Recent content by spinn3r

Snatched a R9 290 with the reference cooler for £40 on eBay (black screen issue solved with a modded BIOS and unlocked to 290X!), waiting for the Artic something something cooler to silence this thing... but it is sawweettttt fast!!

Jeebus I've started a war :) I guess the best advice is to wait, I was really feeling the upgrade itch but since I will probably get 290/390 performance from the Polaris 10 and less power consumption/heat/more features for the same price (even if it is £250 or a bit more)... I'll wait it out...

I would love to but I am afraid I will not be able to get a graphics card as fast as a 390 for the same price (I really don't care about the heat or power consumption, I will only game occasionally but it would be nice to have the extra horsepower over the 270 or the newer GPU within the same...

Hello everyone, Current config: Gigabyte Z97P-D3 4670K@4.3 8GB 1600 DDR3 Sapphire R9 270 Dual-X SSD's and hard drives EVGA PSU (don't remember the wattage but it is plenty) I am currently looking at the outgoing R9 390, I have seen a few promotions as low as £230 (I'm in the UK and I missed a...