R9 290X Owners Thread

[thefogo]

They aren't just going to be fixed, it's a hardware problem. You have to RMA the card.

 

[LtMatt]

They aren't just going to be fixed, it's a hardware problem. You have to RMA the card.

Yep. If it does it at stock clocks, you have a faulty card. If it does it when overclocking, you need to add more voltage.

 

[Kaapstad]

ASUS R9 290X DCUII review @Cow Cotland placed in OP

http://www.cowcotland.com/articles/1659/carte-graphique-asus-r9-290x-dcuii.html

 

[JaseUK]

Guys I was hoping you could help me out a little please?

I am looking at upgrading to a 290x but I want to find a card that is reference as I will be watercooling it.
I also want one that has the Hynix memory.
Oh and is there a card that has all this and the manufacturer doesn't void the warranty if I remove the cooler?

I know I'm asking a lot

 

[~Mike~]

I think Sapphire Tri-x is reference design but not 100% sure.

 

[MissChief]

Guys I was hoping you could help me out a little please?

I am looking at upgrading to a 290x but I want to find a card that is reference as I will be watercooling it.
I also want one that has the Hynix memory.
Oh and is there a card that has all this and the manufacturer doesn't void the warranty if I remove the cooler?

I know I'm asking a lot

EVGA allow removal of the cooler.

Has anyone had any driver problems with these? I'm considering an upgrade from the 670 in my sig and I'm thinking of going Red this time but I still have bad memories of poor driver support but this was a long time ago as I've been 'Green' for about four years now. Has driver support improved? I know they run hot but considering my 670 runs at 85'c and sometimes more if the room is warm I don't mind and I play with a headset so a bit of fan noise doesn't bother me.

 

[humbug]

EVGA allow removal of the cooler.

Has anyone had any driver problems with these? I'm considering an upgrade from the 670 in my sig and I'm thinking of going Red this time but I still have bad memories of poor driver support but this was a long time ago as I've been 'Green' for about four years now. Has driver support improved? I know they run hot but considering my 670 runs at 85'c and sometimes more if the room is warm I don't mind and I play with a headset so a bit of fan noise doesn't bother me.

AMD's Drivers became very much better in late 2012 early 2013, i have not had a single problem with Drivers since then, plug-in, install and play....

Thats not to say they are perfect, issues do crop up from time to time for others, but no Driver is ever perfect, that includes Nvidia.

 

[dfour]

Well said Humbug.

EVGA onlu do Nvidia cards though.

@JaseUK read the 290x thread as there was lots of info on cards etc in there.

 

[fa5719]

Guys I was hoping you could help me out a little please?

I am looking at upgrading to a 290x but I want to find a card that is reference as I will be watercooling it.
I also want one that has the Hynix memory.
Oh and is there a card that has all this and the manufacturer doesn't void the warranty if I remove the cooler?

I know I'm asking a lot

As stated already, Sapphire Tri X s got Hynix memory and is a ref design. However, the removal of the cooler is a tricky part. I have read at OC.net forum in the U.S: that Sapphire tolerates the cooler removal as long as you don t damage the card.

 

[protoo]

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[Kaapstad]

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Very nice and on the "Roll of Honour".

 

[Kaapstad]

XFX Radeon R9 290X Double Dissipation 4GB GDDR5 Graphics Card Review @eTeknix placed in OP.

http://www.eteknix.com/xfx-radeon-r9-290x-double-dissipation-4gb-gddr5-graphics-card-review/

 

[Mana]

Hang on! just need to renew my car insurance and then will buy one of these cards and become an owner!!!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-238-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

I want to get one of these by the way! Looks pretty snazzy!

 

[utajoker]

Powercolor 290X PCS+ OC, factory clocks, ive not done anything.

I am getting glitching in games.

payday 2, titanfall, fifa 14 all do it, dota2 does not.

i get a stripe across the screen about an inch think that seems to be slightly behind what is happening and goes blocky. it doesn't go black, just goes like pixelated for a split second.


ive updated to the beta drivers last night.

Is this a common thing?

 

[MOOGLEYS]

Edit - Ignore me i'm lurking in the wrong thread... "Tips hat and runs".....

 

[dfour]

Powercolor 290X PCS+ OC, factory clocks, ive not done anything.

I am getting glitching in games.

payday 2, titanfall, fifa 14 all do it, dota2 does not.

i get a stripe across the screen about an inch think that seems to be slightly behind what is happening and goes blocky. it doesn't go black, just goes like pixelated for a split second.


ive updated to the beta drivers last night.

Is this a common thing?

sounds like its RMA time

 

[~Mike~]

Powercolor 290X PCS+ OC, factory clocks, ive not done anything.

I am getting glitching in games.

payday 2, titanfall, fifa 14 all do it, dota2 does not.

i get a stripe across the screen about an inch think that seems to be slightly behind what is happening and goes blocky. it doesn't go black, just goes like pixelated for a split second.


ive updated to the beta drivers last night.

Is this a common thing?

Sounds like it's faulty, can you take a screenshot/picture?

 

[~Mike~]

...

 

[MissChief]

Sounds like it's faulty, can you take a screenshot/picture?

I would also check that it isn't screen related. Can you connect another monitor or try it on a TV?

 

[Silent_Scone]

Some 8GB Vapor-X porn for you. They're not fitted at the moment because of issues with the DP1.2 output and 4K panels, but thought it rude not to anyway...