amd r9 290

[xercia]

so i recently put this beast in my rig and downloaded latest drivers (mantle beta drivers) and i cant run games passed low settings because the screen goes crazy white with coloured pixelations, does anyone know which driver was release before the 14.1 patch? apparently if i download that version it will let me run games

 

[arc@css]

I've no idea myself, but I'll give the thread a bump. Hope you find the desired information.

 

[pete910]

13.12's were pre mantle iirc. Is the 14.1 the driver you're using now?

Here's what is available now from AMD http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Windows+7+-+64

 

[tommybhoy]

If your new/second hand 290 can't run the lastest whql driver, then there is a problem with the card or a system conflict, you can get the latest 14.4Whql driver here:

http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Windows+7+-+64

If you post up more info on your setup-OS-HW-previous gpu-Clean OS install?- then hopefully we can give more help.

 

[Bloodr0se]

Regardless of the driver, it should not be artifacting like that. Is your PSU sufficient (it's a powerful card).

 

[xercia]

windows 7 64 bit
r9 290
AMD FX 8350 4.0 GHz Eight Core
2x4gb corsair vengeance ram ddr3 1600mhz
BenQ RL2455HM 24 Widescreen (16:9) LED-Backlit Gaming Monitor 1ms Response Time
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s 64MB
Gigabyte 990Fxa-Ud3 Gaming Motherboard
OcUKSATADVDRW24 OcUK 24x DVDRW SATA ReWriter (Black)
Blue Backlit LED USB Wired Game CS keyboard + 7D 2400DPI Optical LED Game Mouse
6 120mm fans
1 140 mm fan
1 cpu fan

 

[xercia]

clean os instal btw, its a custom build

 

[Robzere31]

windows 7 64 bit
r9 290
AMD FX 8350 4.0 GHz Eight Core
2x4gb corsair vengeance ram ddr3 1600mhz
BenQ RL2455HM 24 Widescreen (16:9) LED-Backlit Gaming Monitor 1ms Response Time
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s 64MB
Gigabyte 990Fxa-Ud3 Gaming Motherboard
OcUKSATADVDRW24 OcUK 24x DVDRW SATA ReWriter (Black)
Blue Backlit LED USB Wired Game CS keyboard + 7D 2400DPI Optical LED Game Mouse
6 120mm fans
1 140 mm fan
1 cpu fan

What PSU is in there?

 

[xercia]

650W Corsair HX, Hybrid Modular, 80PLUS Gold, 1x140mm, ATX, PSU

 

[anthony566]

What did you have installed in your rig before this card ?? also when you swapped did you remove the GPU drivers including the install folder and do a cold boot then install the new card ?

 

[xercia]

nothing, the whole build was from scratch

 

[anthony566]

In that case this card should work just fine with the 14.4 drivers which 290 do you have ?

 

[xercia]

r9 290 preference

 

[anthony566]

Is it Asus or Gigabyte or MSi etc ?? also have you looked in CCC at the clocks ? if so what are they set to ?

 

[xercia]

its a gigabyte, and how do i get the ccc of the clocks?

 

[anthony566]

1 Right click on your desktop
2 Select AMD CCC
3 Select Preferences in the top right corner of and click on standard view
4 Select Performance
5 Select Clock Controls
6 Select Overdrive

you should now be looking at the GPU clocks make sure the black circle is dead centre top to bottom and side to side so bang in the middle of the coloured box.

 

[xercia]

its 300mhz and in the middle

 

[anthony566]

Does it look like this ?

 

[pete910]

Might be worth seeing if you are getting a drop on the 12v rail while gaming/benching. Monitor with gpuz or Afterburner.

Am thinking PSU tbh!

Edit:

switch the overdrive off and any overclocks back to default

 

[xercia]

it does look like that yes, its bang in the middle, although i have a horizontal red line as well