R9 290 temps?

Pitbull

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At one point today my card was running at 71 degrees :eek:

I could hear the fans going insane in the case, opened the case for more air and it came down to about 55 degrees.

Add more fans? I got such a fright damn. Maybe invest in water cooling? I heard these cards run hot and are power hungry but damn 71 degree?
 
AFAIK, 75 degrees is the melting point for any AMD card. :D


On a serious note, remove that piss poor factory thermal paste and replace it with something decent.
 
Rickster said:
AFAIK, 75 degrees is the melting point for any AMD card. :D


On a serious note, remove that piss poor factory thermal paste and replace it with something decent.
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So disassemble the back plate, add thermal paste and put it back? Won't this void the warranty? Card is brand new.
 
Pitbull said:
So disassemble the back plate, add thermal paste and put it back? Won't this void the warranty? Card is brand new.
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If it doesnt have a "void if removed" sticker then how will they know?

How is your case cooling? If it has poor ventilation then it will keep on cooling itself with hot air.
 
I don't think 71 is that bad.. If it gets over 80, maybe start worrying :twisted:
 
Rickster said:
If it doesnt have a "void if removed" sticker then how will they know?

How is your case cooling? If it has poor ventilation then it will keep on cooling itself with hot air.
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I have 2 big exhaust fans and the whole front panel of the case is ventilated. Maybe I should add 2 more intake fans just to be sure. I figured there is enough breathing that exhaust fans only will do the trick. Guess not.
 
Pitbull said:
I have 2 big exhaust fans and the whole front panel of the case is ventilated. Maybe I should add 2 more intake fans just to be sure. I figured there is enough breathing that exhaust fans only will do the trick. Guess not.
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Yes, you need at least 1 fan in the front pushing in cool air.


PS: if I punish my 460 purrs at 91 degrees. :love:
 
Rickster said:
Yes, you need at least 1 fan in the front pushing in cool air.


PS: if I punish my 460 purrs at 91 degrees. :love:
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You mad? :p

Damn I nearly had a heart attack when I saw 71 degrees.
I'll add 2 intake fans for now and see how it does. It's winter imagine this thing in summer /shiver
 
Idle:

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Nvidia makes quality.
 
Rickster said:
Idle:

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Nvidia makes quality.
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Just watching netflix now so no load:
Manufacturer ATI
Model AMD Radeon R9 290 Series
Device ID 1002-67B1
Subvendor C.P. Technology (148C)
Current Performance Level Level 0
GPU Clock 1040.0 MHz
Temperature 42 °C
Driver version 13.250.18.0
BIOS Version 113-C6711101-X672
Memory Type GDDR5
Memory 4096 MB
Bandwidth 345.6 GB/s
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In the 90's is very high I admit but AMD says it's normal for the R9 290, if you check online most 3rd party R9 290's do about 70-80°C.
 
What's the ambient temp in the room though?

Send pic of the innards of your PC, lemme see what's going on here.
 
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