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

Thaifood · 24 Jun 2014 at 17:45

So I bit the bullet and have a vtx 290 incoming in a few days (reference) and I know these references coolers get a bit toasty and loud sometimes. I was wondering what aftermarket air coolers would work well on these cards and not break the bank.
Haven't changed graphics card cooler before so a bit apprehensive about it

thefogo · 24 Jun 2014 at 18:51

Thaifood said:
So I bit the bullet and have a vtx 290 incoming in a few days (reference) and I know these references coolers get a bit toasty and loud sometimes. I was wondering what aftermarket air coolers would work well on these cards and not break the bank.
Haven't changed graphics card cooler before so a bit apprehensive about it

I think uksoldierboy got the Raijintek Morpheus and had some great results with it.

aceytrixx · 24 Jun 2014 at 20:54

That's my setup. I assume switching to an aio water cooler to reduce the warm air being blown about inside wouldn't do anything to help?

LtMatt · 24 Jun 2014 at 21:01

aceytrixx said:
That's my setup. I assume switching to an aio water cooler to reduce the warm air being blown about inside wouldn't do anything to help?

One of the problems you have is those fans you have littered throughout your pc. I had the exact same ones. They're useless. I can blow my nose and generate more forceful airflow than those things. Put a filter in front of them and they are completely. useless.

aceytrixx · 24 Jun 2014 at 21:16

LtMatt said:
One of the problems you have is those fans you have littered throughout your pc. I had the exact same ones. They're useless. I can blow my nose and generate more forceful airflow than those things. Put a filter in front of them and they are completely. useless.

Ah damn. Really liked the look of the white ones. Will check out what else is out there.

shankly1985 · 24 Jun 2014 at 21:16

Not the fans matt, nothing will help him reduce the temperature. Unless he moves the more apart or water cool.

Remember all my threads I started. The 290 GPUs push a lot of hot air into the case, this isn't just msi but them all. The top card is feeding from bottom and getting more hotter.

Gerard · 24 Jun 2014 at 21:19

Just looking at pics of the r290 reference cooler and noticed that it only has 3 smaller intake ports on the front beside the fan instead of the entire end of the shroud being opened up. Surely this restricts airflow into the fan by a large amount? Reminds me of the 5xxx series which had 2 "snout" like openings at the end of its shroud, aside from the 5850 which had the power connectors actually inside one of the intake ports.

MOOGLEYS · 24 Jun 2014 at 21:19

The top fan on the right will be just blowing air straight to the top fan of the case.

I have 140mm Corsair AF fans and run them at 900 Rpm which is quiet but still blows a decent amount of air even with a filter.

thefogo · 24 Jun 2014 at 21:24

shankly1985 said:
Not the fans matt, nothing will help him reduce the temperature. Unless he moves the more apart or water cool.

Remember all my threads I started. The 290 GPUs push a lot of hot air into the case, this isn't just msi but them all. The top card is feeding from bottom and getting more hotter.

Yep same problem I had with my PCS+ cards. The top card ran 15-20C hotter than the bottom after a long session.

LtMatt · 24 Jun 2014 at 21:26

shankly1985 said:
Not the fans matt, nothing will help him reduce the temperature. Unless he moves the more apart or water cool.

Remember all my threads I started. The 290 GPUs push a lot of hot air into the case, this isn't just msi but them all. The top card is feeding from bottom and getting more hotter.

Yep hence i said one of the problems. He needs static pressure fans to improve things and or move the gpu's further apart. I guarantee those fans will be doing bugger all though lol.

Tonester0011 · 24 Jun 2014 at 21:29

shankly1985 said:
Not the fans matt, nothing will help him reduce the temperature. Unless he moves the more apart or water cool.

Remember all my threads I started. The 290 GPUs push a lot of hot air into the case, this isn't just msi but them all. The top card is feeding from bottom and getting more hotter.

He'll probably need another case as well then, 540 looks ace but a 360+240 just wont cut it cooling 2 290s, i've got the same case and same chips...barley cools 1 card whilst maintaining quietness

shankly1985 · 24 Jun 2014 at 21:32

Tonester0011 said:
He'll probably need another case as well then, 540 looks ace but a 360+240 just wont cut it cooling 2 290s, i've got the same case and same chips...barley cools 1 card whilst maintaining quietness

Also using same case, nothing wrong with it. It's just the 290's push crazy amount hot air and having them so close is not good enough. 7000 series was fine

Here my 540

LtMatt · 24 Jun 2014 at 21:32

Tonester0011 said:
He'll probably need another case as well then, 540 looks ace but a 360+240 just wont cut it cooling 2 290s, i've got the same case and same chips...barley cools 1 card whilst maintaining quietness

Quietness is overrated when you have a gaming headset.

Tonester0011 · 24 Jun 2014 at 21:36

LtMatt said:
Quietness is overrated when you have a gaming headset.

Never use mine, don't like it on my head

This computer though, is getting broken apart soon, it's too noisy and the fans are 400-500rpm....i can hear the burrrrr noise. If i turn the E-loops off it's fine, but without them on the temps creep up.

God i miss my chiller, no noise - at all! Unit was in another room, no heat being put into my room where i sit was bliss. Last night my room temp was 28c, i like winter...this is horrible

LtMatt · 24 Jun 2014 at 21:37

Tonester0011 said:
Never use mine, don't like it on my head
This computer though, is getting broken apart soon, it's too noisy and the fans are 400-500rpm....i can hear the burrrrr noise. If i turn the E-loops off it's fine, but without them on the temps creep up.

God i miss my chiller, no noise - at all! Unit was in another room, no heat being put into my room where i sit was bliss. Last night my room temp was 28c, i like winter...this is horrible

I'm anal about a lot of things, but luckily for me fan noise is not one of them. Just as well with lots of GT 1850's and two reference 290's.

Gerard · 24 Jun 2014 at 21:38

Gaming in the summers always a pain with hot running cards, usually have to peel myself of my chair and mop the floor

LtMatt · 24 Jun 2014 at 21:39

Gerard said:
Gaming in the summers always a pain with hot running cards, usually have to peel myself of my chair and mop the floor

It's worse if you sit in a leather chair. The amount of times i have to peel my love spuds off my thigh in this hot weather.

Tonester0011 · 24 Jun 2014 at 21:40

shankly1985 said:
Also using same case, nothing wrong with it. It's just the 290's push crazy amount hot air and having them so close is not good enough. 7000 series was fine

Here my 540

One of the benefits of XDMA right there

My 540 is here

I love the case, owned 5 of them. lol.

LtMatt · 24 Jun 2014 at 21:41

Tonester0011 said:
One of the benefits of XDMA right there
My 540 is here

I love the case, owned 5 of them. lol.

Wow, that looks great.

I'm using a 540 also. Great for reference crossfire.

Tonester0011 · 24 Jun 2014 at 21:42

LtMatt said:
It's worse if you sit in a leather chair. The amount of times i have to peel my love spuds off my thigh in this hot weather.

Lol.
Was going to say, now try that in a leather chair. It's horrible, the weather is naked weather...only, you really don't want to be naked in a leather chair :eek: