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

[LtMatt]

The thing is, i want to keep the price around £330 so 290 seems great for the price, do you think the black screen issue is something to be worried about ?



i wont be overclocking this at all on stock cooler as it will be more than enough for me on 1080p , if i was to go for the 290, which one would you recommend? i know everyone keeps saying all the referance ones are the same but i feel MSI has to be the best option due to the wc warranty and the free copy of bf4.

Get this one. Comes with BF4. Three year warranty and you can remove the reference cooler without voiding the warranty. (so long as you dont damage the card in the process)

 

[hakank68]

Black screen issue is really going to **** it up if you get a card that has the issue. I still dont know if its a driver issue or not. My 290x had this issue, my 290 does not.

I'd be worried.

Has AMD said anything about this issue ? ive also heard people saying it might be due to the cooler as it gets too hot.

Get this one. Comes with BF4. Three year warranty and you can remove the reference cooler without voiding the warranty. (so long as you dont damage the card in the process)

this is the one i will go for, but then again the ******k black screen seems to put me off it. Also, do you think setting a frame limit on certain games will keep the card cool and quite (if thats possible with these coolers )

 

[hakank68]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5YJsMaT_AE

THIS ^ !! haha

 

[jrodga2k5]

Well mines...finally...comes tomorrow...here's hoping for an unlock, if not then I'll be getting the Hydro on it and clocking it as well as I can

 

[SiDeards73]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5YJsMaT_AE

THIS ^ !! haha

Hahah i had tears down my cheeks watching that when the uber mode kicked in

 

[jrodga2k5]

Add me to the club...for now Got to see if this baby unlocks

Came with Battlefield 4, so selling that + cashback means I get it for approx £280 all in

Such a lovely looking cooler to be honest...shame it's no good Although idling at 32C right now...I know it'll ramp up

 

[LtMatt]

I don't think it will, but nice and welcome to the club.

 

[Orangey]

Added

15 names on the roll now! 290 crew reppin' hard!

 

[jrodga2k5]

I don't think it will, but nice and welcome to the club.

I know mate but at the price it would have been rude not to take it.

So quick Heaven Run there...

Score: 1200 (usual 1080p benching settings on here)
Max Temp: 93 Degrees
Max Fan Speed: 48% (albeit quiet mode)

Now when doing the bios change if the numbers don't match those quoted on Overclock.net as per the hawaii program am I right in saying it definitely won't unlock? Or have people had theirs unlock despite the coding not matching?

Cheers

 

[LtMatt]

I know mate but at the price it would have been rude not to take it.

So quick Heaven Run there...

Score: 1200 (usual 1080p benching settings on here)
Max Temp: 93 Degrees
Max Fan Speed: 48% (albeit quiet mode)

Now when doing the bios change if the numbers don't match those quoted on Overclock.net as per the hawaii program am I right in saying it definitely won't unlock? Or have people had theirs unlock despite the coding not matching?

Cheers

Indeed it would. I got mine at Xmas when they were on offer for £299. Mine didn't unlock, hence the £299 price i reckon. Yours might though, so good luck.

Changing the paste to a quality one like Gelid can bring temps down 3-5c. Recommended. Setup a custom fan profile, it will work better than the stock one. If you stop the gpu getting so hot sooner, it stays cooler. The fan profile on auto won't kick in until its at 90c.

Yes if the clocks match the thread, you're in luck. Neither of mine matched, so i didn't attempt to flash.

 

[Rangerjr1]

Add me to the club...for now Got to see if this baby unlocks

Came with Battlefield 4, so selling that + cashback means I get it for approx £280 all in

Such a lovely looking cooler to be honest...shame it's no good Although idling at 32C right now...I know it'll ramp up

Im glad you joined the 290 Peasants!

 

[LtMatt]

I think ive perfected my voltage settings and custom fan profile now. Able to run stock clocks, with a low fan speed of 50% and not get any throttling and keeps temps around 85-93c depending on the game. I think this is pretty good when you consider i have crossfire. Temps are much lower with just one card.

EDIT

The afterburner picture doesn't show it but i have AUX voltage at -0.087mv at stock.

Spoiler

 

[thewanted]

I keep talking about my 2 x Sapphire 290s, so here's the obligatory blurry phone picture.

 

[LtMatt]

^ Nice. Rig pics plox. Going watercooling or doing an LT and staying pure reference breed?

 

[thewanted]

Me? Definitely staying with the reference coolers. You can kinda see the Sennheiser HD-25 headphones on the side there. When those bad boys are on, and I'm busy doing badly in BF4, the reference coolers are a distant memory

Once the PC is on the floor and under the desk, the noise will drop off considerably.

 

[Tute]

About time I validated mine.

Sapphire R9 290, stock cooler, never been overclocked.

 

[LtMatt]

Me? Definitely staying with the reference coolers. You can kinda see the Sennheiser HD-25 headphones on the side there. When those bad boys are on, and I'm busy doing badly in BF4, the reference coolers are a distant memory

Once the PC is on the floor and under the desk, the noise will drop off considerably.

Atta boy.

This stuff will knock 3-5c off load temps.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=TH-001-GD

About time I validated mine.

Sapphire R9 290, stock cooler, never been overclocked.

Spoiler

Nice Tute, but shame on your cable management.

 

[jrodga2k5]

Indeed it would. I got mine at Xmas when they were on offer for £299. Mine didn't unlock, hence the £299 price i reckon. Yours might though, so good luck.

Changing the paste to a quality one like Gelid can bring temps down 3-5c. Recommended. Setup a custom fan profile, it will work better than the stock one. If you stop the gpu getting so hot sooner, it stays cooler. The fan profile on auto won't kick in until its at 90c.

Yes if the clocks match the thread, you're in luck. Neither of mine matched, so i didn't attempt to flash.

No luck here Matt... Was a shot in the dark to be fair but what I'll do is bench a few titles etc. To be fair hitting 93 in Heaven is probably a decent start since Benchmarks are notoriously different to real gaming experiences.

I have a hybrid coming this week at some stage so the plan is to stick that on and quieten the thing down. Battlefield 4 to sell now too which looks like it'll go straight on the auction house!

 

[Tute]

It would be better, but see the stock CPU cooler? I've got something planned for that soon, which would involve destroying my lovely managed cables. So that'll do for now.

 

[LtMatt]

It would be better, but see the stock CPU cooler? I've got something planned for that soon, which would involve destroying my lovely managed cables. So that'll do for now.

Furry muff.

Been a long time since i used a stock intel cooler.