Do I have a good R9 290???

[PuNkPoEtS]

i recently got a Sapphire R9 290 and i have gotten the EK full cover block on it and im loving the temps but i decided to overclock to get the 290x performance

 

 

 

i have maxed out at 1120 on the core and 1500 on the memory. i have put the power limit to +50 but i havent touched the core volts as i dont know how much to put on there

 

 

if anyone can help me see if i have a good chip that would be great

[Tmh85]

Is it stable? If yes then yes you got a good chip

[PuNkPoEtS]

@Tmh85 yeah i have its stable

 

wats a good program to check stability??

[topsu]

Furmark, bf4, 3dmark...

[themaniac]

Furmark, bf4, 3dmark...

how is battlefield 4 a program to check stability 

[Tmh85]

@Tmh85 yeah i have its stable

 

wats a good program to check stability??

Unigine, and also what @topsu recommended are also great programs (But unigine is my favorite)

[Tea1337]

how is battlefield 4 a program to check stability 

It can be intensive at all maxed out settings. 

[PuNkPoEtS]

Unigine, and also what @topsu recommended are also great programs (But unigine is my favorite)

 

 

Furmark, bf4, 3dmark...

 

yeah i was testing with unigine and also furmark and i had no issues at these settings but as soon as i tried any more i started getting artifacts

how is battlefield 4 a program to check stability 

 

 

i would like to know how BF4 is a stability checker as i have issues with the game where it will kick me out of the game but battlelog will say transitioning or something like that and also mantle has made my game drop preformance to the point this card is the same settings as my old 7870

[TymmVonD]

I use Crysis 3 to test my OC. Play about 10 minutes runnin and gunnin on a map with loads of enemies, and blow up every barrel you can find. If it doesn't crash ,then OC is good. I have had it stable on Crysis 3 but crash in BF3 sometimes, but that was with beta drivers, hasn't done that since. So, keep in mind, some drivers will be more stable with OC than others. With good water cooling, you should be able to set the voltage to the absolute manufacturer's rated max voltage.

[themaniac]

It can be intensive at all maxed out settings. 

ok

[Sky Daddy]

My 290 runs at 1123 stable in all games, only at 1400 on the memory but could push it higher. (but i see no reason to because there was little return to justify the means)

[Alex780]

Use GPU 3D test in OCCT. it's the best stress test tool you can get. It even has an error detector built in.

[topsu]

how is battlefield 4 a program to check stability 

 

At least bf3 was pretty good for that, my gpu were stable in furmark but after some playing in bf3 it would crash. And at least you get something to do while stresstesting.