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    MSI Radeon R9 290X GAMING 4G Video Card Review @ [H]

    The throttling issue is a bug verified by AMD. ALL R9 290X cards throttle considerably when voltage and powertune (power limit) is pushed. On my R9 290X Tr-X even using +25mV causes my OC to fail. 13.12 driver = 1220MHz Core with +156mV and +50% power 14.x Beta = ~900Mhz the same voltage and...
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    XFX R9 290X Double Dissipation Overclocking Review @ [H]

    Sorry for the way my post came across, I should not have been so dismissive of the article. Apologies for that, but my own experience is totally different with 14.1 and 13.2 when using voltage to overclock. Having said that it's not FUD for me, it is a completely repeatable test for me...
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    XFX R9 290X Double Dissipation Overclocking Review @ [H]

    Just for reference. Catalyst 14.1 are broken for overclocking, they throttle immensely with any kind of additional voltage. My R9 290X 14.1 Betas Max OC: 1090 without voltage increase, 1120 with voltage increase but throttling actually drops clocks to ~850 13.12 WHQL: 1090 without voltage...
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    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Video Card Review @ [H]

    Hardware.fr actually test their GPU sound levels from 60cm (2ft) and the GPU is in a closed case. Even 60cm is too close IMHO as my PC sits on the floor around 90cm (3ft) away...
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    Gigabyte vs MSI 7950

    Don't touch the Gigabyte card with a bargepole. I have owned both types and the MSI TF3 leaves the WF3 in the dirt for overclocking due to unlocked voltage. If you overclock at all and purchase a locked voltage GPU you are deliberately asking for trouble.
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    Nvidia Should Be Held Accountable For OverCharging With Lower Performance.

    This is not about cars or mergers, it is about GPUs. I didn't say brand doesn't matter at all, I said it doesn't matter when it comes to value. There is a limit to how much premium someone will pay for brand recognition. At some point brand recognition becomes moot and value starts to matter...
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    Nvidia Should Be Held Accountable For OverCharging With Lower Performance.

    I just checked Newegg and 2GB 7850s are on sale for $165. The 7850 2GB trades blows with the 650Ti boost and sells for the same price.
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    Nvidia Should Be Held Accountable For OverCharging With Lower Performance.

    I would say that in some cases Nvidia get away with charging more for less because some PC enthusiasts perceive AMD products to be sub-standard. Of course perception is not to be confused with reality because the vast majority of consumers care not one jot for brand recognition and can be...
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    Is AMD saving high ASIC chips to the 7990 or something else??

    Strange, I have a 69% asic and 90% asic and both use 1.031v as stock. Though this still doesn't change the fact that high asic does not necessarily equate to higher quality. Once you get to really high asic such as 90% you start to notice the high asic have less leakage so they overheat very...
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    Is AMD saving high ASIC chips to the 7990 or something else??

    This only applies when overclocking. At stock speeds there will be no difference in power usage between low asic or high asic cards as the BIOS will ensure volts are identical. To be honest some people put far too much stock in asic = better quality or better OC potential. I have uses loads...
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    Is AMD saving high ASIC chips to the 7990 or something else??

    Higher Asic does not = hgher quality. It just means it requires less volts for a similar core clock. This is only a good thing up to a point as high asic cards tend to not like high volts. So a low asic card of aroundg 60% may take 1.3v while a high asic card of 90% will hard lock at 1.2v for...
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    MSI GTX 660ti PE VS HD7950

    Yes, the 7950s you linked to are the boost editions. Here is a 7950 boost review from January. It doesn't have the 660Ti but the GTX670 gives slightly better performance overall. So at least you get an idea of the speed...
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    MSI GTX 660ti PE VS HD7950

    A few points that are important for your consideration. That review is very old as far as drivers go, both Nvidia and AMD have more recent and faster drivers. Always look for recent reviews using updated drivers. The 7950 in that review is the standard 800MHz reference version. You are looking...
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    What can I Xfire with an early adopter XFX Black Edition

    Any Tahiti based GPU will Corssfire with this card. So HD7870 XT (Tahiti LE), HD7950 or HD7970. If you are going to CF with another card with a similar fan type you should leave a gap between the cards for best colling.
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    NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Video Card Review @ [H]

    The 7970 GE in that chart does quite well for frametimes, it's only Crossfire that looks crap. So simply stating "Enjoy the stuttery GE 7970" while ignoring the CF part is a non-sequitur, because in fact a single GE 7970 is getting better frame times in that chart than a GTX 680.
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