I bought this card when it was recently on sale for £280 and for this price it is incredible. In a silence optimised machine when not under load you cannot hear it, the loudest component is my hard drive. It performs fantastically in the games I've tried it with so far (crysis 3, Bioshock infinite, Metro last light, Borderlands 2 and of course Minecraft). The only thing I would say is make sure you download the drivers directly from AMD/ ATI. When i first got the card i got the drivers from MSI which at the time were version 13. something, and had a couple of issues with it crashing. However upon installing version 14.4 from AMD it has run like a dream.
I would definitely recommend, especially if it ever goes on sale again, but if it doesn't the price your'e paying for this card is well worth it.
| Brand | MSI |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 27.61 x 12.7 x 3.91 cm; 1.36 Kilograms |
| Item model number | R9 290 GAMING 4G |
| Manufacturer | MSI COMPUTER |
| Series | R9 290 GAMING 4G |
| Color | Black red |
| Screen Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 |
| Processor Speed | 947 MHz |
| Memory Clock Speed | 5000 MHz |
| Graphics Coprocessor | AMD Radeon |
| Graphics Chipset Brand | AMD |
| Graphics Card Description | Radeon R9 290 |
| Graphics RAM Type | GDDR5 |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 4 GB |
| Graphics Card Interface | PCI-E |
| Number of HDMI Ports | 1 |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Item Weight | 1.36 kg |
