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So I just put a universal waterblock on my 290X. When I turned my computer on it instantly shut off. So I got scared and put the stock cooler back on my card. When I turned my computer on again, I got display in the BIOS, then after the windows logo my computer freezes. So then I booted in safe mode and uninstalled my drivers with display driver uninstaller and then rebooted. Once I rebooted I got to the desktop and downloaded the drivers again so I could reinstall them. As soon as I reinstall them, my computer black screens and hard freezes. I let it sit for 5 minutes during the freeze then all the sudden my 290X fan got extremely loud and HOT! So I quickly turned off my computer with the PSU switch. Can someone please help me troubleshoot. Im very scared that I have a broken card.

 

 

Edit: Doing a clean install of windows 8.1 to see if that fixes the problem. Will report back once it installs

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Happened to me, download the display driver uninstaller (DDU)

Run that in safe mode and select AMD, will remove all traces again and you can restart with the "Basic WIndows Adapter"

 

After that create a restore point.

 

Then try a different driver set (or a few sets) until you can get past the login screen.

 

I moved form Win7 to Win8 recently, No matter which set I used,......BSOD/Garbledness/artifacts/hard freezing and fans were kicking up as if it was "loading"

 

 

Used DDU, time and time again WIn8 didn't like any drivers at all.

Went back to Win7, 14.6 works str8 away, and has been perfect without ANY bsod/garbledness issue ever since.

 

Windows 8.1 - Dodgey shit indeed.....

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More proof that AMD drivers suck. :C

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More proof that AMD drivers suck. :C

Because a response like that was absolutely needed here...

 

 

Nope, this was Windows UEFI mode fucking with me. Not an AMD driver.

The same downloaded file was used for installing 14.6 on W8 and W7, W7 has been flawless.

 

As for the OP, He's got Win8.1, I was sharing the experience of mine with W8.1, so if it happens to him he can know its not just him who had the issue.

And that it could be W8.1's fault, not the Drivers themselves.

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It looks like an overheating issue...according to your computer shutting off, and GPU running hot, etc.

 

Your GPU block is either installed incorrectly, or it is not compatible with your R9-290X's PCB layout.

 

It could also be that coolant in your water loop is not flowing into the GPU. A water loop is air-tight (to an extent). Did you see any coolant flowing into the GPU block at all? Did you add any coolant into the tubing that connects to your R9-290X?

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Because a response like that was absolutely needed here...

 

 

Nope, this was Windows UEFI mode fucking with me. Not an AMD driver.

The same downloaded file was used for installing 14.6 on W8 and W7, W7 has been flawless.

 

As for the OP, He's got Win8.1, I was sharing the experience of mine with W8.1, so if it happens to him he can know its not just him who had the issue.

And that it could be W8.1's fault, not the Drivers themselves.

AMD is supposed to adjust their drivers to work on all operating systems, not the operating systems supposed to adjust their code to support all graphics cards.

Nvidia works just fine on windows 8, because they actually work very hard on making their drivers compatible.

Just because windows 8 has changed a little doesnt mean AMD should just give up fixing their drivers....

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AMD is supposed to adjust their drivers to work on all operating systems, not the operating systems supposed to adjust their code to support all graphics cards.

Nvidia works just fine on windows 8, because they actually work very hard on making their drivers compatible.

Just because windows 8 has changed a little doesnt mean AMD should just give up fixing their drivers....

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Well now when I try to play any game, I get a black screen within 5-10mins. No overclock. And sometimes when my computer is off for more than 3hrs, when I turn it back on I get a black screen after the windows loading logo and my computer hard freezes.

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Universal to me sounds more like for reference pcb's or something. What make and model is your card and what water block did you use? You could of damaged an inductor or capacitor or something.

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Well now when I try to play any game, I get a black screen within 5-10mins. No overclock. And sometimes when my computer is off for more than 3hrs, when I turn it back on I get a black screen after the windows loading logo and my computer hard freezes.

Well now when I try to play any game, I get a black screen within 5-10mins. No overclock. And sometimes when my computer is off for more than 3hrs, when I turn it back on I get a black screen after the windows loading logo and my computer hard freezes.

Sounds like the infamous blackscreen issue with hawaii cards. I hope you can still RMA it, because I don't think there is a fix for this..

      

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AMD is supposed to adjust their drivers to work on all operating systems, not the operating systems supposed to adjust their code to support all graphics cards.

Nvidia works just fine on windows 8, because they actually work very hard on making their drivers compatible.

Just because windows 8 has changed a little doesnt mean AMD should just give up fixing their drivers....

Yeah, I hear no one ever has had an issue with an Nvidia card.

      

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So I just put a universal waterblock on my 290X.

 

 

Your GPU block is either installed incorrectly, or it is not compatible with your R9-290X's PCB layout.

 

 

Universal to me sounds more like for reference pcb's or something. What make and model is your card and what water block did you use? You could of damaged an inductor or capacitor or something.

 

I'm beginning to think it is the cause.

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My GTX 780 didn't work on Windows ME :(

 

You sir just won for today

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