santa is not real and you will not be getting this card until you pay back that credit card bill you didnt tell the family about.
Gregorah
25 Dec 154#16
-plays game at 24fps
-aw this is great, good times
-plays game at 100 fps+
-my eyes don't recognize any of this wtf
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elrasho
5 Jan 16#72
Have you got any games you can bench the card on? Games like Battlefield 4, shadow of mordor, GTA5 etc. I'm interested to see its performance at 1440p with everything on Ultra settings.
hitman007
5 Jan 16#71
i5 4670k @3.4GHz, 16Gb Mem, test resolution 1440p, Sapphire R9 390 @ 1120 Core and 1500 Memory. Temps at idle are strangely high, in the 60oC. Benchmark temps, 68oC.
Valley score 2898
Firestrike 1.1 9865
I purchased the Sapphire radeon r9 nitro 390 from scan instead. Would be good to compare both the cards. Hopefully installing the card later today. It really needs to be quiet. Is your msi card quiet under load? Do you know what sort of temps you are getting? Wonder if 2 fans can cool like 3?
Cobcw to hitman007
30 Dec 15#68
I do not have the card yet as I purchased it through Flubit, Just received an email informing that the card has just been dispatched today. Estimated time of arrival is between the 2nd - 5th of Jan 8-(. I am just getting back into building Pc's as I have been out of the loop for some time but I initially looked at buying a Sapphire R9 290 Vapour-X to replace my old Msi GTX 460 hawk just before the release of the 300 series. Sapphire is a good manufacturer I have had their cards in the past with no problems. The reason I went for the Msi R9 390 was I have had an my Msi GTX 460 for over 5 years without issue and I have an Msi Gaming Motherboard thought it would be nice to keep to the same manufacturer. I will post the benchmark results and temps when I have the card.
Cobcw to hitman007
4 Jan 16#70
Sorry for the delay not had much time over the last few days, I received my Msi R9 390 a few days ago and put it into my pc. I have overclocked it a little higher than what was the out of the box settings of 1040 core and 1500 memory. Stable overclock is now at 1150 core and 1650 memory with a +25mv increase to voltage.
The temps are ok at 43 idle and 76 max load see attached images. I imagine I could push the card further but I would need to increase the fan speed to compensate for the increase in voltage and tempreature and I just don’t think the increase is worth the added noise. I may push it just to see how far it will go.
Still waiting for mineto arrive. Seems like Overclockers oversold. Should be getting mine on the 5th with postage refunded
Cobcw
29 Dec 15#66
Not so good, I wonder if they will honour my order.
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hitman007
29 Dec 15#65
We are really sorry, but we cannot create offers for items that aren't in stock on the link that you sent us, don't have a home delivery option or cannot buy them directly from the link you provided (such as comparison websites).
Was in stock when I placed the demand.
I hope you get the price you are looking for.[/quote]
Cobcw
28 Dec 15#64
I hope you get the price you are looking for.
hitman007
28 Dec 15#63
Thank you for the tip, I gave it a go and now I'm just waiting for the deal to be offered to me. Hopefully will drop it to the £250 mark.
Cobcw
28 Dec 15#62
I had the same problem as I had already put in a demand for this card from Ebuyer when it dropped to £265, To get the demand I went back into the my Flubit archive where I found my original demand, In the previous demand there is an option to demand it again using the same link but should demand it against the new lower price. My order is now in awaiting dispatch. Hope this helps.
hitman007
28 Dec 15#61
That was exactly the link I tried earlier because the flubit website advised I've used this before. They must have made some adjustments to their systems after the first few demands.
Tried to flubit a msi r9 390 with ebuyer and they wouldn't quote. Who did you use?
Cobcw
28 Dec 15#58
Thanks for the info, I decided to go with the Msi R9 390 8G gaming card should fit with no problems. Managed to get it for 250.05 through flubit.
elrasho
27 Dec 15#56
This deal has expired poopscoop it's OOS
poopscoop to elrasho
27 Dec 15#57
Yeah I know, it was available earlier today.
poopscoop
27 Dec 15#55
My kid wants a gaming card. This or the MSI Radeon 390x for £299?
gupsterg
27 Dec 15#54
Concur my experience of Amazon Warehouse deals been very good so far, like yourself bought items which state very good / no imperfections. Every time I've had an online chat with the CS team before purchase they've advised items I've bought have 1yr warranty with Amazon and if not repairable/replaceable they'll give full refund. To me they are the only etailer I'd buy "used" items for taking the CS, etc into account.
gupsterg
27 Dec 15#53
Indeed, have a view of the middle 2 columns in this chart.
IMO I couldn't justify near enough 45% increase over the price of a 290X if I was buying now. Many reviews don't clock 290/X at same speed as 390/X therefore you see more of a difference, HardOCP also did a clock vs clock review.
If I was desperate for 8GB I see the 390 as a better buy than the 390X. The 10% extra shaders on a 390X don't equate to 10% extra performance over a 390 @ same clocks.
I used to own a Tri-X 290 and when I compared it with not 1 but 2 290Xs I've owned there was very little difference in FPS when clocked the same.
Roland2k
26 Dec 15#49
Same question as Wopsta79. Can anyone tell the difference between this nitro 390x and the tri-x 390x apart from price, colour and the core speed?
Wopsta79 to Roland2k
26 Dec 15#52
From a bit of digging I think it's mainly colourscheme. Might be that the Nitro comes with better specced capacitors.
Still tempted to buy this 390x seeings as its a good discount.
hitman007
26 Dec 15#50
Link?
nellygtfc
26 Dec 15#48
You did better than my as new one for £313, I received a GTX 760 with an Amazon label saying it was a GTX 980, sent it back the next day.
taz002dev
25 Dec 15#47
Powercolor is awesome. Quite quiet and under 52-53 Celsius with 50% fan. it's not noisy at all.
With 44% fan it goes to 62 Celsius and barely hear it.
All measures are taken from heavy stress tests and mostly 100% gpu load.
In idle it's dead. An turns on at 40 degrees or so
aidencowdrey
25 Dec 15#46
PowerColor*
Wopsta79
25 Dec 15#45
can anyone confirm what the difference is between the Nitro and the Tri-x. Seems they have the same cooling setup. is it just colour scheme?
hitman007
25 Dec 15#44
Was tempted but it's too noisy. 'Noise levels in both idle and load are significantly improved over the reference board, but I still find the card way too noisy during gaming. MSI's Gaming series usually comes with amazing noise levels, but this isn't the case with the 290X Gaming. '
Ref https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/R9_290X_Gaming/29.html
looneychoonz74
25 Dec 15#38
Just go with an GTX 970 twin frozr
poopscoop to looneychoonz74
25 Dec 15#39
Yeah was thinking that too after reading reviews
wah0007 to looneychoonz74
25 Dec 151#43
I have one, can't fault it, except for the coil whine but I can get past that.
mikem1989
25 Dec 15#42
Which would hold its resale value better, this or a GTX 970?
scattman84
25 Dec 151#41
i got a evga 980 from them last week said very good condition for £303 and it came brand new and sealed
elrasho
25 Dec 151#40
I was thinking of getting this to replace my MSI 970 forza as I want to make the jump to 1440 from 1080. So far the benchmarks show the 390X is about 7 FPS faster however it's a difference from playing at 60 FPS or not.
If you want to play at 1080 get the 970, mine plays anything on Ultra with ease
Wopsta79
25 Dec 15#37
great card, cracking price. Card is recommended by Tom's Hardware in their GPU recommendations article from last month as best card for maxed out 1440p.
Gore
25 Dec 15#17
Tempting. Any idea if the cards will go down even further in January sales or this is as good as it gets?
AadilF1 to Gore
25 Dec 151#21
I'd rather wait
NEtech to Gore
25 Dec 15#36
I have quickly changed my girlfriends name by deed pole to R9 Nitro 390x. I will give you the answer after the January sales.
mikem1989
25 Dec 15#35
hmm this or a GTX 970?!
J9STL
25 Dec 15#34
thanks for this
I have i5-3470, evo 250 ssd and an old hd5770 currently on win 7 64 bit
pimpchez
25 Dec 15#33
drivers are iffy at dx11 .cities skyline and project cars crash the whole pc within 30mins gameplay.gta runs fine at dx10.1 on my r390
deal is really hot though
J9STL
25 Dec 15#30
A bit of advice please - i don't want an all singing GPU, just something that does the job and is quiet. To that end, I have seen the STRIX versions of 750Ti, R7 370 etc - anyone recommend these ?
ShoelaceExpress to J9STL
25 Dec 151#31
Saying "does the job" is literally "how long is a piece of string?" it depends what you want to use it for, what games, what resolutions, how important is ultra detail to you...
I'd say R9 380 in general as it is about £160 and will satisfy all but the most demanding gaming users.
Nate1492 to J9STL
25 Dec 151#32
At sub 100 the 750ti is a good card that doesn't demand a good CPU.
The 960 at 140-150 is good if you need more.
If you have a good CPU then amd pull ahead. But I personally prefer nvidia for the reduced cpu usage
ATCQ
25 Dec 15#29
this is 5% better than a 390, not worth an extra £50!
BetaRomeo
25 Dec 15#28
Nitpicking, but several GPUs support all DX12 features - they just don't have hardware acceleration for all DX12 features. Technically correct is the best kind of correct! :wink:
Cobcw
25 Dec 15#26
I think I best measure my case to see if it will fit. Does anyone have this size of card in a Silverstone Raven RV02?
hitman007 to Cobcw
25 Dec 15#27
Limitation of VGA card12" (remove Fan grill if you want install up to 12.2") for RV02 case
Sapphire radeon r9 nitro 390x dimensions 12.1 X 5 X 1.7 Dimension /Inch
Cobcw
25 Dec 15#25
Need a new Gpu, Is this the one or do I wait for more/better deals? Will there be more deals? aarghh, Why is this so difficult.
Jedfordski
25 Dec 15#24
Which card for 2560x1600?
trending1950
25 Dec 15#18
I would want full feature direct x 12 support personally and a those gtx 970's are coming down slowly
rev6 to trending1950
25 Dec 151#23
No GPU supports all DX12 features and tiers.
Wildlotos2
25 Dec 15#15
if you want to play 4k or want 100 fps+ (that your eyes don't recognize),maybe is fine.Otherwise take r9 380 for 150-160 pounds and relax.
AadilF1 to Wildlotos2
25 Dec 15#20
Was that said with satire?
beasty54 to Wildlotos2
25 Dec 15#22
you aren't playing in 4k with any of the cards mentioned on this thread, unless your happy to run on low settings at 15fps anyway.
Gregorah
25 Dec 154#16
-plays game at 24fps
-aw this is great, good times
-plays game at 100 fps+
-my eyes don't recognize any of this wtf
It's an extra £44.89 for the 390x over the 390, both Sapphire nitro. The 390 sapphire is available from scan. Can't think the extra £50 is worth it.
390x
- Stream Processors: 2816
- Core Speed: 1080MHz
- Memory Speed: 6000Mhz
390
2560 Streams
1040MHz GPU
6000MHz GDDR5
Benchmarks I could find show that the 390x gets an average 3-5FPS advantage over the 390.
dmce
24 Dec 15#9
hmm just bought the 390 sapphire for 250 on scan. what to do....
hitman007
24 Dec 15#8
Need to add postage to this.
hitman007
24 Dec 15#6
This over the standard R9 390 for £250?
GreenFish123 to hitman007
24 Dec 15#7
Can get the 390 for £230 (powercooler) at the moment, but would also like to know if this is better then the 390 at these prices?
tempt
24 Dec 15#5
A+++ deal. Heated and ordered. Thanks OP.
benr94
24 Dec 15#4
great deal and amazing website, always had the best experience buying from OCUK
orig
24 Dec 151#3
ssssssssh
orig
24 Dec 15#1
absolute monster of a card i hope santas listening :wink:
Hredknapp to orig
24 Dec 1510#2
santa is not real and you will not be getting this card until you pay back that credit card bill you didnt tell the family about.
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Valley score 2898
Firestrike 1.1 9865
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The temps are ok at 43 idle and 76 max load see attached images. I imagine I could push the card further but I would need to increase the fan speed to compensate for the increase in voltage and tempreature and I just don’t think the increase is worth the added noise. I may push it just to see how far it will go.
All I need now is a new processor I5 or I7?
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Was in stock when I placed the demand.
I hope you get the price you are looking for.[/quote]
Source Link:- http://www.babeltechreviews.com/the-msi-r9-390x-gaming-8g-vs-290x-vs-gtx-980/view-all/
IMO I couldn't justify near enough 45% increase over the price of a 290X if I was buying now. Many reviews don't clock 290/X at same speed as 390/X therefore you see more of a difference, HardOCP also did a clock vs clock review.
If I was desperate for 8GB I see the 390 as a better buy than the 390X. The 10% extra shaders on a 390X don't equate to 10% extra performance over a 390 @ same clocks.
I used to own a Tri-X 290 and when I compared it with not 1 but 2 290Xs I've owned there was very little difference in FPS when clocked the same.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/powercolor-radeon-r9-390-pcs-8192mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-axr9-390-8gbd5-ppdhe-gx-178-pc.html
And also this but out of stock, not sure if will be back soon.
http://www.morecomputers.com/product.aspx?pn=R9-390P-8DF6&man=XFX
Still tempted to buy this 390x seeings as its a good discount.
With 44% fan it goes to 62 Celsius and barely hear it.
All measures are taken from heavy stress tests and mostly 100% gpu load.
In idle it's dead. An turns on at 40 degrees or so
Ref https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/R9_290X_Gaming/29.html
If you want to play at 1080 get the 970, mine plays anything on Ultra with ease
I have i5-3470, evo 250 ssd and an old hd5770 currently on win 7 64 bit
deal is really hot though
I'd say R9 380 in general as it is about £160 and will satisfy all but the most demanding gaming users.
The 960 at 140-150 is good if you need more.
If you have a good CPU then amd pull ahead. But I personally prefer nvidia for the reduced cpu usage
Sapphire radeon r9 nitro 390x dimensions 12.1 X 5 X 1.7 Dimension /Inch
-aw this is great, good times
-plays game at 100 fps+
-my eyes don't recognize any of this wtf
But I'd probably take a punt on a MSI 290X 4GB via Amazon warehouse deals if I was in the market for a card now. At the time of me posting £280.45 - 30% = £196.32 delivered (30% off is [email protected]).
390x
- Stream Processors: 2816
- Core Speed: 1080MHz
- Memory Speed: 6000Mhz
390
2560 Streams
1040MHz GPU
6000MHz GDDR5
Benchmarks I could find show that the 390x gets an average 3-5FPS advantage over the 390.