R9 290X Press Board Vs. Retail Board Performance Differs (And The Solution!)

http://www.maximumpc.com/amd_radeon_r9_290x_press_board_vs_retail_board?page=0,0

Apparently the issue was two-fold. Fan speed and the GPU BIOS. Seems to have been fixed with latest beta drivers.

Check it out. Sorry for the short topic.