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Overclocking my new R9 290 Tri-x GPU

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  • Sapphire
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August 3, 2014 4:36:37 PM

Hello there everyone! I'm trying to overclock my new R9 but I apparently have no idea how to do so. Trying this link:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7601/sapphire-radeon-r9-2...

I tried to achieve this via the Sapphire Trixx Software but had to revert it due to black screens. Can anyone tell me how to do this effectively in CCC? Thanks very much! :D 

My Build:
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3
Intel 2500K at 4.0Ghz
8GB of Crosair Vengance DDR3 at 1600
750Watt Modular Crosair Power Supply
R9 290 Sapphire Tri-x
3TB Segate HD

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a b K Overclocking
August 3, 2014 4:42:49 PM

Well first you could try some msi after burner or RivaTuner they are much better.

Second after you do a overclock ALWAYS stress test it to see if you overclocked to high,the temp is to high, undervolted,overvolted,etc.
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August 3, 2014 4:49:35 PM

kunthakenthe said:
Well first you could try some msi after burner or RivaTuner they are much better.

Second after you do a overclock ALWAYS stress test it to see if you overclocked to high,the temp is to high, undervolted,overvolted,etc.


I think my issue was that the Trixx Software upped my clock without letting me touch the voltage.

I actually have the MSI afterburner but honestly I for the life of me can't figure out how to use it. It seems very simple but I just can't xD I used to use the CCC but since they've changed it to this weird graphing thing it seems like things could go wrong very quickly. I'll go see RivaTuner, see if that speaks to me more.
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August 3, 2014 5:04:03 PM

Apparently RivaTuner is mostly for Nividia x.x

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a b K Overclocking
August 3, 2014 5:07:02 PM

Msi afterburner you just move the slides you first slowly bump up the clock speed and after you stress test(30 minutes min) you then bump it up more into it BSOD or crashes then you slowly increase the voltage and then check temps after stress testing you can increase fan speed to a acceptable rate and try to get the overclocks as high as you can without it getting to hot(i would recommend under 80c, 80c is actually not bad but keeping the temp as low as possible is great also 90c is dangerous for a card and keeping it 20c cooler can only be good.
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August 3, 2014 5:23:08 PM

kunthakenthe said:
Msi afterburner you just move the slides you first slowly bump up the clock speed and after you stress test(30 minutes min) you then bump it up more into it BSOD or crashes then you slowly increase the voltage and then check temps after stress testing you can increase fan speed to a acceptable rate and try to get the overclocks as high as you can without it getting to hot(i would recommend under 80c, 80c is actually not bad but keeping the temp as low as possible is great also 90c is dangerous for a card and keeping it 20c cooler can only be good.


One question with this, how do you up or change things after it had already crashed or BSOD or black screened? That's the issue I ran into last time.
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a b K Overclocking
August 3, 2014 5:30:41 PM

oh go back into the bios and set it back and then add more voltage or if you did it on the desktop see if it doesnt crash before you hit the desktop and rest it back.
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August 3, 2014 5:49:19 PM

kunthakenthe said:
oh go back into the bios and set it back and then add more voltage or if you did it on the desktop see if it doesnt crash before you hit the desktop and rest it back.


Oh apparently there's a button in MSI all the way in the bottom left corner that can make it boot or not boot with the settings. Huzzah!
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a b K Overclocking
August 3, 2014 5:50:33 PM

Marco Lalvay said:
kunthakenthe said:
oh go back into the bios and set it back and then add more voltage or if you did it on the desktop see if it doesnt crash before you hit the desktop and rest it back.


Oh apparently there's a button in MSI all the way in the bottom left corner that can make it boot or not boot with the settings. Huzzah!


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