Thanks.
The inverted motherboard design looks like it definitely helps temp wise as well as the Kuhler 620 and more fans. You seem to be using a higher fan profile than me which would also help.
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Thanks.
The inverted motherboard design looks like it definitely helps temp wise as well as the Kuhler 620 and more fans. You seem to be using a higher fan profile than me which would also help.
Would you say all your fans are running at or below 850rpm in your case when you did the test in heaven 4 at 31% fan speed and how many fans do you have in your case in total?
Yes they are all about 600-700 using 5v adapters. I have two 230mm fans, one 180mm and two 140mm.
My hard drives are more audible than my fans.
Mine aren't as their ssd's.
Even with my card set to 50% it reaches 79C on the same test. Whether with the same case and extra 230mm fans and 180rpm fan it would improve temps more with nothing beside the 290 to block airflow it would be doubtful that the Msi could match the Powercolour temp wise or noise wise if 31% on it is the same as 31% on the Msi.
The powercolor is a more powerful cooler, the MSI can't really match it. But yes at the same fan % I think the MSI will be quieter.Mine aren't as their ssd's.
Even with my card set to 50% it reaches 79C on the same test. Whether with the same case and extra 230mm fans and 180rpm fan it would improve temps more with nothing beside the 290 to block airflow it would be doubtful that the Msi could match the Powercolour temp wise or noise wise if 31% on it is the same as 31% on the Msi.
Was that 81c with the fan speed running at 70-75% or quieter?
It probably takes the inverted design with air being thrown onto the fans as with the ordinary case design I found air being exhausted out the top get's better temps at low fan case speed and low fan speed on card.
I would have also thought pulling air from the back and pushing it out the top would have improved temps even more on a inverted motherboard design as the Msi's fans would be pointing upwards and the hot air would escape almost immediately through the top exhaust but it might not in practice.
The 3 fans compared to the two on the Msi probably make the difference but at higher noise. Being able to keep the Powercolor at a lower fan noise and still keep better temp's though, it would not be higher noise then.
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Ah right. The Msi Gaming 290 out of the box is +13 according to Msi AB.
I think the Powercolor with the three fans produces the better temps. To get similar temps I would have to keep mine at stock +13 and overclock to 1080/1400 setting the fan speed to 83% to get 74c or 100% to get 71 in heaven 4. I don't have as many case fans and can only run them at 1100rpm top speed so that may be making a difference in temp as well. Would the Msi at 83 to 100% with two larger fans sound the same as the Powercolor at 68% or would the Powercolour be quieter.
A interesting test I would like to find out the results of would be how low a fan speed the powercolor can run at in heaven 4 and still keep temps at 80c using a overclock of 1050/1250 and a voltage in Msi Afterburner of +0 and your case fans at 700-800rpm but it's whether you have the time do that but thanks again for doing the other test.
Here's my temps with case fans set at approx 800rpm, 290 at default voltage and auto fan with overclock of 1080/1400:-
75c @ 47% Fan, look at that, i'm genuinely surprised by that, it peaked at 77c for a second, the fan ramped up from 45% to 47% and it went back down to 75c.
i can still hear the fan, but it is quiet, i think i have found my new fan profile.
These cards are designed to run at 94c, i think anything around 80c is a good temperature for these cards, i wouldn't like to run a 7970 at 80c.
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Was bored...and ordered the Corsair H105 and the NZXT KRAKEN G10 today 
This is kinda sad, considering I spent minimal amount of time gaming on the PC since getting my 290x (290 OcUK unlocked) last November...
Playing with the hardware rather than the games
This is kinda sad, considering I spent minimal amount of time gaming on the PC since getting my 290x (290 OcUK unlocked) last November...
Playing with the hardware rather than the games
75c @ 47% Fan, look at that, i'm genuinely surprised by that, it peaked at 77c for a second, the fan ramped up from 45% to 47% and it went back down to 75c.
i can still hear the fan, but it is quiet, i think i have found my new fan profile.
These cards are designed to run at 94c, i think anything around 80c is a good temperature for these cards, i wouldn't like to run a 7970 at 80c.
I think i'll keep mine running at -25 1050/1250 at 50% fan with case fans at 800rpm as I have seen little difference between that and running it at 1100/1400 at 1080p for me. Would it even make that much a difference at higher resolutions apart from benchmark scores.
If I had the Powercolor I would drop the voltage and reduce the fan speed even more although I could not have got it anyway as it's supposed to take up 3 slots. I don't have the room.
It does take up 3 slots, yes. its Fat.
I run those odd clocks just to round off the Pixel Filtrate and Bandwidth, its a bit silly, but, you know....
I have been playing Crysis 3 campaign with everything on Very High and 4x MSAA, i'm getting about <10% better performance over the factory overclock, which helps keep the FPS up. Crysis 3 is one of the few games that will push the card properly.
I run those odd clocks just to round off the Pixel Filtrate and Bandwidth, its a bit silly, but, you know....
I have been playing Crysis 3 campaign with everything on Very High and 4x MSAA, i'm getting about <10% better performance over the factory overclock, which helps keep the FPS up. Crysis 3 is one of the few games that will push the card properly.
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I run those odd clocks just to round off the Pixel Filtrate and Bandwidth, its a bit silly, but, you know....
I like to do that. For some reason 1000/1250 just look like it is the perfect stock 290P clocks. They really should have clocked it like this.
Times the texture fill rate by 2 and you have the memory bandwidth. Pixel bandwidth doesn't really add up but still.
It does take up 3 slots, yes. its Fat.
I run those odd clocks just to round off the Pixel Filtrate and Bandwidth, its a bit silly, but, you know....
I have been playing Crysis 3 campaign with everything on Very High and 4x MSAA, i'm getting about <10% better performance over the factory overclock, which helps keep the FPS up. Crysis 3 is one of the few games that will push the card properly.
With 4x MSAA on some levels of Crysis 3 even with the higher overclock the framerate would dip too low for me. Don't think their is much of a difference between 1050/1250 or 1100/1400 with 4x MSAA that I have noticed.
I like to keep the framerate between the 60-50 mark. Does your system do that on the "root of all evil" level at all times with the higher overclock and 4 MSAA?
No, root of all evil is the toughest level, In the first part coming out of the cave to meet the chopper and around that area my FPS would be around the 30's to low 40's, it didn't bother me, it was smooth enough and everywhere else the FPS are over 50.
The difference is maybe about 2 FPS 1050 to 1100 'ish.
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I see. Yes that is what I found too. I prefer the higher frames and as I am viewing from a distance with FSAA on I don't notice the difference between FSAA and 4 MSAA.
Yeah, i don't really see any difference with all AA off, i think its running Very High Texture res that does it, i think it turns the internal resolution up so jaggies become almost invisible.
A bit like running BF4 at 200% res scalling.
I just wanted to see if the card could run Crysis
Yeah, i don't really see any difference with all AA off, i think its running Very High Texture res that does it, i think it turns the internal resolution up so jaggies become almost invisible.
A bit like running BF4 at 200% res scalling.
I just wanted to see if the card could run Crysis
It can just not at a constant 60fps all the way though. Two might with FSAA but doubtful with 4 MSAA.
I would like to know what crossfire does in Crysis 3. Can it run a constant 60-50 fps on all level's with 4 MSAA or will it still dip to the 40-30's in levels like "the root of all evil"?