RX 480 vs my old R9 290
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http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-power-gpu-rx-480,32200.html
More info here.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3091128/components-graphics/amd-promises-fix-for-radeon-rx-480s-controversial-spec-exceeding-power-consumption.html
AMD promises fix for Radeon RX 480's controversial, spec-exceeding power consumption
More info here.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3091128/components-graphics/amd-promises-fix-for-radeon-rx-480s-controversial-spec-exceeding-power-consumption.html
AMD promises fix for Radeon RX 480's controversial, spec-exceeding power consumption
weberdarren97
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I agree... The RX 480 is out of spec in terms of how much power it draws from the PCIe slot... PCIe standards allow up to 75 watts, anywhere above that and they cannot guarantee that your motherboard will not be damaged.
The RX 480 draws more than 75 watts from the slot, therefore making it dangerous for motherboards that were not designed for extreme GPU overclocking. However, I don't recommend it at all right now because certain manufacturers like MSI and ASROCK are refusing to refund buyers for their motherboards if it dies from the RX 480 because the card is out of spec. Basically, it's dangerous to wiring in your motherboard that transfers power/data to/from the PCIe slot(s).
The RX 480 draws more than 75 watts from the slot, therefore making it dangerous for motherboards that were not designed for extreme GPU overclocking. However, I don't recommend it at all right now because certain manufacturers like MSI and ASROCK are refusing to refund buyers for their motherboards if it dies from the RX 480 because the card is out of spec. Basically, it's dangerous to wiring in your motherboard that transfers power/data to/from the PCIe slot(s).
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/3091128/components-graphics/amd-promises-fix-for-radeon-rx-480s-controversial-spec-exceeding-power-consumption.html
AMD promises fix for Radeon RX 480's controversial, spec-exceeding power consumption
AMD promises fix for Radeon RX 480's controversial, spec-exceeding power consumption
weberdarren97
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93 Celsius is not the best temperature, but it's not horrible either. Many AMD reference cards hit 100 Celsius all the time and suffer no major damage. If you are comfortable taking the card apart, I can recommend replacing the thermal paste on the cooler. But if you're not comfortable taking it apart, then that's out of the question.
May I ask you to explain the fan setup in your case? I had 1x 200mm on the front, 1x 140mm on the side and 2x 120mm on the bottom, all as intake. As well as 2x 200mm on the top and 1x 120mm (on radiator) on the rear, all as exhaust. My fan setup was rather extreme, but I never had heat problems, until I tried to make my FX 8350 get to 6GHz... It thermal throttled a lot at that speed.
May I ask you to explain the fan setup in your case? I had 1x 200mm on the front, 1x 140mm on the side and 2x 120mm on the bottom, all as intake. As well as 2x 200mm on the top and 1x 120mm (on radiator) on the rear, all as exhaust. My fan setup was rather extreme, but I never had heat problems, until I tried to make my FX 8350 get to 6GHz... It thermal throttled a lot at that speed.
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Is heat the only issue? performing all right otherwise?
Have you tried cleaning out the heatsink with a can of compressed air?
I say if the only problem is knowing it hits 93 degrees just stop checking it, problem solved. Keep using it until there's a performance issue or it dies and replace it then, who knows something better might be available or a better cheaper version of the 480 might be around.
Have you tried cleaning out the heatsink with a can of compressed air?
I say if the only problem is knowing it hits 93 degrees just stop checking it, problem solved. Keep using it until there's a performance issue or it dies and replace it then, who knows something better might be available or a better cheaper version of the 480 might be around.
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weberdarren97
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With that setup, you shouldn't be having an airflow issue. I'm suspecting the cooler on your card. Either it's clogged with dust, the thermal paste has dried up, or it's simply insufficient to keep the card under 90 Celsius (which isn't really necessary anyways).
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Considering I take care of dust with ari compressor on regular base, maybe the problem is due to the fact that's a sapphire with with standard cooling system. I've never changed thermal paste on a gpu and I wouldnt like to damage the card
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weberdarren97
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The 970 is just about the same as your R9 290X... You can get like an EVGA Superclocked edition of the 970 and be faster than your 290X.
weberdarren97
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My mistake, you'll also have faster memory on a 970 than a standard 290. The cards with an X after the number have faster memory, but tend to suck at overclocking.
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I like the Twin Frozr by MSI and DCII/DCIII by Asus. AMD cards with those coolers may run cooler, but will still be hotter than Nvidia reference cards, never mind Nvidia cards with Twin Frozr or DCII/DCIII coolers on them.
If power and cooling are both not a problem, then I think that the AMD RX 480 is definitely competitively priced for its performance.
If power and cooling are both not a problem, then I think that the AMD RX 480 is definitely competitively priced for its performance.
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Well about power it's something that will be solved soon in a way or the other.. what it sucks it's the single small fan, typical of all sapphire cards
. I will try tomorrow to replace thermal paste ( i have here Arctic MX-4) to make it a little better while i m waitingweberdarren97
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Arctic Silver 5 would be better than MX-4, but I guess MX-4 will do for a single 290, as long as you're not massively overclocking it.
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