Those who have R9 290 or R9 270

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I want to at what temperature they run while gaming ( maximum load ) and is it noisy or not ?

 

*Don't forget to mention which one you're talking about 

[rentaspoon]

I want to at what temperature they run while gaming ( maximum load ) and is it noisy or not ?

*Don't forget to mention which one you're talking about

R9 270 MSI gaming - 70c stock 51c over clocked room temp is about 25c ATM.

Can't even hear the thing unless I force the thing to overheat in a closed cabinet but it doesn't ramp up until it hits 80c

[BonBon Scott]

It depends what cooler you get, because the stock cooler on the AMD cards is pretty lackluster. Although if you get a really good cooler like a Tri-X or Vapor-X, the cooling will be really good.

 

Here is a review of the 290 with a Tri-X cooler: http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/63953-sapphire-radeon-r9-290-tri-x/?page=10

[BloodWithIce]

R9 290 Tri x. Right now 44c after a gaming session. 
Runs super quiet and the highest it gets up to is 76c after hours of gaming.

[Liam-McShane]

MSI R9-290 85c when gaming. I think MSI sacrificed temps for sound as it is the quietest graphics card i have ever owned.

[Sauron]

Asus R9 290 DCUII OC

 

Idles at about 40c in the summer, dead silent under 48% fan load and it never really reaches over 45%, while gaming I usually get up to 77c. When idling the fan is utterly inaudible, it sits at 20% until you get over the 60c mark. It has a physical bios switch that from what I heard allows you to load the "silent" bios, which reaches up to 85c while gaming but is even more silent than what it is normally. It's also handy if you want to try and flash custom bioses (not that I recommend that though).

[kev507]

Technically not a 290, but same Hawaii chip and same cooler from as 290.

 

MSI Gaming 290X, was hitting 78 in a long gaming session, completely quiet. After OC to 1150/1350 temps are at 84 and it's a bit louder, but still much quieter than my old 690

[rentaspoon]

MSI R9-290 85c when gaming. I think MSI sacrificed temps for sound as it is the quietest graphics card i have ever owned.

Isn't the card meant to run at 90c because your then still under the limit.

I know the internet favours 70c being the max.

I will say I do get pissed off looking at the bottom of the case and there being perfect circles of dust from where the fans have reversed cycled

[Liam-McShane]

Isn't the card meant to run at 90c because your then still under the limit.

I know the internet favours 70c being the max.

I will say I do get pissed off looking at the bottom of the case and there being perfect circles of dust from where the fans have reversed cycled

AMD card's don't work like Nvidia cards. They will run at whatever temperature and will not clock themselves down or up. They will throttle over 94c though.

 

I think MSI stopped doing the reversed fan thing at start-up quite a while ago now. Mine doesn't do it.

[rentaspoon]

AMD card's don't work like Nvidia cards. They will run at whatever temperature and will not clock themselves down or up. They will throttle over 94c though.

I think MSI stopped doing the reversed fan thing at start-up quite a while ago now. Mine doesn't do it.

Yeah I know they aren't like nvidia cards I didn't know if that's what you were referencing.

My 270 still does but only once in a blue moon, bloody pointless though.

[VintageCake]

I'm using an r9 290 tri-x and it never goes above 75 C even in the summer.

 

As for sounds? There is a small rattle problem which has been solved with newer models, but other than that it's about on par with a noctua d-15. (-35dB full load)

[winningsince1337]

R9 290 reference: Load 93C Idle 45C

 

Noise: Load: pretty loud. Need to wear headphones when gaming. Others in my house can hear it several rooms away. Idle: Can't hear it.

 

Edit: With the default fan profile, it's really hard to hear over my power supply. When the ambient temps are low it's not that loud. However, since I don't have AC my room will get up to 90-93F so it has to ram the fans up to about 80% to prevent throttling.

[KeltonDSMer]

GB windforce 270:

 

Idle- barely over ambient temps

load @ 949/1400 1.2v- 60C-65C

load @ 1100/1400 1.2v+20%power- 64C-70C

noise- cannot hear graphics card over PSU fan but that is fairly loud

[RainbowPee]

290 Vapor-X. It goes up to 75C on stock. However it is pre-overclocked. When I add 200 MV to the core it goes up to 85C. This is running Uniheaven.

[rcarlos243]

enough to make a small room get extremely hot.