MSI 290/290X Gaming Edition Thread

[uscool]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us In which games do you reach 75c? I believe that I will return the MSI, my card is strange

few hours of battlefield 4 / call of duty ghosts, all on ULTRA

 

[bonidinimon]

Okay, now I'm jealous I'll have to exchange my crappy MSI with a new one

 

[nitram100]

Definitely get a new one, they are great cards and they are the best 290 in my opinion. Yeh they don't run as cool as a Sapphire Tri x, but the Sapphire has 3 fans, is a lot longer and only has 2 year warranty. The MSI gaming edition is the best 290 hands down when you look at the whole package.

 

[Mtom]

Okay, now I'm jealous I'll have to exchange my crappy MSI with a new one

Do it, my highest temp was 80C and that was after 150 min valley run with auto fan (max 59%), and 1100mhz gpu.
BTW idle you mean "idle" or browsing etc.? Real idle is between 30-35C for me, but if im browsing its around 40C.

 

[rolypolyman]

Great cards, I'm browsing just now and temp is 29c and so far 75c is the highest I've got it with 53% fan looping Heaven 4, fan is silent. Havn't overclocked yet, no need!

 

[the1gooner]

Havn't overclocked yet, no need!

That's crazy talk

 

[rolypolyman]

That's crazy talk

I know, I feel ashamed.

 

[toprock]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us In which games do you reach 75c? I believe that I will return the MSI, my card is strange

I've not been able to get my 290 msi gaming over 72*c in max payne 3 with everything ultrad. max fan 50%.

Other games, Metro, Skyrim, Dishonored top out at 65-68*c

 

[Steampunk]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us In which games do you reach 75c? I believe that I will return the MSI, my card is strange

I've managed to get mine to 76/77 at 53 percent fan, but that's with benchmarking and stress testing (Heaven, Furmark, 3D Mark). I can't see any actual games getting that hot.

Either your case is very weird, or your card's heatsink isn't fitted properly.

 

[Mtom]

AC IV Black flag, stock in Havana 60fps dead on, never drops, 68C max.
1100/1450 with +50mV same game 73C max

 

[Danidasanic]

strange....i can't get more than 1075\1300 stable

WT!! i can't see rpm fans ... this is normal ?

i got one 290 gaming

 

[shankly1985]

Ordered 2x 290s coming later today CT wait to test them out haa
Little worried about crossfire temps with theses though? Heard they run much hotter in crossfire anyone here running two of these?

 

[andyrp2001]

Do it, my highest temp was 80C and that was after 150 min valley run with auto fan (max 59%), and 1100mhz gpu.
BTW idle you mean "idle" or browsing etc.? Real idle is between 30-35C for me, but if im browsing its around 40C.

I'm hitting 90oC and fan between 90 and 100%. Going to modify the desk to improve air flow around the case and if that doesn't improve things I might have to accept I have a bad card.

Andy

 

[JediFragger]

I'm hitting 90oC and fan between 90 and 100%. Going to modify the desk to improve air flow around the case and if that doesn't improve things I might have to accept I have a bad card.

Andy

Doesn't sound quite right that card m8, bit high...

 

[andyrp2001]

Doesn't sound quite right that card m8, bit high...

RMA request raised.

Andy

 

[TheOverLord]

I've had mine for about a week now and while the performance is a nice jump over a 5870, one of the fans has started making a VERY loud clicking noise whenever I turn the PC on. It's getting worse as well, used to go away quickly now it only goes away when i turn the fan speed up in CCC

Don't suppose anyone else has had this problem?

 

[pprest123]

I've had mine for about a week now and while the performance is a nice jump over a 5870, one of the fans has started making a VERY loud clicking noise whenever I turn the PC on. It's getting worse as well, used to go away quickly now it only goes away when i turn the fan speed up in CCC

Don't suppose anyone else has had this problem?

Yep.. I had this. I RMA'd the card, got it replaced. Only, ever so recently, my replacement card has started to do the same thing!!! Don't think I can be bothered to go through RMA again though, might just call it quits and replace with a Sapphire Tri-X

 

[andyrp2001]

Doesn't sound quite right that card m8, bit high...

Bit more work today and noticed one of the fans on the card wasn't spinning; a little start to get it going and temperature came right down. Will keep an eye on it over the next few days.

Andy

 

[shankly1985]

Anyone running msi 290 crossfire here? What temps you getting?

 

[jayenh]

Just wondering if anyone has ended up water cooling one of these, and if a standard 290x full water block (eg http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-289-XS&groupid=962&catid=1520&subcat=2765) will fit. I didn't plan on water cooling when I got one of these but this upgrade has set me off wanting to do a full upgrade and loop because it's been way to long since I last did a full build.