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

Orangey · 6 Jan 2014 at 17:14

Added

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

Orangey · 6 Jan 2014 at 21:03

Added thewanted & Tute! 17 discerning honourees.

Orangey · 23 Jan 2014 at 17:05

Kaapstad said:
VTX3D Unveils the Radeon R9 290X/ R9 290 X-Edition Graphics Cards

http://www.techpowerup.com/197159/vtx3d-unveils-the-radeon-r9-290x-r9-290-x-edition-graphics-cards.html

This is confusing, they already put out a reference OC model called the X Edition back when unlocking still worked.

Orangey · 25 Jan 2014 at 12:14

Vegeta said:
Anyone got a guide how to flash it to the Asus R9 290 bios to unlock voltages?

No need, Afterburner can be used.

Also I have the Asus 290 BIOS on my ref MSIs and GPU Tweak doesn't work with them, so...

Orangey · 30 Jan 2014 at 20:26

I can't run 1200/1500 in Sleeping Dogs with my 850. Although I have a massive overvolt on my CPU too, perhaps if you have a better clocker you might make it.

Orangey · 1 Feb 2014 at 13:49

vonex said:
is it normal for core clock to jump around while gaming?

edit - wish i had of kept my 7970s

Yes it's a bug with the way the driver reports usage stats.

Orangey · 1 Feb 2014 at 14:33

Yep!

http://www.coolingconfigurator.com/step1_complist?gpu_gpus=1285

For future reference the cooling configurator link is in the OP.

Orangey · 25 Feb 2014 at 20:00

edit: misread, do you have a BIOS switch on those Tri-Xs?

Yeah it should be fine but I still wanna give the usual disclaimer

Orangey · 11 Mar 2014 at 15:45

Powercolor been offering this since launch almost.

Also there were 1 or 2 other brands with EK blocks strapped to them, I don't think VisionTek sells in the EU either.

Orangey · 11 Mar 2014 at 20:11

Any reference BIOS will give you unlocked voltage via AB. Haven't tried the Sapphire one.

Orangey · 19 Apr 2014 at 22:49

Added tayto, anything else need updating?

Orangey · 20 Apr 2014 at 00:47

20 confirmed Hawaiians :cool:

Orangey · 20 May 2014 at 23:40

The Noctua stuff isn't bad and it comes with their heatsinks (or used to).

Orangey · 22 May 2014 at 13:31

I have been thinking about asking the admins to add google spreadsheet embedding so threads like this can be managed better.

How do I go about that?

Orangey · 22 May 2014 at 16:02

I moaned about this ages ago but has anyone else bumped into the problem of multi-GPU watercooling bridges blocking the BIOS switches? The EK bridge I have is ever so slightly too big. I can see the edge of the switch, 2mm or so shaved off the bridge would allow access.

Orangey · 22 May 2014 at 22:05

I've not needed to move it but it still bugs me.

Orangey · 22 Jun 2014 at 19:32

hardkore said:
God its a tight fit sorry for the crappy pic! Add me to the roll please

On teh board

Orangey · 27 Jun 2014 at 19:02

Changed your entry, Stu.

Orangey · 29 Jun 2014 at 21:30

No more GTs??? My build is obsolete? D:

Those Noctuas do claim to have twice the CFM at the same dBA. True?

Orangey · 30 Jun 2014 at 15:43

Seeing as you have a 3770K you have PCIE3, even X4 will not harm your FPS.

I can't find the data right now but someone has the link around here.

edit: found it: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Intel/Ivy_Bridge_PCI-Express_Scaling/15.html