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Performance
Customers are generally positive about the performance of this graphic card, with many praising its excellent price to performance ratio and ability to run high-end games at 1080p or even higher resolutions without any significant loss in frame rates. Some users have reported minor issues with software compatibility but overall are satisfied with their purchase.
Fan Speed
Customers have generally positive opinions about the fan speed of the graphic card, with some mentioning that it runs quietly even at high usage, while others acknowledge that it can become loud but still consider it a good performer.
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Throttling Control
Customers have mixed opinions about the throttling control of the XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 Double Dissipation Graphic Card. While some users report successful overclocking and smooth gaming experiences, others struggle with instability and crashes, requiring extensive troubleshooting to ensure proper functionality.
Warranty Service
Customers have mixed opinions regarding the warranty service of XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 Double Dissipation Graphic Card, with some praising the fast response and great customer service while others expressing frustration over unfulfilled lifetime warranties and difficulties in dealing with technical issues.

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Quality
They have the best quality and warranties on any card.
Awesome i can run counter strike at 200 fps very solid but can get a little fan noise when heated up
Mine never goes above 85 deg with my settings (in my case) try these (-w 256 -i 16 -g 1 --auto-fan --gpu-engine 750-850 --gpu-m... Read More
Speaking of power, most power supplies operate their most efficient at 50% of their rated wattage and it goes downhill from there.
Price
This card is amazing for the price!
I was very skeptical about it but after having done my research i finally chose this card for it's great price to performance ratio.
Oh yeah the titan is a $1500 card, and the r9 290 is a $400 card, nuff said.
It has a 512-bit width memory busy, and 2560 stream processors all for $400, this is as much bang for your buck as there is at ... Read More
Shipping
However xfx sent me a brand new one about 2 weeks after i sent in my card to be fixed.
Packaging/appearance
Had to use a power supply supplied cable instead of the one that came in the box that seem to be just short extensions.
Competitiveness
This gpu is as good as the other brands and the lifetime warranty makes me feel even better!
My msi mobo software came with afterburner and it works seemlessly even though its a different brand.
Nvidia makes great products, but they need to get competitive in pricing again.
Xfx is one of the few companies that are fast in responding to warranty issues.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
great, new, still and good. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 93 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 1 2025.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The main reason i purchased this card was for the lifetime warranty as long as you register it within 30 days and its only for north america
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Soon as i exit a game any noise becomes silent
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In my opinion its classier looking that a lot of other cards are
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I do have to note that the people are right when they say that this card gets too hot
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But it never goes over 80 celsius
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The card will quickly climb to 70 celsius within a minute of playing a game
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
And the fans speed go from 2060 percent
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Because the name of the card is double d and i just said double d pl
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