R9 290X Owners Thread

[LtMatt]

Naw there needs to be a 290 roll of honour.

 

[Marine-RX179]

As much as I love my 290x, I'm getting the urge to want to rip-out the stupid crappy Elpida memory and dump them down the shredder...it can't overclock for sheet without blackscreening other than in benchmarking software

 

[LtMatt]

As much as I love my 290x, I'm getting the urge to want to rip-out the stupid crappy Elpida memory and dump them down the shredder...it can't overclock for sheet without blackscreening other than in benchmarking software

Gains from overclocking the memory in games will be tiny, so i wouldn't worry about it too much. Have you tried tweaking Aux voltage when clocking the memory?

 

[uksoldierboy]

Hi guys,

Hope you've all had a great Christmas, mine's been great, Epic presents off the mrs

Can't wait to get it benched!, hopefully it'll be a Strong performer like my last.

 

[LtMatt]

Congrats Reece. The heat from Hawaii is keeping me warm this winter.

 

[Orangey]

Come full circle soldierboy?

Be interested to know the RAM on it and manufacture date if there's a way to tell (peeking in the BIOS maybe).

 

[LtMatt]

Come full circle soldierboy?

Be interested to know the RAM on it and manufacture date if there's a way to tell (peeking in the BIOS maybe).

Orangey we really need a R290 Pro members club. I know you did a thread. How about adding a roll of honor/pic of each persons card to the OP like Kaap has done in this one?

 

[Orangey]

I started the benchmarks thread but someone else started the Owners Club thread... and bungled it completely.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18551579

I say we just re-do it and start fresh! I still have my proof pics.

 

[LtMatt]

I started the benchmarks thread but someone else started the Owners Club thread... and bungled it completely.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18551579

I say we just re-do it and start fresh! I still have my proof pics.

Do it, or ill do it.

 

[old gamer]

I have a 290 unlocked to a 290x, which owners club do i join, 290 or 290x or mabe both

 

[Diagro]

290x tbh.

 

[LtMatt]

I have a 290 unlocked to a 290x, which owners club do i join, 290 or 290x or mabe both

290x tbh.

You get membership to both.

 

[old gamer]

Yipee

 

[Ghosteh]

Think I may go for this card myself in the new year as I can get it tax free. Take it I should expect a good step up from a 7950? I had been thinking about getting one of the new consoles, but nothing seems to stand out on them for me at the moment, so thinking of putting money else where.

 

[hyperseven]

Powercolor 290 flashed to X, so 290X
Hyinx memory
Pulse bracket with Kuhler 620 (push/pull) + Arctic 120mm fan
Home made VRM1 heatsink
Akasa RAMsinks

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/1941052

Looking to change 'home made' VRM1 heatsink to a Thermalright HR-09(S) and the Corsair 120's that came with the Kuhler to some SP120's as have to run them on about 50% at the moment since loud.

At the moment run Furmark 1080P 15min burn in test:
65C max core
80C VRM1
running 1120/1450 @+50mv

 

[Kaapstad]

Do you guys want me to do a Roll of Honour for 290P owners as well in the opening thread.

 

[Kaapstad]

Powercolor 290 flashed to X, so 290X
Hyinx memory
Pulse bracket with Kuhler 620 (push/pull) + Arctic 120mm fan
Home made VRM1 heatsink
Akasa RAMsinks

Spoiler

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/1941052

Looking to change 'home made' VRM1 heatsink to a Thermalright HR-09(S) and the Corsair 120's that came with the Kuhler to some SP120's as have to run them on about 50% at the moment since loud.

At the moment run Furmark 1080P 15min burn in test:
65C max core
80C VRM1
running 1120/1450 @+50mv

And on the Roll of Honour.

 

[LtMatt]

Do you guys want me to do a Roll of Honour for 290P owners as well in the opening thread.

Yeah, heres mine.

Spoiler

 

[Kaapstad]

Yeah, heres mine.

Spoiler

And on the 290P Roll of Honour.

 

[LtMatt]

And on the 290P Roll of Honour.

Woo im famous. Thanks kaap. This was something i wanted to do with the 7990 when i got it but that 7990 owners thread was already well established.