MSI Radeon R9 290(X) gaming/lightning card club

[fullinfusion]

Picture time

Kudos to MSI for a nice TIM job!

I straightened out the thermal pad

Just these screws to remove the cooler. 10 in total, 4 that holds the fans/shroud on. 2 on the back end of the gpu and 4 for the gpu

The amount of tim I used (ICD24K)

Remounted and took apart to see how it spread!

 

[vega22]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18416534
Thermal compound tests.

is it just me who thinks it is funny he rates the icd7 and 24 different for application when they are both the same thing?

edit

that looks nice that infusion

only tim i have found better on gpu than icd is the liquid metal stuff. pain in the arse to use on a gpu if you ever want to refit the cooler mind :/

 

[fullinfusion]

is it just me who thinks it is funny he rates the icd7 and 24 different for application when they are both the same thing?

Hell if I know, all I know is some HATE the ICD and some love it.
I use it because it works, It's a one shot deal... apply it and forget it.
I also use AS5 but not on a gpu.. wouldn't wanna short out anything but on cpus its fine and I really don't see any difference in cpu temps using one to the other.

 

[eidairaman1]

ive used as5 on gpu core and as5 epoxy mixed with compound for heatsinks for bga ram chips, no issues

Hell if I know, all I know is some HATE the ICD and some love it.
I use it because it works, It's a one shot deal... apply it and forget it.
I also use AS5 but not on a gpu.. wouldn't wanna short out anything but on cpus its fine and I really don't see any difference in cpu temps using one to the other.

 

[fullinfusion]

ive used as5 on gpu core and as5 epoxy mixed with compound for heatsinks for bga ram chips, no issues

But put to much on where it bleeds onto the tiny transistors and shit happens.

 

[eidairaman1]

But put to much on where it bleeds onto the tiny transistors and shit happens.

Credit card trick for me.

 

[manofthem]

But put to much on where it bleeds onto the tiny transistors and shit happens.

There is some truth behind this.

I used to use AC5 on gpus but now I stick to my MX2 after a dead 7970.

Brad, thats a sexy gpu core! The tim of wasn't that bad tbh, much better than others I have seen, but good job n cleaning it up.

 

[fullinfusion]

Yup MSI have done a great job not over doing it on there TIM job... and being so new it was supper easy and quick to clean.

 

[fullinfusion]

I went and checked the ICD paste on the gpu's and I ended up removing it. Ran way to high on both gpu's. They were hitting 94C @1007/1250 in valley

I cleaned them up and put AS5 on both of them , yeah i know but it worked, ......worked Really frigging well.

Same run and look at the max temps vs the 94c on the other paste.

also the AS5 need's a few hundred hours of cycled load, to no load to help align the silver particles.

EDIT: look at the Vrm's on both card's! Im mot complaining!

Sorry reverse the bottom two. Right is card #1

 

[vega22]

Yup MSI have done a great job not over doing it on there TIM job... and being so new it was supper easy and quick to clean.

just a shame you did not?


sorry had to xD

best way to use icd is to preheat it so it spreads well on contact.

 

[td911]

Just a FYI

Afterburner Beta 19 seems to have fixed my GPU idling problem

 

[CooLWoLF]

I am having issues with the amount of heat the MSI R9 290 dumps into the case, as with a lot of people. The biggest issue I have is that my watercooler radiator is now sucking in all the hot air off the video card. Would a blower style fan placed directly above the video card help?

Full specs:
AMD FX 8350 @ 4.8ghz | ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 | Asetek AMD FX Liquid Cooler | Geil EVO Veloce DDR3 16GB | MSI R9 290 Gaming 4G | Thermaltake TR2 700w PSU | CM Storm Scout II case

 

[R00kie]

If you place it above it wouldnt make much difference...
it depends where your radiator is, if its on the door then you have a problem, if not, just put a couple of fans on the door and i think your problem will be solved

 

[CooLWoLF]

If you place it above it wouldnt make much difference...
it depends where your radiator is, if its on the door then you have a problem, if not, just put a couple of fans on the door and i think your problem will be solved

Already have 2 intake fans on the window, 1 intake at the front, 1 exhaust on top, then the radiator at the rear in a push/pull.

Very frustrating!

 

[R00kie]

@CooLWoLF make them an exhaust, should help a bit

 

[CooLWoLF]

@CooLWoLF make them an exhaust, should help a bit

You mean the window fans? I would only have one intake then though. What total fan configuration should I use then?

 

[buildzoid]

You mean the window fans? I would only have one intake then though. What total fan configuration should I use then?

Make the radiator fan an intake

 

[Raovac]

It is recommended by most company's that make the closed loop water coolers to draw outside air through the rad and into the case, not system warmed air out

 

[CooLWoLF]

You mean the window fans? I would only have one intake then though.

It is recommended by most company's that make the closed loop water coolers to draw outside air through the rad and into the case, not system warmed air out

Thanks! I will re-configure everything next weekend.

 

[DZZRtt]

Hello, techpowerup.
Got mine R9 290X 4G Gaming.
There is one thing that scares me, VRM1 temperature, it goes to mountain high in BF4, (not sure about the others, BF4 is the only game i currently play) and also noticed VRM temp bumps in Heaven 4.0 and Valley 1.0 benchmarks. Usually it about 110 C, absolute maximum is 118 C.
Tried different bioses and drivers, had no luck.
Running fans at 100% all the time does help, but not much only 4-5C lower.
How to deal with it? These temps are dangerous, right?

Back to my problem.
I know what is wrong with my card. MSI forgot to put thermal pad on. . I can see the light coming from the gap between heatsink and the mosfets.
Got another one problem. Usually it runs hot, but fine, no black screens, no artefacts e.t.c. But sometimes (rarely) there is no memory clock boost under load it remains on idle (300 MHz). IDK if it's related to VRM1 temperature somehow.

 

[fullinfusion]

Already have 2 intake fans on the window, 1 intake at the front, 1 exhaust on top, then the radiator at the rear in a push/pull.

Very frustrating!

Intake on the door panel? Your gpu will blow against the window. Flip the fans around and have them pull the air straight out of the case and problem solved. I have my radiator on the top blowing the case air through the rad and out the top of the case, I single 120mm fan exhausting out the rear and a 200mm front intake blowing into the case. CPU temps are fine but only raised by about 2-3c.
I have set a single corsair HF 120 mm on the rear end of the cards blowing air coming off the front 200mm fan onto the end of the cards and the rear fan draws out the heat.. You can also use the noctua 140mm that fits a 120mm hole pattern and they work really well. They are quiet and do draw a lot of air over a 120mm by far.

 

[facepunch38]

Here's one of my runs on the water block overclocked ill have more tommorow after work

 

[fullinfusion]

What cooler are you using?

 

[Durvelle27]

Can I join

 

[fullinfusion]

I haz the power now!!