I didn't own any GF-100-400(480) but owned a GF-110-325(570) and GF-114(560Ti). Yeah both cards became really hot because they required a crap ton voltage like these new R9 cards do. AMD got the naming correct, they are VOLCANIC ISLANDS!

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The 290 performs well from the 2 reviews i read but they said it is obnoxiously loud. I wouldn't get a reference model unless I was putting it under water. The performance though almost makes the 290x irrelevant at this point. It's very strange.

Yeah at that price point but not really. You are buying into a full Hawaii chip which is faster, almost 300 more shader cores. Just like the GK110-300(780) and GK110-400(Titan) when launched. You always pay a premium for the top tier and early adaption.

I can't seem to ever catch a 290X in stock and not paying +$250 over retail like I did for Titans on eBay. If the 290 stays in stock, I probably will go that route for Hawaii.

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Posted by LSU Coyote

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Posted on 11/5/13 at 12:36 pm to LSU Coyote

What really sucks is that Maxwell's GM100-400 chip is being pushed back from Q1 2014 to Q3/Q4 2014 due to manufacturing and process issues @ 20nm.

This probably means the last real price drop for 6-8months.

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Posted by ILikeLSUToo

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Member since Jan 2008

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Posted on 11/5/13 at 4:07 pm to LSU Coyote

Just read some reviews of the 290 finally. Wow.

However, I want to see the results in more next gen games over the next 6 months. The performance being so close to the 290x just indicates that the games tested (or perhaps all games to date) aren't optimized well enough for the extra processors/texture units. As time goes on, I think there will be more of a disparity in performance. Or maybe not. Hardware has been ahead of software for a long time.

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