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AMD R9 290 (Non-X, Pro, etc) Owners Club

snips86x said:
If I didnt care about destroying the card, I would try it. As above, I cannot afford to replace it if something happens.
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Twist, and pull. TWIST, and pull... gently does it. Sometimes i find it best to hold the pcb and gently peel the end where the pci-e connectors are away from the shroud. Comes off easily then.
 
snips86x said:
Will I need to replace the thermal pads after doing this?
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Nope, just leave them where they are. A few might get stuck to the pcb but that's fine. You can either leave them there or place them back on the heatsink. They'll make contact again once you seal things back up. Long thin line method is best for the Hawaii shaped core imo.
 
snips86x said:
If I didnt care about destroying the card, I would try it. As above, I cannot afford to replace it if something happens.
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You'd have to do something momentously stupid to destroy the card taking off a cooler....

Geeman1979 said:
Did you get the message I sent?
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No mate, send it again? Was it via trust or direct to my email?

LtMatt said:
Twist, and pull. TWIST, and pull... gently does it. Sometimes i find it best to hold the pcb and gently peel the end where the pci-e connectors are away from the shroud. Comes off easily then.
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^ that, twist and pull. The stick pads are not sticky, not enough to glue a cooler inplace anyway.
 
Guys what you reckon a water cooled 290 will clock too with max voltage through it?

It can do 1.2Ghz on stock cooler with +100mv, when under water it'll be given +200mv
 
almighty15 said:
Guys what you reckon a water cooled 290 will clock too with max voltage through it?

It can do 1.2Ghz on stock cooler with +100mv, when under water it'll be given +200mv
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Around 1275 - 24/7 stable at +200mv. I expect you'll be able to do bench runs of 1300-1325 with +200mv though.
 
Yeah good shout Sir, I remember I had it pre-ordered but cancelled after panicking about the frame stutter issue and noise/heat.
 
almighty15 said:
How did you give it 1.5v!!!!!

And cooling? Was it on a full cover block? What radiator size? GPu temps? VRM temps?

And last but no least, BENCHMARKS???
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EK Blocks, Phobya 1080 Nova, temps, around 40-45 on load both VRM and GPU.

Elpida 290p @ 1340/1700 http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1425869
Hynix 290x @ 1345/1775 http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1881409
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I dont have a screenshot on the 290p but whatever.
 
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