Asus R9 390X Strix DC3 8gb 8Pack Review.

[Gerard]

Yes it is because the reference blower did 95c at load running much louder and delivering less performance.

People like you don't seem to understand this cooler/card is supposed to run hotter than some others because it's fan settings are set up for silence, if it had a more aggressive fan profile it would run cooler. It's cooling performance is fine hence why it can cool better than a reference blower at much lower volume). Hell 8pack said it was running at 62C overclocked too 1200/1750 with the fans on full (which would probably still be quieter than a reference blower under load).

My MSI 980ti Gaming is the same, it hits high 70's while running and is still almost silent.

Please define "people like me".

And hate to break it to you, but it being setup to be quiet has already been mentioned in reviews, but considering it has 3 fans vs 1 and a LOT more in the way of material transferring heat you would think it would be able to attain better temps than it does.

I also have an msi gaming card, albeit with wonky fans that's going back to be replaced.

 

[Silent_Scone]

It's a great cooler and that's all that need be said.

TBH avoid Asus, as they are quite literally normal spec'd cards, with a slap on premium, hence the reviews. Not just that, their CS is pants

Care to back this up with anything at all? To be clear you're saying the Strix PCB is no better than reference?

 

[D1craig]

What I said was not something I feel. It was just an observation of the way the community responded to the product.

 

[ubersonic]

Please define "people like me".

Basically people who are willing to slate the card based on misinformation/FUD or their own misunderstanding, even when presented with counter evidence to prove the truth. I have explained why the heatpipe contact is in no way detrimental to cooling performance and how the only reason it runs "hot" is due to it's fan profile being overly conservative in order to make it extra quiet. 8pack has explained how the card with full fans maxes out at 62c with a 20% overclock. It is blatantly obvious that any temperature "issues" with the card/cooler reported are due to the reporters own failings, not the card/cooler.

 

[Avenged7Fold]

Why would putting a copper plate across the heatpipes make any significant difference?

Sure it will serve to give you slightly more even contact but then you wont have the copper heatpipes in direct contact. the copper pipes aren't just solid copper, they are tubes with water vapour inside and heat transfer along the pipe is not as simple as heat being transfered through solid copper. The hot end of the pipes heats the water inside (which is usually bellow atmospheric pressure to easier turn it to vapour) so it can travel along the pipe and condense at the top where it is cooler and run back down to the bottom to repeat the process. Adding a block on it slightly increases contact and surface area but not by much at all, as you can tell from the picture posted above showing the paste residue.

I would put down temp variance between cards and any sketchy hot cards down to the individuals computer case and airflow, as well as variance in the amount of paste and contact between cooler and chip.

I don't think anyone can really complain with these overclocks and temps. The cooler has improved, it is bigger and better and more than enough for the chip with a significant overclock but people aren't happy because it doesn't run cooler?

I would be willing to be that you hit as many walls due to the chips limitations as you do due to the cooler when clocking these things, if not more.

 

[flopper]

It is blatantly obvious that any temperature "issues" with the card/cooler reported are due to the reporters own failings, not the card/cooler.

user error most common error not just with reading but with actual use of hardware along the way also.

390x a superb card with great cooling

 

[Gerard]

Basically people who are willing to slate the card based on misinformation/FUD or their own misunderstanding, even when presented with counter evidence to prove the truth. I have explained why the heatpipe contact is in no way detrimental to cooling performance and how the only reason it runs "hot" is due to it's fan profile being overly conservative in order to make it extra quiet. 8pack has explained how the card with full fans maxes out at 62c with a 20% overclock. It is blatantly obvious that any temperature "issues" with the card/cooler reported are due to the reporters own failings, not the card/cooler.

Well plenty of hardware sites also reported on this when it was discovered on the dcu 2, apparently they all "misunderstood" the cooling setup.

 

[Avenged7Fold]

Well i doubt these reviewers have a degree in physics/thermodynamics (not that it takes one to understand roughly how much of an effect it will have) and all they see is a heatsink without a perfectly flat surface, which is something PC enthusiasts seem to obsess about. Reviews often make these statements with the words 'perhaps due to' or 'possibly due to' or 'maybe the fault of'.

 

[8 Pack]

user error most common error not just with reading but with actual use of hardware along the way also.

390x a superb card with great cooling

Correct!!!

The 390X really is a great card with 8gb and for me Strix working great in all departments including cooling and overclocking.