What am I missing here.....MSI R9 290x Lightning for $320????

[Meghan54]

Is there something inherently wrong with this iteration of MSI Lightning gpu? Used to be the MSI Lightning was MSI's top line gpu, but now is actually priced, after MIR, $80 below MSI's Gaming version of the same gpu.

It's got the same amt. of memory, higher clock speeds....so what gives?

 

[Rickyyy369]

Nothing fishy going on. R9 290 series has seen some massive price cuts the past couple weeks since the GTX 900 series was released. Got a link to the particular card you're talking about? All the ones on newegg and amazon are still around the $380-400 range.

edit: nvm I found it

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127787

Thats just a really good deal on a beast of a card.

 

[Udgnim]

http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsal..._powercooler_pcs_axr9_290_4gbd5ppdhe_2399930/

R9 290

$239.99

$209.99 after rebate

 

[Silverforce11]

Clearing stocks at crazy reduced prices.

A sign something new is about to drop?

 

[SteveGrabowski]

Clearing stocks at crazy reduced prices.

A sign something new is about to drop?

Seems more like a way to not have their high-end sales cannibalized by the GTX 970.

 

[Silverforce11]

Seems more like a way to not have their high-end sales cannibalized by the GTX 970.

Competition is good. Now you can get insane performance for $320, with an excellent cooler & beefy PCB to boot.

I mean just take a look at the recent TPU charts including newer games. A Lightning is faster than the Ref R290X (doesn't throttle) and decent OC headroom with good OC scaling.

You can buy a pair of R290X Lightning for slightly more than a 980. :O

 

[Attic]

Vs an Asus 970 stryx or msi 970 gaming I'm not sure I'd take the Lightning at $320. Thoughts are on that matchup.

The Lightning is the best 290x IMO.

 

[Shmee]

What about the Sapphire vapor X?

 

[raghu78]

Vs an Asus 970 stryx or msi 970 gaming I'm not sure I'd take the Lightning at $320. Thoughts are on that matchup.

The Lightning is the best 290x IMO.

I don't agree. the noise is higher than with tri-x and vapor-x. the best R9 290X is the vapor-x :thumbsup:

http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphi...phics-Card-Review/3DMark-Power-Sound-and-Conc

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/R9_290_Vapor-X/24.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/R9_290X_Lightning/23.html

What about the Sapphire vapor X?

yeah thats the best R9 290 and R9 290X. :thumbsup:

 

[Bateluer]

Jeez . . . could I Crossfire this with an Asus DCU2 290X card on a 750W Seasonic PSU?

 

[rtsurfer]

Jeez . . . could I Crossfire this with an Asus DCU2 290X card on a 750W Seasonic PSU?

You could but don't try high Overclocks.