8 Pack looks at R290X

snips86x · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:37

8 Pack said:
Volt mod your cards!! done!!!

I know we're talking the 290x here, but can you flash the BIOS on the MSI TF III and use the ASUS BIOS? Will it benefit a performance increase or just crash & kill the card?

Kaapstad · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:37

humbug said:
Looking good 8 Pack, But AMD do need to turn it up a couple of notches in Heaven Valley. currently the fastest Titan there scores 3800 @ 1380Mhz. thats more than 25% faster than Gibbo managed @ 1200Mhz.

Seems AMD is currently very bad indeed for Valley.

I don't like Valley as it bottlenecks the cards too easy unless you run it @1600p and then things can get a bit toasty.

humbug · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:40

Kaapstad said:
I don't like Valley as it bottlenecks the cards too easy unless you run it @1600p and then things can get a bit toasty.

Nvidia don't seem to mind, some how they seem to be getting 75% scaling over the GTX 680.

Marine-RX179 · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:41

humbug said:
Looking good 8 Pack, But AMD do need to turn it up a couple of notches in Heaven Valley. currently the fastest Titan there scores 3800 @ 1380Mhz. thats more than 25% faster than Gibbo managed @ 1200Mhz.

Seems AMD is currently very bad indeed for Valley.

The thing is, for the Heaven and Valley bench, the superior memory bandwidth is probably not translating (much) into performance and score...or at least, that's what I think.

If we look at benchmark on Metro etc, it clearly show how scarily high memory bandwidth is able to impact on reducing frame rate loss:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/R9_290X/18.html

humbug · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:41

*crickets*

Kaapstad · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:41

@8 Pack

Good review and the only one anywhere using more than two cards.

Are you going to get the LN2 out soon so we can see what 3 and 4 cards can really do !!!

LeJosh · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:43

Slap an EK block on and show us what they can do.

Can't wait till you can mess around with the volts.

8 Pack · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:43

What sort of a question is that!!

Now I have the mod the cards will get ragged!!!!

humbug · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:43

Marine-RX179 said:
The thing is, for the Heaven and Valley bench, the superior memory bandwidth is probably not translating into performance and score...or at least, that's what I think.

If we look at benchmark on Metro etc, it clearly show how scarily high memory bandwidth is able to impact on reducing frame rate loss:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/R9_290X/18.html

They are only for comparing Ball size anyway, in gaming overall it trades blows edges out the Titan, thats what really matters.

8 Pack · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:44

LeJosh said:
Slap an EK block on and show us what they can do.

Can't wait till you can mess around with the volts.

I will bypass water I think.

Kaapstad · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:44

humbug said:
Nvidia don't seem to mind, some how they seem to be getting 75% scaling over the GTX 680.

Scaling is awful for multi GPUs @1080p

I can not beat 3 HD 7970s using 4 Titans @1080p

I score almost the same @1600p as I do @1080p with 4 cards.

LeJosh · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:45

8 Pack said:
I will bypass water I think.

How come?

Most folks here would like to see that but your call of course.

8 Pack · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:46

I wanna see LN2!!!!

May go back to water then.

humbug · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:47

Kaapstad said:
Scaling is awful for multi GPUs @1080p

I can not beat 3 HD 7970s using 4 Titans @1080p

I score almost the same @1600p as I do @1080p with 4 cards.

Look at the Valley thread, those Titan's as the top are scaling ~100% core for core clock for clock against the 680's @ 1080P.

BTW, i have added 1440P to it, you want 1600P too?

Kaapstad · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:48

8 Pack said:
What sort of a question is that!!

Now I have the mod the cards will get ragged!!!!

Here is some special overclocking wallpaper for you

Now give them cards some volts !!!

8 Pack · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:49

Not always!!! You need raw CPU power.

Nice one Kap!!

whyscotty · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:49

humbug said:
BTW, i have added 1440P to it, you want 1600P too?

Yes please

Kaapstad · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:50

humbug said:
Look at the Valley thread, those Titan's as the top are scaling ~100% core for core clock for clock against the 680's @ 1080P.

BTW, i have added 1440P to it, you want 1600P too?

1600p would be good, you even have one of my scores on your thread.

MrMarvelous · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:53

Beast benches there. Shame the stock cooler is meant to be pants.

humbug · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:53

Kaapstad said:
1600p would be good, you even have one of my scores on your thread.

Can you find it and link me to it? i'm a lazy sod

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18489026