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what is the best way to cool the r9 290x
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BlankInsanity
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Ever considered the 780ti? ik you could always get a non-ref 290X but the 780ti is more power effecient compared to the 290X so it runs alot cooler than the 290X even on reference design.
However if you want the 290X then def get a non-ref design or water cool it but that's un-ideal in my opinion.
However if you want the 290X then def get a non-ref design or water cool it but that's un-ideal in my opinion.
Alex Whitfield
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I know radeon hds and gtx series cards better than r9 but I do know this.Stock fan settings on cards almost always SUCK.I recently did a build for my fiance plopped a evga gtx 660 oc and right away when I ran a few tests I noticed it easily hit 85c alot.So I went to my fan curve settings and did the following. Start of fan at 30c at 30% fan speed increase of 10% for every 10c increase.At 60c increase by 20% and at 70c let the fan go to 90% speed and at 80c let the final bit of fan speed come out.Now the card does about 63c average and rarely penetrating 70c.Your stock fan settings probably need changed cause factory fan settings rarely work at all.
After that it should run cooler
After that it should run cooler
Alex Whitfield
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https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l79g1vygphxwgym/AAA_7KbFW4hINis2H_zuzW-Aa
This link is to a folder full of 5 photos I have made.
The example 1 and Load example 1 is how cool a graphics card can be with my settings.
While example 2 and Load example 2 are much hotter it gets without them and the final photo is how I do my settings.
All cards come with some kind of editing software these days you need to use yours and adjust the fan curve is all.
You see factories don't see 80+ celsius as a problem they only see 100+ as a problem so the default settings on cards are usually set to that.
This link is to a folder full of 5 photos I have made.
The example 1 and Load example 1 is how cool a graphics card can be with my settings.
While example 2 and Load example 2 are much hotter it gets without them and the final photo is how I do my settings.
All cards come with some kind of editing software these days you need to use yours and adjust the fan curve is all.
You see factories don't see 80+ celsius as a problem they only see 100+ as a problem so the default settings on cards are usually set to that.
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