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    How annoying is the R9 290 stock fan

    Very loud. Obnoxious, even. I got rid of it and got a 780 ti which was very quiet. Of course I really wanted to try out AMD Mantle so I got rid of that too and bought a Sapphire Tri-X OC 290x. Unfortunately it is also pretty loud. Mine also has a lot of coil whine. It's too bad prices are...
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    The AMD Mantle Thread

    I have a 3770k @ 4Ghz Sapphire 290x tri-x OC 16GB RAM 1TB 840 SSD Windows 8.1 I will report my experience here. Do you folks think that Mantle will improve 4K performance? I have BF4 @ 150% rendering; everything else maxed. Would be nice to hit 200% without a performance impact :p
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    780 Classy Mem Samsung or Elipida?

    Which memory is desirable? Which is not? Why?
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    R9 290 & 290x Owners thread.

    Honestly I don't know. I have no idea what happened to it. I was really careful and I'm very experienced with PCs. Since it was the holidays I wasn't in the mood to fix it so I sold it as is. Luckily I only lost ~$80 due to cryptocoin speculators :D
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    R9 290 & 290x Owners thread.

    I had a 290x but broke it replacing the heatsink. I wanted to replace it cos it was too loud. I take "not that loud" to mean that it IS loud but that for some reason you don't mind. Is your PC in a noisy environment that hides noise? In case people think I am trolling...
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    Tri-Monitor for Gaming BF4

    Couldn't help it :p I thought about it myself but think I'm going to either go 21:9 or switch gears to 4k. I wonder what BF4 looks like on 21:9
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    R-290X and R-290 Non ref cooling are in stock

    they were waiting for me to get bored of waiting and buy a 780 ti -_-
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    280x Prices up 20%?

    Not sure; I tried so many things but it never got to post until I replaced the card. I never had problems until after I replaced the Heatsink.
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    What to upgrade now?

    lol nice post OP. I can totally relate to your situation. As others have said a 120 Hz monitor is probably going to be the next step you should look into. They are very nice for games - especially the ones with the light boost. Myself I have the Asus 27 inch 120 Hertz 3d monitor. The 3d effect...
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    [AT]NVIDIA G-Sync Review

    Always look at the bright side of life. It's pretty clear that this is only a big boost for 60hz monitors. IMO this tech would have been more useful a few years ago. It's nice to have but not a killer app for those of us with 120h+ monitors. Why would anyone prefer 60hz IPS with gsync vs...
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    280x Prices up 20%?

    I was lucky enough to snag a 290x but then fucked it up when replacing the heatsink. It's selling on ebay now for ~$300. It is clearly marked as damaged... weird times. I wish I would never have bothered to remove the heatsink.
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    OCZ goes bust, Toshiba to pick up the pieces?(Official now)

    Can you expound? I can personally say that I have never had an issue with them. Maybe you bought all their duds (due to lack of research on your part) and I bought all their great products after deliberation? :colbert:
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    R290x Coil Whine

    whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Yeah, I get it too. Because of the cooling weather I turned off the AC and opened the windows. Naturally this is not as cold as A/C at full blast so now I get to hear the loud fan, the coil whine -- and now you get to hear ME whine :p
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    AMD Radeon R9 290X cards need reviews that help me.

    I don't think enough 290x's exist to even do a review like that ;) 1st world problem: want to buy 290x for BF4 but only found 404
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    680 OC'ing (what does yours do?)

    Using EVGA Precision X and a lot of free time (lol) managed to get: +165 GPU +425 Mem I suppose that I can get better results with better cooling. CPU: i7 940 w/ stock cooler and default clocks (2.93 GHz)
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    680 OC'ing (what does yours do?)

    I forget where I read it but a reviewer said evga told him all cards should be able to do +100 GPU; +500 mem -- so that's what I did and stressed test it -- works well!
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    680 OC'ing (what does yours do?)

    Nevermind; I figured it out
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    Gtx 680. Are you buying one? Why or why not?

    My funny logic here: I always buy nvidia high end because nvidia fanboys are nerdier which means I can always count on 3rd party apps like nhancer or Nvidia Inspector to supply hidden AA and AF settings :p
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    Gtx 680. Are you buying one? Why or why not?

    IMO should be a poll. Yes -- because I love cutting edge tech!
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    GTX680's -- go get 'em!

    in for 1x EVGA GTX 680 from GTX 580 -- can't wait! ^_^
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    Do you overclock?

    I used to OC my CPU only but things got complicated for me with i7 (from Core2Duo, etc) so I gave up and bought a 940 i7 :p I don't have the time or patience for OC'ing anymore; since I make enough I'd rather spend money to make things work out of the box.
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    Homeless guy with the golden voice calls his mom...Mommy? Now with 100% moar video!

    ಠ_ಠ I think you're the one who is pathetic.
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    why is it acceptable to be anti-science when it comes to food?

    I agree with everything said here. Also high fructose corn syrup is good for you!
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    I no longer consider myself a christian

    how old are you, ctark? I ask because often times people give it up when they are young. It's a lot harder to give it up when you are older and most of your social life revolves around religion -- as mine did. Most of my friends I made @ church. My decision was an intellectual one. It's funny...
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    Funny things you see people buy late night...

    someone must have seen me at the super market last night with a cart full to the brim with groceries...only to leave empty handed cos I left my wallet at home... Going again today but definitely going to another market XD
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    How many of you will also not be upgrading your PC

    ever since I stopped playing PC games + put an Intel SSD in it I don't see a reason why I would ever upgrade my PC... It might take a few years.
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    Accidentally made enemies with my neighbor

    why would you want to be friends with someone who blows a fuse so easily? :P
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    I need job help desperately, I can't take much more. So depressed

    meh welcome to my world. Working full time to support my parents since they've been unemployed for 1 year + and can't find work. If you have vacation time available, it's time to use it.
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    AT forums is now filtered from my place of work :(

    some asshole is onto you. :(
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    I can't stop myself from giggling.....

    I'm guessing this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le3l8lm09Rc
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    Just got a cast iron "french" oven...

    Pot roast /thread ;)