Finally, the DP connector supports Multi-Stream, allowing the user to connect up to four monitors from the single DP 1.2 connector. In addition, the HDMI and DisplayPort connectors will provide a 7.1 lossless audio stream, and 3D support. The DVI-D connectors support a resolution up to 2560Г—1600, while the HDMI and DisplayPort supports 4096Г—2160. Where the back heat shield meets the PCB there is some thermal sealant coming out the top of the card, while not a major issue it can get a little messy for those that are extremely particular.ДЄt the end of the card we have the usual display connectors two dual-link DVI-D, HDMI, and DisplayPort 1.2. This has a tolerance of +/- 5C, so it is just a helpful way of getting an idea of the temperature, utilizing other tools is required to get a more accurate temperature. The Sapphire logo can be seen here, when it lights up, the color indicates the temperature of the card, Blue (0 to 60C), Yellow (60 to 80C) and Red (80C or higher). This power is transferred to the card by two 8-pin PCI-E power connectors. The power requirements of the Vapor-X 290 OC is for a 750W power supply. On the far right are the power connectors and the Sapphire logo, which lights up in three colors to indicate the temperature. Looking beyond the button, we can see the large heatsink cooling fins used to cool the GPU, there are five heatpipes being used to distribute the heat, a large 10mm, two 8mm and two 6mm. The button lights up in blue in UEFI mode. Pressing the button activates the UEFI BIOS, providing support for Secure Boot and a faster boot time through UEFI. On the far left side there is a little Sapphire logo button that switches between the Legacy and UEFI BIOS support it ships in Legacy BIOS mode. Taking a look at the top edge of the video card there are several interesting features. In addition, the thickness of the card at 1.85 inches will require the user of 2.5 PCI-E slots rather than just taking up 2. The overall dimensions of the Vapor-X R9 290 is 12 x 4.5 x 1.85 inches (L x W x H), making this a rather long card. On the fan shroud there are channels which will help the air to flow out the back of the case rather than into the case. The fan shroud is black and blue which really makes the card stand out. The front of the Sapphire Vapor-X R9 290 has three 90mm fans on the front of the card, with 9 blades on each fan. Sapphire doesnвЂ™t stop there, they have also added their Tri-X Cooling which features three fans rather than the standard two fans, and their Vapor-X technology to their Vapor-X R9 290 Overclocked which is currently available as part number 1G for $499.99 shipped a 2 year warranty is included at that price. The Stream processors are running at 1030MHz, and the 4GB GDDR5 memory has been clocked to 5600MHz.

Sapphire has taken those specifications and boosted them a little with their Overclocked edition. Powered by a single 28nm AMD Hawaii GPU, it features 2560 Stream processors running at 947MHz, and 4GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 5000MHz. The Radeon R9 290 GPU came out in November 2013, making it almost 6 months old, and while it isnвЂ™t the top of the line model it still has some impressive specifications. Sapphire Vapor-X R9 290 Overclock Edition

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