VisionTek Radeon R9 290 CryoVenom 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 900675

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Pros:

Top Quality Block, Pre tested, Ease of install.
Best AMD GPU performance we've ever seen. Excellent temperatures and thermals.

Cons:

Warranty, lack of Block color choice
Requires additional water-cooling gear. Some assembly required. Pricey

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Last revision on February 19, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Top Quality Block, Pre tested, Ease of install
Best AMD GPU performance we've ever seen. Excellent temperatures and thermals

Reviewers Didn't Like

Warranty, lack of Block color choice
Requires additional water-cooling gear. Some assembly required. Pricey

Expert reviews and ratings

Users comfortable with water-cooling will find a lot to love in the VisionTek CryoVenom R9 290 graphics...

By PC Mag on February 26, 2014

There are some advantages to picking up the VisionTek CryoVenom if your a water cooling enthusiast and looking for a performance GPU. If you can handle the shortened warranty, the CryoVenom 290 is a great piece of...

By Pureoverclock on April 22, 2014

At the time of this review, VisionTek is selling the CryoVenom R9 290 for $600 with free shipping. Because R9 290 series graphics card pricing has begun to drop a little over the past several weeks, a little thunder has been taken away from VisionTek's...

By overclockers.com on April 14, 2014

Where do you find value in VisionTek's air-cooled CryoVenom R9 290? Well, personally, I have three reasons to ditch air cooling when it comes to AMD's Hawaii-based Radeon cards. First, the reference design runs too hot, even at stock frequencies, and...

By Tom's Hardware UK on March 10, 2014