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September 2, 2014 3:21:38 PM

Hello!
Is there any way to see if a card was used for mining? I'm buying a card for -100€ on amazon (used, very good state), but I can't talk to them to have more infos.
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September 2, 2014 3:25:31 PM

Unfortunately there's no way to tell what it has been used for.
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September 2, 2014 3:26:44 PM

You can only understand when you get the card. Check the temps, then Google your card and check for other people's temps with the exact same card. If yours are significantly higher, then it's probably used for mining.
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September 2, 2014 3:35:14 PM

Ok, thank you all
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September 2, 2014 3:38:17 PM

Another thing, will a 630W PSU be enough for this card?
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September 2, 2014 3:39:44 PM

Myntekt said:
Another thing, will a 630W PSU be enough for this card?


Depends on the exact model. My guess would be no since I don't think I've ever seen a high quality 630W unit (I might be wrong on that though).
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September 2, 2014 4:03:38 PM

Eduello said:
Myntekt said:
Another thing, will a 630W PSU be enough for this card?


Depends on the exact model. My guess would be no since I don't think I've ever seen a high quality 630W unit (I might be wrong on that though).


What happens if I use it anyways, and it isn't enough?
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September 2, 2014 4:05:28 PM

Myntekt said:
Eduello said:
Myntekt said:
Another thing, will a 630W PSU be enough for this card?


Depends on the exact model. My guess would be no since I don't think I've ever seen a high quality 630W unit (I might be wrong on that though).


What happens if I use it anyways, and it isn't enough?


What is the exact model? A bad unit might fail, a really bad unit might fry your parts while failing.
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September 2, 2014 4:12:32 PM

That's where the problem comes... I haven't built the system myself, I bought it pre-built from a german webstore hardwareversand.de
I currently have an i7 3770K overclocked to 4,3Ghz altough the W8 task manager sometimes shows 5Ghz tops. I have it water cooled with a h100 and the system has 4 fans + 2 from the water cooler. I also have a Samsung Evo 840 SSD (250gb) and a 7200RP 500GB HDD.
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September 2, 2014 4:22:38 PM

I forgot to say that i have a H440 case, it has a "box" for the PSU and I can't really see that label. The only thing I know is that it is a 630W PSU and it is from BeQuiet.
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September 2, 2014 4:29:14 PM

Myntekt said:
I forgot to say that i have a H440 case, it has a "box" for the PSU and I can't really see that label. The only thing I know is that it is a 630W PSU and it is from BeQuiet.


That should actually be a decent PSU, so I'd say that you'll be fine. Just to be clear, what GPU are we talking about?
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September 2, 2014 4:31:39 PM

Eduello said:
Myntekt said:
I forgot to say that i have a H440 case, it has a "box" for the PSU and I can't really see that label. The only thing I know is that it is a 630W PSU and it is from BeQuiet.


That should actually be a decent PSU, so I'd say that you'll be fine. Just to be clear, what GPU are we talking about?


I said 630W but I'm not quite sure about that either, I think it's around 600W to 650W. And I've checked their website already but I'm not sure if the PSU listed there is the one I have, since it might have changed.

The card is the R9 290X, which consumes a lot, I think.
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September 2, 2014 4:43:39 PM

Myntekt said:
Eduello said:
Myntekt said:
I forgot to say that i have a H440 case, it has a "box" for the PSU and I can't really see that label. The only thing I know is that it is a 630W PSU and it is from BeQuiet.


That should actually be a decent PSU, so I'd say that you'll be fine. Just to be clear, what GPU are we talking about?


I said 630W but I'm not quite sure about that either, I think it's around 600W to 650W. And I've checked their website already but I'm not sure if the PSU listed there is the one I have, since it might have changed.

The card is the R9 290X, which consumes a lot, I think.


Hard to say if its enough or not...
If you want to use a 630-650W unit from BeQuiet, you should set the CPU to stock clocks IMHO.
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September 2, 2014 4:48:19 PM

Eduello said:
Myntekt said:
Eduello said:
Myntekt said:
I forgot to say that i have a H440 case, it has a "box" for the PSU and I can't really see that label. The only thing I know is that it is a 630W PSU and it is from BeQuiet.


That should actually be a decent PSU, so I'd say that you'll be fine. Just to be clear, what GPU are we talking about?


I said 630W but I'm not quite sure about that either, I think it's around 600W to 650W. And I've checked their website already but I'm not sure if the PSU listed there is the one I have, since it might have changed.

The card is the R9 290X, which consumes a lot, I think.


Hard to say if its enough or not...
If you want to use a 630-650W unit from BeQuiet, you should set the CPU to stock clocks IMHO.


I'll do that, but hey, they (where I bought mine) sell PC's with a 780 with the 630W PSU from Be Quiet!. Is the R9 290x any different from the 780? Will I see a huge difference when I set it to the defaults?
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September 2, 2014 4:56:02 PM

You probably won't see a difference; A stock 3770k is easily enough for gaming.
The R9 290X is more powerful and more power hungry than the GTX 780.
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September 2, 2014 4:59:22 PM

I used a website to check how much my system uses, and with the R9 290X it consumes 658W with it overclocked, and 643W without. All this at 100%, whilst at 90% it consumes 597W.
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine
Do you think it is enough?

EDIT: When I put Capacitor Aging to 20%, it goes up to 700W.
I think I'll just buy a new PSU. Which one do you recommend? I don't want to spend thaaat much 80~120 if possible.
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September 2, 2014 5:07:42 PM

Go for it. If insufficient you will get lock ups, which means its the psu.
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September 2, 2014 5:09:10 PM

seithan said:
Go for it. If insufficient you will get lock ups, which means its the psu.


What do you mean?
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September 2, 2014 5:14:41 PM

It's cheaper. Bronze and Gold only tell you how efficient the PSU is, not how good the quality is or how powerful it is.
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September 2, 2014 5:16:05 PM

Eduello said:
It's cheaper. Bronze and Gold only tell you how efficient the PSU is, not how good the quality is or how powerful it is.


Could you link me a modular one though? That one is semi modular, I don't really know what that is but I guess if I'm buying something new at least I want to get something good.
EDIT: Don't link me PSU, tell me the name, I'm buying it in europe
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September 3, 2014 4:35:14 AM



Unfortunately that is one of Corsair's lower tier units, and shouldn't be used with a GPU like the R9 290.
The EVGA PSU I linked earlier should do, the difference between semi-modular and fully modular is insignificant:
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September 3, 2014 7:44:32 AM

I ordered the one you said. Thanks for your help
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September 3, 2014 7:45:13 AM

No problem :) 
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September 3, 2014 7:52:51 AM

What things do you recommend to do / not to do when installing the new PSU by the way? Is the cable management hard to do? My case right now has the cables all hidden but it wasn't me who did it. Should I take a photo of how things look and try to copy? How do I know which cable belongs where?
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September 3, 2014 7:55:34 AM

Taking photos might be a good idea, it'll make cable management a lot easier if you haven't done it before.
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