AMD Radeon R9 295X2 Owners Thread

Captain_Bosh · 10 Jul 2015 at 13:26

H@mmer said:
ADVICE PLEASE

I'm thinking of replacing the stock fan with a pair of Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050014-WW).
As the rad' only has 1 fan on it which screws do i need to purchase to add a second fan. Also which fan splitter will I need for the power please.
Is it a 3 pin to 4 pin or a 4 pin to 4 pin splitter?

Thanks H.

They are m3 or m4 screws I think, you can check by measuring the diameter of the original screws in mm.

Length depends on how thick the replacement fan you are fitting is, if it's the same thickness as the original fan then you need the same length as the original screws. If not then compensate, just be careful you don't try fitting screws that are too long or you could puncture the radiator

H@mmer · 10 Jul 2015 at 16:02

CaptainRAVE said:
You will not be disappointed if you do this.

You will need the long radiator screws. Something like https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-224-XS

I wouldn't bother with a fan splitter, it doesn't spin the fans up enough to be any better than the stock fan...actually it was much worse for me with the card throttling quickly. Plug them into your motherboard fan pins and set up a custom fan curve using speed fan. Has reduced my temperatures by 10C and the noise is the same as before - the fans don't even spin up anywhere near their maximum.

If you do get a fan splitter, don't get the black one on the OCUK website, it doesn't fit. Get this one - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-013-AK (again, I don't recommend this).

Captain_Bosh said:
They are m3 or m4 screws I think, you can check by measuring the diameter of the original screws in mm.

Length depends on how thick the replacement fan you are fitting is, if it's the same thickness as the original fan then you need the same length as the original screws. If not then compensate, just be careful you don't try fitting screws that are too long or you could puncture the radiator

Thanks for the advice guys. I've run out of fan headers on my board. I put 2 fans on one splitter to move the hot air the the GPU and CPU rads dump in the case out.

Could I add another 2 splitters and run 4 fans off the chassis header or will that be too much?

EDIT:

May add one of these to the order: Phanteks PWM Fan Hub If it comes with those 2 splitters as shown in the final picture that should do. Then my exhaust fans and GPU fans will increase with the heat in the case.

JediFragger · 10 Jul 2015 at 16:07

Lot better minimums too on the Ti vs 980SLi. I should know, I ran a pair of clocked EVGA 980's for a little while :cool:

Bazippy · 10 Jul 2015 at 18:15

I know the answer,but I need to ask. Should I up my budget and get a 295x2 and get rid of my 7990. Or should I wait even longer for a upgrade?

Captain_Bosh · 10 Jul 2015 at 18:31

Bazippy said:
I know the answer,but I need to ask. Should I up my budget and get a 295x2 and get rid of my 7990. Or should I wait even longer for a upgrade?

295X2 is an amazing card but if I was upgrading right now I'd be more tempted to go with a Fury X or 980 Ti tbh just to be less reliant on crossfire profiles on new releases. Theres also the Fury X2 to consider in the non too distant future too.

Unless there was a particularly good deal on a 295X2 of course

Panos · 10 Jul 2015 at 18:45

H@mmer said:
ADVICE PLEASE

I'm thinking of replacing the stock fan with a pair of Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050014-WW).
As the rad' only has 1 fan on it which screws do i need to purchase to add a second fan. Also which fan splitter will I need for the power please.
Is it a 3 pin to 4 pin or a 4 pin to 4 pin splitter?

Thanks H.

If you are deaf, get the SP120s, or else get 2 Apaches.
I use 1 Apache, and everything runs fine, even this warm days.

TNA · 10 Jul 2015 at 19:14

I would probably go for apaches if you are sensitive to sound.

Otherwise a pair of the fans you picked will definetly do the job and look cool in your system at the same time.

As for fan splitter, my one works fine. It runs the fans at the exact same rpm as it did the original fan. I think the splitter captain rave got was not compatible in some way, as my cable does not have any issues like that. Can get noisy at 2000ish rpm, but good cooling though and no throttling. Hassle free as the card controls the fans. Or can do it it captain rave style and run it from mobo with speedfan. More hassle but less noise

I would recommend trying a single Apache first though.

H@mmer · 10 Jul 2015 at 19:20

Panos said:
If you are deaf, get the SP120s, or else get 2 Apaches.
I use 1 Apache, and everything runs fine, even this warm days.

TNA said:
I would probably go for apaches if you are sensitive to sound.

Otherwise a pair of the fans you picked will definetly do the job and look cool in your system at the same time.

As for fan splitter, my one works fine. It runs the fans at the exact same rpm as it did the original fan. I think the splitter captain rave got was not compatible in some way, as my cable does not have any issues like that. Can get noisy at 2000ish rpm, but good cooling though and no throttling. Hassle free as the card controls the fans. Or can do it it captain rave style and run it from mobo with speedfan. More hassle but less noise

I would recommend trying a single Apache first though.

I have 2x SP120 on my CPU rad so another 2 wont hurt. If the 295x2 can control the fans even better. I will only need 1 splitter cable and a lot less hassle.

EDIT: TNA do you have this fan splitter? Akasa PWM fan splitter (AK-CBFA04-15)

TNA · 10 Jul 2015 at 21:56

H@mmer said:
I have 2x SP120 on my CPU rad so another 2 wont hurt. If the 295x2 can control the fans even better. I will only need 1 splitter cable and a lot less hassle.

EDIT: TNA do you have this fan splitter? Akasa PWM fan splitter (AK-CBFA04-15)

Nope, that would not work. Needs to be a 3 pin, if you want the exact one I have, shoot me an email through trust and I will send you the link.

One I have is nicely braided in black also

CaptainRAVE · 11 Jul 2015 at 08:24

Panos said:
If you are deaf, get the SP120s, or else get 2 Apaches.
I use 1 Apache, and everything runs fine, even this warm days.

The SP120s don't need to spin up enough to get loud if you have two of them, but at least you know they always have plenty of capability just in case.

Panos · 11 Jul 2015 at 08:34

CaptainRAVE said:
The SP120s don't need to spin up enough to get loud if you have two of them, but at least you know they always have plenty of capability just in case.

If you do not run the SP120s at 100% speed, is pointless to buy those over the Apache. Because to match the "silence" of the Apache at 100% you need to run the SP120 at around 40-50%.

But at that setting, are worst than the stock fan by miles. Which is quiet and adequate also.

TNA · 11 Jul 2015 at 08:49

Panos said:
If you do not run the SP120s at 100% speed, is pointless to buy those over the Apache. Because to match the "silence" of the Apache at 100% you need to run the SP120 at around 40-50%.

But at that setting, are worst than the stock fan by miles. Which is quiet and adequate also.

The stock fan was not adequate for me. It was also anything but quiet. Always ramped up to 2000+ rpm. I wonder if each manufacturer used their own fans, my one is an xfx one.

CaptainRAVE · 11 Jul 2015 at 08:54

Panos said:
If you do not run the SP120s at 100% speed, is pointless to buy those over the Apache. Because to match the "silence" of the Apache at 100% you need to run the SP120 at around 40-50%.

But at that setting, are worst than the stock fan by miles. Which is quiet and adequate also.

At that setting they are considerably better than my stock fan. 50-60% sees my 295X2 never going above 65C and the noise never going above that of my H100i. The stock fan was nowhere near adequate for me - would often hit 75C causing the card to throttle and fps to reduce in both number and smoothness.

H@mmer · 11 Jul 2015 at 18:34

TNA said:
Nope, that would not work. Needs to be a 3 pin, if you want the exact one I have, shoot me an email through trust and I will send you the link.

One I have is nicely braided in black also

Trying to find out how to contact you in my profile but can't see it.

Found it!

H@mmer · 11 Jul 2015 at 19:03

Bazippy said:
I know the answer,but I need to ask. Should I up my budget and get a 295x2 and get rid of my 7990. Or should I wait even longer for a upgrade?

Just done this myself in the last month. Sold my 7990 and bought a 295x2 it only cost me £200 to upgrade which I think was worth it.

Bazippy · 11 Jul 2015 at 20:04

H@mmer said:
Just done this myself in the last month. Sold my 7990 and bought a 295x2 it only cost me £200 to upgrade which I think was worth it.

Probably the way im going to go, cant get it out of my head cheapest way to get epic gaming. and in some weird way i like crossfire. i like having to manage the heat, i like it doesn't always work (its stupid but gives me loads of tinkering with settings time)

Really looking forward to mounting the radiator outside the case and making myself a little custom bracket to hold if out of the back of the pc,dont want that heat inside my case or sucking heat from inside my case through it.

H@mmer · 12 Jul 2015 at 09:25

Bazippy said:
Probably the way im going to go, cant get it out of my head cheapest way to get epic gaming. and in some weird way i like crossfire. i like having to manage the heat, i like it doesn't always work (its stupid but gives me loads of tinkering with settings time)

Really looking forward to mounting the radiator outside the case and making myself a little custom bracket to hold if out of the back of the pc,dont want that heat inside my case or sucking heat from inside my case through it.

I only play BF4, which is working with Mantle. I'm gaming @1080 on a 120Hz monitor. I've capped the FPS at 120 and it stays there, min and max FPS. The 7990 is a good card but this is smoother.

I've 2 rad's in the top of my case 1xGPU and 1xCPU. These do dump the heat inside. I've put an extra 120mm fan near the front of my case so the air is blown towards my exhaust fan.

Normally the card sits at 65c while playing battlefield. The other week when the heatwave was on it maxed out at 73c. My CPU maxs out at 67c while gaming. I7 2600k OC to 4.6 (35% OC)
I've just ordered 2xSP120 HP fans so I'll see how the alter the temps.
Running in a Cooler Master HAF 932 case.

Bazippy · 12 Jul 2015 at 10:15

Heat is of no issue to me,really got my system fine tuned for the 7990 never goes above 70c and my cpu never goes above 50-55.
Just gone a few drivers back due to gtav messing up and im getting over 60fps on highest settings. Not sure i need that 295x2 quite yet. bf4 always ran fine although havent tried it for a while. Hardline works a treat though.
On the heat, i do game with a heatset so i dont hear the silly loud fan profiles i have for gaming,like a jet turbine but at least everything is cool.

mrkambo · 13 Jul 2015 at 20:39

So heard from the 295 RMA, apparently all things are good, all output works and passes benchmarks with expected results.

So what would stop this working on all the rigs i've tried it on?

TNA · 13 Jul 2015 at 20:44

mrkambo said:
So heard from the 295 RMA, apparently all things are good, all output works and passes benchmarks with expected results.

So what would stop this working on all the rigs i've tried it on?

pebcak?

Can't think of anything else