Quote (Ghot @ 4 Feb 2014 13:40)
I think it failed to deliver...94C and sucks power...can't OC it or it'll melt. Sure non ref 290X's may be better, but there is only so much you can do with them. I think if you check AnAndtech you'll see that even the non ref cards are struggling.
ref cards have always sucked. if you bring up ref design one more time, i will cockslap your face.
i haven't seen any custom cooling solution to struggle, some work better, some worse. just like for nvidia.