Test: Asus Matrix Platinum R9 290x

Konklusion

ASUS Matrix Platinum konkurrerer med ganske få kort, der henvender sig til ekstremoverclockeren. Med dette 290X matcher ASUS mængden af features man finder på konkurrenternes kort og med deres specielle antifrost system, leverer de noget jeg aldrig tidligere har set på et grafikkort. Køleren er den mest støjsvage jeg har testet på et 290X grafikkort, ydermere er den veldesignet. De to 95mm blæsere formår at holde temperaturen på 81 grader ved konstant load, hvilket igen er imponerende for et 290X. 
Inden du klikker på prisen ovenfor og bestiller, bør du dog overveje om LN2 overclocking og indbygget varme virkelig er nødvendigt. Kortet kommer med adskillige features som koster ekstra, men hvis de aldrig bliver brugt er det ganske enkelt penge ud af vinduet.

Innovation/Teknologi - 5
Hawaii chippen er helt ny og baserer sig på den opdaterede GCN 1.1 arkitektur. Under overfladen finder vi også 6.2 milliarder transistorer, 4GB ram og en voldsom 512-bit rambus.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 3
Bundlen er ganske almindelig og kommer med alt til installation, dog er der intet specielt ved den. Derfor lander vi på gennemsnitlige 3 points.

UK summary

Asus Matrix Platinum competes with very few cards, that caters to the extreme overclocker. With this 290X Asus matches the number of features as seen on the competitors cards and with their special antifrost system, the deliver something I have never seen on a videocard. The cooler is the most noiseless I have tested on a 290X card, and furthermore it´s well designed. The two 95mm fans manages to keep the temperature below 81*C at constant load, which is ipressive for a 290X. Before you click and order, you should consider wheater LN2 overclock and embedded heat is really necessary. The card is loaded with features which costs exstra, but if they are never to be used, it´s simply money out the window. 

Innovation/Technology - 5
The Hawaii chip is brandnew and is based on the updated GCN 1.1 architechture. Below the surface we see 6.2 billion transitors, 4 GB ram and a heavy 512-bit rambus. 

Bundle/Accessories - 3
The bundle is quite ordinary and it comes with everything needed to install. But there is nothing special about it. Therefore we land on a average 3 points. 

Design/Layout - 5
The cooler is big and capable of preventing the chip to downclock at 94*C as the normal 290X does. ASUS Matrix also generates less noise than the competing MSI card, that ww tested a few months ago. For being the least noisy and best equipped 290X we have tested, it receives 5 points. 

Software/BIOS - 5
ASUS own GPU Tweak makes this card incredible easy to overclock. And with a ASUS videocard, you the the oppourtunity to controll many exstra vaiables and functions. AMD´s standard drives works true to form quite excellent.

Performance - 5
ASUS Matrix Platinum is among the fastests card we have ever tested. It mathces the performance from the nVidia 780Ti. And add to that a big overclocking potential, and it triggers 5 point from us. 

Price - 3
If you want to own a very fast videocard with every possibility to doing a heavy overclock, you have to drain your account for 4550 DKK. The card is however so brandnew, that not many retailers have it on stock, which drives the price up. But that does not change the fact that Matrix Platinum 290X cost 500 DKK more than the direct competitor from MIS. Niche products always costs extra, but if you are looking to break the overclock record there is no better way. 

Test: Asus Matrix Platinum R9 290x

Innovation / Teknologi	5
Bundle - Tilbehør	3
Design - Layout	5
Software - BIOS	5
Ydelse	5
Pris	3
Samlet	86%