As the title says, which one of em is the best in term of performance and build quality. both asus and powercolor have a backplate which is making em more cool than other card.
PowerColor PCS+ r9 290 vs Sapphire r9 290 tri-x vs Asus r9 290 DirectCU II OC
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wand3r3r
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I haven't seen a review on the PCS+ yet.
The TRI-X is an excellent card, great temperatures and it uses the reference board.
Asus I personally try to avoid at all costs since their GPU warranty process is horrible.
I would choose between the PCS+ and Tri-x. Without reviews it's really hard to say much about the PCS+.
The TRI-X is an excellent card, great temperatures and it uses the reference board.
Asus I personally try to avoid at all costs since their GPU warranty process is horrible.
I would choose between the PCS+ and Tri-x. Without reviews it's really hard to say much about the PCS+.
maybe it's in ur country, Asus here in my country offer the best service.
how about MSI r9 290 gaming?
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Are you using them only for single GPU gaming? For gaming, any single card you listed will be fine.
For crossfire usage, my Sapphire Tri-X run much cooler compared to my MSI Gaming 290s. Not to mention they overclock better, especially on the RAM (1650 MHz+ versus < 1400 MHz for the MSIs). MSI Gaming cards look nicer cosmetically (mainly because of back plate) but seem to use cheaper components. The ASUS has the highest stock overclock if you don't care about manually overclocking.
Any specific questions?
For crossfire usage, my Sapphire Tri-X run much cooler compared to my MSI Gaming 290s. Not to mention they overclock better, especially on the RAM (1650 MHz+ versus < 1400 MHz for the MSIs). MSI Gaming cards look nicer cosmetically (mainly because of back plate) but seem to use cheaper components. The ASUS has the highest stock overclock if you don't care about manually overclocking.
Any specific questions?
The PCS+ has a TRIPLE slot cooler apparently...could be good, but I haven't seen any reviews yet.
I dont think Asus has, the powercolor pcs+ has the highest stock clock. Alot of people talking about the Asus disadvantages . it seems that Asus product for r9 290 is poor compare to others. the powercolor pcs+ also have backplate which is more good looking than the MSI. the problem is, I never heard about this manufacture before
I dont think Asus has, the powercolor pcs+ has the highest stock clock. Alot of people talking about the Asus disadvantages . it seems that Asus product for r9 290 is poor compare to others. the powercolor pcs+ also have backplate which is more good looking than the MSI. the problem is, I never heard about this manufacture before
Powercolor has been around for a while for AMD cards, but I'm not sure about their customer service.
Anyone with powercolor PCS+ 290 I need it for mining but can not find info which memory type they have, hynix should be only good (new gpu-z should show memory maker)
Also is VRM temp low... I have Sapphire 290 tri-x and VRM1 is overheating to 95-100C
Also is VRM temp low... I have Sapphire 290 tri-x and VRM1 is overheating to 95-100C
why does it take so long I never heard about this manufacture before
I have a HD 5850 PCS+ going strong for the last 3 years. But never had to deal with them because the card just worked.
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Does GPU-Z shows whether its Hynix Or Elpida?
I can confirm that this program here will show which memory the card has.
Its Called GPU memory Info http://www.mediafire.com/download/voj4j1rlk0ucfz4/MemoryInfo+1005.rar
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I have to say that I've always hated Powercolor.I just now realize there was no real reason behind this opinion.I don't know why but I always thought of them as a second-tier AIB.It seems I was wrong and I must say I'm quite happy about it.Another choice has just come into play.
I'm quite impressed by the PCS+.Do we know any details about the PCB?Is it reference like the Tri-X or is it custom?If it's any better than the reference PCB,this card will be a beast.Can't wait for reviews.
I'm quite impressed by the PCS+.Do we know any details about the PCB?Is it reference like the Tri-X or is it custom?If it's any better than the reference PCB,this card will be a beast.Can't wait for reviews.
I just learned that powercolor PCS+ 290 is elpida, but for mining is not so bad just 30khs less then my sapphire hynix model with same freq/mem
I just got the PCS+ 290 today. Its such a beast - almost the size of my keyboard. Will test it tonight and let you know how it performs.
Nice, if you can take a pic of the VRM heatsink as well (even just a macro pic without disassembling everything), that would be great.
This is the only pic I could find that shows the VRM heat sink.
Not massive, but at least it has one.
Thanks! I always look for that because when I watercool, I use a universal block which means I need to cool the VRMs and memory chips. If the card already has those heatsinks separate from the core, it is a lot easier for me. The reference cards unfortunately have the core heatsink glued to the plate which cools the VRMs and RAM chips.
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