** AMD R290X NOW AVAILABLE & OVERCLOCKING REVIEW!! **

[LtMatt]

Just out of curiosity Gibbo how did you gain access to voltage control? I noticed there was a new version of Afterburner yesterday so wondered if it had been added in.

There was? Beta 16?

 

[Silent_Scone]

I booted up last night and it said update available but ignored it as was busy. Not sure on V number.

 

[MDPlatts]

a reference cooler is there to do a job. its not there to provide unboundaried overclocking potential.

you wouldn't overclock your 4770K on a stock heatsink and expect it to be efficient and quiet. expecting more than stock cooling from a stock cooler is counter productive.

Agreed - I have no problems with the stock cooler, indeed its probably a requirement to be a bit naff or the partners would have little room to innovate/differentiate/improve. It could be better than it is but not by much without eroding that market.

 

[rjk]

would a 120mm radiator be enough to cool one of these in its own loop?

no

a 240 would be the minimum i would even consider.

 

[Suarez7]

Just woke up, my £450 guess all along wasn't bad was it

These cards look excellent, very tempted.

 

[SkeeterUK]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djvZaHHU4I8

 

[rjk]

Anyone know when we will see the first cards with custom coolers?

I love the price/performance of the 290X but hate the heat/noise levels.

we will have a tech labs card available soon with an aftermarket air cooler.

 

[Zeed]

rjkoneill I assume You dont have those EK block in Yet cause You would have one Yourself

But i plan on doing same thing. Put water block on and then see what sort of clock can i get out of it If Gibbo does 1200 on air that should be my starting point for daily clock on water

My 7950 after few hours of BF4 was hitting 57c-58c max. With this on thermal limit of 95 Anything below 80 i will consider as daily stable

 

[Frenzy]

Are the MSIs in yet? What's the memory on them?

 

[LtMatt]

we will have a tech labs card available soon with an aftermarket air cooler.

Orly. Which air cooler?

 

[Besty]

But i plan on doing same thing. Put water block on and then see what sort of clock can i get out of it If Gibbo does 1200 on air that should be my starting point for daily clock on water

you do know Gibbo was doing that OC in the middle of a freezing car park at 3am on the back of his 911 ?

It actually makes a good torture bench area, as long as you put a plank of wood down.

 

[Gibbo]

you do know Gibbo was doing that OC in the middle of a freezing car park at 3am on the back of his 911 ?

It actually makes a good torture bench area, as long as you put a plank of wood down.

Don't give me ideas, I did it in the office actually with heating on.

Opening a window, fan blowing card air, I'd have managed 1250 core in all benchmarks no problem.

 

[JBod]

Don't give me ideas, I did it in the office actually with heating on.

Opening a window, fan blowing card air, I'd have managed 1250 core in all benchmarks no problem.

Any artifacts?

 

[Marine-RX179]

Don't give me ideas, I did it in the office actually with heating on.

Opening a window, fan blowing card air, I'd have managed 1250 core in all benchmarks no problem.

You could always stick one end of a hose ducting outside the window, and tape the other end to the intake of the case

 

[Zeed]

Gibbo next up is keeping whole motherboard in fridge
spyshot:

 

[Marine-RX179]

Gibbo next up is keeping whole motherboard in fridge
spyshot:

Water and electronics don't mix well together...

 

[Frenzy]

Gibbbbbooooo msisssssss memory you plxxxxxxx11111

 

[Zeed]

Marine-RX179 You can always spray it with Never wet

 

[Gibbo]

Any artifacts?

Upto 1220 artifact free, 1230 some, 1240 lots, 1250 OMG.