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AMD Radeon R9 295X2 Owners Thread
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You made my day mate.
This is absolutely amazing. Do you play fly simulators on it?
SKILLS WAITING for som freesync monitors... Get to 4k finally...
played bf4 using mantle was getting on ultra low 60fps high 90fps.
world of warcraft using 1 gpu was hitting 60fps on high.
will load up AC 10 warthog. and give out fps later today.
elite dangerous only uses 1 gpu playable but get about 45fps.
need crosssfire profile new drivers.
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Caporegime
Lovely build Daz. 
Hi guys. Just a quick question to see if anyone is suffering from severe like coil whine noises on high demanding games/benchmarks please? Mine literally screams at me. I've sent it back to be replaced and the replacement is identical in terms of issues.
My next step is to test another PSU with it but thought it was worth an ask. Regards
My next step is to test another PSU with it but thought it was worth an ask. Regards
Caporegime
That's what i suspected when i looked at his signature.
Watlinguk if you decide to go down the route, get a 1000W Superflower platinum PSU.
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I used to have the OCZ 1250w PSU running 2x MSI 290X and it was fine, that being said the load was spread over 4 PCI-E connectors, I don't think I would have trusted it with the currant required for a 295x2 to be drawn through just 2 cables.
I now have a Silverstone SST-1500W with the 295x2 and 290x and no whine at all.
Caporegime
I'm placing bets that the coil whine is caused by his PSU, as to get two different 295's with Coil Whine seems quite unlikely.
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Agreed, the OCZ wasn't a bad PSU but the 295 is not your average card and it demands a lot of clean stable power that I honestly don't think the OCZ could provide.
Caporegime
You can try it, but that psu sounds even worse.
Get a decent SuperFlower unit, it's a part of the pc that you should never skimp on.
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I doubt it being honest, the card requires 28amps through each PCI connector, that is rather a lot.
You can try it, but that psu sounds even worse.
Get a decent SuperFlower unit, it's a part of the pc that you should never skimp on.
Shame as im only trying to eliminate if it is the PSU or not, would hate to buy a brand new unit for it to sound the same haha especially when the OCZ was quite expensive when i bought it
Just out of curiosity what are the PSU brands i should be looking at? I only have plans to run the signature in my sig but i wouldn't rule out maybe a second 295x2 in the future (if i can control the beats growl
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Shame as im only trying to eliminate if it is the PSU or not, would hate to buy a brand new unit for it to sound the same haha especially when the OCZ was quite expensive when i bought it
Just out of curiosity what are the PSU brands i should be looking at? I only have plans to run the signature in my sig but i wouldn't rule out maybe a second 295x2 in the future (if i can control the beats growl
Yeah I paid like £230 or something for the OCZ, think I sold it for £80. It is what it is and is the nature of anything tech related.
The Superflowers like Matt say's are highly rated, my Silverstone Strider SST-1500 has been rock solid also.
Caporegime
Shame as im only trying to eliminate if it is the PSU or not, would hate to buy a brand new unit for it to sound the same haha especially when the OCZ was quite expensive when i bought it
Just out of curiosity what are the PSU brands i should be looking at? I only have plans to run the signature in my sig but i wouldn't rule out maybe a second 295x2 in the future (if i can control the beats growl
This is what you want mate. Will give you headroom for a second 295x2 at a later date.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-010-SF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2464
If that's out of your price range then one of these should do it for a single 295x2. (and maybe enough for 2x295 but it will be right on the limit)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-009-SF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2465
Caporegime
SuperFlower are top notch psu's with one single powerful 12v rail. OcZ make psu's with the 12V spread over different rails. This generally = bad, especially when you have to power a beast like a 295x2.
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I cant remember exactly but I think the OCZ did have a fairly strong 12v single rail, but I don't think the components are up to par with other high end PSU manufactures, so while it will run the 295x2 and most likely be OK the lower grade components inside may be causing whine.
I am not a PSU expert by any means but that is honestly where my money would go to try and rectify the issue as I feel two different 295 that whine is very unlikely (not impossible).