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

humbug · 22 May 2014 at 15:57

Edit...ah.... ok

73c according to this one http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_radeon_r9_290_directcuii_oc_review,10.html

Looks a bit more reasonable.

Space Monkey · 22 May 2014 at 15:57

Also, there is no way it can be as cool as a 270X surely?

humbug · 22 May 2014 at 16:01

Space Monkey said:
Also, there is no way it can be as cool as a 270X surely?

No

I find Heaven 4 more stressful on my system with my CPU. in that i get 75c @ 50% Fan Speed, its about the same after an hour of BF4.

Powercolor PCS+ 290. (overclocked)

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.

Space Monkey · 22 May 2014 at 16:32

humbug said:
No

I find Heaven 4 more stressful on my system with my CPU. in that i get 75c @ 50% Fan Speed, its about the same after an hour of BF4.

Powercolor PCS+ 290. (overclocked)

My 290 topped out at 87c with 53% fan speed, seems a little high?

What's your case/cooling setup like humbug? and how long ago was that test ran (I'm considering it was when the ambient was lower?)

TheyCallMeAndy · 22 May 2014 at 16:49

87c at 53% Fan Speed does seem kinda high my card doesn't get that hot ever.. Even on 20%

Space Monkey · 22 May 2014 at 16:53

TheyCallMeAndy said:
87c at 53% Fan Speed does seem kinda high my card doesn't get that hot ever.. Even on 20%

Yeah, I'm just about to post in the CS forum as I turned all my case fans up to full speed and the temps topped out at 90c! :eek:

Only way to keep it around 76c is to have a very aggressive fan profile, which is way too noisy and no better than a reference 290! Something can't be right?

I've checked both fans are running ok, and I can't take of the cooler as that would void my warranty (has a sticker over the screws).

Do you guys think I should sort an RMA?

LtMatt · 22 May 2014 at 16:58

Maybe it has an issue then. Did you try the second bios?

Space Monkey · 22 May 2014 at 17:02

LtMatt said:
Maybe it has an issue then. Did you try the second bios?

I'll try that in a minute, though wouldn't that be just the same as me making a custom fan profile in AB? As to keep it around 76c was to have the fans running at around 75-85%? Way too noisy

LtMatt · 22 May 2014 at 17:04

Space Monkey said:
I'll try that in a minute, though wouldn't that be just the same as me making a custom fan profile in AB? As to keep it around 76c was to have the fans running at around 75-85%? Way too noisy

Yeah most likely. Ask in CS.

thefogo · 22 May 2014 at 17:06

Yeah that doesn't sound right.
My ASUS 780 Ti ran at around 70C and was barely audible.

Space Monkey · 22 May 2014 at 17:21

Was thinking this build went too well :rolleyes:

Have posted in the CS forum, see what they say?

Space Monkey · 22 May 2014 at 19:49

LtMatt said:
Maybe it has an issue then. Did you try the second bios?

Just tried the 2nd BIOS position, 94c with 54% fan! I'm certain this isn't right!

I've posted in the CS section, guess I'll get a reply tomorrow now

thefogo · 22 May 2014 at 20:03

Space Monkey said:
Just tried the 2nd BIOS position, 94c with 54% fan! I'm certain this isn't right!

I've posted in the CS section, guess I'll get a reply tomorrow now

Yeah that's the quiet bios then. What RPM is the fan at 54%?

Space Monkey · 22 May 2014 at 20:04

thefogo said:
Yeah that's the quiet bios then. What RPM is the fan at 54%?

The RPM counter in AB constantly shows 0?

Space Monkey · 22 May 2014 at 20:08

Also, when I was getting 87c that to was around 54% fan? and the ambient has fallen, so it looks like its getting worse?

thefogo · 22 May 2014 at 20:11

Space Monkey said:
The RPM counter in AB constantly shows 0?

Ah

I'm having the same problem myself.

thefogo · 22 May 2014 at 20:50

My cards can't seem to clock to 1100Mhz. That's a bit naff.

GoogalyMoogaly · 22 May 2014 at 21:33

LtMatt said:
That sounds a bit extreme. I just know how anal you are GM. If you look up anal in the dictionary theres a picture of you eating a cornish pasty.

Here's a tip, don't be lazy and try looking it up on the internet...

Orangey said:
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.

Oh don't tell me that, after trying to decide between AquaComputer blocks and bridge and EK blocks and bridge I went with EK. Typical...

Although I can't imagine why I'd want to move the BIOS switch...

Orangey · 22 May 2014 at 22:05

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