Is there a fix for the R9 290 black screen issue?

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jimmycooper16

jimmycooper16

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If you're not aware the R9 290 series cards are having black screen crashes. Games crash from around 3-15 minutes of gameplay. Only option is to force restart. Is there any fix for this yet or do i still have to wait?
 
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SPUD59

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Ive found that if you keep the gpu under 65 C then the issue mostly dissapears, for most games thats running the fan at 65%. However, AMD is realesing new driver set soon so the fix might be in that. Really Ive look at log files on my card and its just a driver issue. So just sit tight and wait soon itll all be over
 
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jimmycooper16

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I think it was the first batch of cards. I brought mine very early and exchanged it for a new one a month later and the problem was gone :L
 
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so i figured out the best way to fix this and theres a couple of things that you should do if you get this problem with the r9 290s. 1 do not rma your card theres no point your going to get the same card with the same problem until amd gets there act together. 2 make sure that your card is getting enuff power. do not use a cord that has a 6 and a 8 pin in the same line thats not enough power. 3 this is the main problem. your vram threshold is 85C but your card can get up to 95C so you black screen. one way to fix this problem is down clock your Vram and yes i know it sucks but it works. i have mine clocked at 1000hz or what ever and normally its like 1250 or so. that's a big difference but it really helps. 4 and last speed your fan up. the max right now it will go with the latest drivers is 45% i believe but i have mine set to 65% all the time and my card sits at 55 all the time now. doing all of these things i do not black screen! i just recorded me playing call of duty ghosts on ultra at 60fps constant so even with that down clock there's no lag so don't worry over it. until amd fixes this or tells everyone who bought this card that they screwed up nothing is going to change. hope this helps!
 
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I was having similar issues as others with my reference ASUS 290, where the card would game perfectly but black screen when doing basic tasks like web browsing or at the desktop. I end up assuming there must be some instability in the idle clock or the switch between full and idle (had a similar issue with a 5850 I had years ago).I ended up just just bumping up the Vcore and Power targets to 1300mv and 150 using the Asus gpu tweak tool. Did that 3 weeks ago and haven't had an issue since.
 
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