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Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X OC Review (1600p, Ultra HD 4K)

Batman Arkham Origins moved development away from series creators Rocksteady Studios, and is written by Corey May and Dooma Wendschuh. The game’s main storyline is set five years before that of 2009′s Batman: Arkham Asylum and follows a younger and less refined Batman who has a bounty placed on his head by crime lord Black Mask, drawing eight of the world’s greatest assassins to Gotham City on Christmas Eve. The game is presented from the third-person perspective with a primary focus on Batman’s combat and stealth abilities, detective skills, and gadgets that can be used in both combat and exploration. Arkham Origins is the first game in the series to feature multiplayer gameplay.
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We test at Ultra HD 4K with a mixture of high image quality settings and 2 MSAA, shown above.
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A demanding game at Ultra HD 4K, and an engine that has clearly been developed well on Nvidia hardware – they hold all the top positions.

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9 comments

  1. Ordering one, but I doubt OCUK will get them in on the 27th, will be first week in 2014 I reckon.

  2. Good value really considering the price of GTX780 Ti, which ive seen for £650. AMD have the price right and finally the right card. two months after launch day though? what a complete fuc*ing mess they made of such a good card.

  3. About bloody time, longest wait for a fixed 290X ever.

  4. I have to ask, why the Titan is never overclocked in these tests ?

    Great card, a little power hungry but it’s worth it looking at these results.

  5. OC.uk actually have gigabyte R9 290X windforce in stock now….I bought one this morning….8 left.

  6. “At the price, none”. my first time seeing it. LOL. Nice card, really. Now if only it available in my country i will definitely buy it

  7. Well thats impressive by any stretch of the imagination. 27c cooler than AMDs part and no need to balance fan speeds against noise.

    Im tempted in January now, dont think OCUK will have stock in until the new year anyway

  8. I don’t understand whats with the fuss about the heat on R9 290/x cards. I have been using MSI OC Edition GTX 670 previously, and they run 97c most of the time while I do gaming. It’s not a big deal to me, as I understand that the cards has been designed to run hot because they eventually will with a load on them.

    I can understand the noise issue ONLY if you crank up the fan settings to 100%, but that won’t be necessary. I run the card, with custom fan profie from inside MSI after burner for 55% max fan speed, the card was quite to me. Maybe because of my big case, but really, I don’t see the what’s with the fuss all about.