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Just the VRM's.
R9 290 temps.
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My 290x backplates have a pad for the back of the GPU as well as the VRMs. The plate helps with temps marginally but i mainly use it to keep dust from settling directly on the board.
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Ooh, I stand corrected 
Didn't have those on my 7970s and I still haven't got round to getting plates for the 290s (test bench, so not oriented in a dust catching position).
Didn't have those on my 7970s and I still haven't got round to getting plates for the 290s (test bench, so not oriented in a dust catching position).
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Yeah none of my previous card backplates accomodated the GPU, including it certainly is a step forward though!
This may not be much help, if so I apologise. My current setup is a 290 x1, 8350 @4.8Ghz
these are both watercooled in the same loop by a 120(duel thickness) and 360 rads
When i'm gaming on 1920x1080 maxing something like bf4 or titan fall for a few hours, the highest i've seen them go up to is around 39 so far (bearing in mind its fairly cold right now) If I wsa to add another 290 in the loop i'm sure the difference would not be huge.
these are both watercooled in the same loop by a 120(duel thickness) and 360 rads
When i'm gaming on 1920x1080 maxing something like bf4 or titan fall for a few hours, the highest i've seen them go up to is around 39 so far (bearing in mind its fairly cold right now) If I wsa to add another 290 in the loop i'm sure the difference would not be huge.