Soldato
LMAO Matt! 
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R9 290X Owners Thread
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Updated pic of Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Vapor-X OC in the OP.
Thankyou to jh30uk for finding some really good quality pics.
Thankyou to jh30uk for finding some really good quality pics.
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Guys, the problem has been solved thanks to Matts suggestion of the driver reinstall. Many thanks for your time.
Caporegime
I think it is only special brands but if you post this question in 8 Packs section he will be able to tell you for sure.
Soldato
Lightning does, and I'd assume all the non ref ASUS cards do
Soldato
Word of warning on the Lightning though, they seem to throttle the amperage after 1.5-55v. I've only owned the Lightning personally but a few people have been able to get more out of ragging the reference ones. I didn't bother putting mine on water because of this. Was tempted to get a reference card after I DSRd it.
Soldato
Give it a go frosty, all the reference 290x's I've had have been able to reach 1250/1625 depending on benchmark used @ 200mv.
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Good info MjFrosty. I was tempted with the Lightning, but went reference so I'm ok with that. I'm changing bioses atm. Trying "PT3" and "PT1" now and I've also got the ASUS bios as well. Using the default Gig bios I can bench at a reasonable-ish 1300/1500 on water. Going to chill it down a bit to see if there is anything more to play with. Here's hoping.......
Good info MjFrosty. I was tempted with the Lightning, but went reference so I'm ok with that. I'm changing bioses atm. Trying "PT3" and "PT1" now and I've also got the ASUS bios as well. Using the default Gig bios I can bench at a reasonable-ish 1300/1500 on water. Going to chill it down a bit to see if there is anything more to play with. Here's hoping.......
Ill be waiting mate
Soldato
Tempted to buy 2 290X's for £270 each.
Both reference though...
My room is slowly getting warmer so I think that would be a bad idea.
Both reference though...
My room is slowly getting warmer so I think that would be a bad idea.
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Caporegime
Soldato
Matt I need the opinion of your ears.
If I got two and downvolted them is it likely I would hear them over a noise cancelling headset?
Caporegime
Matt I need the opinion of your ears.
If I got two and downvolted them is it likely I would hear them over a noise cancelling headset?
I don't hear them over my G35 headset while gaming. If you undervolt you can get away with running the fan at lower speeds which is not that loud, in my opinion. Noise is subjective though and a lot of people find it very loud. At 50% fan speed its marginally (1-2db) louder than a reference titan cooler. Beyond 50% it does get a fair bit louder. If you're anal about noise, probably best off avoiding. I Use this fan profile below and it tops out around 52-57%, depending on the game im playing. I live in a hot room which does not help. I recommend changing the paste to Gelid on the reference cooler, it helps. I can stand up to around 60% or so personally speaking, which is good for a 10% overclock and keeps temps in the mid 80's.
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Soldato
Well I've had a reference 780 Ti and I didn't find it that bad, I couldn't hear it when gaming.
Though it was only one
Though it was only one
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If they're anything like my headset you can't hear anything when they're on, shame they're so uncomfortable 