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problem with new 290

sti007

sti007

sti007

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Hi guys. Just treated myself to this
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-166-PC&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752
unfortunately I seem to be having issues which seem to have been quite common in the past with these cards. I haven't been able to find the solution though. When gaming I am getting gpu usage spikes from 0 to 100% every second or so and this is causing major stuttering in gameplay. I have tried the usual things like reinstalling drivers after using driver cleaner in safe mode. I also removed msi afterburner but still no joy. I am using the latest drivers. Any help would be much appreciated.
 
Thanks snips. I'm out at the moment but will try what you have suggested when I get back later. Was this a common problem then. My gtx 580 never skipped a beat and just worked as it should. Thought I would try the red team again for mantle support being as my cpu is an old man now!
 
Will be home in a couple of hours so will try enabling unified gpu monitoring. The problem occurs on every game I have played so far apart from fifa 15 which hardly uses the gpu anyway. Crysis 3 was really bad and titanfall. I bought this card after reading your review humbug because at the time you were using the same cpu as me.
 
I uninstalled through control panel and then ran driver cleaner in safe mode to remove all traces of nvidia. Googling my issue shows loads of people with identical issues.
 
Right. I have tried all suggestions and still no joy. Gameplay is stuttering in practically every game I play. I am starting to remember why I have had so many NVidia cards! Anymore suggestions before I RMA?
 
Just to rule the card out, I reinstalled my gtx 580 and ran some tests with that. Strange thing is that the stuttering was present with that card as well now. Not quite as bad but definitely there. So in the process of changing cards my PC has developed problems. Is it time for a fresh o/s install and try again with the 290?
 
I always used to do that but don't have as much time as I would like. I will do a fresh install tomorrow and let you know my findings. Thanks to everyone for their help.
 
Hi guys. Just a quick update. I have managed to sort out the problems without a o/s reinstall thankfully. There were two issues which were causing problems. Firstly, my Northbridge overclock wasn't quite getting enough juice. Was fine with gtx 580 but with the 290 it needed to be bumped up a couple of notches. This worked for most of my games and the card was actually being used properly. Unfortunately I was still having major stuttering issues in Titanfall and Crysis 3. I tried a mix of settings and nothing I selected helped at all. I then ran both games in borderless windowed mode which made a big difference but there was still some stuttering. I then disabled origin in game and bingo, games runs beautifully. I have to agree with humbugs views of this card. It is so well made and oozes quality. I haven't seen temps above 63 degrees at the moment and card is still quiet enough. I think the deal with these amd cards at the moment is hard to beat. Four free games which realistically puts this card at about £165. An absolute bargain imho for the performance you get. I was debating this or the GTX 970 but think I have made the right choice with my ageing CPU. All games apart from crysis 3 are maxed at 1200p with a 60 hertz monitor so the bottleneck isn't even visible to me. The added bonus is you also get Mantle which should breathe new life into my 1090t. Thanks to all who helped me and especially humbug for his superb review of this card. Anyone wondering if it's worth the upgrade and have a similar system to mine just do it. Fingers crossed I can just enjoy the card now!
 
Hi again fellas. Just a quick question. What's the mantle performance like in bf4 now? There are some great deals on the premium edition at the moment and am tempted to grab a copy. I loved bf3 but held off on bf4 because of the reports of so many bugs.
 
Great video humbug. Thanks for that. My bank balance is going to hate you! keep convincing me to buy stuff! Mantle performance looks amazing.
 
It's a great card los. There are some good videos on youtube showing comparisons between this card and the Sapphire tri-x. This one came out on top.
 
Played a couple of hours of Battlefield 4 last night and despite getting my arse handed to me on a plate the game ran superb. Using Mantle I don't think I saw anything below 60 fps. game was pretty much 70-95 frames consistently on ultra with 4x msaa. I ran it on directx for comparison and was seeing frames in the forties. Needless to say I'm well chuffed with my purchase!
 
Life in the old dog 1090t yet with mantle enabled games! Been messing with mouse settings on bf4 as it can feel a bit floaty. Any ideas humbug?
 
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