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I've been experiencing some black screens on my 290 while gaming. After reading this, I think I may need to switch from using 2 seperate rails on my 4 rail PSU to using 3 rails by using a 2 6-pin to 8-pin adapter. Do you guys know if they've come out with a new bios for the card to address power issues (sent XFX a ticket asking but no response yet)? Any other ideas on how to fix black screening?

 

My specs are in my signature also.

CPU: Intel i7 4770k w/Noctua NH-D15, Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97 Ultra Durable, RAM: Patriot 8Gb 1600Mhz (2x4Gb), GPU: MSI R9 390x Gaming,


SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 1Tb, HDD: Caviar Black 1Tb, Seagate 4Tb Hybrid, Case: Fractal Design Define R4, PSU: Antec Earthwatts 750w 


Phone: LG G2 32Gb Black (Verizon) Laptop: Fujitsu Lifebook E754 w/ 1TB Samsung 840 Evo SSD Vehicle: 2012 Nissan Xterra named Rocky

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I've been experiencing some black screens on my 290 while gaming. After reading this, I think I may need to switch from using 2 seperate rails on my 4 rail PSU to using 3 rails by using a 2 6-pin to 8-pin adapter. Do you guys know if they've come out with a new bios for the card to address power issues (sent XFX a ticket asking but no response yet)? Any other ideas on how to fix black screening?

 

My specs are in my signature also.

RMA, or your PSU just doesn't have enough wattage, or it sucks balls

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FORMERLY FANBOY OF: A-Data, Corsair, Nvidia

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