I get a chance to take a hands-on test of this beastly GPU, The Asus 290X Matrix Platinum houses the very hot Hawaii XT chip.
I am going to test this GPU as stock and would not overclock it as it is already factory overclocked and this GPU is just begging to be put into LN2 to see how far it can go. But let me inform you in advance this is a 2 SLOT Matrix Platinum GPU..not 3..not 2.5...just the awesome 2 Slot GPU
The GPU
Let us meet the beast!!
Out of the box
Those Black Pipes and Heatsink!
Just when you need more juice for your Overclocking needs
In Search Of Incredible
The Performance Test:
CPU: i5 2500K @ 4.3Ghz
MOBO: MSI Z77A-GD65
RAM: G.Skill Trident-X 2400Mhz @ 2133Mhz
GPU: Asus 290X Matrix Platinum 4GB
Resolution: 1080p All at Maximum/Ultra Settings except 3DMark performance test
Star Citizen: Next Gen game that will be more GPU intensive than Crysis 3
3DMark 2011 Performance
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme
3DMark Fire Strike
Catzilla
Assassin's Creed IV:
Batman Arkham Origins
Battlefield 4:
DirectX 11
AMD Mantle
Crysis 3
Physical Temperature Readings:
Just a reference for ambient temp:
Idle:
Heatpipe
GPU Area
VRM Area
Max Load(Running Furmark)
Heatpipe
GPU Area
VRM Area
My Take:
Performance:
The Asus 290X Matrix Platinum performed really well, doing above 60 fps on almost all the games I have tested it on. I was able to play fluidly in Star Citizen which is a very GPU intensive game.
Quietness and Coolness:
The GPU is very quiet that you won't really notice it when you put it into Auto mode, though putting it into auto mode you will get the GPU running at above 90c which is easily remedied if you put the fan in 60-70% which is still quiet.
Overall:
This GPU can run games easily without you having to overclock it more, but buying this GPU means you wont accept the default factory overclock and you want to push it more. But this GPU with it stock cooler is should I say already running on max, if you want to push it more you need to put it in water, DICE, LN2 and similar type of cooling. I think that cooling this GPU better will give you more performance but for normal use it can ace any game you throw at it.
I am going to test this GPU as stock and would not overclock it as it is already factory overclocked and this GPU is just begging to be put into LN2 to see how far it can go. But let me inform you in advance this is a 2 SLOT Matrix Platinum GPU..not 3..not 2.5...just the awesome 2 Slot GPU
The GPU
Let us meet the beast!!
Out of the box
Those Black Pipes and Heatsink!
Just when you need more juice for your Overclocking needs
In Search Of Incredible
The Performance Test:
CPU: i5 2500K @ 4.3Ghz
MOBO: MSI Z77A-GD65
RAM: G.Skill Trident-X 2400Mhz @ 2133Mhz
GPU: Asus 290X Matrix Platinum 4GB
Resolution: 1080p All at Maximum/Ultra Settings except 3DMark performance test
Star Citizen: Next Gen game that will be more GPU intensive than Crysis 3
3DMark 2011 Performance
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme
3DMark Fire Strike
Catzilla
Assassin's Creed IV:
Batman Arkham Origins
Battlefield 4:
DirectX 11
AMD Mantle
Crysis 3
Physical Temperature Readings:
Just a reference for ambient temp:
Idle:
Heatpipe
GPU Area
VRM Area
Max Load(Running Furmark)
Heatpipe
GPU Area
VRM Area
My Take:
Performance:
The Asus 290X Matrix Platinum performed really well, doing above 60 fps on almost all the games I have tested it on. I was able to play fluidly in Star Citizen which is a very GPU intensive game.
Quietness and Coolness:
The GPU is very quiet that you won't really notice it when you put it into Auto mode, though putting it into auto mode you will get the GPU running at above 90c which is easily remedied if you put the fan in 60-70% which is still quiet.
Overall:
This GPU can run games easily without you having to overclock it more, but buying this GPU means you wont accept the default factory overclock and you want to push it more. But this GPU with it stock cooler is should I say already running on max, if you want to push it more you need to put it in water, DICE, LN2 and similar type of cooling. I think that cooling this GPU better will give you more performance but for normal use it can ace any game you throw at it.
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