Graphic Card MSI R9 390 GAMING 8 GB

Graphic Card MSI R9 390 GAMING 8 GB MSI’s Twin Frozr V Thermal Designs are equipped with ZeroFrozr technology which was first introduced by MSI back in 2008. ZeroFrozr technology eliminates fan noise in low-load situations by stopping the fans when they are not needed. Compared to other graphics cards, there is no continuous hum of airflow to tell you there’s a powerful graphics card in your gaming rig. This means you can focus on gaming without the distraction of other sounds coming from your PC.

With every new generation of GPUs comes more performance. With every new generation of MSI Twin Frozr we give you less noise and heat!. We’ve listened to all your requests and the new Twin Frozr V is smaller, features stronger fans, generates less noise, keeps your graphics card and its components cooler and matches perfectly with your MSI GAMING motherboard including some funky LED lightning. We’ve spent 18 months on the development of the Twin Frozr V, including field testing in gaming cafés to ensure the cards have the quality and stability to give you the FPS you need.

Advanced Dispersion Blade design generates 19 per cent more airflow without increasing drag for supreme silent performance.

Technical Specification :

• Screen Resolution     : 4096 x 2160 pixels
• Max Screen Resolution  : 4096 x 2160
• Processor                     : 1040 MHz
• Memory Speed             : 6100 MHz
• Graphics Coprocessor     : AMD Radeon
• Chipset Brand               : AMD
• Graphics Card Ram Size : 8 GB
• Card Interface               : PCIe 3.0 x16
• Memory Type                : GDDR 5

Review By :

J. Hahnon 

Style: R9 390X GAMING 8G

This review will be both about the R9 390X in general, and about MSI's implementation of it.

R9 390X

PRO: Great performance on top titles as of Late 2015. Able to do things like almost max Witcher 3 or Crysis on a 1080p monitor @ 60hz, or run CS:GO effortlessly on 1080p @144hz. Expect to max basically any game at 1080p.

CON: Relative to its nvidia competitors, this card eats a lot of power. It's also fairly large in terms of heat generation. You'll need a solid PSU and a good fan/cooler on it, as well as good case airflow. Some people have issues with the drivers, though I ran into no problems.

THOUGHTS: People call this baby a GTX 980 killer, and given how cheap it is relative to the 980, they're not wrong. This fits perfectly into the "around $400-$450 " price range and you get what you pay for. This is probably the most expensive card you can buy while maintaining reasonable performance/price.

MSI's Implementation:

PRO:

* Goods fans. MSI's Twin/Zero Frozr setup provides a lot of cooling, which you will need on an AMD card. Also, since the fans can spin down to zero it's pretty nice.

* Good Stock OC. MSI brings in with 1100MHz Core and 6.1GHz Memory. Even if you leave it completely alone, you have a high-performing card.

* Good port selection. 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort is just about right for my needs. You can drive several beefy monitors without the needs for converters. Some card manufacturers shy away from the builky DVI ports but not MSI.

* Good card construction. The card is stiff with little sag and the backplate holds it together well and inspires confidence. The rear panel slides in easily and the power connector and CrossFire pins are easy to access.

* MSI Afterburner lets you change clock settings.

CON:

* MSI decided to stick a HUGE cooler on this card and their overclock is turned up to 11. I really like this! But it comes with downsides. This thing NEEDS a case with good airflow, because unlike a reference card, it doesn't include an exhaust. The fan just pushes the air into the heatsink, and it's up to your own case to bring in air and push it out of the case. If you have bad airflow this card is a bad choice.

* Also, since MSI turns the OC up to 11, this thing draws a ton of power. It doesn't matter to me since I have a 650W PSU but they recommend at least that on the box and they're not joking, This guy can get like 300W of power consumption.

* Also it's big, heavy, and takes up room in the case, but that's par for the course for these things.

THOUGHTS: You need good airflow, due to the heat, and since MSI pulls no punches on their OC, this will eat a lot of power. It's worth it, though, and this card is reliable and powerful.

Right now, it's a great buy. It maxes basically every game I've put in front of it, and runs Crysis 3 pretty well at max settings. at 1080p. Since it has 8gb of VRAM it should perform well at 4K, too.

I recommend this card.