Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Hello everyone and welcome back to another Budget Builds Episode where today we're taking a look at the legendary furnace that is AMD's R9 290...A Card you would have assumed that we had looked at by now, but alas this one has alluded the channel for years. But now with prices rising everywhere and RX580s/GTX1060s hitting the £70 mark again...Is it worth going back to their old school competitors and grabbing a bit of a bargain.
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What did I order today - 0:00
Plugging in the R9 290 & What Drivers to use? - 1:30
Quick look at the specs - 2:39
Out of the box performance ... It runs HOT! - 3:23
How to do a Lazy Undervolt (and fix the card) - 4:10
How loud is the fan? - 4:42
Thats a bit better - 4:55
But does it game well? - 5:57
We're going to have to tear this down - 8:03
Finally ready to use? - 9:00
The Full Specs - 10:11
Synthetic Performance, Undervolt Performance, and Comparisons - 11:41
Ready for Benchmarking? - 14:16
The Benchmarks (Start) - 15:38
GTA V & GTA O Enhanced - 15:39
GTA V & GTA O Legacy - 16:45
Counter Strike 2 Benchmark & Competitive - 18:14
Arc Raiders - 19:59
Cyberpunk 2077 - 21:10
Oblivion Remastered - 22:14
BeamNG - 23:17
Baldurs Gate 3 - 24:23
Fortnite - 25:24
PUBG DX12 & DX11.1 - 26:18
M&B Bannerlord - 27:50
Paralives - 28:54
Red Dead Redemption 2 - 30:02
Fallout 4 Anniversary - 31:30
Can it run Crysis...Remastered - 32:40
Overall Performance & Compatibility Issues? - 33:47
Power Consumption & Thermals - 35:19
Ultra Undervolt Test (The R9 290 at Sub 50W Power Usage) - 37:06
Should you buy an R9 290 in 2026? - 39:00
Patreon: patreon.com/BudgetBuilds
Twitter: twitter.com/Budget_Builds_
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Hello everyone and welcome back to another Budget Builds Episode where today we're taking a look at the legendary furnace that is AMD's R9 290...A Card you would have assumed that we had looked at by now, but alas this one has alluded the channel for years. But now with prices rising everywhere and RX580s/GTX1060s hitting the £70 mark again...Is it worth going back to their old school competitors and grabbing a bit of a bargain.
Enjoy the videos? Why not become a member and get extras! youtube.com/channel/UCsgnjvCvJZgAdSMMRG_j0cw/join
It also helps the channel a lot. Thank you!
What did I order today - 0:00
Plugging in the R9 290 & What Drivers to use? - 1:30
Quick look at the specs - 2:39
Out of the box performance ... It runs HOT! - 3:23
How to do a Lazy Undervolt (and fix the card) - 4:10
How loud is the fan? - 4:42
Thats a bit better - 4:55
But does it game well? - 5:57
We're going to have to tear this down - 8:03
Finally ready to use? - 9:00
The Full Specs - 10:11
Synthetic Performance, Undervolt Performance, and Comparisons - 11:41
Ready for Benchmarking? - 14:16
The Benchmarks (Start) - 15:38
GTA V & GTA O Enhanced - 15:39
GTA V & GTA O Legacy - 16:45
Counter Strike 2 Benchmark & Competitive - 18:14
Arc Raiders - 19:59
Cyberpunk 2077 - 21:10
Oblivion Remastered - 22:14
BeamNG - 23:17
Baldurs Gate 3 - 24:23
Fortnite - 25:24
PUBG DX12 & DX11.1 - 26:18
M&B Bannerlord - 27:50
Paralives - 28:54
Red Dead Redemption 2 - 30:02
Fallout 4 Anniversary - 31:30
Can it run Crysis...Remastered - 32:40
Overall Performance & Compatibility Issues? - 33:47
Power Consumption & Thermals - 35:19
Ultra Undervolt Test (The R9 290 at Sub 50W Power Usage) - 37:06
Should you buy an R9 290 in 2026? - 39:00
Patreon: patreon.com/BudgetBuilds
Twitter: twitter.com/Budget_Builds_
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/budgetbuildsoff...
Second Channel: youtube.com/@budgetbuildsliveunofficial7896
Discord: discord.gg/YUCPJWqjRE
