{"id":70532,"date":"2014-11-20T02:03:20","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T00:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=70532"},"modified":"2014-11-20T02:05:49","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T00:05:49","slug":"new-8gb-amd-r9-290x-gets-sa-pricing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/70532-new-8gb-amd-r9-290x-gets-sa-pricing","title":{"rendered":"New 8GB AMD R9 290X gets SA pricing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Near the beginning of November 2014 AMD confirmed it would release an 8GB DDR5 version of its\u00a0R9 290X. Besides the VRAM improvement, AMD said the card would also be overclocked, and was working with brands like\u00a0Sapphire, PowerColor, and MSI to bring the card to the masses.<\/p>\n

Now the 8GB GPU powerhouse has popped up on local PC builders’ websites, with pricing and specifications\u00a0AMD enthusiast will surely drool over.<\/p>\n

MSI R9 290X 8GB – R8,999<\/a><\/h3>\n
\"MSI<\/a>

MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition 512bit 8GB<\/p><\/div>\n

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MSI R9 290X 8GB<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Core Clock<\/td>\n1,030MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boost Clock<\/td>\n1,040MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memory Clock<\/td>\n5,000MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memory Bus Width<\/td>\n512 bit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VRAM<\/td>\n8GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Max VGA Resolution<\/td>\n2,560×1,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Sapphire R9 290X 8GB – R7,705<\/a><\/h3>\n
\"Sapphire<\/a>

Sapphire R9 290X 8GB<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sapphire R9 290X 8GB\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stream Processors<\/td>\n2,816<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Core Clock<\/td>\n1,030MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memory Clock<\/td>\n5,500MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memory Bus Width<\/td>\n512 bit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VRAM<\/td>\n8GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Max Resolution<\/td>\nSupports 4K displays<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

AMD fans, do these cards do the brand justice? Let us know in the comments and forum.<\/p>\n

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