guys just wana ask is it ok for r9 290 to have such high target temperatures




ramping up the stock cooler fan really is loud

first time im owning a gpu that can hit 95 degrees

yeah i read the throttling issue i map fan speed using msi afterburner kinda noisy though any tips on mapping my fan speed vs temps i guess mine is just not scientifically accurate



This post has been edited by S4PH: Jul 12 2014, 10:42 PM

modding the cooling is way outta my budget bro ,what do you mean that u cant use 14.x drivers its the same card and latest drivers should certainly work? Please enlighten me afraid i will also have issues as u have

wow thats odd bro, like this u cant update drivers , i read about elpida and hynix memory on r9 290 does this have a great impact on performance ?

what is the issue of ur gpu bro will my reference design suffer the same fate? Btw mine is sapphire also but reference cooling. Seems ur cooling is better and still have problems

yup i know urs is tri x, so ur problem is rattling issue or gpu kong? sInce reference cooling is not as good as ur tri x , im just curious

actually what is the reason for the black screening? is it because the of the temperature too high? AMD clams this gpu can tahan 95degrees

what do you guys think of this cooler http://www.prolimatech.com/en/products/det...id=2458#showtab

i like the fan size can use 2 140 mm fans

cant take my r9 290 stock fan already its too noisy

This post has been edited by S4PH: Jul 31 2014, 10:43 PM

Mostly wont sell as their tri x is still under warranty seems like it comes with vram and vrm sinks

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1129414&hl=

http://www.prolimatech.com/en/products/det...id=2460#showtab

Im not planning to watercool as its too much of a hassle for me

with current stock cooling i dont dare to oc at all

Yup i read it takes 4 slots for me no issues as my casing is corsair 500r nothing under my gpu and not planning to cfx also, so how is the temps is it worth the money spent?

i just cant accept the stock cooling noise its like a plane ready to take off , for me if can play on full load hovering around 60-70 degress with minimal noise is ok for me already, i used to wc a pair of 6970 loved the temps and no noise at all now misekin ady no monay to wc r9 290.

thats the beauty of mk-26 i can choose my own fans i have a pair of cmaster 120mm fan lying around so id try use that. U wire to a fan controller? not directly to ur gpu? How to find out my gpu fan amps scared to overload my gpu connector please advise sifus here

was considering this also but the top backplate i kinda x suka seems like its not on direct contact to vrm correct me if im wrong

i remember b4 i used artic accelero it comes with special epoxy glue for ram sinks im nt sure does the MK-26 uses glue or double sided tape panas sure drop 1

hahahaha too late already already purchased mk-26 from nicholasteoh glue or not i have to use it , should be arriving next week will snap photos of it in action and post it here

installed my mk-26 and damn the guide was so unclear as i tought the shim is only for 7970 fitted the cooler without the shim damn the temps goes way up even worst than stock cooler.

Even a guide i read online also says r9 does not need to use the shim provided.

this is where i got the no shim used for r9 290

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18553466


here is the info i mistakenly followed



yes i did put some thermal paste on the shim, and temps looks ok at the moment, running heaven benchmark at 1080p temps never hit 70 degrees at all, im confused why heaven benchmark bugged my gpu temps is at "1664312°c"

because the shim die contact is based on 7970 die which is located like a diamond shape on the gpu, r9 290 is just square type hence the manual also mentioned specifically for 7970, i assumed that it cant be used on r9 290 and i was wrong.

I tought the vortex 140mm fans are defective or slow. took me two days to solve this issue due to my lack of knowledge lol

but i did notice that the heat was not transferring well to the cooler.

This post has been edited by S4PH: Aug 8 2014, 01:15 PM

just curious will amd a10-7850 apu bottleneck a r9 290?

i know its not stating and gpu performance but performace of a10 is on par to fx8320

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/AMD-FX-8320-vs-AMD-A10-7850K

ooh ya ka i always see gpu boss and cpu boss for comparing ,btw this build is for lite gaming and htpc use. Might not even put a discrete gpu in the system will utilise the onboard chip instead.

Seems like not boottlenecking gtx780



This post has been edited by S4PH: Aug 13 2014, 08:50 PM