Why is AMD quiet about black screens on 290x?

[Desgaizu]

get refund and buy a 780 ti. (I bet that was your plan)

It's a real shame tbh I've been with nvidia since my fx5200 and had a 680gtx before this but thought I'd give amd ago as the 290x is a great price + performance card but it's been a nightmare.

Never have I seen my pc be so unstable, just constant hardlocks, blackscreen , driver issues the lot.

Got to the point where I was question my own pc so I tried it in a mates and bam it blacked screen quicker than it did in my pc lol

 

[Booner!]

This happens to me too on a 290. Driver issue??

 

[Rangerjr1]

This happens to me too on a 290. Driver issue??

We dont know yet, AMD hasnt said anything.

 

[Rangerjr1]

It's a real shame tbh I've been with nvidia since my fx5200 and had a 680gtx before this but thought I'd give amd ago as the 290x is a great price + performance card but it's been a nightmare.

Never have I seen my pc be so unstable, just constant hardlocks, blackscreen , driver issues the lot.

Got to the point where I was question my own pc so I tried it in a mates and bam it blacked screen quicker than it did in my pc lol

Its probably a driver issue, i would wait and see. If its not and it turns out to be a massive problem with a large amount of cards they'll probably refund you.

 

[Gregster]

Any acknowledgement from AMD yet?

 

[Rangerjr1]

Any acknowledgement from AMD yet?

Not that i know of.

 

[andybird123]

Its probably a driver issue, i would wait and see. If its not and it turns out to be a massive problem with a large amount of cards they'll probably refund you.

past 7 days (or 14 with some retailers) they won't refund you, the only thing they'll do is replace the card IF it is deemed to be faulty - if it's a software issue you won't get one at all

 

[tommybhoy]

Any acknowledgement from AMD yet?

They don't work weekends.

Doubt they will acknowledge anything until they can replicate it though.

 

[Rusty0611]

They don't work weekends.

Doubt they will acknowledge anything until they can replicate it though.

Slackers. Even I went in for half day today and I hate working weekends.

Deadlines .

 

[Gregster]

They don't work weekends.

Doubt they will acknowledge anything until they can replicate it though.

True dat and if I wore a tie to work every day, I certainly wouldn't be going in on a Saturday or Sunday

As it goes, I finished at 6am this morning and back in again at 2pm Tomorrow

Why I no learn at school...

 

[vUNREALv]

I've just discovered my 290 will black screen at stock clocks, just had it twice in BF4, but only when not running afterburner and my custom fan profile, even though temps stay under the 94c mark

Gutted.

 

[humbug]

I've just discovered my 290 will black screen at stock clocks, just had it twice in BF4, but only when not running afterburner and my custom fan profile, even though temps stay under the 94c mark

Gutted.

If its black screening at stock i would send it back.

 

[nickrorschach]

If 290s are randomly going now too, surely this is officially a **** up?

 

[Gregster]

If 290s are randomly going now too, surely this is officially a **** up?

It could just be driver problems but with "most" of the errors pointing to Elpida RAM, it could be something else at fault. Maybe AMD rushed the launch but for sure, this isn't looking good.

 

[sadbuttrue]

Am I wrong, or does it appear everyone affected by this also has an overclocked cpu. Maybe a lack of stability is filtering down to the AMD drivers.

 

[Rangerjr1]

Am I wrong, or does it appear everyone affected by this also has an overclocked cpu. Maybe a lack of stability is filtering down to the AMD drivers.

Who runs their CPU stock with a 290x -.-?

 

[sadbuttrue]

Who runs their CPU stock with a 290x -.-?

And there's the problem. I'd wager 99% of overclocked systems are not 100% bullet-proof stable and regularly throw out the odd bit of corrupt data. The new power management in 290 card drivers may not be playing well in this scenario.

 

[Locky]

AMD can't afford to ignore people, people think AMD are crap as it is and this will add to the fire.

 

[Rangerjr1]

And there's the problem. I'd wager 99% of overclocked systems are not 100% bullet-proof stable and regularly throw out the odd bit of corrupt data. The new power management in 290 card drivers may not be playing well in this scenario.

Stock systems arent 100% bulletproof.

 

[sadbuttrue]

They do have a higher voltage than necessary giving plenty of leeway (you can significantly undervolt most cpus at stock). Most people overclock with a shade over what appears stable.