hi hehe... wanna ask the owners of sapphire r9 290 tri-x,
what's ur idle and load temperature of the card?

oo... u running on default setting? hehe
mine is about like that too, load differs from game to game, i wonder why . haha

Hi, wanna ask for opinion,
is it okay to install thermal pads on the back of my r9 290?
i want to install thermal pads between the PCB and my aluminium backplate for my r9 290.. is this okay? if yes, anyone has experience with this?

what type of thermal pad shud i get ah? really no exp at all

wow thanks, i'll watch that


oo, i think i'll only be putting thermal pads on vrm since my core is not covered by the backplate.. thanks for the input


Edit:

hi guys, so this the back of my r9 290 tri-x http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image//s...-SAPPHIRE-6.jpg
the place where I should put thermal pads is on the back of these vrm right? http://cdn.overclock.net/4/44/900x900px-LL...9172b_cool.jpeg

the vrm looks like those soldered parts on the back?

And do thermal pads size matters? or i can just buy a large pad and cut them using x-acto knife?

This post has been edited by xFreedomBoix: Jan 12 2015, 01:12 AM

How about no 1?

but its okay to put on the back of it right? hehe i have a feeling i will have a lot extra thermal pads..

rly ah
i recently contacted sapphire inquiring about thermal pads size to place them between my r9 290 tri-x and my custom backplate..
And their reply was " we don't recommend adding/changing/modding hardware on our cards "
and said that even adding a backplate violate that... and risk of voiding warranty..