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Started by victoryo | | 5 answers
Temp check for changing reference cooler
Hi all,

I have an ATI R9 290 reference from sapphire in my pc.
So i flashed it with a TRI-X oc bios, so it's a little OC'ed to 1000/1300mhz.

After that i changed the stock cooler with a Gelid Icy vision and would like to know if the temps are allright, so I installed it properly.

After a 15 minutes burn-in test with Furmark the card is 78 degrees @ 7V (low noise)
@ 12V (much noise) the card is 71 degrees after 15 minutes of testing.

Is this allright?
My room is getting very hot because of the computer haha!
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September 16, 2014 11:17:31 PM

To use it as an extra heating? :p 
Or is it realy a better cooler in the winter? :) 
September 16, 2014 3:20:34 PM


Save the original cooler ... you may want to reinstall come Winter-time :) 

September 16, 2014 2:15:43 PM

Hi, thanks for the answer.
I've indeed installed it with the VRM heatsink kit for the R9 290(x).

The fan i've added to the fan controller of my fractal design R4. So I can run the cool @
5, 7 and 12V. But 12 V is too loud for me so am running it on 7V and then I don't hear it! :) 

In the case I have no side fans only one in the bottom blowing in, one in the front blowing in
and one in the back blowing out and one on top blowing out.

I think this give a good airflow, I hope
September 16, 2014 1:56:21 PM

Agreed, they are good temperatures.
A few observations about the Icy Vision (I have one on my HD7950):
It likes good, strong intake fans and an upward airflow, if you have a side fan, try turning it off.
I take it you added the extra VRM heatsink for the R9 290? http://www.quietpc.com/gel-r290-kit
Adding a separate fan controller will allow you to fine tune the cooler, the Zalman FanMate is cheap and effective or you can plug the cooler fans into a spare motherboard 3 pin header and control its speed through the BIOS.
September 16, 2014 1:10:24 PM


That's great for Furmark ...

Regular gaming temps may well be in the 60s, now.

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