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MARTIN F.

MARTIN F.

Joined on 07/16/13

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Most Favorable Review

Got it replaced, however...

ASUS 28" 60 Hz TN UHD 10-bit Color Monitor HDMI/MHL, DisplayPort PB287Q
ASUS 28" 60 Hz TN UHD 10-bit Color Monitor HDMI/MHL, DisplayPort PB287Q

Pros: Great color reproduction. 4k@60 is fantastic, especially for gaming. Build quality is great.

Cons: None really. Previous panel had a dead pixel but this one is perfect.

Overall Review: For some reason mine shipped without the back input cover. No idea why. That in combination with a damaged stand makes me not want to order from either ASUS or newegg again.

Great Out of the Box

SAPPHIRE TRI-X OC 100362-2SR Radeon R9 290 4GB 512-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card
SAPPHIRE TRI-X OC 100362-2SR Radeon R9 290 4GB 512-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card

Pros: The card looks great, performs great, and stays quiet. The R9 290 overclocks relatively well, but I didn't get so lucky with my card. At the price I bought it, this card was a steal since the bitcoin mining craze is over. Unless you are overclocking this card uses less than 200W on full gaming load.

Cons: Card can get pretty loud when overclocking, but that's to be expected I guess. As the fans ramp up, the fan sends heavy vibrations throughout the shroud and hits the heatsink at high frequencies causing an unbearable highspeed clicking noise. It can be fixed by modding the fans with rubber silencers, though. Note that this a design flaw, and every R9 290 tri-x will have this problem--and not just mine.

Overall Review: Great card, but the manufacturer didn't think of everything when making this card (e.g. vibration dampening). At $400+ I would expect more from Sapphire.