AMD Radeon R9 295X2 Owners Thread

Phixsator · 17 May 2015 at 12:56

Thats a lot cooler than what some of the other peeps has been posting(in the low 70s). Is that the stock AIO water coolor or custom loop?

Ayahuasca · 17 May 2015 at 12:57

Definitely custom with 40c load lol.

fat4l · 17 May 2015 at 13:24

Phixsator said:
Thats a lot cooler than what some of the other peeps has been posting(in the low 70s). Is that the stock AIO water coolor or custom loop?

see http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=28044756&postcount=2037

sneakysnail · 17 May 2015 at 16:22

just wondering if there would be any point pairing one of these with an overclocked 8320? have the upgrade itch but have the feeling even at high res the cpu would be the bottleneck. probably better to get a new mobo/cpu and see what the new amd cards will offer right?

Captain_Bosh · 17 May 2015 at 16:32

sneakysnail said:
just wondering if there would be any point pairing one of these with an overclocked 8320? have the upgrade itch but have the feeling even at high res the cpu would be the bottleneck. probably better to get a new mobo/cpu and see what the new amd cards will offer right?

I didn't get the best performance out of my 295X2 when running with my old FX 8350, much better when I upgraded to an i7 4790k.

Here are by before and after 3D mark results, only thing switched were motherboard and processor.

Asus Sabertooth 990FX GEN 3.0 & FX 8350 @4.5gz

Asus Maximus VI Formula & i7 4790k

With the new cards around the corner I would wait if I were you.

sneakysnail · 17 May 2015 at 16:39

thanks for the benchmarks
certainly looking like i'm waiting after seeing those benchmarks. im not looking to go full 4k yet anyway but with the prices being so low I thought I'd consider it. seen some used 295x2 going for as little as £350

fat4l · 17 May 2015 at 17:46

If anyone is interested in flashing the card with Sapphire OC bios, I can upload it for you

Bonjour · 17 May 2015 at 17:55

sneakysnail said:
just wondering if there would be any point pairing one of these with an overclocked 8320? have the upgrade itch but have the feeling even at high res the cpu would be the bottleneck. probably better to get a new mobo/cpu and see what the new amd cards will offer right?

As long as you're at 1440p or above then you'll be fine.

I've just upgraded to a 4790k from an [email protected] and for most games there's little difference at 1440p. The one game where there certainly is a noticeable difference is GTAV.

Bonjour · 17 May 2015 at 19:10

Firestrike Extreme is the one you should really be looking at, as it's at 1440p. A 295X2 is rather overkill at 1080p anyway.

[email protected]

4790k@stock

ViRuS2k · 17 May 2015 at 20:16

Been testing my cooling system on my R9295x2.

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1 360mm monsta phobia radiator :Thick.
1 XSPC 360mm radiator :Thin
1 120mm monsta Phobia radiator :Thick.

default speeds 1030/1300 - 42c gpu 1 46c gpu 2
maxed out 100% gpu usage in tomb raider.

overclocked settings : 1150/1690

54c gpu 1 58c gpu2 maxed out
good enough temps for me, though i have another phobia 420mm thick radiators that i have yet to add to the system

dont know if i will bother lol

nails666 · 17 May 2015 at 22:00

He he, with those temps at those clocks I don't think you need to worry about any more rads

One day I'll do a full custom loop, I can only dream of temps like that.

KiiYzOo · 17 May 2015 at 22:45

If I do end up getting one of these I'm assuming that if I add it into my setup I'll need at least a 1Kw psu won't I?

nails666 · 17 May 2015 at 22:53

Yeah if you're going tri-fire then a quality (eg Superflower) 1kw PSU will be needed.

8 Pack · 17 May 2015 at 23:02

4 x AMD 295x2 and X99 platform can run 100% load easy easy on 2000w 8Pack Superflower PSU.

maltrabob · 17 May 2015 at 23:10

8 GPUs working together? I thought maximum GPU count drivers could handle was 4 (2x R9 295X2 for example). Would like to see some benchmarks for that set-up.

KiiYzOo · 17 May 2015 at 23:14

nails666 said:
Yeah if you're going tri-fire then a quality (eg Superflower) 1kw PSU will be needed.

Yeah I was thinking something like one of the 1.3Kw Superflower units, sadly you can't get the one I was looking at in white

8 Pack said:
*snip*

4 x AMD 295x2 and X99 platform can run 100% load easy easy on 2000w 8Pack Superflower PSU.

Somehow I think that is extreme overkill for my needs!!

(that psu alone costs more than any single component in my pc just now!)

8 Pack · 17 May 2015 at 23:18

I was running GPU PI a benchmark new on HWbot that can run 100% on upto 8 GPU cores. I clocked the cards to almost 1200/1500 on each core and run run run!!!

Gerard · 17 May 2015 at 23:19

8 Pack said:
4 x AMD 295x2 and X99 platform can run 100% load easy easy on 2000w 8Pack Superflower PSU.

Considering matt was reporting 2200 watts plus on 4 290x's with that psu in watchdogs i very much doubt it.

8 Pack · 17 May 2015 at 23:22

I think it was man!! I did not increase the voltage to the cards no need. But one 2000w PSU did it easy.

ViRuS2k · 18 May 2015 at 07:29

8 Pack said:
4 x AMD 295x2 and X99 platform can run 100% load easy easy on 2000w 8Pack Superflower PSU.

LMFAO

i have the same PSU

thats good to know.