R9 290X Owners Thread

Kaapstad · 5 Feb 2014 at 13:51

Choimaloy75 said:
Just joined the 290x owners party fired,excellent cards but they are loud strange how 14.1 drivers don't work with xfire though.

If you post a pic of your 290X I can put you on the Roll of Honour in the OP.

Choimaloy75 · 5 Feb 2014 at 19:35

Kaapstad said:
If you post a pic of your 290X I can put you on the Roll of Honour in the OP.

I will sort that my friend.

Choimaloy75 · 5 Feb 2014 at 20:04

how do you add picures

the1gooner · 5 Feb 2014 at 20:09

Choimaloy75 said:
how do you add picures

Upload your picture to an image hosting site. I use photobucket but there is also imageshack and no doubt lots of others.

Once uploaded you will get a direct web link to that picture.

Then post here and click on the insert image icon and paste the web link.

Choimaloy75 · 5 Feb 2014 at 20:10

ok thanks

Choimaloy75 · 5 Feb 2014 at 20:19

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Kaapstad · 5 Feb 2014 at 20:23

Choimaloy75 said:
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And on the Roll of Honour.

Choimaloy75 · 5 Feb 2014 at 20:24

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Choimaloy75 · 5 Feb 2014 at 20:25

thankyou very much im so proud,lol

Kaapstad · 5 Feb 2014 at 20:31

Choimaloy75 said:
thankyou very much im so proud,lol

The good thing about using a site like photobucket or image shack is they are very useful for posting things like benchmark scores and there are a lot of benches you can do on these forums.

Choimaloy75 · 5 Feb 2014 at 20:31

Kaapstad how are you finding your 290's ive just got mine yesterday after upgrading from my 7990 so i haven't really messed about with them yet(still have them in quiet mode lol) im just using for gaming really not much benching but i have been lucky and have hynix memory on both.

Kaapstad · 5 Feb 2014 at 20:40

Choimaloy75 said:
Kaapstad how are you finding your 290's ive just got mine yesterday after upgrading from my 7990 so i haven't really messed about with them yet(still have them in quiet mode lol) im just using for gaming really not much benching but i have been lucky and have hynix memory on both.

Mine also have Hynix memory which is a nice bonus when benching. To me the 290Xs feel just like the HD 7970s but a lot more powerful. The frame pacing drivers have made a big difference too.

I notice you are using watercooling on the CPU, sometime in the future extending it to the GPUs may be an idea. With water you can set the cards on uber and not have to worry about heat, noise or throttling and you get a nice performance boost too.

the1gooner · 5 Feb 2014 at 20:45

Choimaloy75 said:
thankyou very much im so proud,lol

Nice looking setup

Choimaloy75 · 5 Feb 2014 at 20:58

Kaapstad said:
Mine also have Hynix memory which is a nice bonus when benching. To me the 290Xs feel just like the HD 7970s but a lot more powerful. The frame pacing drivers have made a big difference too.

I notice you are using watercooling on the CPU, sometime in the future extending it to the GPUs may be an idea. With water you can set the cards on uber and not have to worry about heat, noise or throttling and you get a nice performance boost too.

yeah i will be doing that in the future im a bit skint now though purchasing these, lol.

Choimaloy75 · 5 Feb 2014 at 20:59

the1gooner said:
Nice looking setup

thanks mate still work in progress though(does it ever stop).

nicnik · 7 Feb 2014 at 21:52

Kaapstad · 7 Feb 2014 at 22:11

nicnik said:

That cooler really does look good.

And on the Roll of Honour.

Kaapstad · 11 Feb 2014 at 15:38

Sapphire R9-290X Tri-X review by Bjorn3d.com placed in OP

http://www.bjorn3d.com/2014/02/sapphire-r9-290x-tri-x-sapphire-takes-shot-cooling-monster/

Kaapstad · 15 Feb 2014 at 13:41

Posted by djay

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=25849978&postcount=78

And on the Roll of Honour

Kaapstad · 16 Feb 2014 at 23:49

Can anyone help me, I am looking for a really good video of the 290X to put in the OP.

Does anyone have any good suggestions please.