what kind of gfx card last longer

Epic Sasa · May 11, 2015

i saw a video and it was comparing 980 to r9 290x and the 980 was like 20 celcius cooler does this mean it will last longer since it is a much cooler card? it was on load btw and if it draws more power does that mean my psu is more stressed

M0j0jojo · May 11, 2015

Reliability of cards is just luck, some cards last longer than others because every card have slight differentiation in them. and yes if the card draws more power then the PSU is more stressed, but PSU are made to be put on stress, but not all the time though.

Also if your talking about how long the video card will last in terms of gaming, ill give you an example of the GTX 580, it still a pretty decent card to have even though it came out like 5 years ago, you can still game at 1080P with medium to high setting with it on new AAA games.

RCFProd · May 11, 2015

Cooler components should indeed last longer.

Stress depends on the wattage of your power supply. If It's higher than 550w really you should be fine with the R9 290.

USAFRet · May 11, 2015

Epic Sasa :

Ignore that.
Unless you can verify the testing environment, that 20 degree difference could be anything.

Epic Sasa · May 11, 2015

r9 290x was 95 degree and gtx 980 was 70 do you guys feel that heat in the summer? i dont want to sweat buckets in small room

USAFRet · May 11, 2015

Epic Sasa :

If I had an agenda, I could produce a video that showed just about anything I wanted. Those videos are to be taken very large grains of salt.

Have you seen similar reports elsewhere?

Epic Sasa · May 11, 2015

i found it on a gaming test with a program like msi afterburner and side by side comparison so i think its not fake

RCFProd · May 11, 2015

USAFRet :

USAFRets, why the surprised reaction?

The R9 290X is known to run at high temperatures. I have one myself that also runs up to 92 degrees.

The NVidia Maxwell architecture GPU's typically don't exceed temps of 75 degrees depending on the non-reference model.

It is not strange, it is quite a formality between these GPU's.

Epic Sasa · May 11, 2015

so r9290x is not as good as the 970 for the price? becuz it runs 20 degreess hotter and draws twice the power?

ko888 · May 11, 2015

USAFRet :

It's not unusual.

ASUS MATRIX-GTX980-P-4GD5
Load: 60°C
OC Load: 61°C

ASUS ROG MATRIX-R9290X-P-4GD5
Load: 82°C
OC Load: 84°C

It all depends on which brands and models of cards are being compared.

USAFRet · May 11, 2015

RCFProd :

USAFRet :

USAFRets, why the surprised reaction?

The R9 290X is known to run at high temperatures. I have one myself that also runs up to 92 degrees.

The NVidia Maxwell architecture GPU's typically don't exceed temps of 75 degrees depending on the non-reference model.

It is not strange, it is quite a formality between these GPU's.

It's not necessarily a 'surprise', it is the reliance on a youtube video.

jerdle · May 11, 2015

Epic Sasa :

What you are referring to has nothing to do with how well the cards perform. A gasoline engine runs hotter than a battery, but which do you think has more performance, a drag racer or an electric car?

So long as the card is operating within its normal temps, the card should last far longer than you'd ever want to use it for.

disturbed force · May 11, 2015

Well heat depends on the cooler, my tri x 290x's run much cooler then the numbers i've seen here. With room temp around 22c my top card doesn't hit 75c and my bottom is around 65c.

I have a bunch of reference 290's as well and they run hot, unless you don't mind a jet engine in your case. I had 16 290's mining for over a year 24/7 running about 80-85c with fan about 85%, and not one failed and all still work flawlessly.

Epic Sasa · May 11, 2015

what is mining ok so you had a furnace that can run games

disturbed force · May 11, 2015

Mining crypto currencies, I have a shop that they ran in and they heated my house up here in Canada. Every 290 I had paid for itself 4x over and saved me lots in heating costs, but my point is they last, they were made to last at 95c. With aftermarket coolers, I don't see longevity being an issue.

Epic Sasa · May 11, 2015

ok i guess the answer was simple nvidia cards do run cooler but you can get amd with a more quality cooler and get a little bit better temps and if i go crossfire i can sell my furnace thanks guys

RCFProd · May 11, 2015

disturbed force :

I hope my XFX R9 290 Core Edition will last a long time for me. Seems to be quite a good model aswell with good heatsinks.

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