I just cannot afford watercooling if i want to stay married lol. His again beefs up the reference 290 on both the hardware and cooling side, along with a pretty unique color scheme and look. Please enter your desired user name, your email address and other required details in the form below. Designed by overclockers for overclockers, your matrix cards liquidnitrogen ln2. While i dont think a 290x card under water will match a 780ti under water with the above scaling in mind, thats perfectly fine because the card is significantly cheaper. R9 290x watercooling thread overclockers uk forums. The strong overclock with the improved power delivery system and the bigger dual 8pin pcie power connector setup means that were also dealing with a custom r9 290x 4gb, which again adds even more value to the card. So i thought well i think this card needs some cleaning after cleaning it it. A member of chiphell community has just posted more closeups of the radeon r9 290x from xfx.
Hello guys i have fixed this issue im currently running the r9 290x matrix edition watercooled, i was struggling to overclock this card, i couldnt figure out why i could overclock it to 0 gpu clock and 7500 memory clock pass all the tests and upon restart of the computer id get black screen and id have to for e restart safe mode delete. The foundations of the his r9 290x hybrid iceq are copied over from their impressive r9 290x ipower iceq x. Ive had my 290x water cooled for a while now and it was very easy to get set up, there was insane amounts of headroom to overclock it too once properly cooled adding about 1520fps at 1440p. Water cooled r9 290 overclocked benchmarks youtube. Using the nzxt kraken g10 to watercool a radeon r9 290 when the radeon r9 290 and r9 290x first launched last year, they were plagued by issues of. Dec 18, 20 well, powercolor just launched the lcs r9 290x graphics card cooled by a full cover water block from ek. Im sure i could get a higher overclock with upping the voltage but thats for another video.
Well, powercolor just launched the lcs r9 290x graphics card cooled by a full cover water block from ek. I dont want peaks and valleys and jumping all over the place, trying to overclock with 20 intensity and getting an extra 3050 khs as i watch them slowly burn into oblivion, as some people will do. Can a water block really boost your gpu performance. Hawaii 290xp overclocking guide techpowerup forums. We have already see quite a few photos of this card, but this time he also focused on overclocking performance. Should i water cool my amd r290, or buy a new graphics card. Video card asus r9290x direct cuii ek water blocks x3.
Sep 01, 2017 radeon r9 290x overclocked and benchmarked at 4k. The card itself is offering a massive value, at least for me it is, it is offering full 4 gb of ram, great overclock capabilities water cooled preferred for this part, this time around i came to amd because of the value and performance that they are offering with their products right now. Sapphire amd radeon r9 290x 4gb maintenace days xd evga. Im currently in the process of waiting for my components to arrive from amazon, but i wanted to post up my build, and as i start the build i will update the thread accordingly. The cards equipped with that hawaii gpu now is proper cooled thanks to the twinfrozr cooler and steadily running and purring at just over 70 degrees c.
Xspc is a leading manufacturer of premium highperformance liquid cooling systems and components for your computer. Ive had my 290x watercooled for a while now and it was very easy to get set up, there was insane amounts of headroom to overclock it too once properly cooled adding about 1520fps at 1440p. Mar 10, 2014 graphics guru chris angelini strongly recommended an upgrade from amds fleshedout catalyst. Backplate cover the whole lenght of graphics cards pcb, serves as an aesthetic addon and also provides passive cooling for the vrm vol. Mar 14, 2014 using the nzxt kraken g10 to watercool a radeon r9 290 when the radeon r9 290 and r9 290x first launched last year, they were plagued by issues of overheating a. Dec 09, 20 despite all that, an aftermarket water cooled 290x card will clearly be more bang for the buck. It is the first liquid cooled r9 290x in the market right now and also comes with a mild overclock out of the box. How to liquidcool your graphics card in 20 minutes pcworld. Once you factor in the cost of a watercooling kit, its still going to be more expensive than an amd r9 290x or an nvidia gtx 780 ti, but it maintains operating temperatures and volume levels no. The his r9 290x hybrid iceq allowed for a system consumption of 353 watts without overclock, which was 14% more than. The his r9 290x ipower iceq x2 turbo 4gb is an extremely strong r9 290x 4gb and even stronger video card. Solved anyone cooled a r9290x with a single 120mm rad. We heavily overclock our amazing sapphire radeon r9 290x trix gpus, and test them again at 4k. The air cooled gpu hit 80c again, while the water cooled gpu was half that hot.
Sep 21, 2019 nothing new happened with the 8k benchmarks. I was looking for watercooled 290x s to see how well it would overclock and came across this reddit post you might enjoy here is the 3dmark score it gets around 15k in the graphics score stock speed uber mode, but almost 19k here he says it doesnt go above 50c overclocked under full load. I had a 290 before and now having a 290x id imagine they could use the same drivers. Graphics guru chris angelini strongly recommended an upgrade from amds fleshedout catalyst.
Unfortunately, the companys cheap cooling solution results in inconsistent performance and excessive noise. Thinking about it logically though, wouldnt it be good to surmise that a single good rad with a good noctua fan or two could cool better the r9290x than the mediocre reference blower with its aluminium heatsink with no heatpipes which is on the hawaii cards. Users comfortable with watercooling will find a lot to love in the visiontek. I own 6 290s from an old litecoin rig that no longer is profitable and i have tested them all for overclockability.
We sought to find out how these two cards would compare to each. Our air cooled stable overclock of 1,120mhz core, 1. In order to be able to post messages on the an overclocking community forums, you must first register. Our aircooled stable overclock of 1,120mhz core, 1. Due to having a massive xigmatek elysium case there is a nice 200mm side fan blowing directly onto the card with plenty of other cool airflow from other various fans. Or perhaps a similar experience with another hot graphics card. Sep 01, 2015 how to liquidcool your graphics card in 20 minutes closedloop liquid cooling can be yours for cheap, but read this first to make sure you and your gpu are up for it.
Dec 29, 20 water cooled r9 290 overclocked benchmarks. Graphics cards amd hawaii bios editing 290 290x 295x2 390 390x. As always, powercolor have joined forces with awardwinning cooling manufacture ek water blocks to create the. Ekfc r9290x vaporx directly cools the gpu, ram as well as vrm voltage regulation module as water flows directly over these critical areas thus allowing the graphics card and its vrm to remain stable under high overclocks. Ekfc r9 290x matrix backplate is a cnc machined retention backplate made from black anodized aluminum for ekekfc r9 290x matrix series water blocks.
Tul corporation, a leading manufacturer of amd graphic cards, today announces the first and only r9 290x with liquid cooling solution in the market. Earlier i did a youtube movie about this gpu running on stock air cooler, posted in this thread. Watercooling the amd radeon r9 290x amds new topend graphics card, the radeon r9 290x, is certainly worth adding to your shortlist if you have around. Asus have opted for a fully watercooled solution on the ares iii with a custom made ek waterblock. Amd r9 390x is rumored liquid cooled less than a year after the launch of amds r9 290x, we are beginning to hear rumors of a followup. Ill let them get as high as 85c and then ill do something to reel them in. Amd r9 390x is rumored liquid cooled pc perspective. Radeon r9 290x overclocked and benchmarked at 4k tweaktown. First up, the leaker confirms that r9 290x is running at 94 c under furmark, but he says that its relatively.
I like to see flat lines with my monitoring software. Kraken g12 with 120240 water cooler has fan but no heatsinks on vram, vrm. User test water cooled r9 290x vs air showdown noise and. Dec 10, 20 watercooling the amd radeon r9 290x amds new topend graphics card, the radeon r9 290x, is certainly worth adding to your shortlist if you have around. Visiontek is banking on the cards overclocking prowess to claim performance on par with a reference nvidia gtx 780 ti, which most often. Max volts i would use under water for benching with gpu. Im looking at the gigabyte one on ocuk for the following reasons. The lcs r9 290x runs at a preset factory overclock of the core to 1060 mhz, a significant 60. Using the nzxt kraken g10 to watercool a radeon r9 290 pc. I need some help in ocing my r9 290x overclockers forums. The his r9 290x hybrid iceq allowed for a system consumption of 353. I was looking for watercooled 290xs to see how well it would overclock and came across this reddit post you might enjoy here is the 3dmark score it gets around 15k in the graphics score stock speed uber mode, but almost 19k here he says it doesnt go above 50c overclocked under full load.
Asus rog matrix r9 290x delivers 6% faster game performance than reference design. Nov 01, 20 fitted my ek waterblock, silence once again. Water cooled r9 290x vs air showdown noise and temperatures hello people. Again, the liquid cooled gpu did not have to run the fans on 100% and yet it remained cool and the stable overclock brought a 20% increase in performance. R9290x water cooled overclocking update graphics cards. Water cooling your video card with asetek style coolers. Scroll on down the page and see how she performed and see if the. My 290x is water cooled, i want to go back to air cooling on my gpu and cpu as i want a quieter pc. Official amd r9 290x 290 owners club page 2190 overclock.
Oct 30, 20 i was looking for watercooled 290x s to see how well it would overclock and came across this reddit post you might enjoy here is the 3dmark score it gets around 15k in the graphics score stock speed uber mode, but almost 19k here he says it doesnt go above 50c overclocked under full load. I have added alpenfohn heatsinks to everything that was cooled by the reference heatsink. Afterburnertrixxgpu tweak are the most common oc utility choices, i would. Here my topic of my latest vga card maintenance topic series. Im certainly not, and today we have a r9 290 ipower iceq x2 oc on the test bench. Ekfc r9290x matrix backplate is a cnc machined retention backplate made from black anodized aluminum for ekekfc r9290x matrix series water blocks.
Additionally this water block also directly cools exposed copper drain on the circuit board to achieve best cooling. Msi radeon r9 290x twin frozr gaming oc overclocked video. Dec 18, 20 powercolor launches liquid cooled radeon r9 290x. What i would like to know is what is a stable overclock for a ref 290x with a water block.
Xfx radeon r9 290x overclocking and temperatures exposed. Powercolor lcs r9 290x is based on the hawaii xt gpu with 2816 stream processors, 176 tmus and 64 rops. Extreme water cooled amd r9 290 overclocking benchmarking at 1400 mhz gpu core tam3n. How to liquidcool your graphics card in 20 minutes closedloop liquid cooling can be yours for cheap, but read this first to make sure you and your gpu are up for it. The cards also include gpu tweak, an easytouse overclocking utility. Jul 25, 2014 like ive said im not an expert and thats why i didnt do any voltage overclocking. The lcs r9 290x runs at a preset factory overclock of the core to 1060 mhz, a significant 60 mhz over reference.
As always, powercolor have joined forces with awardwinning cooling manufacture ek water blocks to create the powercolor lcs r9 290x as a must have for. I need some help in ocing my r9 290x having just recently bought amds flagship. Once you factor in the cost of a water cooling kit, its still going to be more expensive than an amd r9 290x or an nvidia gtx 780 ti, but it maintains operating temperatures and volume levels no. This time i cleaned my sapphire amd radeon r9 290x 4gb, after using it fora good two years, i saw artifacts after an hour of using it. The accessory bundle is slim with only the driver and software disc, installation manual, and a 6pin pcie to 8pin pcie power adapter. Asus republic of gamers rog launched the limitededition ares iii, the worlds fastest watercooled gaming graphics card, featuring dual amd radeon r9 290x gpus, 8gb of gddr5 memory, a handcarved ek water block, and asus super alloy power components.
Rx 5700 xt oc to 2,1ghz watercooled by old german guy. I was looking for watercooled 290xs to see how well it would overclock and came across this reddit post you might enjoy here is the 3dmark. Dec 14, 20 ill let them get as high as 85c and then ill do something to reel them in. Powercolor launches liquid cooled lcs r9 290x graphics card. The amd 290x cards were some of the hottest wed ever seen, and despite this in part being down to the shoddy cooler from amd, the chips themselves certainly produced a lot of heat. Hello all, essentially i am running my 1080 on water and am using precision x to overclock.
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