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Looking at this monitor, over the Philips 43" offering, because it seems better, but is it? Been using TV as Monitor (32" Sony Bravia 1920 * 1080 2009-2014, Seiki 39" 4K @ 30Hz since 2014), interested in Displayport 60Hz and multimonitor capability from the same graphics card. Not many user...

I use a Seiki 39" monitor. Due to eyesight deterioration, I run it at 1920 * 1080 instead of native (3840 * 2160), and it's pretty damned perfect a monitor. I wouldn't dream of dropping down below 39" now. From 2009-2013 I used a 32" Sony Bravia @ 1920 * 1080, which is now my dad's monitor...

I had this problem when I flashed my 39" monitor with the 50" firmware -- 1920 * 1080 worked, but would go black screen every 10-12 seconds for about 5 seconds,. it was utterly intolerable. Flashing back to the 39" August 2013 firmware fixed that. I also had infrequent black screen...

I had the blanking problem -forever- with my GTX570's. (Mentioned a lot of times earlier in this thread, and no solution really 'worked'.) Asus R9-290X with 14.4Catalst drivers -- never happens. Currently running 1920 * 1080 @ 120Hz (which is really 60Hz, but it still looks smoother) since...

39" here, I sit with the monitor about 15 inches in front of me, same as with a normal monitor (perhaps a couple of inches further away) I also have Windows GDI up from normal (100%) to 125%, otherwise reading the fonts at native (3840 * 2160) is incredibly difficult. (Windows 7).

I commented on this before. My AMD290x does wake up my monitor, the GTX570 didn't. Whilst I was stuck with the GTX570, I implemented the free program AUTOSIZER, and set up autosizing for Firefox and my email client, then bound those to CTRL-8 (since I don't use that for anything else)...

The 2013 39" version is the latest version available. There is the 50" version which is also 2013. Earlier in this thread someone mentioned that there may be a new firmware release "soon". The Seiki site is authoratative.

Catalyst Control Centre Desktop Properties in Settings, scroll down until you see HDTV Select 1080p. Apply. if HDTV isn't available. go to My Digital Flat Panels HDTV Support (digital Flat Panel)for the HDTV modes, make sure the 1080p50 format is ticked. You can also choose from...

I got Autosizer. I tought it to autosize my browser and my email program, and assigned a hot-key to 'resize now'. When my Seiki monitor switches back on, and the windows are all scrunched up and in the wrong position, I press the HotKey combination (CTRL-8 in my case) and Autosizer...

I had this problem. I partially solved it by dropping my 3840 * 2160 frame rate to 29fps. My 1920 * 1080 would still randomly black out every hour or so for a few seconds. Since switching from Nvidia to Catalyst (Yay for R9 290x) I haven't had any blackouts! And there are no 'tweaks'...

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My Asus DirectCUII R9-290X I ordered from Amazon on Feb 1, confirmed last Thursday, and shipped Friday has arrived (Tuesday local time) and is sitting on my desk waiting to be installed. $US603 (including delivery to Australia). Woohoo. Just so that people know, the asshattery of NewEgg does...

I wouldn't be paying $300 for an add-on board to get 60Hz at full rez. The Seiki is just too twitchy as is to warrant pouring more money into that particular hole. :)

I intend to sell my pair of gtx570s as an sli set, when I get my R9-290X in march. I only expect to get $200 for the pair

Just got confirmation on 11th March delivery date on my Asus DirectCUII R9-290X from Amazon. I placed the order on Feb 1st for $US579. All up $US603, about $AU690. I have been searching for a new video card since I built my new system in Feb2013, when GTX 680 cards were $AU800+ and Titans...

There are always edge cases. Like houses selling for $1 ... to someones relative. The wider marketplace, where you live in the real world, has a real problem with high end AMD cards for all the various reasons. I ordered my card on Feb 1st from amazon. havent heard a peep from them yet. I...

I found running the display in VGA mode lets you run games at 1920 * 1080 without any of the mode-switching problems. As well as your HDMI cable, hook up a VGA cable to one of your DVI slots (with a DVI->VGA adapter) and then you have -two- displays to choose from. Switch displays with the...

People (especially Americans) are rarely happy unless they are tooting their own horn. Prices in Australia are less than prices at NewEgg. But R9 290/290X are STILL way overpriced.

I used to be jealous of US access to NewEgg. But this last three months has shown how rapacious/gouging they can be. Local stores (Australia) are triple whammied -- Goods and Services Tax, the exchange rate, and the shipping costs. Prices for R9 290's were $500 for the reference cards, but...

I'm still forlornly waiting for my Feb 1'st order of 290X @ $579 to go through Amazon. Looks like I could be waiting about forever.

PC Perspective have a review/rant-about-AMD-prices on Youtube.

Something I've done which is possibly quite clever (or ordinary, or stupid), is to take a VGA cable, with a DVI->VGA connector, and connect that to my Seiki 39", in addition to my HDMI connection. On my SLI GTX570, using Nvidia drivers, I now have two logical monitors, one of them 3180 * 2160 @...

Congratulations on your lack of comprehension. I'm sure in your solipsist universe, full of excuse generation hardware, you're a doyen of rationality and wise beyond your tender years. Just ask the forum, they're sure to back up your opinion. Crapheads are crapheads. Defending them is...

I ordered the ASUS DirectCU II 290X from an amazon link, under the 'offered' price of $US699. Mine was $US579 Still sitting in limbo with no shipping date. But it is possible (Thanks to other posters who showed evidence that $399 and $559 290 and 290x cards DO come out of Amazon, on...

If you go read the numbers for modern video card performance, even quad titan SLI can have difficulty updating a 4K screen at 30Hz, depending upon the title, and degree of 'ultraness' involved. Go check the charts out.

The biggest problem you face, from an '09 TV, is the pixels. I went from dual monitors, to HDTV + Monitor in July 2009. I spent $,$$$ on a Sony Bravia 32" 1920 * 1080 KDL monitor, and it was awesome. I did a heap of research and this set was flat out the best thing you could get (within...

Cobra, it's the people who go out of their way to be dicks about it that people should disrespect. Paying premium dollars for a card multiple months after its release, is like a friggin nightmare scenario. Newegg and Amazon prices ain't helping. :(

Gotta laugh at the snide pricks who lucked in to buying things -before- the AMD/Mining boom, and then chortle with glee when anyone finds a subsequent 'bargain'. Here's a dose of 'real world' one-upmanship: "I retired in July 2013", beat that! Still waiting for Amazon to fulfill my...

I did just that, hcforde :)

I had this same issue (second monitor was in the way of accessing the Seiki power button). So now I use the -remote control- that came with the unit to turn it on and off :) (just thought I'd pass that on). I've also successfully used the 2947 code to access the Engineering menu, but I...

Based on this review, and the video review on Hardware Canucks, I plonked down my credit card to order one of these from Amazon ($US579): http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00HSY1TBK/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new not currently in stock, but hopefully soon. Thanks for the good work...

ATI 4850 ~2008-2010 AMD 6850 2010-2011 (got fed up with Catalyst drivers not working correctly with City of Heroes) GTX 570 2011-2014 (Asus DirectCUII triple slot) (worked great in CoH, CoH died Nov 30th 2012 :( ) GTX 570 2013-2014 (went SLI, Gainward OC) R9 290X (hasn't arrived yet) 2014 -> 2017+

Yep, they dropped back down again to $US469. Colour me confused at Amazon's pricing shenanigans. (Just purchased a Asus DirectCUII 290X for $US579 ... it's on backorder at Amazon [see R9 Availability thread], but that's a good price. Now I get to see if they'll ship it to me in Australia...

Thanks for the link anyway, Cageymaru. "Amazon out of stock" is still $US100 better than any Australian deal, even with shipping. So I've now bought one. Now to see when it actually gets confirmed ... The waiting begins.

Amazon put up the price of the MSI Gaming R9 290 from $469 to $550 or so, still with 1-3month delivery. Oy vey! Cheapest NewEgg R9 290 is $US579, most are $US599. That's $US200 over the original MSRP. How long can this rorting go on?

I've been watching since November, it's now February, and prices just keep on going up and up and up. Best deal I can see is Umart.com.au, which has the Asus DirectCUII R9 290 for $AU630 (Delivery is $20 more :/). ($US550). Which is $US150 over the original MSRP. Sick making really. I've...

Video cards -alone- would be $AU2,700. I guess some people are made of money. :)

Minecraft works fine at 4K. :)

I don't expect to be buying from Amazon when they generally won't ship to Australia, so, unsurprisingly, it's not a big priority. Yesteday saw a reference XFX for ~$US440 on Amazon which -was- available to Australians, worked out to be $AU572 shipped (no free shipping on international...

Amazon and Newegg won't ship Video Cards to Australia. Here's the local prices: ($AU1.00 ~= $US0.87) http://computers.mwave.com.au/search#w=r9%20290 http://www.scorptec.com.au/search/?keyword=r9-290 http://search.pccasegear.com/search#w=r9%20290...