Posted January 7, 2014 I remember reading that Gigabyte was using the cooler from some other GPU with their R9 290. Was it GV-R929OC-4GD that had the problem? Do you think it's bad because of that? I might be able to buy one on Friday for 429 € when my trusted shop gets quite many of them. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2014 yeah, dont buy it man. Gaming HTPC: R5 5600X - Cryorig C7 - Asus ROG B350-i - EVGA RTX2060KO - 16gb G.Skill Ripjaws V 3333mhz - Corsair SF450 - 500gb 960 EVO - LianLi TU100B Desktop PC: R9 3900X - Peerless Assassin 120 SE - Asus Prime X570 Pro - Powercolor 7900XT - 32gb LPX 3200mhz - Corsair SF750 Platinum - 1TB WD SN850X - CoolerMaster NR200 White - Gigabyte M27Q-SA - Corsair K70 Rapidfire - Logitech MX518 Legendary - HyperXCloud Alpha wireless Boss-NAS [Build Log]: R5 2400G - Noctua NH-D14 - Asus Prime X370-Pro - 16gb G.Skill Aegis 3000mhz - Seasonic Focus Platinum 550W - Fractal Design R5 - 250gb 970 Evo (OS) - 2x500gb 860 Evo (Raid0) - 6x4TB WD Red (RaidZ2) Synology-NAS: DS920+ 2x4TB Ironwolf - 1x18TB Seagate Exos X20 Audio Gear: Hifiman HE-400i - Kennerton Magister - Beyerdynamic DT880 250Ohm - AKG K7XX - Fostex TH-X00 - O2 Amp/DAC Combo - Klipsch RP280F - Klipsch RP160M - Klipsch RP440C - Yamaha RX-V479 Reviews and Stuff: GTX 780 DCU2 // 8600GTS // Hifiman HE-400i // Kennerton Magister Folding all the Proteins! // Boincerino Useful Links: Do you need an AMP/DAC? // Recommended Audio Gear // PSU Tier List Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2014 I can tell you from personal experience that there's problems with their 280X as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2014 Author yeah, dont buy it man. Do you might remember where this was said? I'd like to have the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2014 The heatsinks were either too small or too big (I forgot which) for the die, so they had to be recalled. Dont get it, wait for the DCUii or the revised version My Build Log on PCPartPicker FX-6300, ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3, MSI 7870 GHz Edition, Corsair Vengeance LP 1x8GB, 1TB WD Blue, Fractal Core 1000 USB 3.0, Corsair CX600, and my most recent addition that I've had forever and isnt new is a 80GB WD800 for Linux, Lenovo ThinkPad X131e, ASUS Transformer TF300T, Galaxy Note 3 Sister dropped it in a puddle I now have to use a Samsung Brightside, Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro 250ohm version, Blue Yeti #TheRealKEH-JEFF | "Sometimes, if were lucky, in Australia, a family has 2 kangaroos to pick up the kids with" - marto | Your entry here | Remember kids; just because Linus has a video on it, doesn't mean that its the best choice | ts3.wferr.com the best TeamSpeak | Abide by the CoC | Looking for build help? Read this before posting | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2014 Author The heatsinks were either too small or too big (I forgot which) for the die, so they had to be recalled. Dont get it, wait for the DCUii or the revised version Didn't the Asus one have the problem too? I remember reading that Sapphire was the only one of the 3 tested that had proper cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2014 Both, Gigabyte and Asus have had quality issues. Tom´s Hardware contacted Gigabyte and Asus about this. Gigabyte answered and fixed the problem. They assured that those mistakes are only on pre-produktion cards. They also changed the bios. The Problem is gone on the finished card as you can see in the new test on Tom´s Hardware. Asus didn´t comment the bad tests, so no information about the DCUII version -.- Bitfenix Shinobi | ASUS M5A99x Evo | FX 6300 (4.150 GHz) | Noctua NH-U12S | Gigabyte GTX 780 GHz Edition | Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) CL9 DDR3 1600 | Samsung 840 EVO SSD 250GB | Seagate Barrcuda 1TB | Corsair AX760 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2014 The consumer version is completely fine, no worries buying it, we all know the power of WFX3. My rig: CPU: Intel core i5 4670K MoBo: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 2x4GB 1600mhz CL9 GPU: EVGA GTX780 SC ACX SSD: ADATA Premier Pro SP900 256GBHDD: Western Digital RED 2TB PSU: FSP Aurum CM 750W Case: Cooler Master HAF XM OS: Windows 8 Pro My Build log, the Snowbird (heavy WIP): http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/188011-snowbird-by-lachy/?hl=snowbird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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