R9 290(X) with Aftermarket Cooler

800GT · Jan 12, 2014

Hey guys,

while ago I got my XFX R9 290 card, then I started my experiments on it to unlock its potential and solve its heating problems,

First I've tried to put on a liquid cooler Antec 620 on it, it was pretty hard and I did not get the good results on that just reducing the noise of the card while keeping it below 90C.

Later on I've ordered a Gelid Icy 2 GPU Cooler which fitted to the card with some kind of troubles, then I've changed the Fans of GPU cooler with Arctic F12 PWM as Gelid ones are not PWN.

Now I can say I've build the ultimate R9 290 with after market cooler that temps never goes more than 75C with minimum noise.

800GT · Jan 12, 2014

And these are from Water Cooler Build!

GreiverBlade · Jan 12, 2014

if you call a R9-290 with a gelid icy vision Ultimate, you make me wonder what would be a R9-290 with my spare Prolimatech MK-26 and my 2 NB Blacksilent Pro PK2 ... xD

Law-II · Jan 12, 2014

Hi

May have been better to post this in ghetto-mods nice though; is that hot glue I see?

Note: maybe just use edit button when adding more info

atb

Law-II

800GT · Jan 12, 2014

yes, I've fixed it with hot glue on heat

Law-II said:
Hi

May have been better to post this in ghetto-mods nice though; is that hot glue I see?

Note: maybe just use edit button when adding more info

atb

Law-II

sink.

800GT · Jan 12, 2014

GreiverBlade said:
if you call a R9-290 with a gelid icy vision Ultimate, you make me wonder what would be a R9-290 with my spare Prolimatech MK-26 and my 2 NB Blacksilent Pro PK2 ... xD

Post some pictures of it, let's enjoy!

GreiverBlade · Jan 12, 2014

800GT said:
Post some pictures of it, let's enjoy!

well i don't have a R9-290 but a R9-270 on the way and since it's a MSI Gaming serie the cooler will be allready really effective (on a 270 no joke ... pah...)

but i still have the pics of it on a GTX 580

sadely it wasn't compatible with my 770 i sold recently.

800GT · Jan 12, 2014

GreiverBlade said:
well i don't have a R9-290 but a R9-270 on the way and since it's a MSI Gaming serie the cooler will be allready really effective (on a 270 no joke ... pah...)

but i still have the pics of it on a GTX 580
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sadely it wasn't compatible with my 770 i sold recently.

wow thats a monster heat sink, good luck.

rtwjunkie · Jan 12, 2014

yeah, this thread is definately ghetto mods material.

Good job tho, OP!!! I like your perseverance!

Eroticus · Jan 12, 2014

1100Mhz

800GT · Jan 12, 2014

look @ mine!

The Mac · Jan 12, 2014

800GT said:
Hey guys,

while ago I got my XFX R9 290 card, then I started my experiments on it to unlock its potential and solve its heating problems,

First I've tried to put on a liquid cooler Antec 620 on it, it was pretty hard and I did not get the good results on that just reducing the noise of the card while keeping it below 90C.

Later on I've ordered a Gelid Icy 2 GPU Cooler which fitted to the card with some kind of troubles, then I've changed the Fans of GPU cooler with Arctic F12 PWM as Gelid ones are not PWN.

Now I can say I've build the ultimate R9 290 with after market cooler that temps never goes more than 75C with minimum noise.

what are your vrm1 temps with the arctics?

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R9 290(X) with Aftermarket Cooler

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Motherboard	Asus Z97-A
Cooling	Antec Kuhler 620
Memory	16GB Corsair Vengence Pro
Video Card(s)	Sapphire R9-290 Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 1TB
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