R9 290X Owners Thread

LtMatt · 24 Apr 2014 at 17:38

Jordan777 said:
ok so ...
on GPU Z if i adjust the core vol and reset defaults its shows VDDC at 0.961v at 50mv its shows 1.008v & at 100mv shows 1.055v at idle max under load at 100v its 1.250v in heaven

Sounds about right. I meant to test he voltage under 3d load, but nevermind. It sounds like voltage is working. 1.25v sounds right after some vdroop.

Silent_Scone · 24 Apr 2014 at 19:17

Well it's in after much faffing removing the Ti's. Watch this space

Silent_Scone · 24 Apr 2014 at 20:10

Balls out out of the box, going higher. Cooler is a monster

Geeman1979 · 24 Apr 2014 at 20:12

Push harder man...

Need higher clocks than that for me to consider a couple

Oh, and that pics too big btw!

Silent_Scone · 24 Apr 2014 at 20:17

yeah I don't think I struck rich with this one

whyscotty · 24 Apr 2014 at 20:18

Tank empty?

Geeman1979 · 24 Apr 2014 at 20:19

The well run dry?

LtMatt · 24 Apr 2014 at 20:32

MjFrosty said:
Balls out out of the box, going higher. Cooler is a monster

Have you tried 14.4 drivers?

http://www2.ati.com/drivers/amd-catalyst-14.4-rc-v1.0-windows-apr17.exe

Silent_Scone · 24 Apr 2014 at 20:37

Can't get it stable over 1260 at the moment. 1625 mem. Still playing tho. Wonder if I can get away with 1.5v. The cooler is pretty damn good lol

Jasseh · 24 Apr 2014 at 20:40

MjFrosty said:
Balls out out of the box, going higher. Cooler is a monster

What did you set the Memory and Aux voltages to?

Geeman1979 · 24 Apr 2014 at 20:40

MjFrosty said:
Can't get it stable over. 1260 at the moment. 1625 mem. Still playing tho. Wonder if I can get away with 1.5v. The cooler is pretty damn good lol

Give 3dmark 11 a run to see how it fairs. What's +200mv work out at in overhaul voltage?

Jay794 · 24 Apr 2014 at 20:42

Hello Gentlemen....and ladies, if there are any here,

I'm in the market for a 290X, I've fallen in love with the OCUK's version with the KRAKEN watercooler attached, however I'm curious, is it really worth the extra cash and going for a self contained unit? I already have a H100 cooling my i7, but I think it's time to upgrade my GPU from the old 6950 to the newest and best.

I know there's going to be a lot of differing opinions here, but thats why I came, which is the best and quietest 290X?

LtMatt · 24 Apr 2014 at 20:58

MjFrosty said:
Can't get it stable over 1260 at the moment. 1625 mem. Still playing tho. Wonder if I can get away with 1.5v. The cooler is pretty damn good lol

AUX voltage.

Geeman1979 · 24 Apr 2014 at 21:15

Auxiliary Voltage made little to no difference with my Ref 290X. Lets see how much of a difference it makes with the Lightnings.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 24 Apr 2014 at 21:38

Is it harder to get higher OC's with crossfire?? my limit on MSI Gaming 290x's is 1125/1400

Uncle Petey · 24 Apr 2014 at 21:42

I haven't noticed any issues with either 7970CF or 290 Trifire tbh. They all clock the same whether single or in tandem.

What can you get with a single card and do both cards have fairly equal clocking ability to your knowledge?

Born_2_Kill_83 · 24 Apr 2014 at 21:45

Hmmm shouldn't my cards go a bit higher?

Uncle Petey · 24 Apr 2014 at 21:46

Ideally, yes.

Again, what can a single card do?

Born_2_Kill_83 · 24 Apr 2014 at 22:02

Just disabled CF and they wouldn't really go much more on just one, perhaps 1140 tops stable.

Just checked a couple of reviews Guru3D had a max O/C of 1125 and Techpowerup managed 1140, so I guess they wont go much higher, unless I flash the Bios or go past 100mV???

LtMatt · 24 Apr 2014 at 22:04

I can manage 1200/1550 on my reference cards with relative ease with +100mv. No artifacts or instability or anything. Could probably go a bit higher on the memory as well. I would've thought your AIB cards would go a bit higher than that.