The card

The ASUS ROG MATRIX R9 290X features a pretty much same DirectCU II cooler as the ROG MATRIX GTX 780 Ti, so we are looking at a rather hefty aluminum fin heatsink with one 10mm direct-contact copper heatpipe, two 8 millimiter direct-contact pipes and two more heatpipes that measure 6 millimeter in diameter which should, combined with two fans, including a hybrid CoolTech multi-directional fan, provide temperatures up to 31 percent cooler then reference Radeon R9 290X. It also comes with an aluminum backplate which should keep the backside of the PCB a bit cooler and also provide structural ridgidity to the graphics card.

The ROG R9 290X Platinum Edition also features a custom PCB with DIGI+ 14-phase VRM with Black Metallic Capacitors, concrete-core chokes and hardened MOSFETs, all in order to ensure high stability, extra long lifetime, 20 percent better temperature endurance and 30 percent less power noise.



The ASUS ROG MATRIX R9 290X Platinum Edition also shares a lot of premium, gaming-oriented and overclocking-friendly features seen on the ROG MATRIX GTX 780 Ti Platinum Edition graphics card including the LN2 Mode / STD (Standard) Mode Jumper Switch which unlocks restriction on power target, voltage and overcurrent protections, Memory Defroster switch, which should defrost memory during subzero overclocking and get rid of memory cold bugs, VGA Hotwire, which allows you to wire the ROG MATRIX R9 290X to any compatible ROG motherboards in order to adjust the GPU, VRAM and PLL via BIOS or OS in real time, Clear VBIOS switch, which allows you to restore default frequencies and voltages with a single button, as well as the ROG color-coded Load Indicator ROG LOGO which lights up in different colors depending on the actual GPU load. The ROG MATRIX R9 290X also comes with ROG Edition GPU Tweak graphics card-tuning utility which gives you a precise control over GPU, VRM and even fans of the ROG MATRIX R9 290X graphics card. The ROG MATRIX R9 290X also features GPU Tweak Streaming which allows you to stream your gaming action in real-time.



The memory chips used are made by Elpida and carry the model number W2032BBBG-6A-F. They are specified to run at 1'350MHz (5'400 MHz effective).

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Page 4 - Test Setup	Page 14 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 5 - 3DMark Fire Strike	Page 15 - Metro: Last Light
Page 6 - Unigine Heaven 4.0	Page 16 - GTA V
Page 7 - BattleField 3	Page 17 - Power Consumption
Page 8 - Bioshock Infinite	Page 18 - Temperatures / Noise levels
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