Still cracking card, can match a 390X when clocked the same. Only where the 390X extra VRAM comes into play with higher resolutions does the 290X concede to it IMO.
€269.90 = approx. £202.25 using Amazon currency conversion, could workout cheaper if using a currency conversion friendly card.
This is how I see it regarding the extra ram/future proofing aspect on 390/X, once the ram really start to come into play the GPU may not be sufficient.
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sassychick5
28 Nov 15#1
Don't you get import charges ect if you buy from France ?
gupsterg to sassychick5
28 Nov 15#3
No, import charge as its part of EU, only when buy outside of EU do you face import charges.
gupsterg
28 Nov 15#2
Xcream
28 Nov 152#4
You probably want to remove you address from there?
sassychick5
28 Nov 15#5
Ok so how does it work then ? Just check out as I would on Amazon uk? Is it going to be English and in warranty if goes wrong :/
gupsterg to sassychick5
28 Nov 151#12
Checkout as Amazon UK, your UK account will work on France site. You could use google chrome auto translate, but if you don't layout of site is same as UK, so click same buttons if you get what I mean.
Regarding warranty I just asked Amazon UK CS Team:-
gupsterg
28 Nov 15#6
Just caught that, cheers.
agccga05
28 Nov 15#7
((Still cracking card, can match a 390X when clocked the same. Only where the 390X extra VRAM comes into play with higher resolutions does the 290X concede to it IMO.))
this is not the same as the 390x the 290x this the same as the 390..... the 390x is about 10FPS more then the 290x so overclock the 390x and then you have 10FPS more
gupsterg
28 Nov 152#8
The GPU is a Hawaii XT on 390X and 290X, the 390/X are rebrands of 290/X.
Here is page from HardOCP review where clock vs clock is tested.
In reviews of say a MSI 390X clocked at 1100 GPU 1525 RAM against a 290X at 1000 GPU 1250 RAM and of course you'll see a difference then.
When overclocking the 390/X do reach higher RAM speeds generally but GPU clock aids performance more and from what I've seen 390/X is not guaranteed to OC further levels than a 290/X. Technically the 390/X is just a higher ref clock version of 290/X.
Just Wondering
28 Nov 15#9
I can overclock my 290 to the same speeds
creek
28 Nov 15#10
Gigabyte gtx 970 on Amazon.fr for £215 or this card ??
What do you think guys.
SaxonStar to creek
28 Nov 15#13
This is generally more powerful, if your PSU can support the extra load I would suggest this.
adamg64
28 Nov 15#11
spotted this a few days back its a great deal, as 390x is just a rebadge 290x. 2990x however runs very hot and 390x has been tweaked and couple of flaws been modified.
ordered the 390x msi instead
burns
28 Nov 15#14
This or the 8g 390x for gaming at 1440p please?
Would a 16gb DDR3 and i5-3570k cause a bottleneck?
Thanks
gupsterg
28 Nov 151#15
Another compare besides HardOCP, check middle 2 columns where 290X & 390X are same clocks and view the 1440P results.
I have i5 4690K (Haswell Refresh/Devil's Canyon) and only TIM / 100MHz base & turbo clock changed vs i5 4670K (Haswell). I can clock my CPU from stock all the way to 4.9GHz with 2400MHz 16GB @ 1T and see no bottleneck from lower CPU clocks vs MAX OC in gaming scenarios.
comshoplesce
28 Nov 15#16
burns: 16gb ram is enough, cpu also good enough....
burns to comshoplesce
28 Nov 15#17
Thanks
Would the 390x with extra 4gb make it a bit more future proof?
gupsterg
28 Nov 153#18
This is how I see it regarding the extra ram/future proofing aspect on 390/X, once the ram really start to come into play the GPU may not be sufficient.
whydoiwastemytimehere
28 Nov 151#19
a cracking deal HEAT added well done OP
umirza85
28 Nov 15#20
Would the 390x Tri-X OC be a good purchase at 250pounds?? Curious as about to make a trip across to NA.
Squirtle to umirza85
28 Nov 151#22
Yes, it would. Around £275 being the cheapest in the UK.
gupsterg to umirza85
29 Nov 151#36
IMO your paying 23.7% more over the 290X and your not likely to see the same % of performance gain. Personally I'd pocket that saving and use on next GPU and get the 290X for now.
Was just browsing the 390/X owners club on OverClock.net and noticed this very recent post.
bought using currency friendly card comes in at aprox £195
Smoking173850 to k31ron
1 Dec 15#40
What card did u use?
Mine came at £202.50p
gupsterg
28 Nov 15#24
Superb, which card do you use, gotta get one of those.
Rom to gupsterg
28 Nov 15#30
Eg. Halifax Clarity cc.
phoenix198
28 Nov 15#25
Sooo tempting!
menzah
28 Nov 15#26
Really want to get this but the thing stopping me is how much more power this will use than my current gigabyte radeon hd 7870
tsumannai
28 Nov 15#27
I have one of these already, would another one be ok with an EVGA 850W gold?
Im running a 4790 atm
umirza85
28 Nov 15#28
Thats worth it, thanks!
BritneysBeers
28 Nov 151#29
Just picked one up- limited stock left. Very good deal have been searching for a bargain 390 card for a while. Disappointed by the Black Friday offers so this fits the bill. Thanks to the original poster for the heads up.
Rom
28 Nov 15#31
Great find btw, very tempted to grab one of these for a fairly pointless upgrade of my 290 tri-x :neutral_face:
gupsterg to Rom
29 Nov 15#33
Cheers for info on CC.
I only swapped my Tri-X 290 for a Vapor-X 290X due to some good deals around just as 390/X were starting to be sold.
Luckily I made no loss on conversion as I managed to sell my 290 with only a £25 drop from purchase price (used it 3mths, sold with discounted final value fees ebay), gained a Asus DCUII 290X via Besopke offers/quidco. Which equaled £201.98 - £34.34 = £167.64, sold that later for £225 and got a Vapor-X 290X for same price at Aria.
In benches where I clocked the 290 same as 290X there was very small minimum FPS difference and very close average FPS. IIRC I even did some tests comparing them both clocked at 1100/1475.
The extra 10% shader on a 290X did not equate to 10% extra performance vs 290, when at same GPU/RAM clocks for me. My system is a i5 4690K clocked to 4.9GHz CPU 4.3GHz CACHE 16GB 2400MHz [email protected]
Personally I wouldn't get the 290X deal if your gonna lose a lot selling your 290.
notavalidaddress
28 Nov 151#32
great card for a great price - yep, power hungry but worth it. Still up to date tech as well - must resist.
hitman007
29 Nov 15#34
Is that at stock voltage?
My system is a i5 4690K clocked to 4.9GHz CPU 4.3GHz CACHE 16GB 2400MHz [email protected]
Personally I wouldn't get the 290X deal if your gonna lose a lot selling your 290.[/quote]
gupsterg
29 Nov 15#35
No.
For 4.9GHz CPU I use 1.255v, 4.3GHz Cache I use 1.10v. On overclock.net my forum signature (bottom of linked profile page) have info on rig/setup, my OC is on air using a ThermalRight Archon SB-E X2.
Rom
29 Nov 15#37
Yeah, good advice cheers :smiley:... I don't think I'd lose that much if I ebayed the 290 but its not worth the hassle is it
umirza85
29 Nov 15#38
cheers for the advice. Perhaps I'll see what the prices are whilst over there, maybe even worth just picking up used ones.
gupsterg
29 Nov 15#39
No worries :smiley:.
No worries :smiley:, I used to be all for used GPU at one point, when a £200 card died on me within 3mths of buying and had to fork out another £250 for a new one I stopped buying used, I wasn't even OC'ing the card. When recently I sold mine on ebay I was surprised people were buying them for price I had them at.
Been avidly keeping an eye on ebay to snag a used 290/X to do some further bios experiments plus [email protected] TBH lucky if you find a decent one for under £150. Most seem to go for £150+ and then I think to myself I wouldn't pay that vs knowing I can have new unused with warranty for £50 or so quid more for long term usage.
k31ron
1 Dec 15#41
halifax clarity
Smoking173850
1 Dec 15#42
Thanks
SpaceReptile
2 Dec 151#43
Mine has shipped, thanks OP!
antonyjaws
3 Dec 15#44
will they ever come back in stock, anyone know?
ATCQ
3 Dec 15#45
It says they don't deliver to UK now. Is this expired or am I doing it wrong? Can't choose GBP in basket after logging in either.
hitman007 to ATCQ
3 Dec 15#46
Click on the 'other sellers'. Drops the price as well.
ATCQ
3 Dec 15#47
Thanks.. I'm very tempted but I'm holding out for another 390 deal as a friend would like to buy my 280x for his rig :/
'When looking at our benchmark results, there is no visible improvement between 8 GB vs. 4 GB of VRAM on the R9 290X. While this may change in the future, I don't think it can justify the increased cost. My recommendation, especially when on a budget, is to look for a R9 290X with 4 GB because it can be had for around $300'
ATCQ
4 Dec 15#49
I am more tempted now. I game at 1440p now as I've just got a new monitor. Will the 8GB VRAM come into play within the the next couple of years? Or am I better off buying this now and upgrading couple of years down the line anyway
1440p: 2560x1440 is where the VRAM begins to get stressed out, starting with Heaven using 1.6GB compared to 819MB - a 100% increase in VRAM consumption. But Far Cry 4 is where the fun starts, with 3.7GB used, up from 2.8GB without AA. The Witcher 3 again doesn't consume much more at all, you don't notice any difference between 2168MB and 2197MB being used.
Battlefield 4 jumps up from 1.9GB to nearly 2.3GB at 1440p with AA applied, while Metro: Last Light uses another 200MB+ of VRAM at 1440p with AA enabled. Shadow of Mordor uses just under 5GB of VRAM at 1440p with AO enabled. Grand Theft Auto V uses much more VRAM at 1440p with AA enabled, jumping up from 3.9GB to nearly 4.6GB of VRAM.
ATCQ
4 Dec 15#51
Good article, thanks Hitman.
I think for now I'll wait for the next 390 deal and go down that route. By the time I need to upgrade again I'll have put a bit of money away for a whatever is a high-end card in 2017/18
hitman007
4 Dec 15#52
Can I ask which 1440p monitor you purchased? I'm going for this deal to try out my freesync monitor. I hoping that a 390 deal comes up, but I was disappointed with the lack of GPU deals over the black Friday weekend.
Good article, thanks Hitman.
I think for now I'll wait for the next 390 deal and go down that route. By the time I need to upgrade again I'll have put a bit of money away for a whatever is a high-end card in 2017/18[/quote]
Unfortunately I didn't read the advice online and got the multi-input one which is less overclock enabled (you can still overclock them slightly) but that wasn't a huge deal breaker to be honest. I am very impressed with the step up to 1440p (especially from a 21.5" 1080p bog standard monitor!). The colour response and size is really good too.
Wobbly69
7 Dec 15#54
There's is a note saying "Sorry, the seller does not deliver to the UK - Main Island" so not really relevant unless you can get it delivered to a friend or relative abroad.
hitman007 to Wobbly69
7 Dec 15#55
Click on the 'other sellers', then select the item that is dispatched from amazon.fr, and EUR289.99
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Opening post
€269.90 = approx. £202.25 using Amazon currency conversion, could workout cheaper if using a currency conversion friendly card.
GPU Clock: 1010MHz
RAM Clock: 1250MHz (Effectively 5000MHz)
Manufacturer Product Link:- http://www.sapphiretech.com/productdetial.asp?pid=640A98CD-0CF0-4191-B75C-CA2800111ADB&lang=eng
Manufacturer P/N: 11226-03-40G
*** Update ***
Now out of stock, but can be pre-ordered at same price. Link:- http://www.amazon.fr/gp/offer-listing/B00I7N9E9A
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Regarding warranty I just asked Amazon UK CS Team:-
this is not the same as the 390x the 290x this the same as the 390..... the 390x is about 10FPS more then the 290x so overclock the 390x and then you have 10FPS more
Here is page from HardOCP review where clock vs clock is tested.
In reviews of say a MSI 390X clocked at 1100 GPU 1525 RAM against a 290X at 1000 GPU 1250 RAM and of course you'll see a difference then.
When overclocking the 390/X do reach higher RAM speeds generally but GPU clock aids performance more and from what I've seen 390/X is not guaranteed to OC further levels than a 290/X. Technically the 390/X is just a higher ref clock version of 290/X.
What do you think guys.
ordered the 390x msi instead
Would a 16gb DDR3 and i5-3570k cause a bottleneck?
Thanks
Source Link:- http://www.babeltechreviews.com/the-msi-r9-390x-gaming-8g-vs-290x-vs-gtx-980/view-all/
Not IMO, roughly 5% gain Haswell made over Ivy Bridge.
I have i5 4690K (Haswell Refresh/Devil's Canyon) and only TIM / 100MHz base & turbo clock changed vs i5 4670K (Haswell). I can clock my CPU from stock all the way to 4.9GHz with 2400MHz 16GB @ 1T and see no bottleneck from lower CPU clocks vs MAX OC in gaming scenarios.
Would the 390x with extra 4gb make it a bit more future proof?
Was just browsing the 390/X owners club on OverClock.net and noticed this very recent post.
Link:- Quoted post
Mine came at £202.50p
Im running a 4790 atm
I only swapped my Tri-X 290 for a Vapor-X 290X due to some good deals around just as 390/X were starting to be sold.
Luckily I made no loss on conversion as I managed to sell my 290 with only a £25 drop from purchase price (used it 3mths, sold with discounted final value fees ebay), gained a Asus DCUII 290X via Besopke offers/quidco. Which equaled £201.98 - £34.34 = £167.64, sold that later for £225 and got a Vapor-X 290X for same price at Aria.
In benches where I clocked the 290 same as 290X there was very small minimum FPS difference and very close average FPS. IIRC I even did some tests comparing them both clocked at 1100/1475.
The extra 10% shader on a 290X did not equate to 10% extra performance vs 290, when at same GPU/RAM clocks for me. My system is a i5 4690K clocked to 4.9GHz CPU 4.3GHz CACHE 16GB 2400MHz [email protected]
Personally I wouldn't get the 290X deal if your gonna lose a lot selling your 290.
My system is a i5 4690K clocked to 4.9GHz CPU 4.3GHz CACHE 16GB 2400MHz [email protected]
Personally I wouldn't get the 290X deal if your gonna lose a lot selling your 290.[/quote]
For 4.9GHz CPU I use 1.255v, 4.3GHz Cache I use 1.10v. On overclock.net my forum signature (bottom of linked profile page) have info on rig/setup, my OC is on air using a ThermalRight Archon SB-E X2.
No worries :smiley:, I used to be all for used GPU at one point, when a £200 card died on me within 3mths of buying and had to fork out another £250 for a new one I stopped buying used, I wasn't even OC'ing the card. When recently I sold mine on ebay I was surprised people were buying them for price I had them at.
Been avidly keeping an eye on ebay to snag a used 290/X to do some further bios experiments plus [email protected] TBH lucky if you find a decent one for under £150. Most seem to go for £150+ and then I think to myself I wouldn't pay that vs knowing I can have new unused with warranty for £50 or so quid more for long term usage.
'When looking at our benchmark results, there is no visible improvement between 8 GB vs. 4 GB of VRAM on the R9 290X. While this may change in the future, I don't think it can justify the increased cost. My recommendation, especially when on a budget, is to look for a R9 290X with 4 GB because it can be had for around $300'
1440p: 2560x1440 is where the VRAM begins to get stressed out, starting with Heaven using 1.6GB compared to 819MB - a 100% increase in VRAM consumption. But Far Cry 4 is where the fun starts, with 3.7GB used, up from 2.8GB without AA. The Witcher 3 again doesn't consume much more at all, you don't notice any difference between 2168MB and 2197MB being used.
Battlefield 4 jumps up from 1.9GB to nearly 2.3GB at 1440p with AA applied, while Metro: Last Light uses another 200MB+ of VRAM at 1440p with AA enabled. Shadow of Mordor uses just under 5GB of VRAM at 1440p with AO enabled. Grand Theft Auto V uses much more VRAM at 1440p with AA enabled, jumping up from 3.9GB to nearly 4.6GB of VRAM.
I think for now I'll wait for the next 390 deal and go down that route. By the time I need to upgrade again I'll have put a bit of money away for a whatever is a high-end card in 2017/18
Good article, thanks Hitman.
I think for now I'll wait for the next 390 deal and go down that route. By the time I need to upgrade again I'll have put a bit of money away for a whatever is a high-end card in 2017/18[/quote]
Yes, I bought a QNIX Korean 1440p Monitor 27" from ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/QNIX-QX2710-LED-Evolution-II-Multi-TRUE10-27-2560x1440-QHD-DVI-HDMI-Monitor-/111380363963
Unfortunately I didn't read the advice online and got the multi-input one which is less overclock enabled (you can still overclock them slightly) but that wasn't a huge deal breaker to be honest. I am very impressed with the step up to 1440p (especially from a 21.5" 1080p bog standard monitor!). The colour response and size is really good too.