I tried 1200/1500 at 150mV - but not experimented much more as wanted a daily clock
even at +75mV, after a round of Valley or a run of 3dmark VRM1 is at 98-100C
within tolerance but a bit hot for my liking
get better cooling
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get better cooling
Tri-X Sapphire - so VRMs should be reasonably well cooled
98-100C is not reasonably well cooled lol
it is if they are rated for 120C
Whatever you say sir
well its a bit like my 3770k - concerningly hot - but if its stable - its of no real issue other than a "number"
I mean who wants a cpu or gpu to last say 10 years - I don't
I'd never let any of my **** run into the 100s but yea.
Soldato
If one 3dmark run is hitting 100C then gaming in long sessions will get much hotter.
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Sigh... I bought a second hand VTX 290, and can't stop it red-screen hard crashing (0xa0000001).
I'm using 14.4, i've uninstalled previous and used DDU. I've updated the mobo bios to the latest (f3), I've also tried a fresh install of Windows 8.1 on a separate drive and it still RSODs after 10 seconds of Unigine Valley.
I've read that the system overclock can cause it, due to core voltage being too low, but my mobo is a Gigabyte Z77n-wifi which doesn't allow vcore control as far as i can tell.
So, do I have a dud card, or is my overclock unstable? (I've never had any problems with my 7950). As 290s are power thirsty, could it be my PSU?
Full spec: Gigabyte z77n-wifi, Intel 3770K (currently at 3.9ghz) with corsair h60 cooler, Corsair 600w psu, VTX R9 290
I'm using 14.4, i've uninstalled previous and used DDU. I've updated the mobo bios to the latest (f3), I've also tried a fresh install of Windows 8.1 on a separate drive and it still RSODs after 10 seconds of Unigine Valley.
I've read that the system overclock can cause it, due to core voltage being too low, but my mobo is a Gigabyte Z77n-wifi which doesn't allow vcore control as far as i can tell.
So, do I have a dud card, or is my overclock unstable? (I've never had any problems with my 7950). As 290s are power thirsty, could it be my PSU?
Full spec: Gigabyte z77n-wifi, Intel 3770K (currently at 3.9ghz) with corsair h60 cooler, Corsair 600w psu, VTX R9 290
Caporegime
If it helps.
The only game i ever got Red Screens was BF4, what i did to fix it was add some more volts to my CPU, not the GPU, the CPU.
Caporegime
PUt everything back to stock, cpu, ram etc. If you still get red screens with absolutely everything at stock, then it could be the gpu.
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Hahaha... OcUK built it. I thought i'd upgrade the graphics.
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Everyone bask in Ranger's ultimate knowledge of computers, he wont help with your problems.....but, yeah.
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Thanks for the advice LtMatt and Humbug. New card is working fine now. I removed the new card, reset my BIOS (removed the battery just to be sure), and cleaned all drivers.
As it's the cheapest custom cooled 290 it doesn't want to OC more than 5%, but for 185 quid i'm not complaining.
Getting 60 fps solid in BF4 now (2560x1080, all ultra, no AA, 140% super sampled) and it looks incredible.
As it's the cheapest custom cooled 290 it doesn't want to OC more than 5%, but for 185 quid i'm not complaining.
Getting 60 fps solid in BF4 now (2560x1080, all ultra, no AA, 140% super sampled) and it looks incredible.
Thinking about upgrading to a 290 Tri-x OC from my 7970 Matrix Platinum.
You guys think it'll be worth it?
I've got a 2500k @ 4.4GHz. How much of a bottleneck could that be for a lot of games?
Recently got a nice 144Hz monitor and kind of want to make the most of it..
You guys think it'll be worth it?
I've got a 2500k @ 4.4GHz. How much of a bottleneck could that be for a lot of games?
Recently got a nice 144Hz monitor and kind of want to make the most of it..
Caporegime
It is worth it mate theres a noticable difference especially at higher resolutions.
Soldato
Damn it I will have to rma my card afterall. Uping the voltage seemed to work for a while but the glitches and artefacts came back 