ASUS R9290-DC2OC-4GD5 Radeon R9 290 4GB 512-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support DirectCU II OC Video Card

Pros: Runs super cool even while intensive gaming never gets above 47C and I just have stock fans in right now. Smashes every game I have on highest settings, looks balling. Might buy another one in the future for crossfire or another computer that's how much I love it.

Cons: large, to fit it im my PCI I had to remove the top of my hardrive holder, even then I only had about 1 cm. However that is to be expected with how well it runs, as well im only running a mid sized tower.

Other Thoughts: If your looking for a reliable fairly cheap card that destroys games this is it.

Pros: this card is absolutely quite. the fans are quiter that my radiator fans. it impresses when it comes to its performance. I bought mine for a good 260 USD and I say it was perfect because it over performs the 960 and just slightly under a 970 when it comes to performance

Cons: none at all. no noise, performance issue. all good

Pros: Runs great and easy to overclock it a bit w/o worry

Cons: none so far

Other Thoughts: I bought an R9 290 from MSI on my first shot. Was not impressed and thought i just wasted money on the card. Then i bought this one and it blew the MSI 290 out of the water. Everything i seem to buy from MSI has under performed. Replaced my gpu and mobo to the ASUS equivalents and increased my performance by a noticable 18% in games and 27% in benchmark tests. Next is a gigabyte build :)

Pros: This card is able to play everything out there on ultra while being quiet even under heavy load

Cons: none

Pros: Everything!

Cons: None!

Other Thoughts: Got two of these in crossfire on an ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 mothorboard with an FX-8350 processor @4.5ghz, with 16gb of ram @2133 and they basically idle with a single 1920x1080 monitor and laugh at any game you throw at it wanting more with stock clocks.

4K 3840x2160 Monitor is on the way to really unleash this rig's potential. WhooHoooo!!

Pros: Huge upgrade from my 2GB 7850. Running three 21.5 inch monitors in Eyefinity. I can max out the settings on every game and this thing just plows right right through it. No longer need my display port adapter with this card. I got it on sale for $239 after rebates and promo code. Great card at that price!

Cons: This card is huge. It barely fits in my Antec 300 case. Also lost the ability to easily toggle between triple monitor and eyefinity with the win+p option in Windows 7.

Pros: Performance was really good tell it decided to burn out even at manufacturers settings.

Cons: After about 6 months of using it something shorted out inside the card. I have not looked inside to see what decided to blow out but the card was not under any overclocking or any thing that actually used it to its max. It actually cooked it self while on star wars the old republic... The program that came with it told me the heat it was running at and I kept it at its stock setting. Whenever i looked at the heat under heavy load like a bench mark test it barley hit 60s so heat was not a issue.

Other Thoughts: get the warranty for this one. I have never had any problems with asus or amd products tell this card so I did not get the warranty so I am sure I have a very expensive target to shoot at now :( I am going to try to contact the manufacturer and see what they say.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Rand,

I want to thank you for using an ASUS product and for making an effort in posting this review. I understand that you have an issue with the graphics card since it got fried even though you did not over clocked it. I want to apologize for the inconvenience this issue has caused you. It's unfortunate that the card got fried. Even though you didn't overclocked the card, the heat sink needs to be cleaned once in a while or they will fill and clog with dust and become less efficient. That would cause the card to overheat. So if you're going to buy another card, clean the heat sink every now and then to avoid it getting clogged. If in the future, you're going to need assistance with any ASUS product, please feel free to email me at customerloyalty@asus.com and put case # N1503101859 in the subject line for your reference.

I'm here to help you and all others with these issues, as our customer loyalty department is dedicated to bringing a resolution for all issues related to our products.

Thank you for choosing ASUS.
Mark
ASUS Customer Loyalty

Pros: Looks great, has full sized back plate, runs quiet, cannot get it passed 71C at which point fans are still on low.

Cons: It doesn't come with beer.

Pros: Was worried that the card would be hot and loud but it never gets above 75 degrees in my case and runs quiet. I play all new AAA games on ultra and its eats them for lunch. Huge upgrade from my 7850, can destroy any game under 1440p resolution. Get a graphics score of 11000 on firestrike with omega drivers stock. Much better bang for your buck than the 3.5 gb gtx 970, got mine on sale for 240 after rebate. Was able to overclock to 1150 mhz no problem.

Cons: Its not nvidia so you will be looked down upon by the masses and people who don't understand the basic concept of value or performance per dollar.

Other Thoughts: Its directx 12 compatible so it will be very future proof with next gen.

Pros: Only pros to write about. Handles the gaming like a fricken CHAMP. This card is quiet as well. Must be a lot of NVIDA faithful out there that are sabotaging the Radeoncards through bad reviews. I am running an ASUS Maximus VII Hero, Intel i7 4970K processor, 16 GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR 3 2400 mhz ram, a Samsung SSD, and this video card. It handles everything including the kitchen sink. I've done very well over the years with my AMD cards. They tend to give you better specs for a lesser cost and my belief is that NVIDIA is just over priced. Not that NVIDIA doesn't perform, but you won't notice the difference between this and the 980 series NVIDIAs. Oh, and I have a modular Corsair power supply at 1050 watts. Don't be a fool and blame the card. If you put together a solid system like this, top notch parts feed off top notch parts. Let's face it, Michael Jordan didn't wear PayLess Shoe Source Pro Wings. He wore Nikes. The quality you buy does make a difference. But believe me, no need to pay extra for the NVIDIA 980 series which is max of 256 bit. This Radeon is 384 bit with every bit the speed and memory. If you buy this and it doesn't work well, then you don't know how to piece a computer together properly.

Cons: No cons. Don't be a hater just because.