![]() But when I push the 8Gb to the highest preset, known as “Ultra”, the game drops frames into the single digit territory, something that my old card does too. Now the Sapphire Nitro works with the “normal” preset easily and even pushes the FPS a bit higher than my old Sapphire R9 290X does. Normally, I have the graphics settings set to the preset “normal”, which is the middle ground setting and produces the smoothest outcome. Now what I want in the game is 60 frames per second (FPS) with a minimum of 30 FPS when it comes to raiding in order for things to run smoothly. I play this game daily and with any other MMO or online game, you need those extra frames to make sure you don’t die on some stupid thing that you couldn’t see. Now World of Warcraft (WoW) is one of the most used games on my system. So while i’m not taking full advantage of the card in those terms, I’m doing it for the normal things I do. Now before we begin, I’ll point out that this card does have the ability to work across the Eyefinity multi-monitor system, a Liquid VR support function, and 4K resolution… All of which I couldn’t test out due to having a LED monitor/TV combo running, no VR headset due to eye problems, and no 4K monitor because I’m still poor. Look at how much room this thing takes up!Īs it is with most tech things, this graphics card needs to run well with 3 basic things, so let’s jump right into the testing phase. The case in my PC is the Coolermaster Storm Trooper, one of the largest non-custom cases on the market and as you can see from the image below, I could barely fit the whole card into the case without bunching all the cables at one end. The Sapphire Nitro 8Gb R9 390 (Referenced as the “Sapphire Nitro” from here on out to save time) is a 3 cooling fan card, meaning it’s going to take up lots of room. Now the first thing I’ll point out about this huge chuck of metal and plastic is that it does take up A LOT of room. Is this monster of a GPU worth the high price for your gaming needs or is it just a fancy way to increase numbers with some shiny new tech? (You can read the full run down and review here). Since I recently upgraded my entire PC with AMD parts, it seems fitting to see how this 8 gigabyte beast works with my 8 core 4Gb processor and all the other things that are in this rig. Sapphire have put out a new beefy graphics card for high end gaming. Disclosure: Sapphire Nitro 8Gb R9 390 graphics card was provided by the great people over at AMD & GAP Marketing for the purpose of review… Unfortunately I can’t keep the card. ![]()
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