So what's the verdict on R9 290X ?

[tential]

So posters can make claims (without owning the card, nor having any knowledge) that the card simply doesn't have any "room" for overclocking and is beyond some mythical 250w "wall" and is at the TDP limit, yet users who own cards and bench it should immediately be ignored. Despite the fact aftermarket / OC cards haven't hit the scene, it's already been deemed a lost cause.

Sounds logical.

Some of you guys should just hold the bashing for a while until we see what the end result is. The Nostradamus skills are severely skewed for some odd reason.

Pretty much. It's just fanboys tryign to promote their favorite brand. I applaud Nvidia and AMD for getting people to be so loyal. I couldn't care less what you called a card or from what company it is from. As long as it performs well I will buy it.
Terrible Graphics Corporation could have created thsi card and I'd still call it a success.

 

[sze5003]

Yeah I really like it, flipping the bios switch after a fast Win 8 reboot and keeping it in i mode are all great (oc software doesn't work in this mode).

If it had UEFI bios support, I'd think I had died and gone to heaven.

Hopefully soon

My card has that switch but I never tested weather I could oc with it in the off position. I keep mine on most of the time.