Crossfire r9 290 and crap performance... need help

[BoogieBeast]

soooo... I would REALLY appreciate your help. ( first post ( in correct forum)  so please don`t judge..   )

For the past days I`ve been struggeling with my R9 290 Crossfire setup, my ingame performances has decreased significantly.

BUT my benchmarks ( with Valley  Benchmark ) my score was 2416 to 3926, and both my cards are at 100% usage,

but when I play I get 100% cpu usage, and my Graphics cards are going crazy, they keep changing from 100% to 6% to 75%, they`re all over the place.

I really need help.

 

 

My rig:

• CPU
  
  i5 2500k @ 4.8Ghz
  
  
  
• Motherboard
  
  MSI Mpower z77
  
  
  
• RAM
  
  Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8GBx2 1600Mhz
  
  
  
• GPU
  
  R9 290 Crossfire @ 1000/1300Mhz
  
  
  
• Case
  
  Corsair Obsidian 750D
  
  
  
• Storage
  
  Western Digital WD Blue 7200rpm HDD
  
  
  
• PSU
  
  XFX ProSeries XXX Edition 850W PSU
  
  
  
• Display(s)
  
  Asus 24" LED VG248QE 1920x1080 144hz
  
  
  
• Cooling
  
  Corsair H100
  
  
  
• Keyboard
  
  ROCCAT Isku Illuminated
  
  
  
• Mouse
  
  Razer DeathAdder
  
  
  
• Sound
  
  A50 Headset
  
  
  

 

 

[BoogieBeast]

I tested with CCC Overdrive and that fixed the CPU usage, but the Gpu`s are fluctuating massively, and I get 70-80 fps in Bf4..

[Enderman]

Do not double post topics. A moderator will move the thread if it is in the incorrect section.

[BoogieBeast]

Enderman, sorry didn`t realize, btw how do i change topic name? thanks

[dragoon20005]

use GPU-Z ID to check GPU load and temps

 

which version of AMD driver you are using?

 

14.4?

 

reinstall the drivers

 

and don't use OverDrive

 

use MSI Afterburner

 

 

I am pointing to your CPU

 

2nd gen CPU only supports PCI-E 2.0

 

3rd Gen support PCI-E Gen 3

[BoogieBeast]

dragoon20005

I`m using the 14.4 driver, and I normally use MSI afterburner, just wanted to test, thanks.

[dragoon20005]

dragoon20005

I`m using the 14.4 driver, and I normally use MSI afterburner, just wanted to test, thanks.

 

ok do the Benchmark test and take a screen shot of the GPU temps and load

[BoogieBeast]

dragoon20005

This is with Valley Benchmark, The cards work perfectly fine there, It`s ingame that I keep struggeling in .

[SkilledRebuilds]

All your Games?

Just BF4?

 

Check CPU Usage in Other Games besides BF4?

[BoogieBeast]

dragoon20005

I can post Gpu Usage and Cpu Usage of Bf4, just give me a sec.

[BoogieBeast]

SkilledRebuilds

All my games.

[binman13]

Have you got any other PCIe cards in the system by any chance?

With PCIe 2.0 you will NEED x8/x8 to run 290/290x crossfire, if you have a PCIe card in the system it will restrict it to x4, which will bugger your performance.

[BoogieBeast]

here are the Bf4 Usages ( the CPU usage fixed itself apparenty..)  I got 60-70 fps on Ultra

[BoogieBeast]

binman13

Both my cards are running in PCI-E 3.0x16 @ 8x

[MonkeyFace]

I say remove the drivers, files and registries

 

How To: Remove Your AMD / ATi GPU Drivers

 

Then re-install the driver with only one card in the system, shut down, and install the second card. 

 

 

P.S. If you've previously had Nvidia drivers installed, make sure all the files and registries are deleted. How to: Remove Your NVIDIA GPU Drivers.

[BoogieBeast]

MonkeyFace

thanks for the tips, but I`ve already done that, twice, It didn`t help.

[binman13]

binman13

Both my cards are running in PCI-E 3.0x16 @ 8x

 

Um, Sandy Bridge doesnt support PCIe 3.0...

[dragoon20005]

if it just games 

 

can't help much

 

the long shot is getting this

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i73770k

 

the 3rd gen i7 3770K

[BoogieBeast]

binman13

I know, sorry, was supposed to write PCIe 2 ( but im tired).

and yeah, i was thinking it might be my sandy bridge CPU slowing me down, I`ll see what i can do, thanks.

[SkilledRebuilds]

PCIE 3.0 8x is PCIE 2.0 16x

Does your other slot work at the same lane configuration?

 

Maybe your getting 16x/4x crossfire from your board. Not 8x8x

 

How old is the "Windows" thats on your machine, you think there are any ghosts in the machine?

 

Maybe partition a little off and do a re-install of Windows with the game in question and see if it happens on a new install with new drivers and ZERO clutter in the background...

[BoogieBeast]

SkilledRebuilds

I`m getting 8x on both, that`s what GPU-Z says.

[binman13]

SkilledRebuilds

I`m getting 8x on both, that`s what GPU-Z says.

As you should be, you wouldnt be able to get 16x/4x...thats more lanes than the CPU provides logically.

[SkilledRebuilds]

Then re-install the driver with only one card in the system, shut down, and install the second. 

 

SPECIFICALLY this part..?

Did You install drivers the second time, did it Auto install them?

[BoogieBeast]

SkilledRebuilds

Yes, I specifically installed the driver myself.

[BoogieBeast]

binman13

But the thing is, I get good results in Benchmarks 100% usage in both GPU`s, but ingame the cards keep fluctuating in usage.