R9 290-290X owners thread

[manofthem]

@fullinfusion nice card and nice TIM replacement


@GreiverBlade very nice setup there!

 

[GreiverBlade]

@fullinfusion nice card and nice TIM replacement


@GreiverBlade very nice setup there!

well thanks i am quite satisfied since it's my 1st attempt and no leak no other suprises and temps are quite good atm (1130/1450 now)

 

[pipes]

Theoretically it should work just fine given that the BIOS supports your VRAM. The good thing with R9 290X cards is that you have the BIOS switch so if you screw up you can recover pretty easily.

This bios: http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/161499/sapphire-r9290x-4096-140416.html
no work for my sapphire and msi:
This: http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/150240/sapphire-r9290x-4096-131121-1.html
This: http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/149848/msi-r9290x-4096-131003-1.html
Can You know why?

 

[buildzoid]

This bios: http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/161499/sapphire-r9290x-4096-140416.html
no work for my sapphire and msi:
This: http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/150240/sapphire-r9290x-4096-131121-1.html
This: http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/149848/msi-r9290x-4096-131003-1.html
Can You know why?

That BIOS is for the Vapor-X card which is a full custom design which still has the same main VRM controller but one of the other VRM is probably different and so it doesn't work with reference cards like yours. Also why do you want that BIOS of all of them? If you need voltage control the stock AMD BIOS or the Gigabyte windforce BIOS work great.

 

[fullinfusion]

Here's a good question, Can I put a 290X lightning bios on a MSI Gaming V2 290X card?

 

[GreiverBlade]

Here's a good question, Can I put a 290X lightning bios on a MSI Gaming V2 290X card?

i pretty much doubt it, the Lightning has a stronger VRM setup? and the design of the board differ ... so i'm doubtful, tho with the switch you could try and recover ... but if it was me i wouldn't (chicken!)

 

[fullinfusion]

Well I am going to try and will report back in a few min.. Wish me luck!

 

[buildzoid]

i pretty much doubt it, the Lightning has a stronger VRM setup? and the design of the board differ ... so i'm doubtful, tho with the switch you could try and recover ... but if it was me i wouldn't (chicken!)

The VRM size doesn't matter, the controller does. The core voltage is controlled by the same chip on all R9 290(X) cards the other voltages and VRAM cause all the problems.

 

[fullinfusion]

Didn't work as expected but I thought hey, wth! may as well see..

 

[buildzoid]

I wonder if there is a BIOS with the perfect ELPIDA VRAM settings.

 

[vega22]

Well new TIM job and 12c cooler in the same Valley run.. This afternoon it was hitting 94c and throttling down.

they do not tighten the sink and backplate up fully.

i got that same drop from just tightening it up.

slapping the kracken g10 and h2o 920 on it has made it so i never go past 65c gaming and is silent, all the time.

turn the fans up and it never goes much past 50c for long.

 

[fullinfusion]

they do not tighten the sink and backplate up fully.

i got that same drop from just tightening it up.

slapping the kracken g10 and h2o 920 on it has made it so i never go past 65c gaming and is silent, all the time.

turn the fans up and it never goes much past 50c for long.

Back plate means shit! all it cools is the memory, chocks and Vregs.

Plus a Kracken looks like shit and IMHO Id rather have air cooling at anywhere below 94c and Im happy.

 

[pipes]

That BIOS is for the Vapor-X card which is a full custom design which still has the same main VRM controller but one of the other VRM is probably different and so it doesn't work with reference cards like yours. Also why do you want that BIOS of all of them? If you need voltage control the stock AMD BIOS or the Gigabyte windforce BIOS work great.

Windforce is a costum vga or not?
I want try an update bios for see my card work well

 

[buildzoid]

Windforce is a costum vga or not?
I want try an update bios for see my card work well

Windforce looks very much like a reference though the AUX VRM is doubled up. You can always try it or if you want I can try the BIOS of your card and see if it works. If it does the BIOSs are interchangable otherwise mine is custom.

 

[GreiverBlade]

The VRM size doesn't matter, the controller does. The core voltage is controlled by the same chip on all R9 290(X) cards the other voltages and VRAM cause all the problems.

thanks for clearing

Back plate means shit! all it cools is the memory, chocks and Vregs.

Plus a Kracken looks like shit and IMHO Id rather have air cooling at anywhere below 94c and Im happy.

well ... on my 290 the back plate does a fine job, also he meant re tightening the back plat AND the heatsink, i guess

as for the temps i rather have a Kraken (to i prefer custom loop) than a stock cooler at 65% for 89° and 1000/1300 max otherwise : crash (ofc i know you don't have a ref stock cooler as i had )

actual temp and freq on my baby: 1130/1450 (as i said before) and 47° max during a Heaven loop (44° in games)

 

[pipes]

Windforce looks very much like a reference though the AUX VRM is doubled up. You can always try it or if you want I can try the BIOS of your card and see if it works. If it does the BIOSs are interchangable otherwise mine is custom.

Have 947 mhz on the core, i dont like
This http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/153949/gigabyte-r9290x-4096-140119.html

 

[pipes]

what's different from this:
number series BIOS 113-C6710151-100
and this:
number series BIOS 113-C6710150-102
these are my two video cards, is a good thing have that number more update?

 

[vega22]

Back plate means shit! all it cools is the memory, chocks and Vregs.

Plus a Kracken looks like shit and IMHO Id rather have air cooling at anywhere below 94c and Im happy.

almost as shit as your ability to read i guess.

pretty sure i said they do not tighten the sink and backplate up enough....oh yea, i did.

as for the g10, yea. but on the plus side you do not look at it. i mean as nice as it all looks lit up green with red and orange hints the screen is much more entertaining.

while the sound of that stock fans on the gamer are something you do have to listen to all the time, or live with 95c temps.

 

[EarthDog]

Backplate doesn't cool shit unless its actually touching the components that need cooled.

 

[sjungermann]

I wonder if there is a BIOS with the perfect ELPIDA VRAM settings.

The latest BIOS I have for 290X DC2OC from asus website is working real well for me. Since updated to it never got any problems.

 

[fullinfusion]

Backplate doesn't cool shit unless its actually touching the components that need cooled.

Back plate holds the parts that cool I should've said

 

[eidairaman1]

Mine provides cooling. Heck the card has led indicators for the vrms being used at any moment of time.

 

[EarthDog]

Mine provides cooling. Heck the card has led indicators for the vrms being used at any moment of time.

It cools if you have thermal pads touching the PCB, yep! Otherwise, its for structural integrity and protection.

The VRM LED's... not sure what that has to do with anything...

 

[buildzoid]

Mine provides cooling. Heck the card has led indicators for the vrms being used at any moment of time.

Uh from what I read in the specs for that card those LEDs indicate core temp not VRM load.

The latest BIOS I have for 290X DC2OC from asus website is working real well for me. Since updated to it never got any problems.

I meant it as BIOS that lets ELPIDA VRAM clock higher not stable about being stable

Have 947 mhz on the core, i dont like
This http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/153949/gigabyte-r9290x-4096-140119.html

I'll give you mine it's 1040mhz.

 

[pipes]

Uh from what I read in the specs for that card those LEDs indicate core temp not VRM load.


I meant it as BIOS that lets ELPIDA VRAM clock higher not stable about being stable


I'll give you mine it's 1040mhz.

that bios work at 1040?