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Artifacts and Issues when overclocking R9 290 with Kraken G10/Corsair h55

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September 16, 2014 5:44:52 PM

Hey everyone,

I just installed a Kraken G10 with a Corsair h55 on a reference HIS 290. My issue is, with the reference cooler, I was able to hit a stable 1100/1400 overclock with +19mv and +50 on the power. Of course temps would be ridiculous but I got no artifacts and no problems when running Heaven benchmark.

After installing the g10, I tried to overclock with the exact same settings, but I'm now seeing artifacts in Heaven. I even tried upping the voltage, up to +50mv at one point, lowering the memory clock, but I still get the artifacts. I have heatsinks on VRMs and temps are completely fine (65c max on the core, no higher than 70c on both vrms).

Any help/suggestions are greatly appreciated!

CPU - i7-4770
Mobo - Asus h87m-e
GPU - HIS R9 290 + Kraken G10/Corsair h55
PSU - Zalman Goldrock 650w

More about : artifacts issues overclocking 290 kraken g10 corsair h55

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September 16, 2014 5:55:47 PM

First thing, did you tighten it down? I just installed a G10 and H55 about 5 days ago, and I ran heaven and big red blobs on my screen, freezing, etc. Thought I toasted my video card. I tightened down the screws more, and I can OC and not hit over 50c on my card. Also, make sure the pump is plugged in a source powering full 12v, as is the fan on the G10.

Lastly, you may need VRM heatsinks unless your card already has low profile VRM heatsinks, and possible RAM heatsinks.

Come joint here, http://www.overclock.net/t/1487012/official-nzxt-kraken... and ask here. You'll get lots of people who know better.
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a b K Overclocking
September 16, 2014 6:25:40 PM

getochkn said:
First thing, did you tighten it down? I just installed a G10 and H55 about 5 days ago, and I ran heaven and big red blobs on my screen, freezing, etc. Thought I toasted my video card. I tightened down the screws more, and I can OC and not hit over 50c on my card. Also, make sure the pump is plugged in a source powering full 12v, as is the fan on the G10.

Lastly, you may need VRM heatsinks unless your card already has low profile VRM heatsinks, and possible RAM heatsinks.

Come joint here, http://www.overclock.net/t/1487012/official-nzxt-kraken... and ask here. You'll get lots of people who know better.


I don't think the mod's on the forum here are going to appreciate you promoting another forum. Yeah the overclock forums are good for finding people who know how to OC but that's what they specialize in. I've yet to find a better community for all round computer advice. I don't particularity like their website either, it needs an update.
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a b K Overclocking
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September 16, 2014 6:34:05 PM

Not really promoting it. Linking to a particular forum post that is 160 pages of people who own the particular item the poster is looking for is not promoting. It's helping. 100 threads a day on here provide links to forums to solve a problem on Microsoft and steam and ea and a bunch of other sites thst happen to have forums.
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September 16, 2014 8:49:15 PM

The link was fine. It's a ok to link to other sites that have the answer or can help.

"Come joint here, http://www.overclock.net/t/1487012/official-nzxt-kraken... and ask here. You'll get lots of people who know better."

This definitely sounds like promoting though. It's pretty much verbatim what I see on ads. Even if it ins't your intent, avoid words that put one website/forum above another. For example, better. In your sentence simply substitute "allot about overclocking" in for better. It avoids unnecessary issues.

Also a few note on your sentences. When adding a link, the description of said link should be given before, not after it. You can drop the "Come joint here" as it's not a link to actually join the website and it doesn't have any relevance to your post. "You'll get lots of people who know better." Get isn't appropriate in this situation, it sound unnatural and doesn't match the definition of the word unless used in slang terms. Find is a much better substitute. In addition, you cannot use a verb to describe an adjective (know and better). Better has to be replaced with a noun as adjectives modify nouns.
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September 16, 2014 9:03:01 PM

thor220 said:
The link was fine. It's a ok to link to other sites that have the answer or can help.

"Come joint here, http://www.overclock.net/t/1487012/official-nzxt-kraken... and ask here. You'll get lots of people who know better."

This definitely sounds like promoting though. It's pretty much verbatim what I see on ads. Even if it ins't your intent, avoid words that put one website/forum above another. For example, better. In your sentence simply substitute "allot about overclocking" in for better. It avoids unnecessary issues.

Also a few note on your sentences. When adding a link, the description of said link should be given before, not after it. You can drop the "Come joint here" as it's not a link to actually join the website and it doesn't have any relevance to your post. "You'll get lots of people who know better." Get isn't appropriate in this situation, it sound unnatural and doesn't match the definition of the word unless used in slang terms. Find is a much better substitute. In addition, you cannot use a verb to describe an adjective (know and better). Better has to be replaced with a noun as adjectives modify nouns.


Dude, this isn't English class. At least getochkn tried to answer my question whereas all you've done is come here and tell him what he shouldn't do and then critique his sentences. What are you even here for? You're not being helpful in the least.

If this is what you do in real life, you must have very poor social skills.

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September 16, 2014 9:03:44 PM

getochkn said:
First thing, did you tighten it down? I just installed a G10 and H55 about 5 days ago, and I ran heaven and big red blobs on my screen, freezing, etc. Thought I toasted my video card. I tightened down the screws more, and I can OC and not hit over 50c on my card. Also, make sure the pump is plugged in a source powering full 12v, as is the fan on the G10.

Lastly, you may need VRM heatsinks unless your card already has low profile VRM heatsinks, and possible RAM heatsinks.

Come joint here, http://www.overclock.net/t/1487012/official-nzxt-kraken... and ask here. You'll get lots of people who know better.


Thanks for the reply. I'll definitely try tightening up the bracket and checking out the forum. Will update with any results.

UPDATE: That seemed to do the trick. Tightened up the bracket and my temps dropped about 15c, no longer getting artifacts with the same clock, and was able to push the memory even higher. Thanks for the help!
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September 17, 2014 6:11:13 PM

dlee098 said:
getochkn said:
First thing, did you tighten it down? I just installed a G10 and H55 about 5 days ago, and I ran heaven and big red blobs on my screen, freezing, etc. Thought I toasted my video card. I tightened down the screws more, and I can OC and not hit over 50c on my card. Also, make sure the pump is plugged in a source powering full 12v, as is the fan on the G10.

Lastly, you may need VRM heatsinks unless your card already has low profile VRM heatsinks, and possible RAM heatsinks.

Come joint here, http://www.overclock.net/t/1487012/official-nzxt-kraken... and ask here. You'll get lots of people who know better.


Thanks for the reply. I'll definitely try tightening up the bracket and checking out the forum. Will update with any results.

UPDATE: That seemed to do the trick. Tightened up the bracket and my temps dropped about 15c, no longer getting artifacts with the same clock, and was able to push the memory even higher. Thanks for the help!


Good stuff. That was my problem too. Thought I screwed up my card installing it. I was bummed, already looking at new cards that I can't possibly afford to spend right now, then I took it out, tightened and all is good and cool in the world. I think the part that screws people up is the bolts to tighten the bracket say in the manual "hand tighten". They mean use a screwdriver and not a drill or cordless drill, I reckon. I took it as tighten with your fingers. Not sure if that's how you took it too.
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September 19, 2014 5:00:46 PM

dlee098 said:
thor220 said:
The link was fine. It's a ok to link to other sites that have the answer or can help.

"Come joint here, http://www.overclock.net/t/1487012/official-nzxt-kraken... and ask here. You'll get lots of people who know better."

This definitely sounds like promoting though. It's pretty much verbatim what I see on ads. Even if it ins't your intent, avoid words that put one website/forum above another. For example, better. In your sentence simply substitute "allot about overclocking" in for better. It avoids unnecessary issues.

Also a few note on your sentences. When adding a link, the description of said link should be given before, not after it. You can drop the "Come joint here" as it's not a link to actually join the website and it doesn't have any relevance to your post. "You'll get lots of people who know better." Get isn't appropriate in this situation, it sound unnatural and doesn't match the definition of the word unless used in slang terms. Find is a much better substitute. In addition, you cannot use a verb to describe an adjective (know and better). Better has to be replaced with a noun as adjectives modify nouns.


Dude, this isn't English class. At least getochkn tried to answer my question whereas all you've done is come here and tell him what he shouldn't do and then critique his sentences. What are you even here for? You're not being helpful in the least.

If this is what you do in real life, you must have very poor social skills.



Isn't it ironic that you mock someone for an action and then continue to do it to yourself. I don't need to explain myself to someone so hypocritical.

Now it's a crime to help someone so that they don't sound like an advertising drone.
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