R9 290X Owners Thread

LtMatt · 26 Oct 2013 at 12:20

WalderX said:
I can confirm that uninstalling GPU-Z (or just not running it) has resolved the 100% GPU load issue - phew =D

Anyone actually played any games on it yet lol? It's destroying everything I'm throwing at it, but I guess it would do at 1080p

Ah great to hear. Spread the word my man. Gpu-z needs an update. It doesn't even report the right values for the 290X.

Lord_ZED said:
LtMatt ye got up at 5am and playing around with this card since then.
Those memory jumping clocks are so anoying that i cant see using this card without those profiles i made in afterburner.

If i only use overdrive and change memory clocks card will crash from this memory jumping after few minutes of reading forums.

So 2 of us have this problem both with sapphire card. Coincidence not sure.

un installing GPU Z then back soon

Zed read this post above. The guy did what i said and he also uninstalled gpu-z and the issue is gone. Worth a shot mate. Also could be a problem with the Sapphire bios. Can always try flashing the asus one. You know where my bios flash guide is if you need it.

MjFrosty said:
Running 1075/1550 with fan set to auto quiet as a mouse with target set to 90c.

Good old Frosty knows what hes doing.

darket · 26 Oct 2013 at 12:22

Lord_ZED said:
LtMatt ye got up at 5am and playing around with this card since then.
Those memory jumping clocks are so anoying that i cant see using this card without those profiles i made in afterburner.

If i only use overdrive and change memory clocks card will crash from this memory jumping after few minutes of reading forums.

So 2 of us have this problem both with sapphire card. Coincidence not sure.

un installing GPU Z then back soon

Make that 3 with the same issues

Locky · 26 Oct 2013 at 12:23

Boomstick777 said:
Anyone seen this, might give some a chuckle.

ROFLROFL that got me going.

Silent_Scone · 26 Oct 2013 at 12:28

This card seems to cope a lot better with SSAO than a certain other card too

Zeed · 26 Oct 2013 at 12:31

LtMatt Just uninstalled turned msi off. rebooted and same ****.
I was clever enough to start recording tho :
This is how memory jumping looks. It does that even without any over clocking on it.
Youtube link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ockn2nWkQfE&feature=c4-overview&list=UUJw_Cwn3lSFpfn4TAeZGkAQ

I need to get to the source of this problem.
Challenge accepted

oldestgregg · 26 Oct 2013 at 12:32

MjFrosty said:
This card seems to cope a lot better with SSAO than a certain other card too

Surely with these high end cards you should be using HDAO/HBAO instead though Frosty?

LtMatt · 26 Oct 2013 at 12:33

Lord_ZED said:
LtMatt Just uninstalled turned msi off. rebooted and same ****.
I was clever enough to start recording tho :
This is how memory jumping looks. It does that even without any over clocking on it.

I need to get to the source of this problem.
Challenge accepted

Your vid doesn't work man!

oldestgregg said:
Surely with these high end cards you should be using HDAO/HBAO instead though Frosty?

I reckon hes talking about Metro Last Light Greg, not far cry.

Zeed · 26 Oct 2013 at 12:35

thats why i just linked it. hotlink does not work dunno why

LtMatt · 26 Oct 2013 at 12:41

Lord_ZED said:
thats why i just linked it. hotlink does not work dunno why

Yeah i see the problem. That kind of looks like a flash/hardware acceleration issue. Might be worth uninstalling gpu-z, reinstall drivers and see if the issue is still there.

If the issue still occurs you can try this. Disabled ULPS and enable Unofficial overclocking mode without powerplay support. Restart pc.

WalderX · 26 Oct 2013 at 12:44

Just done another 3D Mark 11 run, with 10% mem overclock and 5% core:

P12500

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/7376566

Extremely happy with that considering I am running an i5 2500K and therefore the card is only able to run in PCI-E 2.0 mode too. 606 points higher than the 'High End Gaming PC' category (Intel Core i7-4770K, GTX Titan)

=D

oldestgregg · 26 Oct 2013 at 12:45

LtMatt said:
Your vid doesn't work man!

I reckon hes talking about Metro Last Light Greg, not far cry.

I see Matt

darket · 26 Oct 2013 at 12:51

Well , i've made my mind up , i'm returning both of mine , i'm so disappointed, the card itself is great and powerful but the cooler is , well lets face it , garbage, its not fit for use, set it so the card doesnt throttle under normal usage and it just sounds like a tornado , in crossfire i think ill end up with tinnitus.

Broken drivers i can live with, the heat that literally pumps from the back of my case and heats up the entire area i can live with, lack of overclocking headroom i can live with too, but the noise is just horrendous. Add everything together and i feel a little conned by AMD, how on earth did they think this was an acceptable cooling solution i will never know, their engineers must have been smoking crack and designed it with crayons.

Zeed · 26 Oct 2013 at 12:51

LtMatt tried UPLS and all drivers already.
Using Display Driver Uninstaller each time.

Cause i know how how overwriting drivers with amd works

Created bootable stick with atiflash on it so rd for action

LtMatt · 26 Oct 2013 at 12:53

Lord_ZED said:
LtMatt tried UPLS and all drivers already.
Using Display Driver Uninstaller each time.

Cause i know how how overwriting drivers with amd works

Created bootable stick with atiflash on it so rd for action

Did you do this part? As this used to fix the same flickering issue on the 7970.

LtMatt said:
enable Unofficial overclocking mode without powerplay support. Restart pc.

Diagro · 26 Oct 2013 at 12:55

Father in law has pre oerderd an out 290 which says here on 11 Nov

He has asked me to fit it and give it a test so that's what I will be doing!

straxusii · 26 Oct 2013 at 12:58

Anyone tried a benchmark loop to see how throttling goes over time? I suspect the reviewers didn't do this and throttling over time could be a major issue for this card

MOOGLEYS · 26 Oct 2013 at 13:01

Mine hits the thermal limit just playing BF3 for 30 mins on stock settings. Unless I use uber mode or whatever it's called which is horrendously noisy.

Besty · 26 Oct 2013 at 13:02

WalderX said:
Just done another 3D Mark 11 run, with 10% mem overclock and 5% core:

P12500

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/7376566

Extremely happy with that considering I am running an i5 2500K and therefore the card is only able to run in PCI-E 2.0 mode too. 606 points higher than the 'High End Gaming PC' category (Intel Core i7-4770K, GTX Titan)

=D

Please run firestrike benches and post them in the official thread.

Zeed · 26 Oct 2013 at 13:04

LtMatt well memory is not jumping. But both memory and clock speeds are stuck at given value. So its kinda better now i got card at 500/625 in 2d profile. At lest memory is not jumping like a tard

straxusii i did when i was working out. Ran metto LL 10 runs at 55% fan no throtling

Nazeral · 26 Oct 2013 at 13:09

darket said:
Its not fit for use, set it so the card doesnt throttle under normal usage and it just sounds like a tornado , in crossfire i think ill end up with tinnitus.

AMD coolers were always loud.. maybe not THAT loud lol but the 6970 on 100% wasn't quiet and you needed ear defenders with the 6990 @ 100%.

But i find it sad how AMD have released a card which is throttling under normal load and its coming towards winter now... Just think what temps they are going to hit when we get another summer like we did this year.

People in hotter climates must be pushing 100+ deg these cards will see many RMA's even the 480 GTX didn't see them temps