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Hey everyone, havnt posted on here in sometime. Now that Forza Horizon 3 and the Battlefield 1 beta (and the full game soon) is out, it's time for me to upgrade my PC. My build is currently; fx6350 watercooled, a XFX 290 watercooled (via G10), 16gb of 1866 ram, 860w EVGA Supernova PSU, and a Gigabyte 990fx mobo (I forget what model). Currently running the battlefield 1 beta, on high and ultra, I get an average of about 45 fps. Not to mention massive frame drops during headshots. I don't want to spend an arm and a leg again if I don't have to on upgrading so I was thinking just getting an 8350?? I know it's old, but... AMD. Would I benefit more if I switched to Intel on a budget?? Other alternatives??
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Are the Gpu spikes normal? (this is under load playing Overwatch at epic settings
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This is it. The ultimate fix to the annoying blackscreen issue on early R9 290 reference models. You're here because : Your reference R9 290 is blackscreening on boot, under load, or randomly You found out that a temporary fix was to underclock it using afterburner YOU CANNOT update your drivers, and the last driver barely working is probably 14.4 Beta or 13.2 WHQL You are about to punch a nun in the face Worry no more fellow 290 user, the solution is here and it baffled me with it's simplicity. As you probably know, there were several batches of 290's back in the day, mainly two: R9 290 cards with ELPIDA memory, and 290's with SK HYNIX memory. HYNYX memory users shouldn't worry because they were most likely not affected by the blackscreen issue, however if you've arrived here, chances are you are an Elpida memory 290 owner. Now, why does it blackscreen ? Because for some freaking reason, the card ships with a stock memory clock of 1200 Mhz. This causes blackscreens 9/10 times at boot since Afterburner isn't running yet to underclock it. The fix is to obviously alter the VBIOS and change the default settings definitely. You don't have to worry about fucking up your flash, because as you know, there are two VBIOS installed on the card (namely "normal" and "uber"). So if you do fuck it up, just push that switch thingy on the card and try again. Then if you fuck it up again, it's the master race natural selection at work and you should just go buy a console. Don't complain here if you don't understand how flashing BIOS'es work. STEP 1) Download GPU-Z. Open it (duh) Locate the BIOS serial number Click on the little arrow next to it Select "save to a file" Name the file "hawaii.rom" (it will name itself automatically) STEP 2) Download Hawaii Bios Reader, the whole ZIP Extract it, then go to the "RealeaseBin" folder Run Hawaii Bios Reader under Admin mode Locate the '"Hawaii.rom" BIOS file Open it It will probably look something like this : Now, go to the Powerplay tab Please edit the values according to the screen below, you'll want to change every 1200 mhz value in the MEM tab into 1000 mhz It should then look exactly like this STEP 3) Save your new modded VBIOS file under another name, something like "MODHawaii.rom" Download ATI WinFlash Extract it FROM THIS POINT, YOU SHOULD HAVE EXIT AFTERBURNER OR ANY OVERCLOCKING SOFTWARE FINAL STEP) Copy the MODDED Hawaii.rom BIOS file into the folder containing ATIWINFLASH Run ATIWINFLASH in admin mode Screen WILL flicker, dont shit your undies yet Click on "load image" Locate your modded rom file EXIT EVERY OTHER PROGRAM, ATI WINFLASH SHOULD BE THE ONLY ONE OPENED Click on "Program" If everything goes alright, it will flash the new vbios and then ask you to restart your computer Restart your computer Enjoy your working R9 290, without blackscreens and with the latest drivers. I hope this was useful for people like me, who got R9 290's which are still very capable cards, and could not enjoy them without being constantly harrassed by the stupid blackscreen issues. I take no responsibility if you fuck up your card, tutorial is quite clear about the steps. You're grown up and therefore responsible for everything you're doing.
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i have a 290 and an athlon x4 860k but i am getting low fps in overwatch is there a problem or is this normal for my type of setup
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Finished my theatre room and hooked up my pc to my television. (4k sharp aquos). It doesn't have display port on it only hdmi. 30hz is so laggy I have not played any games on my pc , been console gaming. Ordered this hopefully I can game again. https://www.amazon.com/Club3D-Displayport-1-2-HDMI-CAC-1070/dp/B017BQ8I54
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Does anyone know if i can RMA a MSI R9 290? I can buy one second hand for £130 and its less than 3 years old so it has a warranty so i can just rma it and get a new one, but i don't actually know if i can rma in the UK...?
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I'm currently trying to get rid of my custom loop. It's time to upgrade my rig, and as part of that I am planning on making the jump back to air cooling. Custom loops look and perform great, but they're also a lot of trouble and can be expensive to maintain. Problem is, I no longer have the air cooler for my XFX R9 290 DD (reference PCB). I've looked on ebay, everywhere I could think of, but I can't seem to find a cooler that will fit. There's one option from Artic Cooling that would work, but it's honestly too expensive and since I'll be upgrading to Pascal/Polaris as soon as possible, I really don't want to spend that much on a cooler. Does anyone have any idea how I could get my hands on an R9 290 cooler, preferably not one of the stock AMD ones, for under €40?
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Can I use a Nvidia Quadro NVS 290 as PhysX card for a GTX 960 or GTX 970? (I suspect the card is to weak but I am not sure...)
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Well as the title says I can not decide on either one of those. The two options i have are: - PowerColor PCS+ (Tripple Fan Solution ) r9 290 4 GB - r9 380 Nitro 4 GB Also what is a good mid-range modular PSU that will go with those cards , assuming i have an i7 locked CPU.
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Why is there such a big difference between the 290x and the 390x i thought it was only a few changes they made, but anyways i am happy i bought the 390x Here is the benchmark : http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/call_of_duty_black_ops_iii_vga_graphics_performance_benchmark_review,7.html
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Hello, i think i'm having some issues with my Gigabyte R9 290 3x windforce. When i play the game Rust on the lowest settings possible, with no post processing or anything on i get a maximum of 40-50 fps. Though, my friend who has a GTX 660( i think ) gets 60+ even when on medium-high graphics, from what i've read and understood on many places this is only a problem with the R9 290 and Rust( correct me if i'm wrong ). I've reinstalled drivers, checked bios, checked memory, installed game on my ssd, checked temps on cpu, mobo and ofcourse the gpu. I still can't figure out what the problem is, if it's the game that is poorly optimized for amd cards or if there's something wrong with my 290. I would appreciate any help as i get a fairly bad fps in any game i play. I bought the card for 3990 SEK which is about 646 CAD, and it should really not run all games as bad as my old HD 6870 1GB. Please help :C Here are my full specs: CPU: FX 8370E @ 4.0 ghz Stable & tested GPU: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 Windforce 3X OC HDMI DP 2xDVI 4GB at 1040 mhz core and 1250 mhz memory. RAM: 8GB Corsair 1600mhz, long time since i bought it, but still works and shouldn't be the problem. MOBO: Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 PSU: Corsair GS600 W SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB HDD: Samsung HD103SJ 1TB( not currently used for any games, only downloads etc )
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http://flash.newegg.com/Product/N82E16814202043?SID=2ae448c88f3711e5a08ef2cb02b443550000&AID=10440897&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-Slickdeals+LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=12087162&PID=1225267&SID=2ae448c88f3711e5a08ef2cb02b443550000&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-Slickdeals+LLC Pretty good deal on a reference style 290. Deal is $180 after a $20 rebate.
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my graphics card has been doing some mighty strange things lately.. it has been giving me great performance but it has been going slow then speeding up like im lagging but i stay at a very consistent 60 fps. help im really confused and games are unplayable with this problem. it only happens to moving objects and it isnt my processor because it happens in a gpu benchmark also my specs are: gigabyte z97 gaming 7 intel i5 4690k @ 4.3 ghz 1.265~ v msi radeon r9 290 4g gaming edition oc at 1020mhz wd blue 1tb corsair cm 850w bronze + and tons of cooling (5 120mm fans)(also never gets above 130° any other inquiries let me know watch how the character moves it is shaky and rubbery?
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so i have an 8320 over clocked sapphire 290 8 gb of ram 750watt gold psy 80 plus what do you recomand i get to replace the 290 somthing that is 4-6 gb and around 200$ to 300$ my local microcenter has a 79906 gb for 275 shold i get that?
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So I'm wanting a 980ti, and have $350, but to get the other $300 I would have to sell my R9 290. What do you think I can get for it? xfx 290 DD with a white Kraken G10 and Corsair H110 with two Noctuas. Highest overclock is 1140. What do you think I could get for it?
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I have a Gigabyte Windforce Radeon R9 290 GPU and I want to install some kind of AIO gpu watercooler. I have seen that things are possible with the corsair hydro series cpu cooler and some Corsair HG10 thing. I would like to know the best way to do this with my current card. I'm not an experienced watercooler etc. by any means thanks.
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This started probably a month ago. Sometimes while playing a game, watching a video, playing music, etc, my computer would freeze up, blue dots would appear on the screen, and then an error message would pop up that said "display driver stopped responding and has recovered." This started happening more frequently, and it started to freeze and just get stuck with the blue dots (like in the picture below). I tried reinstalling windows, and that fixed the problem-- for about a week. I started getting the freezes, blue dots, and the "display driver stopped responding and has recovered" message. It's gotten worse, and now I haven't been able to turn my computer on in three days. When I press the power button, I get this: (sorry for the bad quality) The only thing that makes me think it's not my graphics card is that when I press the power button on my computer, the screen shows the gigabyte logo for my motherboard perfectly fine, before going into the black and blue pattern. My cpu does not have onboard graphics.. So my graphics card is working correctly right when I first turn on my computer. Specs are in my signature. Thanks for any help Edit: The graphics card isn't overclocked
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I have a reference R9 290, it runs hot and loud. I am tempted to buy an R9 390x aftermarket edition so it isn't as hot or loud but is it worth it? Am I better off watercooling the R9 290 with the nzxt kraken g10 and corsair h55? I recently got a third monitor and will be playing games in eyefinity so I don't know if the 8GB of VRAM will help with that, I can't turn the settings up in GTA V with my 290 because it uses all 4GB but this is the only game I've had that problem with at the moment. So basically is it worth it to spend more money on an older card (290) or buy a new card (390x) and then reuse or sell the 290? Thanks, Reece
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I'm starting my first build and I'm planning on going with an i5-4460 processor. I was planning on getting the Sapphire Nitro R9 390, but I realized that might actually be bottle-necked by the i5. That being said, I'm more than glad to spend less money on a cheaper GPU because my budget is pretty tight. Also, the monitor I'm using is only 1080 with a refresh rate of ~60hz so I'm not planning on going above 1920x1080 60FPS at least to start. So what card should I go with that will match an i5 and not outstrip it too far? Or should I not worry about bottle-necks? Some possible alternatives that I was think of were the 380 or 290. Any advice for a newbie?
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Alright guys, so I dont know if you followed my previous post, but I am keeping my GTX 770 SLI setup for my main gaming rig for now. But now I am trying to decide on which mid grade AMD video card to get for my secondary rig. I wont be gaming much on it, aside from maybe Mobas, and maybe some CS: GO and other casual games. Ill be watching alot of twitch on it and web surfing. Now ive been looking at the r9 290, but that card looks like it MIGHT be on par with my main SLI setup... maybe too powerful of a card? Do you guys have good suggestions on a card that would'nt be overkill for my needs, that would be able to run 2 monitors (maybe an ultra wide)? Since were looking at mid grade cards, price really isn't an issue (maybe it is, $300 or below, lol). Love ya guys, thanks for your input! PS - Ill be running and z97 chipset mobo, 700w power supply, 16gb 1600 ram, and an intel i5 4690k devils canyon
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I have a corsair h100i gtx cooling my CPU, I am keeping it so I don't have to fool with taking the pictures, packaging, selling, and shipping the stupid thing plus it cools my amd 955 be at 4.8ghz great at 45C at the highest. I am wanting to watercool my dual r9 290x gpu's so I don't have to listen to that airplane in my room every time I play GTA V. I am housing my parts in a Thermaltake Level 10 GT case and the top rad space is taken. I can mount a rad outside on the exhaust (at the most a 360mm) and a 120mm on the bottom. I have also seen where someone mounted one against the hdd area. I will show pictures if needed. I would like to know how much rad space I need to keep these gpu's cool during some overclocking and heavy use (GTA V). Thanks in advance, Robert
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Ok, i really want to buy the LG 29um67 (the freesync version). I know what AMD's FreeSync is but am confused by how the 290x, 290 and so on are more compatible with FreeSync than the r9 390 (the GPU i will be using in my next build). Ive heard that the 290 has access to dynamic refresh rates with FreeSync while the r9 390 doesn't? Can someone explain all this to me?
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Hello. So basically, in every game, no matter what, I can push a solid 150+ frames. My setup is an FX 8350, R9 290, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 650w PSU, Windows 10, 1TB HDD. Problem is, I can't maintain these frames. What so ever. Just about every minute or so, the frames go down all the way from the 150+ to under 20. Making the game UNPLAYABLE . They then go back up but repeat about once every minute or so. In CS:GO, early on (when i built the PC in April), I was able to counter these FPS drops by capping my frames at 120 . This solved my issue for a while, but then the FPS drops came back. So then, I capped my FPS at 60. For a while, the issue was solved, but just recently (a few days ago) the drops came back! This is extremely irritating and I know for a fact that my computer is very capable of holding a high framerate. (My computer from 2006 was capable of holding a steady 45 frames in cs:go without dipping under 45, and it was a crappy quad core 2.6ghz amd cpu, 7gb ddr2 ram, Radeon 6670 1GB.) It seems that FPS drops are much more frequent when the game FPS is left uncapped, or at fps_max 0. For games like minecraft, I wasn't able to do anything to counter the FPS drops. They've always persisted. Here's a picture of my CPU usage from one session of CS:GO, lasting about 5 minutes or so (There were about 5-6 fps spikes) The FPS of the game was capped at 60. Here is an album during a session of CS:GO, lasting 5 minutes in length, and this time, I uncapped the FPS. About 8-10 FPS Drops occurred. http://imgur.com/a/1vDnI This is what I've noticed while running these tests. When an FPS drop occurs, CPU1 shows the largest increase (going from ~50 [which is already higher than the other 7 CPU threads) to between 75-90) the others don't really push 60 whatever units MSI afterburner is measuring these in. (Yes, I know, it also monitors things Something to note also, when using NZXT CAM, my my CPU temp is 65 C and gpu ~ 50-70C Also, My Motherboard is an ASRock 970 Extreme3 r2.0 Nothing that would be using up my performance is running in the background, including antivirus/chrome. All cores are unparked. At idle, my CPU is at 65 C I have a Hyper 212 EVO. Do you think my paste job is messed up?
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Does anybody have any idea as to what causes this, if it helps i also get the gpu driver crashes and i think im on 14.2 drivers I have an asus r9 290 (non x) gpu
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http://www.diamondmm.com/product/112-diamond-amd-r9-290-pcie-gddr5-4gb-memory-graphics-video-card I'm not sure if I've seen them that low yet personally. I think the price drops for the 2xx series is slowly beginning.
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