2014-08
Germany
“You have several options with the MSI 's R9 280 Gaming: Either you use the card with the BIOS default setting, or install the Gaming App and select between the presets "Silent "( 933 MHz core clock ), "Gaming"( standard with 972 MHz ) and "OC "(1000 MHz ...
9923
2014-07
Chile
“MSI chose Twin Frozr IV which is much stronger than other R9 290 models. There’s no doubt that it’s because of the frightening GPU Hawaii and its temperature level.„
9917
2014-07
Chile
“MSI chose Twin Frozr IV which is much stronger than other R9 290 models. There’s no doubt that it’s because of the frightening GPU Hawaii and its temperature level.„
9918
2014-07
Greece
“A key advantage of the card compared with others, is the one the backplate and the other excellent friendly overclocking app. - See more at: http://www.enternity.gr/Article/Gadgets/Reviews/MSI-R9-290X-Gaming/24854.html„
9851
2014-07
France
““Length of the card is also a positive point for the compact case!”„
““This version of MSI is on a par with that of HIS, choose according to the price of the bundle„
“(promotion at the time of purchase) or just your preference. In both cases, you will ...
9852
2014-07
France
“"Anyway, these results provide first place in the category of R9 290x before his rival that are Asus and XFX.”„
9853
2014-07
Greece
A key advantage of the card compared with others, is the one the backplate and the other excellent friendly overclocking app.
9919
2014-07
Netherlands
“Under load, the card is clearly more economical than the cards from Gigabyte, MSI and ASUS„
9920
2014-07
Netherlands
“Thermal Design favors MSI since it's cooler and more silent than the other card. Also the overclocking potential on MSI's card was awesome.„
“MSI's R9 280X seems to be a little faster than our Club3D card„
9848
2014-07
UK
“In conclusion, anyone looking to spend around the £300-£320 mark on a graphics card would do well to take a serious look at this offering from MSI.„
9818
2014-07
UK
“In conclusion, anyone looking to spend around the £300-£320 mark on a graphics card would do well to take a serious look at this offering from MSI.„
9819
2014-07
UK
“In conclusion, anyone looking to spend around the £300-£320 mark on a graphics card would do well to take a serious look at this offering from MSI.„
9820
2014-06
Australia
“Excellent performance at a great price”
“Very good cooler design”
“Throw in support for AMD’s Mantle,
which brings a happy free performance
increase in Battlefield 4 and all Frostbite
3-powered games, and MSI’s R9 290 offers
incredible value fo...
9776
2014-06
Greece
“The MSI R9 290X Gaming 4G has at its disposal a good cooling system for the leading core of AMD, in Hawaii, which is the response of the company regarding the High-performance GPUs.„
“It is the combination Gaming and R9 290X definition of "Gaming GPU"lo...
9784
2014-06
Greece
“The MSI R9 290X Gaming 4G has at its disposal a good cooling system for the leading core of AMD, in Hawaii, which is the response of the company regarding the High-performance GPUs.„
“It is the combination Gaming and R9 290X definition of "Gaming GPU"lo...
9785
2014-06
Czech Republic
“Cooling cards very solid impression. Big liabilities, thick heatpipe and all that two 100 mm fans. Certainly we have no worries about its performance, or noise.„
“Cooling - In a word, great. MSI R9 280 GAMING 3G has excellent heat sink. Not only that re...
9814
2014-06
Czech Republic
“Cooling cards very solid impression. Big liabilities, thick heatpipe and all that two 100 mm fans. Certainly we have no worries about its performance, or noise.„
“Cooling - In a word, great. MSI R9 280 GAMING 3G has excellent heat sink. Not only that re...
9815
2014-06
Hungary
“The price is around 100K HUF of this R9 290, which is the stupid version of AMD's high-card, where Hawaii GPU has only 2560 shaders instead of 2816.„
“Memory sub-system is 4GB connected to 512 bit bus. at GPU clocks, MSI did some factory overclocking an...
9772
2014-06
UK
“With recent price drops, for around £185 this looks like the card to beat.„
9759
2014-05
Netherlands
“How do they get it done remains a mystery, but the MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming and MSI Radeon 290x Gaming R9 are the cheapest 290 and 290x cards of the 11 pieces that we have tested.„
9769
2014-04
UK
“Solid mid-high end card which continues on the good build quality/components and adds a decent factory overclock but more importantly, low noise high performance cooler.„
9750
2014-04
France
“Unsurprisingly she uses the proprietary heatsink namely the TwinFrozr Advanced IV which must face a GPU difficult to cool because of its intrinsic consumption over a relatively small area chip. (…)„
9765
2014-04
France
“So in the end we give 4 stars to this MSI Gaming R9 290 OC for a very solid performance overall, a decrease of thirty euros would make it even more interesting.„
9929
2014-04
Australia
“Excellent performance at a great price”
“Very good cooler design”
“Throw in support for AMD’s Mantle, which brings a happy free performance increase in Battlefield 4 and all Frostbite 3-powered games, and MSI’s R9 290 offers incredible value for mo...
9661
2014-04
Denmark
“You rarely find a graphic card that feels as rock solid as MSI cards„
9826
2014-04
Indonesia
MSI first R9 280X gaming series has the coldest temperature and lowest power consuming during the test. For the ability to overclock, this graphics card offers the best performance among competitors. Friendly price also makes it a winner in this time of t...
9635
2014-03
Hungary
“MSI R9 290 has extraordinary performance, and if we consider that from reference card we can even get 290X, this is one of the best price/performance VGA on the market.„
“Combined in CrossFire X, if we have 2 pcs of R9 290, we don't need to worry in fol...
9628
2014-03
Australia
“The highlight of the model, though, is the cooler more than anything, and the Twin Frozr IV Advanced cooler is wonderful.”
“The MSI R9 290X 4GB Twin Frozr Gaming OC is very attractive option for anyone looking for a fast video card.”
9596
2014-03
Hungary
“There are several products marked with "Gaming" which are not really for for Games, this is NOT THE CASE with MSI R9 290 GAMING VGA card, we will not be disappointed with it.„
“On the second strongest one GPU Radeon not only the GPU is strong, but the m...
9563
2014-03
Netherlands
“The MSI R9 280X is the fastest card in our test.„
“The MSI 280X Gaming R9 3G performance is excellent, especially if we consider that the card is available for about 275 euros.„
9564
2014-03
Hungary
“MSI R9 290X is made exklusivelly for gamers, it's from "GAMING" series. Even from the box we can see, that it's an "OC" version with Twin Frozr cooling„
“MSI changed AMD's reference model even in PCB, not only the cooling system. Power supply in this ca...
9578
2014-02
UK
“One of the best deals right now if you want a custom R9 290. Quiet, fast, cost effective with loads of overclocking headroom available on the core.„
9576
2014-02
Philippines
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“The first R9 280X card from the MSI Gaming series ran the coolest, and drew the least power under load. Despite sitting behind in most of our benchmarks, the margin was relatively thin. In its overclocked state, however, the ...
9551
2014-02
UK
“So it looks fantastic, at a relatively small price tag of £360 it's quiet, capable of some good overclocking, and when overclocked is the equivalent of a R9 290X. „
“There is almost nothing not to like about the MSI R9 290 Gaming, and for that it wins o...
9542
2014-02
Netherlands
“Given the low price you can almost not ignore the MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming: the price is very sharp, the card performs well, is economical and very quiet.„
9528
2014-01
Italy
• Very high performance
• Good preparation overclocking
9533
2013-12
Spain
“If you were expecting a bit more performance by perhaps too high expectations that we had placed in this chart, it has proved a powerful tool for running the latest games on the market with all graphics settings maxed and full HD resolution. The graph is...
9401
2013-12
Spain
“If you were expecting a bit more performance by perhaps too high expectations that we had placed in this chart, it has proved a powerful tool for running the latest games on the market with all graphics settings maxed and full HD resolution. The graph is...
9402
2013-12
Czech Republic
“Affordable graphics for demanding players who except power want also silent operation.„
9424
2013-12
Netherlands
“A retest with a correct MSI R9 280X showed that the cooling is actually very well and we adjusted the score. The MSI performs very well in the test.„
9527
2013-11
UK
“… an impressive amount of Gaming performance for your money„
9411
2013-11
Ukraine
“MSI R9 280X GAMING 3G has worthy showed itself from all the sides. It is characterized by relatively compact size occupying only two expansion slots and having a short length. Quality Military Class 4 сomponents will increase the lifetime of MSI R9 280X ...
9386
2013-11
Ukraine
“MSI R9 280X GAMING 3G has worthy showed itself from all the sides. It is characterized by relatively compact size occupying only two expansion slots and having a short length. Quality Military Class 4 сomponents will increase the lifetime of MSI R9 280X ...
9387
2013-11
Serbia
“When you consider the great performance of this card, great acoustic and thermal characteristics of cooler, free version of one of the currently most popular AAA titles, and above all a fantastic price and it is clear that this is a graphic chart that ha...
9425
2013-11
Hungary
“MSI's card is also pretty quiet one, hardly making more noise than the competitors card. In clock speeds it is more conservative, but there is no huge difference, not as in equipment. MSI R9 280X GAMING equipment is much better. Pricing is rather favorab...
9243
2013-11
Germany
“In the case of the MSI Radeon R9 280X you receive the same Tahiti-XT GPU and the same performance but in addition you get a new better cooler and all this ata better price.„
“Concerning performance, the card is at the same level with the GTX 770 and it ...
9234
2013-11
Germany
“In the case of the MSI Radeon R9 280X you receive the same Tahiti-XT GPU and the same performance but in addition you get a new better cooler and all this ata better price.„
“Concerning performance, the card is at the same level with the GTX 770 and it ...
9233
2013-11
Hungary
“We can call AMD Tahiti a new generation or to call it prehistorical, but the fact is that the cards based on it with agressively low pricing with serious 3D performance and still very good services, all this together with MSI extras is just icing on the ...
9221
2013-11
Poland
“Cooling System TwinFrozr IV is characterized by a remarkably quiet operation, although it has been paid for by the high temperatures of the core. In terms of overclocking MSI Radeon 280x Gaming R9 falls fairly decent reaching 1175/6800 MHz„
9346
2013-11
Poland
“Cooling System TwinFrozr IV is characterized by a remarkably quiet operation, although it has been paid for by the high temperatures of the core. In terms of overclocking MSI Radeon 280x Gaming R9 falls fairly decent reaching 1175/6800 MHz„
9347
2013-11
Poland
“Cooling System TwinFrozr IV is characterized by a remarkably quiet operation, although it has been paid for by the high temperatures of the core. In terms of overclocking MSI Radeon 280x Gaming R9 falls fairly decent reaching 1175/6800 MHz„
9349
2013-11
Egypt
“There is no doubt that MSI and its products have become very popular in the hardware market, and people buy MSI products including motherboards and graphic cards more and more also proved that MSI products have high efficiency with unique technology and ...
9341
2013-11
Egypt
“MSI R9 280X Gaming graphic card is equipped with 4th generation cooling system – TWIN FROZR which is the best cooling system that we have ever seen. MSI Gaming series provides gamers to break the GPU frequency or memory frequency for increasing FPS when ...
9342
2013-10
Philippines
“The MSI R9 280X Gaming 3G turned in an impressive performance during our overclocking exercise. This can be greatly attributed to the Military Class IV components used in its power delivery system. We managed to overclocked its GPU core to 1225MHz, up fr...
9343
2013-10
Spain
“If what is sought is a silent and powerful card as R9 is a 280X, we believe this is an excellent alternative, so we give the award to the good choice.„
9400
2013-10
Russia
“Graphics card performed well„
9515
2013-10
Ukraine
“The graphics card is based on a reference design Radeon HD 7970 combined with the latest version of powerful cooling system Twin Frozr. Factory overclocking provides a slight advantage over the reference. The graphics card is in the nominal value very qu...
9209
2013-10
Sweden
“When MSI brings the Gaming series of graphics cards to AMD it is done with the Twin Frozr IV Advanced as a weapon, and just as usual the cooler is outstanding.„
9222
2013-10
France
“You see, we were right to invite you to continue the test with us. Frustration evacuated, we find a card that does not lack charm. This is largely due to MSI, which through its Gaming range offers truly exceptional products. The design is the appointment...
9237
2013-10
UK
“Although a little larger than some, the cooler is well built and runs cool and quiet, even when the card is overclocked and under load.„
9238
2013-10
Poland
“The manufacturer gave his card a unique look, as indeed you can see in the pictures. The parameters of the slightly overclocked - graphics core clock is ticking 1050 MHz ( 1000 MHz by default ).„
9226
2013-10
Poland
“The manufacturer gave his card a unique look, as indeed you can see in the pictures. The parameters of the slightly overclocked - graphics core clock is ticking 1050 MHz ( 1000 MHz by default ).„
9227
2013-10
Thailand
“It’s silent, the noise is very low at 27.9db only.”
“MSI R9 280 X Gaming performed very well, and you can play games smoothly. The performance of overclocking can reach Core 1200Mhz Memory 1661 Mhz which is very stable throughout the experiment.”
“It’...
9339
2013-10
Thailand
“It’s silent, the noise is very low at 27.9db only.”
“MSI R9 280 X Gaming performed very well, and you can play games smoothly. The performance of overclocking can reach Core 1200Mhz Memory 1661 Mhz which is very stable throughout the experiment.”
“It’...
9340
2013-10
Poland
“R9 Radeon 280x Gaming is representative of a new product line MSI, which together with motherboards that producer a platform dedicated players. Black metal grill with a red stripe at the top, it's a tasteful combination, and the quality does not raise an...
9344
2013-10
Poland
“R9 Radeon 280x Gaming is representative of a new product line MSI, which together with motherboards that producer a platform dedicated players. Black metal grill with a red stripe at the top, it's a tasteful combination, and the quality does not raise an...
9345