Yeah I agree that the Tri-X seems the best so far. I don't really feel the 50$ over MSRP for the cooler, but so far it seems to be the best of the bunch.
My mindset is usually top overclocks though. Most aftermarket cards are pretty close in terms of noise levels, so I don't pay quite as much attention there. Although I understand GB had some slipups with the 280X in that respect.
But with that in mind, I agree the Tri-X looks like the best bet so far out of all 3. I'd like to see reviews of the MSI gamer model as well, hopefully some websites will get some tests up on that stat. The 780ti gamer looked really nice in terms of noise, i'd expect the same with the 290X MSI gamer card.
My mindset is usually top overclocks though. Most aftermarket cards are pretty close in terms of noise levels, so I don't pay quite as much attention there. Although I understand GB had some slipups with the 280X in that respect.
But with that in mind, I agree the Tri-X looks like the best bet so far out of all 3. I'd like to see reviews of the MSI gamer model as well, hopefully some websites will get some tests up on that stat. The 780ti gamer looked really nice in terms of noise, i'd expect the same with the 290X MSI gamer card.