Overheating r9 290x

[xnoobftw]

 

Hi guys, currently this is my setup as shown in the screenshot.

 

WHAT'S THE ISSUE

60c idle, 94c under load

Too toasty under load -> thermal throttling

 

WHAT I'VE DONE

1) Replaced r9 290x (Tri-X) thermal paste with MX-4

2) undervolted by -31mV in MSI AB

3) max fan speed at 55% (it sounds like a jet engine if its any higher)

4) core clocks and memory clocks are at stock (1040/1300)

 

 

Do you guys have any idea what may be the issue?

And another thing is should the top-front 140mm fan be an exhaust instead of an intake?

 

Thanks!

[xAcid9]

Lower temp if you open the side panel? - If yes this indicate airflow restriction. If not then your cooler/heatpipe probably broken or didn't make proper contact. 

 

I hope you cover the whole die with thermal paste and not using the pea/rice/line/x method.

[Mateyyy]

60C at idle? Are you sure that the cooler is mounted properly and that the TIM was good and properly applied?

What are your ambient temps?

[boggy77]

13 minutes ago, xnoobftw said:

3) max fan speed at 55% (it sounds like a jet engine if its any higher)

might have to push that up and live with the noise

[flo_306]

60C at idle indicates a broken cooler or poor contact

 

i have the same GPU in a PC and it doesnt get that warm in idle or load. But it does get pretty noisy since its getting very hot

 

your fan configuration looks good. 

[xnoobftw]

5 minutes ago, xAcid9 said:

Lower temp if you open the side panel? - If yes this indicate airflow restriction. If not then your cooler/heatpipe probably broken or didn't make proper contact. 

Oh my god i did this and saw only 1 of 3 fans r spinning 

guess that solves it!

rip 7 year old card

[SavageNeo]

5 minutes ago, xnoobftw said:

1 of 3 fans r spinning 

are you sure they are plugged in the pcb of the  gpu? try aftermarket cooler?

[xnoobftw]

18 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

are you sure they are plugged in the pcb of the  gpu? try aftermarket cooler?

 

24 minutes ago, flo_306 said:

60C at idle indicates a broken cooler or poor contact

 

i have the same GPU in a PC and it doesnt get that warm in idle or load. But it does get pretty noisy since its getting very hot

 

your fan configuration looks good. 

 

24 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

might have to push that up and live with the noise

 

28 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

60C at idle? Are you sure that the cooler is mounted properly and that the TIM was good and properly applied?

What are your ambient temps?

 

30 minutes ago, xAcid9 said:

Lower temp if you open the side panel? - If yes this indicate airflow restriction. If not then your cooler/heatpipe probably broken or didn't make proper contact. 

 

I hope you cover the whole die with thermal paste and not using the pea/rice/line/x method.

 

 

Hi all,

 

So i found out that out of 3 fans, left (flushed to rear) is not working (i tried moving it with my hands it wasn't stuck or anything, just not moving)

center was working as per normal

right (flushed to front) was stupidly stuck cos my pci-e cable was jamming it, now it's working

 

WITH CENTER & RIGHT FAN

Idle = 60c

Load = 81c

 

is there a way to diagnose and fix the only fan that is not moving?

[Ankh Tech]

5 minutes ago, xnoobftw said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi all,

 

So i found out that out of 3 fans, left (flushed to rear) is not working (i tried moving it with my hands it wasn't stuck or anything, just not moving)

center was working as per normal

right (flushed to front) was stupidly stuck cos my pci-e cable was jamming it, now it's working

 

WITH CENTER & RIGHT FAN

Idle = 60c

Load = 81c

 

is there a way to diagnose and fix the only fan that is not moving?

The odds are the fan is defective, maybe you could get it fixed at a local repair shop, but don't count on it, try running the both good fans at 100%, ignore the noise for now and try it

[flo_306]

6 minutes ago, xnoobftw said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi all,

 

So i found out that out of 3 fans, left (flushed to rear) is not working (i tried moving it with my hands it wasn't stuck or anything, just not moving)

center was working as per normal

right (flushed to front) was stupidly stuck cos my pci-e cable was jamming it, now it's working

 

WITH CENTER & RIGHT FAN

Idle = 60c

Load = 81c

 

is there a way to diagnose and fix the only fan that is not moving?

If its not movin then its broken. Try to get it repaired at a local electronics shop. Gl m8

[jaslion]

28 minutes ago, xnoobftw said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi all,

 

So i found out that out of 3 fans, left (flushed to rear) is not working (i tried moving it with my hands it wasn't stuck or anything, just not moving)

center was working as per normal

right (flushed to front) was stupidly stuck cos my pci-e cable was jamming it, now it's working

 

WITH CENTER & RIGHT FAN

Idle = 60c

Load = 81c

 

is there a way to diagnose and fix the only fan that is not moving?

The tri-x 290 has a lot of fan failure but it's very easy to do the fan mod on it by using desktop grade fans making it cool better and be silent.

[xAcid9]

2 hours ago, xnoobftw said:

Oh my god i did this and saw only 1 of 3 fans r spinning 

guess that solves it!

rip 7 year old card

remove the shroud and strap a couple of good 120mm fans.