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AMD R9 290 (Non-X, Pro, etc) Owners Club
- Thread starter Orangey
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These things run @ 300 Watts stock, it just looks a bit tight.
Soldato
My psu has been hard braided, direct braiding of the psu cable/24pin/8pin connector with paracord. Is it re sellable at all.
Drawing juice is.
4670k @ 4.4GHz
8Gb ram @ 1.65v
Msi z97 G55 sli.
2x 7200 rpm 500gb sata hdd in raid0
5200rpm seagate LP1.5Tb hdd
DDC water pump
2x 120mm fan
Add in a ssd when it arrives
Looking at that list it does look like R9 290 is a big ask. The 7950 might be at its limits with the age of the psu!
Drawing juice is.
4670k @ 4.4GHz
8Gb ram @ 1.65v
Msi z97 G55 sli.
2x 7200 rpm 500gb sata hdd in raid0
5200rpm seagate LP1.5Tb hdd
DDC water pump
2x 120mm fan
Add in a ssd when it arrives
Looking at that list it does look like R9 290 is a big ask. The 7950 might be at its limits with the age of the psu!
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Caporegime
Someone might appreciate those modifications / upgrades to the PSU.
Ask in the MM price checker, ask if someone is willing to make you an offer for it.
Ask in the MM price checker, ask if someone is willing to make you an offer for it.
Soldato
Does it make sense when OCUK get credited a refund from a manufacturer they only refund you the price of the cards excluding VAT -
Obviously I paid Vat so why would I be offered only the none vat price....
No response from them yet so im not accepting it >_>.
Obviously I paid Vat so why would I be offered only the none vat price....
No response from them yet so im not accepting it >_>.
Soldato
That can't be right surely as you paid the price + vat and there's no way the sales of goods act would allow you to be out of pocket for a faulty product.
Soldato
Thats what im being told in the Cs section :\.
Soldato
Thats shocking AllSo not only have you had to play pass the parcel and prove these cards are faulty for months now you also only getting a apartial refund :O
I really hope this gets sorted out to your satisfaction very soon
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I dont know what to do now.
I am hoping that Bailey was in a rush and is still not getting what I am saying.
I should get the full price which is card plus vat as a refund not less...
He only briefly replied before OCUK closed and said that the price was EX vat but did not add onto that anything about me getting the cards + vat as a refund or to swap.
What this means is for the price of 2x 290's being refunded is I cant even purchase a 780ti.
The 290's go for more second hand then what bailey has offered here unless he is forgetting to tell me ill get vat refunded too..
Soldato
If I dont get the vat back including the price of the cards Ex vat then thats basicaly OCUK pocketing the vat I essentially paid on the cards...
That is no different to theft..
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ASDAS
That is no different to theft..
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ASDAS
OCUK does some weird things lol
yo im getting some really high temps when trying to play watchdogs on my msi 290 gaming. As soon as im in game its hitting 94c iv got a corsair 600t with the 4fans on the sidepanel sucking air out so airflow shouldnt be a problem. even if i take the side off its still hitting 94c with the fan maxxed at 100%.
Anyone else getting this high temps with just watchdogs or is there something wrong with my card?
just checked my card and one of the fans had stopped spinning it started again after a little touch should i get this replaced as faulty as the fan might stop at any time?
Anyone else getting this high temps with just watchdogs or is there something wrong with my card?
just checked my card and one of the fans had stopped spinning it started again after a little touch should i get this replaced as faulty as the fan might stop at any time?
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Check if both fans are running on the card.
Soldato
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Depends on the age of your PSU ultimately, as the HX520 is fairy old. It's perfectly capable, even if Bumhug tells you otherwise. My rig draws around the 320-340w from the wall underload with a stock 290 and overclocked 3770k. I'm using a 500w PSU, keep meaning to slap my second 290 in, only it's sitting on blocks waiting for the 4790k to come out
Caporegime
I don't get why people have such varying amounts of power usage.
I did some Heaven tests last night.
1440p, no tess, 4x AA, 290x @ stock, 2700k @ stock, saw me pulling 500w from the wall. Factor in 80% efficiency, and my system was only using 400w.
In light of that, I was contemplating getting a non-X 290 to crossfire with (don't mind my 290x dropping to match the 290 speed, as crossfire 290s are more than enough for 1440p). Now based on my test, and given that I could probably undervolt the 290x a bit if it will be matching non-X speeds, I would have though my 750w, 62A psu would be fine.
I did some Heaven tests last night.
1440p, no tess, 4x AA, 290x @ stock, 2700k @ stock, saw me pulling 500w from the wall. Factor in 80% efficiency, and my system was only using 400w.
In light of that, I was contemplating getting a non-X 290 to crossfire with (don't mind my 290x dropping to match the 290 speed, as crossfire 290s are more than enough for 1440p). Now based on my test, and given that I could probably undervolt the 290x a bit if it will be matching non-X speeds, I would have though my 750w, 62A psu would be fine.
Soldato
I am no longer part of this club 
Ejects oneself.
Ejects oneself.
Soldato
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I am no longer part of this club
Ejects oneself.
Lol
high memory bandwidth FTW
at @ +75mV
Do more mate