MSI R9 290 with Arctic Accelero Hybrid III - 140 (R9-290X) Multi-Compatible Air/Liquid Cooler
Am I missing something? It's entirely possible I'm wrong. I just did the math in my head.
At $99 for this cooler this isn't worth it. The speed improvement isn't enough to justify the cost of the cooler. You can just buy more GPUs.
True but the fans on the MSI 290 are horrible and have a short life. Also very loud and run pretty hot at 100% GPU utilization. 30-40 days and the cooler is paid for hopefully. I have had these 290s many months now and they have paid for themselves already. 1 fan on each of my 290s died recently and I was tired of the heat and the noise the factory cooler put out.