watched a few of your vids today and subbed right after the first one i saw. Good job and thank you.
I have an R9 390X it's great in 2021
have 290x msi lightning
this really beast
Ya hear that lil buddy you can still do it
not very little, it has a tdp of about 300 W (depending on the version of course, mine is an Asus ROG Matrix)
Oh boy seeing the doom eternal results compared to the rest really goes to show again how inefficiently many games are run.
I think VRAM is part of it, API support is another. GCN 2 is a sweet spot for both, at least for older cards.
Doom can run on a pregnancy test just keep that in mind.
@@urlond9371 Sure, so long as that pregnancy test isn't based on Nvidia Kepler!
Lets see how much additional performamce fsr will bring to the table
I'd be interested to see that too, once it's added to some more appealing titles!
Just a few months ago I thought I would buy another card and try to use them both. I quickly found out that’s not and never really was a great solution. So I have the two 290x cards now and a new 5700XT. Maybe since the 5700 is so in demand I could go back to my 290x and make some $ on the others.
Having the best graphics card isn't everything, I guess!
Yikes, that would be a mistake in my opinion, keep the 5700 XT and sell off the other cards.
Nice Video. Got into used Hardware recently. How much would U pay for a used R9 290?
Saw one with 4gb for around 120 bucks. I live in Europe and sadly we dont have the Same nice prices in the us hahaha. Well if i would live in the us, i would have already got a 3060ti
Hard for me to answer, really. On eBay UK today, they cost £180-200 (€210-230) but I'd say about £90-110 (about €105-125) is a fairer price. It really depends on what alternatives there are for the same price. It's almost as good as an RX 480 or 580, or a GTX 1060 or 1650 Super, but I'd expect to pay less for a 290 than any of those because of its age and power draw. I'd certainly be less inclined to spend a premium amount of money on a reference cooler card.
@@IcebergTech hm...i See alternatives are gtx770, gtx960, gtx750ti which are little cheaper around 70€?
Well I was Just wondering If i should buy one. It's not really necessary and it's only a secondary rig with a 3200g with 16gb RAM 3200mhz which performs Well enough for csgo and home Office.
Those are fair prices, but I think I'd still take the 290 over them. Bear in mind the 700 series don't have full DX12 compatibility, so can't run games like AC Valhalla.
@@IcebergTech thanks a Lot. much appreciated for taking your time :)
Temperatures are so good in this card, Can you recommend to me which vendor R9 290x card should I buy with my hard-earned money?
Hi there
I kinda wish I'd took the time to record the card in use with my camera, because to get these temps I had to apply a custom fan curve, and as a result this cooler sounded like a hairdryer!
The first R9 290X I ever owned was the Gigabyte Windforce model, and I can honestly say the difference between it and the reference cooler is huge. I've used MSI Gaming and Sapphire Toxic cards of the same generation- R9 270X and GTX 770 come to mind- and seem to remember them all being quiet and effective.
@@IcebergTech Okay and ty for answering my comment. Really appreciate it :D
@@hassam4759 No problem. I edited my response, it was a bit badly worded. To be clear, the Windforce, Toxic and Gaming coolers are all good and way better than the reference!
Hello, can you tell me which GPU is this comparable to from some newer gpus, is this as fast as a rx 570 or a little faster/slower?
The RX 570 is very close overall. The RX 480, GTX 1060 6GB, 1650 and 1650 Super are all similar or better.
Just bought a dual fan 8gb xfx model. 200 in this shortage I’m super interested
Good stuff!
I would love to pick up a r9 390 8 gig
Me too! It's on my shopping list for 2022
I found one of these cars for 150 euro, would you recommend I buy it as a stand-in until I can get a new card, once the prices descend from the stratosphere? thanks
It’s a great card, and €150 is probably a decent price these days
@@IcebergTech missed that deal unfortunately. next one i found was for 170 euro. tough decisions man.
Due to the card shortage I'm still rocking the 290x. I'm thinking about doing a crossfire to get me through the shortage.
I was thinking about it too. I just cleaned my xfx r9 290x, replaced the fans, thermal paste and cleaned all the dust out. All for like 15 bucks. Runs like a beast now. Had this thing 6+ years still running strong. Runs hot as hell tho but after cleaning it and refurbishing it I gained a ton of fps and dropped its temps quite a bit. Then I added some more fans to my case and also added a surprisingly good cpu cooler from ID cooling for 25 bucks. Runs a stable 1440p 60fps medium on most AAA games. Can even get away with 4k native on some games. My favorite thing to do is run 4k native with 50% render resolution. Could probably even do better with an overclock and an AIO water cooler. Combine that with another 290 sli you could easily get some insane performance out of these cards. My mobo supports sli but my case isnt big enough sadly to fit another one of these beasts. I'm just waiting for the opportunity to buy a gtx 3060ti FE at retail price which probably wont happen anytime soon sadly.
how are you maintaining these temps with the reference card. mine hits 95 58 on desktop.
This card was repasted and was running with a custom fan curve that effectively ran the fan at 100% most of the time. Not a great experience!
This videcard need overklocking and water cooling. I playing on bf5 in 1440p - ultra settings with 75 fps (monitor sync overklocked up to 75 hz).
I put an NZXT G10 and Corsair H55 on my first R9 290x many years ago, it was great.
I used my unemployment gibs for a 3950x 5700 system, runs great but I just figured out I couldve heated my house mining ethereum profitably on it, was gonna sell it but its just too fine a wine. Ridiculous overperformance for the time, how much would you have to spend on a 9590x 290x equivalent system today? Besides the power consumption and heat, its quite decent even today
Do you know of a reliable vendor, on eBay or maybe Amazon for a R9 280, 280X, 290, or 290X? Thank you 🤓 I got a hold of an Asus Essentio desktop M51BC PC (yeah, dumpster find!) With an AMD FX 8300 & an XFX Radeon R9 255
Would you recommend I buy it today for my first pc?
Yes, with three conditions:
1) You have a 700w-ish PSU (600 at a minimum, and then only from a decent brand with an 80 plus rating);
2) You can’t get a GTX 1060, RX 470 or 480 for the same price; and
3) You are aware that the reference cooler models are going to either run very hot or very loud.
@@IcebergTech why 700W PSU exactly? I have the card and have a 480W PSU and I do not have any issues. The CPU is the Xeon e3-1230v3
@@frostausfernost5551 @frostausfernost In reality, the GPU and CPU might only take 300-350W of power to run, and even once you add in all of the other system components it might still come in well under 500w. However, if someone were using a cheap or used PSU, they might pick up a 500w PSU that doesn't have sufficient PCI-E connectors, or doesn't put out enough power on the 12v rail. Even cheaper 700w PSUs should have at least 500w on the 12v rail and 2x 6+2 PCI-E connectors, whereas the same couldn't be said for cheaper 500w units. Buying a better PSU than you think you need is usually good practice, especially as they can last a long time. I've had my EVGA 750w GQ for over 5 years now!
@@IcebergTech I see. I can remember that I was worried then, but checked how much it takes with p95 and furmark and it was stable. I have the BQ Straight Power, never bargained with PSU´s.
Still rocking my 290x is. 2022 lol
Great Video! Got a USED one coming.Gonna pair it with my R7 3700x & 16gb of 3200 Ram.Currently has a RX550 2GB Card...
Why 8 gigs?! 16 is what is needed now days.
I've got a video about that: ruclips.net/video/HcsUIkvwYdQ/видео.html
Is good deal today 70 bucks for r9 290x 4gb asus direct cu II?
Hehe, I bought that exact model of 290x a few weeks ago for £75 (about $90), so yes! A very good deal!
(new 290X video should be coming in late September/early October)
@@IcebergTech wow thx
Should I upgrade from a 1050ti to this card?
You’ll get a faster card- between 10% and 40% depending on the title , but it has practical downsides too. It requires a beefier PSU, is almost certainly going to run hotter and louder, and most will need a decent sized case. I have a video on the 1050ti on my channel if you want to compare performance.
mans was sweeping the floor in valorant
One of my videos is just going to feature nothing but me dying, I think
Literally just bought one for £120 on eBay. Which is a good deal right now sadly! Hope if future me reads this he's laughing back at me with his RTX 4070.
Bought one today from cex uk uk £55
@@bryanwakefield8879 in store? None online when I checked earlier
@@ferrety2810 I spotted it online at just before 5pm
@@bryanwakefield8879 now that's a good deal. I checked earlier that morning and they only had eBay priced Gtx 970's and 1050ti's etc so you got very lucky there lol
@@ferrety2810 yes i have their app on my phone and have various things saved so when they come in stock i stand a chance of getting them , they had a 290x and the r9 fury on tuesday but i was to slow that day lol
Your future has finally come to pass thankfully
can you help me?? how did you maintain low temp while running the game tho. i have problem with the temp. when running the game, the gpu temp is 94%
When I received my card I repasted it with Noctua thermal paste, cleaned all the fans and heatsinks, ran it on an open test bench and it still ran in the high 80s and low 90s. I ended up having to run a custom fan curve in Afterburner that ramped the fans up to near max RPM most of the time.
@@IcebergTech ahh i see. thanks bruh!
I have this GPU, but in this video i see the average FPS in Valorant is 180 on high. While I have under 80FPS on lowest settings possible. And it even drops under 50 at times. Can someone pls explain me why is this happening and how I can solve this ? Please
Every card I tested Valorant on in this PC scored about the same 170-180 FPS, from the R9 270X up. The CPU becomes the limiting factor extremely early on. Which CPU do you have?
hello. what psu is recommended for this gpu?
From a quality brand like Seasonic, BeQuiet, EVGA, I’d suggest at least a 600w unit. From a lesser brand (I use Kolink and Aerocool a lot) I’d suggest a 700w or above. You need two 6+2 PCIE connectors, and if you can, get a PSU that is 80 Plus certified.
I hope rdna2 with 12cu is comparable with this
We need better apu now
I'm sure it will be a big deal for laptops and NUC-likes, but I wonder if it will even be released for desktops.
Better than GTX 980 or RX 580 4GB?
I've yet to find a 980 that wasn't extortionately expensive, but I imagine it's equal to this or better. The 580 4GB is noticeably better, but in the UK is disproportionately more expensive than the 290- at least, by pure performance.
I'd look for a 480 4GB, myself.
I take more fps whit 10700k warzone ultra setting 100 fps
Bought one today from cex uk uk £55
That's the deal I got last year, nice to see it's still possible!
@@IcebergTech got a 7970 sapphire vapor-x from them too for £28 ( they sell the 7950 for £38 , go figure lol)
Miners is why the prices are very similar
Im pretty damn sure 8GB of Ram is a bottleneck and tainting results
Do you have the R9 270? I can give you free you are a so good youtuber
I have the same card and like I get better figures at higher settings
Good!
Hmm yes i am in the good days.
nobody observes that the cpu is more than 90 degrees
The GPU breaks 90 in a couple of tests, but the CPU is in the 40s and 50s. For a few early tests I was using the stock fan curve on the card, which was very quiet and very hot. I put in a custom fan curve to drop the temps, though it did sound like a hairdryer. If you're shopping for a 290X, make sure to get one with a decent cooler!
WTF u have silent mod or what on gpu can go up to 94c in full hd in cyberpunk on medium i have about 70 fps in combat i suspect faulty power supply card not having anough juice keeps under clocking itself if u look care fully
Same goes for forza second highest setting solid 75fps
Hi! Thanks for the comment. As I say in the intro, the 600w PSU in this system is borderline for this card, though the behaviour you refer to only really seems to be during AC: Valhalla. I’d love to retest it with a better PSU to confirm if that’s why Valhalla was so weird, but sadly I don’t have the card any more. Also as I mention in the conclusion, I had to set a custom fan curve to get the temps you see in Afterburner, and the fan was pretty loud. I didn’t mention this in the video, but I’d also replaced the TIM with some Noctua stuff, which helped a lot.
Theresa should ve small White slider on card retest IT u must pull IT toward GPU braceket i Have 500w psu with ryzen 3 1 gen af
My reference 290X hits 94° as it's in quite bios, custom fan curve it never hits over 86° now, just really really loud
On a 700w aerocool cylon 80+ white
just got it for 30 bucks
i have with this card good fps.. with ryzen 5600x... Cs go low settings 400 fps minimum max 1025 fps and 700 fps average.. Valorant max fps 750 and lowest posible 400 fps and average 600 fps.. haha ! I have cl 14 memory kit.. it works great. I wait for gpu price drop... and i sold 5700 for 1000 euros.. With 3600x and 5700xt i had lower fps for a lot ...Max fps valorant 400 lowest possible 200 average 280fps.. CS go lowest fps 200 fps average 330 fps max 700 fps... QUake champion average 280 fps R9 290x , 5700xt average 200 fps..at low settigs... It performe good for 110 euros.. vs 1000 euros card..
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Your crappy CPU and everything else makes this card look worse. I got much better frame rates at higher settings on several of these titles with a better CPU.
Glad you're enjoying the GPU!
Its insane to think this gpu is 8 years old and almost comparable to a rx 570 at a fraction of the price, such a underrated gpu
I loved my r9 280x so much i bought a 380x after it died