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How many 290/290x before it worked?

I've been through 2 reference cards... Although 1 was unlocked so can't really count that's it was tampered beyond factory spec. ( Both cards black screening )

And also the Tri-X that I have now..... It's been flawless.
 
Got one Sapphire 290X Tri-X OC and it's flawless! on stock volts ive upped the core to 1080Mhz no problems, probably could hit 1100mhz on stock volts! Runs cool as hell and quiet too!.
 
I'm on my second MSI 290. First one was returned after black screening in games. That was was a replacement for a 2 week old MSI 280x which kept artifacting even when underclocked by 30%
 
Had 2 290x's (Sapphire ref) in crossfire, had a few black screen moments, one card was silent and the other would emit a high pitched screech once in a while, tried very hard to justify my purchase and enjoy the cards, in the end wasnt very impressed and returned the cards.

At the end of the day i want my pc to be stable and mainly for gaming, so i bought a 780ti and never looked back. I really hope AMD do better job with their next generation of cards.
 
darket said:
Had 2 290x's (Sapphire ref) in crossfire, had a few black screen moments, one card was silent and the other would emit a high pitched screech once in a while, tried very hard to justify my purchase and enjoy the cards, in the end wasnt very impressed and returned the cards.

At the end of the day i want my pc to be stable and mainly for gaming, so i bought a 780ti and never looked back. I really hope AMD do better job with their next generation of cards.
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... Its called coil-whine.
 
darket said:
1. You really are a bell end, do you really think i dont know the difference between coil whine and and a nasty screeching noise that happens randomly and while not under any load ?,

2.Seriously , why arnt you banned ?

3.all you do is troll this forum you little *****, go away.
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1. Wouldnt surprise me if you didnt know (Which is why i said what i said)

2. Because i dont deserve a ban (yet), you're on the way though with your lowlife insults that not even i would use.

3. Read my posts in other threads, and im not actually trolling. The post that started all this was an honest opinion (Yes i know maybe i shouldnt have expressed it).

Now seriously get a grip.
 
Choimaloy75 said:
Got 2 reference msi 290x's 4 weeks ago and never had Any problems like black screen,they are running superbly.
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Hey Choimaloy, can I ask what temps your V-Core 1 and 2 are running on your Sabertooth underload with the 290x's ? I'm concerned mine are running a bit hot as they are pretty close to my 290 which runs up to 90 degrees lol.
 
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