R9 290x lightning

Carde · November 1, 2014

Well Seeing I am selling my G1 GTX 970 today I ordered myself a new toy to play with the R9 290x lightning which arrived today as well.

However it seems I got the crappiest lightning ever made, darn thing crashes in valley as soon as the clocks tip over 1110 which is bloody awful, people get more on stock voltage.

I am currently trying to figure out what is wrong, but with the thing crashing all the time it is not easy, currently running a few more test logging my gpu-z results to file and see if I can find the reason.

Interfectorem · November 1, 2014

Try turning on "LN2" mode on, I remember in one of Linus' videos where he reviewed it, he said he got better overclocking with that mode enabled.

Carde · November 1, 2014

Well done that and still not impressed.

1150 seems to be the max I can get and that needs +150 on the voltage.

I could have run a bench at 1190 maybe, but anything over 1150 showed artifacts and that to me is no good

Seems I need to look at getting her under water, but I feel little for spending close to 200 euros for block, plate and fittings.

Also seems my VRM 2 temperature sensor is broken it lists 87C constantly whether she been running benches for 10min or been idle or even just started up.