AMD Radeon R9 295X2 Owners Thread

Smrtka · 12 Feb 2015 at 19:59

DoGSoldieR said:

Welcome fellow 295x2 user

I have to ask how did you manage to put those graphs in msi afterburner next to each other ? I only have them underneath each other and I would like to have same layout.

Also noticed after reinstall of win still having CPU spikes in BF4

I doubt I can resolve that... Its mega frustrating...updated bios and have no problems with the cpu and 99% of time the games run sweet as a nut...

DoGSoldieR · 12 Feb 2015 at 20:02

in AB go to settings.. monitoring.. click the little button next to Graph columns that shows 1 and change to 4

you can select higher but a max of 4 can be shown when attached to the main window

LtMatt · 12 Feb 2015 at 20:06

Smrtka said:
Welcome fellow 295x2 user I have to ask how did you manage to put those graphs in msi afterburner next to each other ? I only have them underneath each other and I would like to have same layout.

Also noticed after reinstall of win still having CPU spikes in BF4 I doubt I can resolve that... Its mega frustrating...updated bios and have no problems with the cpu and 99% of time the games run sweet as a nut...

Can you try disabling MSAA to see if that improves it?

Smrtka · 12 Feb 2015 at 20:22

DoGSoldieR said:
in AB go to settings.. monitoring.. click the little button next to Graph columns that shows 1 and change to 4

you can select higher but a max of 4 can be shown when attached to the main window

Oh thank you so much I was looking for this info and could find it and missed that option completely

AMDMatt said:
Can you try disabling MSAA to see if that improves it?

Where do I find this msaa ?

My biggerst question is why does it happen all of the sudden...no indication no nothing I play for hours and nothing then bam cpu lags like crazy for 20 seconds ....can be random can happen once during game or more times, temps on the cpu are not over 54 on full load with seidon 120v water cooler....

Loque · 13 Feb 2015 at 14:17

Smrtka said:
Looks very neat, I would try gaming for a long period as well, something like bf4 to see how is the stability over long periods but it should be plenty 850W.

Also what fan you have on the rad ?
Look at THIS post of mine...
They have different colours as well which might suit your needs and make it look absolutely epic and match your colour scheme. Blue tube separators

edit, heres a better shot of the whole system

up2nogooduk · 13 Feb 2015 at 16:51

^Very Nice

up2nogooduk · 13 Feb 2015 at 17:20

Matt,

What's that gun you're using in BF4

DoGSoldieR · 13 Feb 2015 at 20:00

For Matt:

Alien Isolation (only the FOV was changed within in-game options to 75, else default run @2560x1440)

Average Frame Time(ms),Min Frame Time(ms),Average FPS,Max FPS,Benchmark Name
4.13, 2.84, 242.27, 352.36, tessellation
5.06, 3.75, 197.48, 266.45, lab_room_flyby
3.11, 2.37, 321.68, 421.76, volumetric_light
3.40, 2.45, 293.93, 408.00, large_shadowcaster
5.17, 3.69, 193.44, 271.15, lab_room
,,,,
,,,,
4.17, 2.37, 249.76, 421.76, Summary
,,,,
,,,,
Engine Settings,,,,
Graphics
Stereo Mode=Off

Depth of Field=On

Level of Detail=Ultra

Texture Filtering=Anisotropic 16x

Full Screen=FullScreen

Deep Colour (30bpp)=On

FullScreen Resolution 30bpp=2560x1440

FullScreen Resolution 24bpp=2560x1440

Windowed Resolution=1920x1200

Vertical Sync=Off

Particles=Ultra

ShadowMapResolution=2048

ShadowMapping=Ultra

MotionBlur=On

ChromaticAberrations=On

FilmGrainIntensity=1.0

Planar Reflections=On

Screen Space Ambient Occlusion=Standard

Streaming Texture Heap Size=Default

Streaming Model Heap Size=Default

AntiAliasing=SMAA T1x

Field Of View=75

Volumetric Lighting=On

Multithreaded Shadow Rendering=Off

Audio
SFX Volume=10

Music Volume=10

Speaker Mode=Surround

Audio Language=System

and..

Sniper is d/l, I also have TR, so will do that over the w/e also

VincentHanna · 13 Feb 2015 at 20:27

Matt

In Thief I don't seem to have the option for 'Convulution Reverb: Hardware' (True Audio.)

It worked fine when I tested it last year, but back then I only had a 290x and I was using the HDMI output from that card.

On the 295x2 I use 1x DisplayPort to my desktop monitor (1440p) and 1x DisplayPort to my Big Screen Panny 58AX802B (2160p)

But for audio I use the DVI - HDMI adapter that came with the card, and that feeds directly in to my A/V Receiver.

Could that be why I can't select 'Hardware'?

Uncompressed audio (7.1) works fine, but perhaps True Audio on the 295x2 is only enabled via DisplayPorts?

DoGSoldieR · 13 Feb 2015 at 22:03

Sniper3:

Mantle 3200x1800 Ultra (1 GPU )

Sniper Elite 3 Benchmark Report (Mantle)
================================================================
Created: 2015-02-13 at 20:52:41
Version 1.15a Build Version: 2014.12.09.001
================================================================
Average FPS: 81.6
Minimum FPS: 25.0
Maximum FPS: 110.8

Number Of Frames: 6215
Average Frame: 12.251ms
Minimum Frame: 9.025ms
Maximum Frame: 40.063ms

Machine Name: GAMING_PC
Monitors: 1
Operating System: Windows 8 Professional (build 9200), 64-bit
System RAM: 16287MB
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Number of Cores: 12

GPU Name: AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Feature Level: Mantle
Dedicated VRAM: 4096MB

Resolution Width: 3200
Resolution Height: 1800
Texture Detail: ULTRA
Shadows Detail: ULTRA
Draw Distance: ULTRA
Anti-aliasing: HIGH
Supersampling: OFF
Anisotropic Level: 16
Obscurance Fields: ON
Tessellation: ON
Ambient Occlusion: ON
Motion Blur: ON
Vertical Sync: OFF
Reduce Mouse Lag: OFF
Stereo 3D: OFF

DX11 3200x1800 Ultra

Sniper Elite 3 Benchmark Report (DirectX)
================================================================
Created: 2015-02-13 at 20:49:00
Version 1.15a Build Version: 2014.12.09.001
================================================================
Average FPS: 149.9
Minimum FPS: 18.8
Maximum FPS: 922.3

Number Of Frames: 11368
Average Frame: 6.670ms
Minimum Frame: 1.084ms
Maximum Frame: 53.270ms

Machine Name: GAMING_PC
Monitors: 1
Operating System: Windows 8 Professional (build 9200), 64-bit
System RAM: 16287MB
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Number of Cores: 12

GPU Name: AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Feature Level: DX11.0
Dedicated VRAM: 3072MB

Resolution Width: 3200
Resolution Height: 1800
Texture Detail: ULTRA
Shadows Detail: ULTRA
Draw Distance: ULTRA
Anti-aliasing: HIGH
Supersampling: OFF
Anisotropic Level: 16
Obscurance Fields: ON
Tessellation: ON
Ambient Occlusion: ON
Motion Blur: ON
Vertical Sync: OFF
Reduce Mouse Lag: OFF
Stereo 3D: OFF

DX11 2560x1440 Ultra

Sniper Elite 3 Benchmark Report (DirectX)
================================================================
Created: 2015-02-13 at 20:42:23
Version 1.15a Build Version: 2014.12.09.001
================================================================
Average FPS: 198.0
Minimum FPS: 30.9
Maximum FPS: 978.6

Number Of Frames: 14992
Average Frame: 5.051ms
Minimum Frame: 1.022ms
Maximum Frame: 32.369ms

Machine Name: GAMING_PC
Monitors: 1
Operating System: Windows 8 Professional (build 9200), 64-bit
System RAM: 16287MB
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Number of Cores: 12

GPU Name: AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Feature Level: DX11.0
Dedicated VRAM: 3072MB

Resolution Width: 2560
Resolution Height: 1440
Texture Detail: ULTRA
Shadows Detail: ULTRA
Draw Distance: ULTRA
Anti-aliasing: HIGH
Supersampling: OFF
Anisotropic Level: 16
Obscurance Fields: ON
Tessellation: ON
Ambient Occlusion: ON
Motion Blur: ON
Vertical Sync: OFF
Reduce Mouse Lag: OFF
Stereo 3D: OFF

DX11 1920x1080 Ultra

Sniper Elite 3 Benchmark Report (DirectX)
================================================================
Created: 2015-02-13 at 20:46:17
Version 1.15a Build Version: 2014.12.09.001
================================================================
Average FPS: 265.4
Minimum FPS: 32.0
Maximum FPS: 1074.1

Number Of Frames: 20088
Average Frame: 3.768ms
Minimum Frame: 0.931ms
Maximum Frame: 31.261ms

Machine Name: GAMING_PC
Monitors: 1
Operating System: Windows 8 Professional (build 9200), 64-bit
System RAM: 16287MB
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Number of Cores: 12

GPU Name: AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Feature Level: DX11.0
Dedicated VRAM: 3072MB

Resolution Width: 1920
Resolution Height: 1080
Texture Detail: ULTRA
Shadows Detail: ULTRA
Draw Distance: ULTRA
Anti-aliasing: HIGH
Supersampling: OFF
Anisotropic Level: 16
Obscurance Fields: ON
Tessellation: ON
Ambient Occlusion: ON
Motion Blur: ON
Vertical Sync: OFF
Reduce Mouse Lag: OFF
Stereo 3D: OFF

Uncle Petey · 13 Feb 2015 at 22:08

DoGSoldieR, we have proper threads for all those benchmarks if you want to post your scores mate

Kaapstad said:
Links to useful benches.

3dmark11

3dmark11 Extreme

3dmark Firestrike

3dmark Firestrike Extreme

3dmark Firestrike Ultra 4K

3dmark Sky Diver benchmark

3dmark Vantage

3dmark Vantage Extreme

Alien Isolation Benchmark

Arion Benchmark

Batman Arkham Origins Benchmark

BioShock Infinite Benchmark

Catzilla 1.0 Benchmark Scores

Civilization: Beyond Earth Benchmark

CompuBench

ComputeMark Benchmark

Dirt 3 Benchmark

Dirt Showdown Benchmark

Dragon Age Inquisition Benchmark

Grid Autosport Benchmark

Hitman Benchmark

LuxMark 2.0 Benchmark

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

Monster Hunter 1080p and Higher

Rat GPU Benchmark

Sleeping Dogs

Sniper Elite V2 Benchmark

Sniper Elite V3 Benchmark

Thief Benchmark

Thief Benchmark (New)

Tomb Raider Bench Old

Tomb Raider Ultra Bench

Unigine Heaven 3

Unigine Heaven 4

Unigine Valley

Smrtka · 13 Feb 2015 at 23:21

Loque said:
[/SPOILER]

edit, heres a better shot of the whole system

Best 10 pounds you can spend, and you have the fan cable wrapped around the same pipe and same way as me

I am glad I could inspire you guys

Bonjour · 14 Feb 2015 at 00:43

Going to order 4 of those hose clamps.

And a tin of white spray paint...

LtMatt · 14 Feb 2015 at 08:18

Loque said:
edit, heres a better shot of the whole system

Lovely.

up2nogooduk said:
Matt,

What's that gun you're using in BF4

L85A2.

Smrtka said:
Best 10 pounds you can spend, and you have the fan cable wrapped around the same pipe and same way as me I am glad I could inspire you guys

Might order some red ones.

Loque · 14 Feb 2015 at 09:37

Smrtka said:
Best 10 pounds you can spend, and you have the fan cable wrapped around the same pipe and same way as me I am glad I could inspire you guys

Yeah wrapping the cable was a good idea. It's the only way I can think of to keep it somewhat tidy.

Smrtka · 14 Feb 2015 at 10:23

Bonjour said:
Going to order 4 of those hose clamps.

And a tin of white spray paint...

A bit of DIY for the weekend

Loque said:
Yeah wrapping the cable was a good idea. It's the only way I can think of to keep it somewhat tidy.

I was thinking opening it up an pushing it in but that would be too much work and void warranty...

Btw I was doing some heaven benches and got 2651 on stock, the interesting bit was I redone the test again 2 times and got around 1300 mark...

ten restarted heaven and again 2600 region... anyone seen this before ?

Bonjour · 14 Feb 2015 at 10:47

Did it go into window mode or something? Sounds like crossfire wasn't kicking in.

up2nogooduk · 14 Feb 2015 at 10:48

Ordered the red hose clamps. Been a while now, still not arrived.
Will place the rad at the rear now, with 2 of those fans Matt has.

I like to copy the best setups

Lovely looking well built fans in person.

Roll on Monday for when I get back home.
I think my pc needs my tlc, the missus will understand

Nice thing is, she never moans at me for having a crazy hobby like this, unlike the last gf

The last gf, it was a case of her or the pc, I wonder what she's doing now

Dazboots · 14 Feb 2015 at 10:55

Connected my 295x2 to my main loop. no more throttling now

will post pics soon...

Loque · 14 Feb 2015 at 12:02

I've just noticed something worrying.
Last night I had a power cut. Lasted about 1 second, so it was literally off, then on. When I got back to my desktop, I noticed every so often my screen would flicker. Happens in games too. Playing CSGO it will occasionally glitch out of a split second. It's seems like texture corruption. It happens, I would say, once every 10 minutes or so, for a split second.
I hope that powercut hasn't damaged my card.