Topics:#r9-290x

With four new world records already under Strix GTX 980's belt, the coming few weeks are about to get interesting.

ASUS' PC DIY channel has two new videos showcasing the Matrix Platinum graphics cards in both flavors: R9 290X and GTX 780 Ti. Check them both out inside!

If you're gearing up to add a new Matrix to your system, you can follow ITLabs unboxing video or our gallery inside to see more!

We've rounded up the first Matrix R9 290X and Matrix 780 Ti reviews from around the net. Find out what they had to say inside.

Lauren at TastyPC has videoed a massive graphics round up, featuring no less than seven ASUS and ROG graphics cards, with benchmarks to boot!

UK pro overclocking gurus, 8 Pack and Hivizman have taken a huge haul of OC world records with 2, 3 and 4-way R9 290X CrossFire, an Intel Core i7-4930K at 6,150MHz, Corsair Dominator Platinum C9 at 2,730+MHz - all plugged into a Rampage IV Black Edition.

EK Water Blocks is working on a new full-cover water block for the recently released ASUS R9 290X DirectCU II OC graphics card.

"The ASUS R9 290X DirectCU II is one of the best graphics cards I have ever tested in the PC Perspective labs. It takes a powerful GPU that was first released with a lot of concerns and irons them all out." Check out the links to both, very detailed PC Per reviews inside!