Another broken R9 280X? Not solved,please help.

WhatamIdoingWrong · Oct 29, 2013

I just got a Gigabyte R9 280X from Newegg and it doesn't seem to be working right. It's fine right now and it played BF3 on ultra pretty well but within 10 minutes of starting Far Cry 3, Skyrim ,and Metro 2033 my PC freezes. There was some artifacts when Metro 2033 and Far Cry 3 froze. The temps have stayed between 52-63c and I've tried the drivers that came with it and the newest on AMD's website. Unless someone can come up with a fix it'll be on it's way back to Newegg before the end of the week. Thanks.

WhatamIdoingWrong · Oct 29, 2013

Could it be a driver problem? I've been playing Hitman Absolution on ultra settings for over an hour without any trouble.

WhatamIdoingWrong · Oct 29, 2013

Bump/Update. The Far Cry 3 map maker works but the campaign is unplayable even at the lowest settings. I noticed that the BIOS switch on the card was in the 2 position but changing it to 1 doesn't appear to have helped things much.

revolution2718 · Oct 29, 2013

Have you tried downclocking it? You should probably RMA it.

NickD_ · Oct 30, 2013

WhatamIdoingWrong :

I received my GIGABYTE 280X this evening, DOA. I just got off the phone with Amazon.com and will be shipping back to them tomorrow... I think i'm done with GIGABYTE, I still want a 280x just need to decide which one to get now.

revolution2718 · Oct 30, 2013

NickD_ :

WhatamIdoingWrong :

I received my GIGABYTE 280X this evening, DOA. I just got off the phone with Amazon.com and will be shipping back to them tomorrow... I think i'm done with GIGABYTE, I still want a 280x just need to decide which one to get now.

A single DOA card does not indicate a trend. Gigabyte is a great brand.

NickD_ · Oct 30, 2013

revolution2718 :

You're right Rev.. i'm just frustrated at the moment and after visiting Newegg.com where there are a few people complaining as well about DOA 280x from GIGABYTE that just added to my frustration. I still might exchange for another one and hope for better luck.

Do you have an opinion of or experience with XFX?

revolution2718 · Oct 30, 2013

XFX, EVGA, Sapphire, Gigabyte, MSI all make good cards. Every single one has sent out DOA cards, its just happens sometimes. Hopefully you get better luck next time.

WhatamIdoingWrong · Oct 30, 2013

I tried a few more things including downclocking it but I didn't have any luck. It's going back to Newegg in the mourning so hopefully I'll have a new one within 2 weeks. That was the second broken GPU that I've got in less that 3 months and it was several days late.

WhatamIdoingWrong · Nov 12, 2013

I just got the replacement from Newegg and I'm having the same problem again. Great frame rate for the first 2-5 minutes and then it drops to 10-15 fps even on low settings. I've tried Far Cry 3 and Metro Last Light so far. What are the odds that they sent me another dud?

iam2thecrowe · Nov 12, 2013

WhatamIdoingWrong :

cpu overheating? faulty psu? or psu not powerful enough. Tried the latest whql drivers?

WhatamIdoingWrong · Nov 12, 2013

iam2thecrowe :

My FX-6300 usually doesn't get over 60c and I'm using 13.11 beta 7 drivers. I have a 1000 watt psu and it works fine with my HD 7770.

WhatamIdoingWrong · Nov 12, 2013

I also can't get the image on the screen to completely fill my display regardless of what settings I change. It happened with the last R9 280X but the problem is gone when I swap in my 7770.

WhatamIdoingWrong · Nov 12, 2013

I used HWMonitor and for some reason the 280X was up to 60c even though chrome was the only program running and I only had one window open. It just dropped to 40c.

WhatamIdoingWrong · Nov 12, 2013

Anybody got an idea? Help appreciated.

WhatamIdoingWrong · Nov 12, 2013

Does anybody know if Newegg tries to resell previously RMA'd cards? The GPU had a scuff on it along with some dust and there was a tear in the anti static bag.

iam2thecrowe · Nov 12, 2013

1000w psu means nothing, it could still be faulty, or not producing its rated output. what make and model is it?

WhatamIdoingWrong · Nov 12, 2013

OCZ ZX 1000W, just got it 3 months ago.

WhatamIdoingWrong · Nov 13, 2013

I'm not sure if this means anything but HWMonitor and Gigabyte OC Guru both show that the GPU is getting 1.2 volts under full load.

WhatamIdoingWrong · Nov 13, 2013

I'm not sure what to do here and I could use some help. Should I just send the GPU back and get another one? I don't have another computer that I could try that card in and none of my friends or family members do either.

WhatamIdoingWrong · Nov 13, 2013

I found a program called OCCT that I'm going to try tomorrow and I'll post an update if it reveals the problem.

WhatamIdoingWrong · Nov 14, 2013

I have the results from OCCT and I'm not sure what to look for that would point to or rule out the PSU as the problem. Starting to feel like I'm just talking to myself on this forum.

azzazel_99 · Nov 14, 2013

To be honest between the 280's and 290's people have been having TONS of issues. Have you tried playing with the fan control software? Maybe the fan just isn't spinning up to its fullest rpm. Im not a amd guy so I couldn't be to much help. I just know what I have read because I was thinking of going back to a radeon card and the 290x was looking good. But I think imma stay with nvidia and evga. Check overclockers.net and see if anyone has found a fix.

WhatamIdoingWrong · Nov 14, 2013

I haven't tried messing with fan control but I don't think it would help since it can't play most of my games at just 768p and it gets pretty loud.

azzazel_99 · Nov 14, 2013

Driver conflict or just the typical issues expected from those cards. They've NEVER had solid drivers out of the gate. Another reason im happy I moved over to nvidia.

Another broken R9 280X? Not solved,please help.

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