** R9 290X Watercooling Thread **

[Scramz]

Hi I have just fit my 2nd Rad, so that is a EX360 and EX240. Now time for some benching

Oh I need 1 more fan for the top EX360

 

[Scramz]

3770k @ 4.8

290x stock max temp 46 degrees after a heaven benchmark.

 

[Uncle Petey]

Would you mind scrolling down on the GPU-Z sensor tab please?

 

[Scramz]

Would you mind scrolling down on the GPU-Z sensor tab please?

Is this it?

 

[Uncle Petey]

That's the one. Very nice

 

[Besty]

So, it is as expected, the stock air cooler AMD designed was not good enough but under water and everything is just dandy.

 

[BS Dave]

And now you're going to overclock the nuts off it right?

 

[Scramz]

And now you're going to overclock the nuts off it right?

I will give it ago. I have only ever overclocked Nvidia cards with locked volts. How do you use the volts? Just bump them when it starts crashing? ALso is 1.4v safe?

 

[LtMatt]

You can't beat a good vrm temp.

 

[whyscotty]

And now you're going to overclock the nuts off it right?

It would be a shame not to

 

[TheRealDeal]

I will give it ago. I have only ever overclocked Nvidia cards with locked volts. How do you use the volts? Just bump them when it starts crashing? ALso is 1.4v safe?

People are using 1.4 on air so i would imagine it's safe on water. The problem i see people having is even when setting 1.4v the core is sometimes only receiving 1.3 and below.

 

[Rangerjr1]

People are using 1.4 on air so i would imagine it's safe on water. The problem i see people having is even when setting 1.4v the core is sometimes only receiving 1.3 and below.

1.4v is not safe for 24/7.

 

[Scramz]

I can gain an extra 55mhz on the GPU if I bump the volts up 0.05 to 1.3. Would that be safe for 24/7?

 

[TheRealDeal]

1.4v is not safe for 24/7.

On water i would imagine it is if the temperatures are fine. I don't see amd giving you 1.4 if it was not gonna be safe on air never mind water. On air yea no chance 24/7 just bench runs but water i can't see it being a problem.

 

[Scramz]

1.4v max temp is 51 degrees. I am getting more than enough FPS without overclock. You think I should just got for it or stay as i am

 

[TheRealDeal]

1.4v max temp is 51 degrees. I am getting more than enough FPS without overclock. You think I should just got for it or stay as i am

Do some runs at 1.4 to find out your max stable clocks. Run some benches then whatever clocks you want to use adjust the voltage to suite. If you don't need the extra performance just drop back to the max oc on stock volts.

 

[Scougar]

Are you guys getting to 1300Mhz? Anyone got a 3DMark Firestrike Extreme score near 6100? (The supposed score of the new 780ti).

 

[TheRealDeal]

Are you guys getting to 1300Mhz? Anyone got a 3DMark Firestrike Extreme score near 6100? (The supposed score of the new 780ti).

Single 290X

x score 6002

AMD Radeon R9 290X(1x) @1230/1625

Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition Processor @4.8

Graphics Score 6232

Physics Score 17414

Combined Score 2656

That's the best score on here so far. Was done by Kaapstad

 

[uksoldierboy]

Single 290X

6002

AMD Radeon R9 290X(1x) @1230/1625

Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition Processor @4.8

Graphics Score 6232

Physics Score 17414

Combined Score 2656

That's the best score on here so far. Was done by Kaapstad

..... i'll just leave this here...http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1051386

 

[Rangerjr1]

Do some runs at 1.4 to find out your max stable clocks. Run some benches then whatever clocks you want to use adjust the voltage to suite. If you don't need the extra performance just drop back to the max oc on stock volts.

AMD doesnt give you 1.4. MSI AB and conventional trixx only supports 1.3, and so does GPU Tweak on normal cards except for dc2 and matrix.

Only Trixx 4.4.0b mod will let you do 1.384v.

(Talking from a 7970 owners standpoint, not sure about 290x)