290x issues

[lani100]

Hi guys,

 

I bought myself a Asus r9 290x with the direct cu II cooler for my birthday, I really like the card but it gets a little hot while playing games like batllefield 4 like 90 degrees and sometimes has framedrops.

Is this normal? or should I return it and switch to nvidia ?

[Imabigmac]

Its normal to run the reference cards to run hot and throttle some bit, but not the DCU 2's. There could be some problem with it apparently the DCU2 290s were recalled for problems with thermals.

 

EDIT: Just thought of it, try switching it into performance mode, may make more noise but the temps should decrease. If they don't there's a problem with the card. 

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/65601-asus-radeon-r9-290x-directcu-ii-oc/?page=10

[CoolBeans]

It's normal

[mc141]

Run furmark on that 290 and get your smores kit out lol. I took temps from the top if my case while furmark ran for 10min and got 95 degrees f not c and had 69f comming in on a cosmos 2 and an only cpu is on a rad

[Guest Generallee]

I love when people complain about 290/x temps, like 95°c isn't a normal temp *sarcasm intended*

[mc141]

R

I love when people complain about 290/x temps, like 95°c isn't a normal temp *sarcasm intended*

for the record im not complaining i just stating facts about my setup

[GamerDude]

Did you try switching to performance mode like Imabigmac'd suggested? It'd entail more noise but should improve cooling. Living in the tropics, temps tend to be a bit high here, especially with the heatwave we are experiencing right now, so I had no choice but to go water cooling. It's awesome to see the GPU idling at 38C with load temp not exceeding 55C....

[lani100]

Thx for the tips, switched to the second bios and clocked the memory 50mhz down and the max temp is 80 degrees now.

Still not verry pleased with the card might return it and get a 780, not sure tho.

Edited March 3, 2014 by lani100

[ShadowofGhosts]

The Hawaii Chip really lives up to its name, given that Hawaii is hot, and the chip itself runs hot. The Chip was designed to run at 90 Degrees, hence the name. After all, how could a chip with 6.3 Billion Transistors in a 245mm Squared Die Area not be running hot. 

[xAcid9]

^^ really guys?

Hi guys,

 

I bought myself a Asus r9 290x with the direct cu II cooler for my birthday, I really like the card but it gets a little hot while playing games like batllefield 4 like 90 degrees and sometimes has framedrops.

Is this normal? or should I return it and switch to nvidia ?

 

Return it and get Tri-X or TwinFrozr because 290x DCU2 use heatsink that was design for the larger GK110. Hawaii die barely touches 3 of the 5 heat pipes. Overrated Asus.

 

[lani100]

  Thinking to return it cause now it has some serious coil whine should i pickup a 780ti ?