Sapphire Tri-X 290 problem

warcake

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Nov 3, 2013
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Just got a sapphire r9-290 to replace my 2nd failed 280x.

Specs:
i5 2500k
MSI P67-G45 mobo
8GB corsair ram
antec earthwatts 650w PSU

The 290 worked for half a day or so, then started having the black screen problem, I tried various things to try and fix that, but after the last black screen it gives me 1 long beep and 2 short beeps on startup, which as far as I can tell is a video card problem. Put my old 6950 back in and it works fine.

Should I return the card or is there something I've missed?
 

warcake

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Nov 3, 2013
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Thank you for the quick reply, I am getting a little tired of AMD cards now! Do you have any suggestions on what make card to go for? I have had 1 MSI 280x fail and 2 sapphire cards now.