R9 290-290X owners thread

petedread · Feb 3, 2014

@15th Warlock, wow. There should be another driver soon, lets hope it's not all just about Mantle. I did notice that with 14.1 the CCC overdrive tick box would automatically tick it's self when I used AfterBurner. Unwinder advises to have it unticked when using AB.

The Haunted · Feb 4, 2014

Since i installed the the 14.1 drivers, my water cooled 290x throttle down to a steady 840-850mhz in Furmark benchmark only. Never happened with previous drivers. Tried with and without Afterburner, it look like the power limit feature is not working at all since the further i push the clocks, the lower it will throttle down in Furmark.

fullinfusion · Feb 7, 2014

A little late to the party but I got a freaking great overclocking HIS R290 iceQ x2 gpu tonight!

Asic is 82.6 and the card is way quieter then my case fans!

will upload pic's tomorrow

buildzoid · Feb 7, 2014

fullinfusion said:
A little late to the party but I got a freaking great overclocking HIS R290 iceQ x2 gpu tonight!

Asic is 82.6 and the card is way quieter then my case fans!

will upload pic's tomorrow

So what frequency you getting on it. Because my 290X maxes out at 1210mhz @1.283V I think if I got it cooler I could get 1250 or even more but the cooler isn't up to the task. On stock it does 1140mhz

fullinfusion · Feb 7, 2014

1200/1400 stock volts and called it a night. Im not sure how far its going to go but I'll post my findings when I get back at it.

card dont match the color scheme but hey one stars at the monitor and not inside the case when gaming

manofthem · Feb 7, 2014

fullinfusion said:
1200/1400 stock volts and called it a night. Im not sure how far its going to go but I'll post my findings when I get back at it.

Looks awesome bro, and that OC is awesome already! Have you checked to see if it's voltage locked?

fullinfusion · Feb 7, 2014

manofthem said:
Looks awesome bro, and that OC is awesome already! Have you checked to see if it's voltage locked?

yup its unlocked but saphire trixx dont have any voltage control.

freeleacher · Feb 7, 2014

fullinfusion said:
1200/1400 stock volts and called it a night. Im not sure how far its going to go but I'll post my findings when I get back at it.

card dont match the color scheme but hey one stars at the monitor and not inside the case when gaming

Your like me,
Who cares what it looks like inside as long as the cables are tidy the colours are meaningless and led lights get snipped except for the hard drive.
Good overclock for stock V

manofthem · Feb 7, 2014

freeleacher said:
Your like me,
Who cares what it looks like inside as long as the cables are tidy the colours are meaningless and led lights get snipped except for the hard drive.

I recently starting caring about the inside of my case, in the last 3 years I'd say. My Haf case has a window (as well as the one I'm going to be switching to) and I like things to look baller, but I did make the switch away from LEDs. I used to have blue led fans everywhere, as well as the little blue lights for the raystorm block, but I got tired of that; none of that anymore.

@fullinfusion:
Irregardless, from your pic, the card actually looks great, better than the pics online. What is the stock voltage? That OC is impressive on stock volts.

fullinfusion · Feb 7, 2014

manofthem said:
I recently starting caring about the inside of my case, in the last 3 years I'd say. My Haf case has a window (as well as the one I'm going to be switching to) and I like things to look baller, but I did make the switch away from LEDs. I used to have blue led fans everywhere, as well as the little blue lights for the raystorm block, but I got tired of that; none of that anymore.

@fullinfusion:
Irregardless, from your pic, the card actually looks great, better than the pics online. What is the stock voltage? That OC is impressive on stock volts.

You got me on that one. I have know idea what the volts are. AB just shows mv + 1,2,3 ect. Mabey theres a prigram out there so I can see. Mantel runs sweet! I was seeing 100+ fps at times. And yeah id sure liked ti get the msi gpu to match the inside of the case but few and far between here so I grabbed this card and my luck the msi probably wouldnt clock worth a crap.

Also idle the fan is @20% and dead silent. About the highest temp I seen last night was mid 50's and the fan was around 32%

Im just going to find a back plate and bye bye blue pcb but all in all this is a sweet ass card and couldnt be happier. I just hope I can find a twin to crossfire this baby come tax time.

fullinfusion · Feb 7, 2014

Kaiser Kraus said:
Finally, the only missing piece of my (never-ending) puzzle!!!! Just bought a Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X yesterday.

Honestly, I started on modding my case well before this particular card and alas the color and theme is purely coincidental . Here is my 3DMark score:

What clocks were you running?

Kaiser Kraus · Feb 7, 2014

1100/1400mhz atm. Haven't fiddled with voltage control yet. Fan at auto and for the first time after several reference cards later, I don't have a freaking vacuum cleaner at my side

. Temps are at 73c after playing BF4. Max temp was at 80c after playing heavily modded skyrim w/ max ENB settings. ENB can really stress my system better than BF4 at ultra settings.

fullinfusion · Feb 8, 2014

Kaiser Kraus said:
1100/1400mhz atm. Haven't fiddled with voltage control yet. Fan at auto and for the first time after several reference cards later, I don't have a freaking vacuum cleaner at my side. Temps are at 73c after playing BF4. Max temp was at 80c after playing heavily modded skyrim w/ max ENB settings. ENB can really stress my system better than BF4 at ultra settings.

Nice, could you open gpu-z and run the rendering in small mode and take a screen shot of it and post it to my mail or post it here please.. Im trying to figure something out on my end.

fullinfusion · Feb 9, 2014

Sold my 290 today so I'll se ya folks the 1st week of march with a MSI gamer twin gpu

manofthem · Feb 9, 2014

fullinfusion said:
Sold my 290 today so I'll se ya folks the 1st week of march with a MSI gamer twin gpu

Wow, that was uber fast! What promoted the decision?

fullinfusion · Feb 9, 2014

manofthem said:
Wow, that was uber fast! What promoted the decision?

The buggers voltage must be locked even though it shows it could be changed. It clocked 1200/1450 at stock but any touch of volts it crash.

Sold it local after 10 min of posting it F/S

This is what I just ordered from my local shop as it's a guarantee to have it in my hands by the 6th of March. Tax time is so close I may order a 2nd one as well sense they are going to order it on the 4th so im crossing my fingers I have the funds for the 2nd one to crossfire.

manofthem · Feb 9, 2014

fullinfusion said:
The buggers voltage must be locked even though it shows it could be changed. It clocked 1200/1450 at stock but any touch of volts it crash.

Sold it local after 10 min of posting it F/S

This is what I just ordered from my local shop as it's a guarantee to have it in my hands by the 6th of March. Tax time is so close I may order a 2nd one as well sense they are going to order it on the 4th so im crossing my fingers I have the funds for the 2nd one to crossfire.

I can't fault you for that new card because it looks downright awesome! (it would match my mobo very well

)

I guess we have to wait a little bit before we see your new stuff, but we can wait. Congrats on the purchase!
:toast:

...PACMAN... · Feb 9, 2014

So what's the consensus? Any issues on any games with these cards? Anyone have stuttering problems with any titles?

Only asking as I'm in the process of new build speccing and Im going higher end this time.

manofthem · Feb 9, 2014

...PACMAN... said:
So what's the consensus? Any issues on any games with these cards? Anyone have stuttering problems with any titles?

Only asking as I'm in the process of new build speccing and Im going higher end this time.

I'm loving my card! It's a reference 290 with a waterblock on it, and it's a beast in games, maxes BF4 like nobody's business, as well as most of everything else.

I say go for it if you can find one at a reasonable price....

Solaris17 · Feb 9, 2014

How are you guys modding voltages? can you do it in afterburner? I have enabled voltage control but it is still locked out.

...PACMAN... said:
So what's the consensus? Any issues on any games with these cards? Anyone have stuttering problems with any titles?

Only asking as I'm in the process of new build speccing and Im going higher end this time.

Everything ok here. 290X running strong laughs at every game imaginable.

buildzoid · Feb 9, 2014

Solaris17 said:
How are you guys modding voltages? can you do it in afterburner? I have enabled voltage control but it is still locked out.
Everything ok here. 290X running strong laughs at every game imaginable.

AB allows voltage adjustment up to +100mv and Trixx allows up to +200mv adjustment on the following cards: R9 290(X) reference, R9 290(X) Tri-X, R9 290(X) Windforce. They may also work on others but I'm not sure.

fullinfusion · Feb 9, 2014

Trixx didnt work for that his card I sold but ab did and the iTurbo from HIS worked.

Solaris17 · Feb 9, 2014

I guess I can DL trixx i really cant in afterburner

are their some versions that just dont support it? it doesnt make sense we have the same voltage regs is it a bios thing?

15th Warlock · Feb 9, 2014

...PACMAN... said:
So what's the consensus? Any issues on any games with these cards? Anyone have stuttering problems with any titles?

Only asking as I'm in the process of new build speccing and Im going higher end this time.

No stuttering in any game, besides some issues with the beta 14.1 drivers, I haven't had any problems whatsoever.

These cards are even faster than my Titans, and almost half the price, couldn't be happier

...PACMAN... · Feb 9, 2014

Definitely considering a pair of them. Looking at different cases which could accommodate them and keep them cool as I'll be running all GPUs on air.

Edit - Maybe the air 540?

System Name	2020 build
Processor	3950x
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus extreme
Cooling	Custom Loop. PETG. Phanteks 140 distro plate. EK 400mm res. EK GPU/back plate. EK CPU.480rad 2x360
Memory	32gig 3600mhz 16,16,16,36. Trident Z Royal
Video Card(s)	MSI gaming X trio 2080ti
Storage	2TB Gigabyte Aorus gen4. 1TB Aorus gen4
Display(s)	LG CX 55
Case	Phanteks 719
Audio Device(s)	Audeez LCD3. Chord Hugo 2
Power Supply	Seasonic prime 1300 platinum
Software	Cubase, Adobe

System Name	Slave
Processor	Core i7 920 @4.2 Lapped
Motherboard	Biostar Tpower x58
Cooling	Ek Supreme + Backplate, Thermochill 120.3, mcp655
Memory	6Gb Gskill Black Pi ddr3 1600 8-7-7-19 1t
Video Card(s)	XFX R9 290 (flashed to 290x) + DTek Fuzion block @1100
Storage	Samsung 840 evo, WD Black
Display(s)	Asus PB278Q 1440p
Case	p180b
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Extreme P.O.S.
Power Supply	Enermax Revolution 85+ 950watt
Benchmark Scores	i7 920 c0 @ 4.6ghz

System Name	TITAN Slayer / CPUCannon / MassFX
Processor	i7 5960X @ 4.6Ghz / i7 3960x @5.0Ghz / FX6350 @ 4.?Ghz
Motherboard	Rampage V Extreme / Rampage IV Extreme / MSI 970 Gaming
Cooling	Phanteks PHTC14PE 2.5K 145mm TRs / Custom waterloop / Phanteks PHTC14PE + 3K 140mm Noctuas
Memory	Crucial 2666 11-13-13-25 1.45V / G.skill RipjawsX 2400 10-12-12-34 1.7V / Crucial 2133 9-9-9-27 1.7V
Video Card(s)	3 Fury X in CF / R9 Fury 3840 cores 1145/570 1.3V / Nothing ATM
Storage	500GB Crucial SSD and 3TB WD Black / WD 1TB Black(OS) + WD 3TB Green / WD 1TB Blue
Display(s)	LG 29UM67 80Hz/Asus mx299q 2560x1080 @ 84Hz / Asus VX239 1920x1080 @60hz
Case	Dismatech easy v3.0 / Xigmatek Alfar (Open side panel)
Audio Device(s)	M-audio M-track / realtek ALC 1150
Power Supply	EVGA G2 1600W / CoolerMaster V1000 / Seasonic 620 M12-II
Mouse	Mouse in review process/Razer Naga Epic 2011/Razer Naga 2014
Keyboard	Keyboard in review process / Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2014/Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2011
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate / Windows 7 ultimate / Windows 7 ultimate
Benchmark Scores	cinebench 15.41 3960x @ 5.3ghz Wprime32m 3.352 3960x @ 5.25ghz Super PI 32m: 6m 42s 472ms @5.25ghz

Processor	3900X @ 4.0
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X570-E
Cooling	DeepCool Castle 360EX
Memory	G Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB 3600
Video Card(s)	RX 5700 XT Pulse
Storage	Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB
Display(s)	LG 34UC88
Case	Thermaltake P3
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III 750w
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	G Skill KM570 MX Silver
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Mean
Processor	2700k @ Modest 4.85Ghz,1.38V
Motherboard	Asus maximus V formula
Cooling	Sealed intel water loop
Memory	16 Gig Corsair red @2133 Mhz @ 11,10,11,27,2T timings 1.55V
Video Card(s)	2 X XFX 290 In crossfire 4 gig memory
Storage	Intel 520 Ssd 520 read 500 write 120 gig system drive 3 x Wd 750 gig drives
Display(s)	BenQ BL3201PT 32" 4k 60Hz Professional Widescreen LED Monitor
Case	Lian li Tall tower
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	enermax revolution 87+ 650w '80 plus gold X 2
Software	Win 7
Benchmark Scores	http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/7671243 http://www.passmark.com/baselines/V8/display.php?id=17224737452

System Name	Gold Monolith
Processor	AMD 5800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS B550i STRIX
Cooling	CM 240L V2
Memory	GSKILL TRIDENT NEO 3600 32gb
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC RTX 3080 10gb
Storage	2x1TB m.2 SSD and 1 500gb SSD for OS
Display(s)	BENQ 27in IPS
Case	Lian Li A4 H20
Audio Device(s)	n/a
Power Supply	Lian Li sfx 800w PSU
Software	Windows 11

System Name	Old but gold
Processor	3770k @ 4.5Ghz
Motherboard	Asus Maximus Gene V
Cooling	Hyper 212 Evo
Memory	16Gb 1600 DDR3@2400 Cl11
Video Card(s)	GTX 1080 FE
Storage	SanDisk Extreme 120Gb SSD (os) , SanDisk 480Gb (Games), WD Caviar Black 4 TB (Games and storage)
Display(s)	32" Samsung HDTV 1080P
Case	Some old Dell
Audio Device(s)	Onboard HDMI
Power Supply	EVGA G2 550w
Software	Windows 10 Pro 1903

System Name	RogueOne
Processor	Xeon W9-3495x
Motherboard	ASUS w790E Sage SE
Cooling	SilverStone XE360-4677
Memory	128gb Gskill Zeta R5 DDR5 RDIMMs
Video Card(s)	MSI SUPRIM Liquid X 4090
Storage	1x 2TB WD SN850X \| 2x 8TB GAMMIX S70
Display(s)	49" Philips Evnia OLED (49M2C8900)
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 Pro Snow
Audio Device(s)	Moondrop S8's on schitt Gunnr
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-1600
Mouse	Razer Viper mini signature edition (mercury white)
Keyboard	Monsgeek M3 Lavender, Moondrop Luna lights
VR HMD	Quest 3
Software	Windows 11 Pro Workstation
Benchmark Scores	I dont have time for that.

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus X870E Elite
Cooling	Asus Ryujin II 360 EVA Edition
Memory	4x16GBs DDR5 6000MHz Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	Zotac RTX 4090 AMP Extreme Airo
Storage	2TB Samsung 990 Pro OS - 4TB Nextorage G Series Games - 8TBs WD Black Storage
Display(s)	LG C2 OLED 42" 4K 120Hz HDR G-Sync enabled TV
Case	Asus ROG Helios EVA Edition
Audio Device(s)	Denon AVR-S910W - 7.1 Klipsch Dolby ATMOS Speaker Setup - Audeze Maxwell
Power Supply	beQuiet Straight Power 12 1500W
Mouse	Asus ROG Keris EVA Edition - Asus ROG Scabbard II EVA Edition
Keyboard	Asus ROG Strix Scope EVA Edition
VR HMD	Samsung Odyssey VR
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64bit

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