Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X 8GB CrossFireX Review

Test Systems and Procedures

Before we delve into any testing we would like to take this opportunity to overview our test system.

Test System

• Motherboard – Gigabyte X99-Gaming G1 WiFi LGA 2011-3 Motherboard
• Processor – Intel Core i7 5820K at Stock 3.3GHz
• RAM – 16GB (4 X 4GB) Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400MHz
• CPU Cooler – Thermaltake Water 3.0 with Gelid GC-Extreme
• Power Supply – Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 1200W
• Main Storage Drive – Crucial M550 512GB
• Chassis – Lian Li T80 Test Bench
• Displays – U2868PQU 4K
• Operating System – Windows 8.1 Pro 64 Bit

Driver Details

Hardware Used

• “Killawatt” style electricity usage meter wall plug
• Precision Gold N05CC  Decibel meter

Games Used

• Batman Arkham Origins
• Battlefield 4
• Bioshock Infinite
• Hitman Absolution
• Metro Last Light
• Tomb Raider

Benchmarks Used

• 3DMark
• Unigine Valley

Other Software Used

• Unigine Heaven
• CPU-ID HWMonitor
• TechPowerUp GPU-Z
• Luxmark