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290X Overclocking Questions

TheNinjaNextDor
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I just traded a 780 and $100 for two 290Xs (reference) that I will watercool. I have some overclocking questions. One is from Sapphire and the other is from MSI.

 

 

Is the voltage unlocked?

Will I want to flash a custom BIOS? If so, suggestions on which one to use would be appreciated.

Can I use Precision/Afterburner or do I need to use AMDs control panel thing?

 

More general OC info would be nice. This is my first AMD card lol. Thanks.

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hang on you got 2 290xs? thought you only traded it for one

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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hang on you got 2 290xs? thought you only traded it for one

He had two so I asked what he wanted for the other one and he was like, "$100 and your card+WB and original cooler and stuff," so I have two now lol

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He had two so I asked what he wanted for the other one and he was like, "$100 and your card+WB and original cooler and stuff," so I have two now lol

that pretty over kill for 1440p guess you could start saving up for a 4k monitor?

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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that pretty over kill for 1440p guess you could start saving up for a 4k monitor?

That's what I think I'm going to do. I'll skip Devil's Canyon and Broadwell and just save up for a 4K monitor over the Summer, by then maybe a 4K IPS monitor will be around $500. Hopefully.

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That's what I think I'm going to do. I'll skip Devil's Canyon and Broadwell and just save up for a 4K monitor over the Summer, by then maybe a 4K IPS monitor will be around $500. Hopefully.

A caselabs and two 290x's...kickass

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$340 but Australian eBay obviously and it is a giggy oc windforce.

Wow, nice. That's a really good price, especially for AUS lol

 

The two I got were fully reference. I'm tempted to run both on air and see if I can hit 100C lol

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