Strix R9 390X is the successor to the 290X. This supercharged card is packing more power at the same time more efficiency, and comes with a generous 8GB of GDDR5 memory for the people who crave high-quality textures on their glorious high-resolution displays. If you're looking for extreme performance at the great price, this can hang with the big boys and give them a run for their money. People talk about bang for your buck, it would be apt to say in this case (or whatever case you may have) BOOM for your buck.
Inside the boxes you’ll find the installation DVD, a 2 x 6-pin to 8-pin power adapter, a setup guide, a Strix sticker to add to your collection, and of course the STRIX R9 390X video card.
At the core, the Strix R9 390X is powered by a 28nm Grenada GPU based on the GCN 1.1 architecture. Core GPU specs include 2,816 stream processors, 176 texture units and 64 ROPs. Out of the box, the core clock speed has been factory-overclocked to 1070MHz, and with a click of the button in the bundled GPU Tweak II software; OC mode makes the card reach 1090MHz with ease. Featuring more memory (8GB of GDDR5) operating at 6GHz (effective) running on the huge 512-bit memory bus, and high memory bandwidth (384GBps), it's built to pushing high-quality textures onto high-resolution displays. To play its strength, having a couple in CrossFire would be amazing. As a single card, Strix R9 390X is already 10% faster than a reference R9 290X, and 5.5% faster than a reference R9 380X.
The GPU and memory are powered by DIGI+ VRM with an 8-phase power delivery design incorporates new aerospace-grade Super Alloy Power II components. The use of these premium components including MOSFETs, capacitors and chokes provide you with not only longer lifespan, you also get lower temperatures and 15% better efficiency for 30% better overclocking capabilities and less noise.
Strix R9 390X comes in a new package, in sync with Strix GTX 980 Ti and Strix R9 Fury. Now in black, red and silver with sleeker lines and monster heatpipes resembling mufflers on cruiser motorcycles. A pulsating Strix owl logo is the finishing touch for people who want to mod without modding.
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DirectCU III with triple Wing-Blade 0dB fans and 10mm heatpipes is a major upgrade, in addition to increased air pressure from the patented fan design, the third fan provides even more cooling than before. While there is an extra fan, 0dB fan technology makes sure the fans turn on only when you need them for total silence. You can see another design improvement as the Super Alloy Power II MOSFETs are now also cooled by the main air-cooler, which can be actively cooled by fans as opposed to a separate smaller heatsink. These 10mm heatpipes are the thickest available today, they transfer heat more efficiently to disperse heat evenly - right to the end of the card! DirectCU III makes the card 22% cooler and three times quieter than reference!
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The brushed-metal backplate fortifies the PCB while helping to disperse heat and making the card sexy.
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When you run your fingers over the back of the PCB you will certainly feel like something is missing, no, components are not missing but the pins. And if you look closely, you will also notice the flux is gone. Without pins and flux, the card is much easier to handle, soldered joints last longer and dust buildup is greatly reduced. All this is achieved by AUTO-EXTREME technology, it's a new manufacturing process that is 100% automated! Each card manufactured is consistently of the highest quality, better for overclocking stability. Harsh chemicals are no longer necessary and power consumption is halved, leading to a more environmentally-friendly process.
For connectivity, there is a DVI-D port , an HDMI port, and a trio of DisplayPort 1.2 ports. The dual-slot card is powered by a six-pin and an eight-pin connector, both of which feature indicators to show secure connection.
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GPU Tweak II is bundled to help overclockers reach the cards' potential, now with a new gamer-friendly interface while advanced controls remain. If you want to squeezing out every bit of performance out of your system for either more frames per second or get the highest benchmark scores possible, one click in Gaming Booster will free up all available resources by tweaking visual effects settings, system services and memory defragmentation in Windows. GPU Tweak II comes with a 1-year license for XSplit Gamecaster ($99 USD value), allowing you to easily stream or record gameplay through a convenient in-game overlay.