The Tech Report published a review on the Custom-cooled Radeon R9 290X cards from Asus and XFXed
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Radeon R9 290X prices are creeping down into normal territory once again. Just in time, we have a look at two custom-cooled cards from XFX and Asus that aim to banish the thermal throttling issues found in cards with AMD's reference cooler.Custom-cooled Radeon R9 290X cards from Asus and XFX reviewed @ The Tech Report