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

Orangey · 3 Apr 2015 at 14:16

There used to be a bug with black screens, try downclocking the memory to 1250MHz.

You can do it in the control panel or with MSI Afterburner.

maj · 3 Apr 2015 at 14:50

I'll give it a try. Card is running stock settings at the mo.

Bexx · 5 Apr 2015 at 10:44

Might be a silly question, might not be...

I've got a Sapphire R9 290 TRI-X making it's way to me, does it light up at all? If so, what colour?

MOOGLEYS · 5 Apr 2015 at 10:48

No lights on Tri-X.

Bexx · 5 Apr 2015 at 10:49

Awesome, thanks!

Bexx · 6 Apr 2015 at 11:58

Another weird question about the TRI-X, would you say it was orange, or a lighter orange more like a yellow?

africanos23 · 6 Apr 2015 at 12:07

Bexx said:
Another weird question about the TRI-X, would you say it was orange, or a lighter orange more like a yellow?

Lighter orange leaning towards a dark yellow IMO

Bexx · 6 Apr 2015 at 12:13

africanos23 said:
Lighter orange leaning towards a dark yellow IMO

I'm trying really hard with this new build and would like to attempt to colour co-ordinate you see :confused:

But the TRI-X is taking forever to get here with the holidays and weekend

CEUOTC · 7 Apr 2015 at 13:42

Well the days are getting warmer, time to take the stock off and fit a Corsiar HG10 + an X31.

Bexx · 8 Apr 2015 at 21:45

It has arrived! And it doesn't fit in my case

Will have to stay in the box until next month

maj · 8 Apr 2015 at 22:15

Bexx said:
It has arrived! And it doesn't fit in my case Will have to stay in the box until next month

Ah nightmare! I thought I'd have that issue as the card is huge but just had enough room for it.

savagesam117 · 8 Apr 2015 at 22:19

Bexx said:
It has arrived! And it doesn't fit in my case Will have to stay in the box until next month

Can you not take out a HDD cage or anything like that? If there's a will there's a way!

Bexx · 8 Apr 2015 at 22:39

The HDD cage looks to be riveted in place and we have nothing to get it out. I'm more than willing to go at it with a saw but it would mean taking the CPU and everything out with metal flakes flying everywhere.

I've bought my new case and will just have to wait 3 weeks until I can buy my new CPU & motherboard to put it all together

savagesam117 · 8 Apr 2015 at 22:56

Bexx said:
The HDD cage looks to be riveted in place and we have nothing to get it out. I'm more than willing to go at it with a saw but it would mean taking the CPU and everything out with metal flakes flying everywhere.

I've bought my new case and will just have to wait 3 weeks until I can buy my new CPU & motherboard to put it all together

You've got more will power than I will ever have! I couldn't do that. I'd be ripping that case to bits to get it fitted!!

Bexx · 8 Apr 2015 at 23:10

savagesam117 said:
You've got more will power than I will ever have! I couldn't do that. I'd be ripping that case to bits to get it fitted!!

I want to! But it was 9pm at night and that's not the time to be starting lol

Plus new case is on the way and I don't want to put everything into the new case only to take it out again when I buy all the new parts. Far too much faffing

savagesam117 · 8 Apr 2015 at 23:12

Bexx said:
I want to! But it was 9pm at night and that's not the time to be starting lol

Plus new case is on the way and I don't want to put everything into the new case only to take it out again when I buy all the new parts. Far too much faffing

I love doing that, if I could swap parts out often I so would. I'll build it for you, can't promise it'll work though

Bexx · 8 Apr 2015 at 23:32

savagesam117 said:
I love doing that, if I could swap parts out often I so would. I'll build it for you, can't promise it'll work though

Haha, it only just about works when I do it anyway so go for it!

If I can be using it while you're building it too that'd be a bonus, can't be without it even when it's not built yet lol

meldarthx · 9 Apr 2015 at 12:56

rotflmao Bexx; I made the same mistake; main pci-e slot; the cage won't move; but second pce-e slot; the hd cage will.....so guess where PCS+ 290 is......with hd cage partly out

Works until new parts come; since I'm ordering a new case; figured might as well build a new system and keep old one *which kills selling off some of the old parts to pay for new parts thingie; but son is happy* LOL

Bexx · 9 Apr 2015 at 12:58

The wait for the new Intel build will, and is, killing me. But the point was that even a new card in my current system would show a substantial improvement. There's just no way of fitting it save hacksawing lol

meldarthx · 9 Apr 2015 at 13:20

Bexx said:
The wait for the new Intel build will, and is, killing me. But the point was that even a new card in my current system would show a substantial improvement. There's just no way of fitting it save hacksawing lol

LOL don't have another pci-e slot and movable hd cage? how many mms were you off....I was off by 3mm LOL I was seriously like are you joking.....LOL that's what I get for eyeballing it