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Gigabyte R9 290 WindForce OC Review (1600p, Ultra HD 4K)

To test power consumption today we are using a Keithley Integra unit and we measure power consumption from the VGA card inputs, not the system wide drain. We measure results while gaming in Crysis Warhead and the synthetic stress test Furmark and record both results.
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Power consumption of the hardware falls into the expected zone.

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  1. I have the Gigabyte R9 290OC 4G Windforce Ed. And all i can say is… Damn it’s Awesome! It’s awesome in anything! And i don’t regret buying this little monster. Am i gonna give 6 star for this card.