280x Toxic Unstable

[batteryhen]

So I have two of these for 1440p gaming but am getting flickery textures and shadows and other artifacting. Googling it seems like I'm not alone with this problem and the toxic. And I was patient so long for this card

So, what can I replace them with. I want to game long hours at max settings in 1440p, does this rule out a 290x? Or am I missing something simple that I could do to fix this? (have other cards shipped with unstable overclocks?)

 

[Make]

Well you could downclock it, but that would destroy the benefit of having a Toxic card.

If it's faulty and you don't want another one, you need to get a 780, a Titan or a 290x. Or wait for the 780Ti.

I'd get the 780's at the new prices

Are you sure the cards are not overheating?

 

[batteryhen]

Yeah temps are fine (<65°) according to gpu-z :/

 

[TheRealDeal]

You could try giving the card a little more voltage to see if it sorts the problem out. I assume temps are fine.

 

[JamesM]

Keep one and then get a 780Ti?

Or sell both and get a 780GTX or 290x instead

 

[teppic]

Two of these is going to beat a Titan by a mile, no single card will get close.

At 1440p though 2x7950s overclocked would be able to max out just about everything, and would cost a lot less. You could alternatively just get two standard 280Xs, it'd be enough.

 

[Darujhistan]

You could alternatively just get two standard 280Xs, it'd be enough.


....And probably clock them close to Toxic performance @ stock and save £80.