R9 290X Owners Thread

[thefogo]

Maybe it's because you use W8.1?

 

[gareth170]

but when i had a Asus Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II OC before i rma'd it 2 times, it performance better at same clock speeds

PowerColor R9 290X PCS+ card
http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2540249

asus card
http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2418490

same clock speed 1050/1350

 

[juno12]

so i'm starting to believe that i'm getting lower in heaven than i should

 

[thefogo]

but when i had a Asus Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II OC before i rma'd it 2 times, it performance better at same clock speeds

PowerColor R9 290X PCS+ card
http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2533012

asus card
http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2418490

same clock speed 1050/1350

Yeah, here is my 290P PCS+ at stock.
http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2131749



Even your ASUS 290X is slower, though. Odd.

 

[juno12]

Even your ASUS 290X is slower, though. Odd.

i think it has to do with my really old win7 installation and some dozens of catalysts that went in and out.

 

[gareth170]

Yeah, here is my 290P PCS+ at stock.
http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2131749



Even your ASUS 290X is slower, though. Odd.

i posted the wrong result for the PowerColor R9 290X PCS+ card

this is the PowerColor R9 290X PCS+ card at stock..

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2540249

 

[thefogo]

i posted the wrong result for the PowerColor R9 290X PCS+ card

this is the PowerColor R9 290X PCS+ card at stock..

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2540249

Yeah that's slower than a reference 290. Something is definitely wrong. Is it throttling on the power limit?

 

[gareth170]

Yeah that's slower than a reference 290. Something is definitely wrong. Is it throttling on the power limit?

on stock settings yes. but if i up the power limit to +20 the clocks stay stable all the time.

 

[old gamer]

Gareth, mabe you have the old bios have a read below

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/b...pdate-powercolor-r9-pcs-290-290x-4657729.html

 

[gareth170]

Gareth, mabe you have the old bios have a read below

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/b...pdate-powercolor-r9-pcs-290-290x-4657729.html

thanks mate.

I've emailed powercolor about that performance bios update..

 

[old gamer]

thanks mate.

I've emailed powercolor about that performance bios update..

let us know how you get on

 

[gareth170]

seeing this http://www.overclock.net/t/1462592/powercolor-pcs-r9-290/430#post_22036940 it looks like there's big issue with these PowerColor PCS+ R9 290/290x. and in most cases the bios update only improves it slightly.

it seems there's a bug with the card not just the bios

there are a few PowerColor PCS+ R9 290/290x that performances normally

 

[Kaapstad]

SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X R9 290X TRI-X OC Video Card Review @Hardocp placed in OP.

http://hardocp.com/article/2014/08/01/sapphire_vaporx_r9_290x_trix_oc_video_card_review#.U99NXWcg_9Y

 

[Noxia]

If the Vapor X uses the same cooler as Tri-X how do they justify such a big price increase? Is it just because of factory OC?

 

[tommybhoy]

If the Vapor X uses the same cooler as Tri-X how do they justify such a big price increase? Is it just because of factory OC?

VaporX custom pcb, vapour chamber custom cooler-only the centre fan spins on desktop.

Tri-X reference pcb, different custom cooler.

 

[Noxia]

Ah ok, thanks

 

[Kaapstad]

Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Vapor-X OC Overclocked Video Card Review @Tweaktown placed in OP.

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/6562/sapphire-radeon-r9-290x-4gb-vapor-x-oc-overclocked-video-card-review/index.html

 

[gareth170]

i did a 3dmark test has single card vs crossfire and the results look about right, even tho the gpus usage are all over the pace so i don't understand how it's performing has it should on performance.

http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/2558750/fs/2550021

 

[LtMatt]

i did a 3dmark test has single card vs crossfire and the results look about right, even tho the gpus usage are all over the pace so i don't understand how it's performing has it should on performance.

http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/2558750/fs/2550021

Enable unified gpu usage monitoring in afterburner if you want a more consistent readout of gpu usage.

 

[gareth170]

Enable unified gpu usage monitoring in afterburner if you want a more consistent readout of gpu usage.

thanks mate. thats fixed it.

why didn't i need to do that when i had a 6990 or 6990 + 6950?