[Newegg] HIS IceQ X2 OC R9 290 - $219 after $20 Newegg GC, $20 MIR, $25 AMEX credit

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HIS iPower IceQ X² OC H290QMC4GD Radeon R9 290 4GB 512-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card

$279.99 - $20 MIR, valid until Dec 30, 2014
- $20 Newegg Gift Card
+ $3.99 shipping
= $244.99
- $25 off $200 AMEX Twitter deal:
http://slickdeals.net/f/7483808-ame...gg-com-25-credit-twitter-required#commentsBox

= $219.99

Remember that an after-market R9 290 ~ Reference R9 290X.
http://www.computerbase.de/2014-05/amd-radeon-r9-290-290x-roundup-test/2/

This card should run fairly cool, max load of 71-73C

It should also be pretty good as far as noise levels go

At 4K, an after-market 290 > 970

At 2560x1440, an after-market 970 and an after-market 290 are tied

At 1080P, an after-market 970 is 6% faster

Most good 970s like MSI Gaming 970 are $340-350 USD. For $90-100 less than an after-market 970 you get nearly identical performance. Perfect as a stop-gap card before 14nm/16nm FinFET cards arrive in 2016.

 

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Update: included the $25 off $200 coupon via the Amex twitter deal:

American Express.com is offering a One Time $25 Statement Credit When You Spend a Total of $200 or More at Newegg.com with a Synced Amex Card. Offer valid through December 31, 2014. Thanks lex2000

Note, a Twitter and Amex Card is required or log into your Amex Account to view the offer. Offer valid online only. Enrollment is limited.
Click here and sync your Amex card to your Twitter account

From your Twitter account, tweet #AmexNewegg to add the offer to your synced Amex Card

Note, be sure that you receive an "@ reply" message from @AmexSync stating that this offer has been added to your synced Card

Spend a total of $200 or more with your synced card at at Newegg.com December 31, 2014 and receive a $25 Statement Credit.
A statement credit should be issued within 90 days after 12/31/14 with your qualifying purchase

Credit to SlickDeals for the $25 AMEX deal.