Radeon R9 290x QUADFIRE (Hell yeah)

[KaRLiToS]

That's beyond good. As Tony the Tiger would say "That's GRRRRRRRRREAT!"

Great !

I have many tests to do.

I flashed to the PT1 BIOS and did some quick and dirty OC on the cards. I need to test each cards one by one. I also encountered a couple of issues with eyefinity that ate most of my time. (Only driver will fix it)

Driver are really not mature yet, I think this card will be much better with proper drivers.

My quick and dirty OC ranked me around Rank #15 Hall of Fame.

 

[Piklar]

Great !

I have many tests to do.

I flashed to the PT1 BIOS and did some quick and dirty OC on the cards. I need to test each cards one by one. I also encountered a couple of issues with eyefinity that ate most of my time. (Only driver will fix it)

Driver are really not mature yet, I think this card will be much better with proper drivers.

My quick and dirty OC ranked me around Rank #15 Hall of Fame.

Awesome score! :awe: That's part of the fun with AMD cards, there's often a lot of tweaking involved before you hit the sweet spots and as you say the drivers are still young. Looking forward to seeing your Heaven and Valley benches and if you take the top spots. Keep em coming! :thumbsup:

 

[AdamK47]

http://www.3dmark.com/hall-of-fame-2/fire+strike+3dmark+score+performance+preset/version+1.1

 

[Atreidin]

Unless I'm reading something wrong, the "graphics" score would be world #4, behind only 3 LN2 cooled overclocked systems. Definitely ahead of every quad titan that is watercooled.

 

[Kenmitch]

Great !

I have many tests to do.

I flashed to the PT1 BIOS and did some quick and dirty OC on the cards. I need to test each cards one by one. I also encountered a couple of issues with eyefinity that ate most of my time. (Only driver will fix it)

Driver are really not mature yet, I think this card will be much better with proper drivers.

My quick and dirty OC ranked me around Rank #15 Hall of Fame.

Down and dirty clocks? Nice score by the way!

http://www.3dmark.com/hall-of-fame-2/fire+strike+3dmark+score+performance+preset/version+1.1

See you made it to #30 congrats! For comparison what was your score with 3 way?

Unless I'm reading something wrong, the "graphics" score would be world #4, behind only 3 LN2 cooled overclocked systems. Definitely ahead of every quad titan that is watercooled.

That's what it looks like to me.

 

[KaRLiToS]

Unless I'm reading something wrong, the "graphics" score would be world #4, behind only 3 LN2 cooled overclocked systems. Definitely ahead of every quad titan that is watercooled.

You are not reading it wrong.

I need to work on a 5ghz Profile for my CPU and 2400mhz RAM. My CPU and Ram were only at 4.8ghz and 2133mhz. But my cpu needs 1.57v for 5ghz and I don't like this.

Also, I'm proceeding to test each card potential today. One by one I'll test them.

My GF is gone for the day with the baby. :thumbsup:

 

[Kenmitch]

My GF is gone for the day with the baby.

Guess it's a tweakers holiday for you today!

 

[AdamK47]

See you made it to #30 congrats! For comparison what was your score with 3 way?

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1123496

All results are with my boring everyday overclocks. I don't bench until I know the system passes stress testing and runs everything I can throw at it. 4.5GHz CPU, 2400 memory, each GPU set to sustain boost at 1GHz (between 1006MHz to 1045MHz), and video memory at stock (6000).

 

[Atreidin]

It looks like 4x crossfire has great scaling, with a rough comparison to dual-crossfire scores seen around the net. I know they aren't directly comparable due to otherwise non-identical hardware setups, but for a rough feel, it seems like scaling is way better than ever before.

Also the case looks really sweet, and the trim really seems appropriate.

 

[HisDivineOrder]

Does the 3970K give PCIe 3.0 for AMD cards? Or is that something you'd have to jump up to 4970K for?

I'm wondering because it seems like an improvement in PCIe would greatly benefit this rig.

 

[Attic]

It's a nice pixel punisher.

Every time I open up the thread I get the urge to splurge on new toys.

 

[AdamK47]

It looks like 4x crossfire has great scaling, with a rough comparison to dual-crossfire scores seen around the net. I know they aren't directly comparable due to otherwise non-identical hardware setups, but for a rough feel, it seems like scaling is way better than ever before.

Also the case looks really sweet, and the trim really seems appropriate.

Unfortunately for AMD (and previously ATI) it takes consumer backlash in order for them to really improve on something. CrossFire is great now and one of the reasons I wanted to try out 290Xs. It's too bad the high heat and power usage precludes that from happening. People are complaining, so it's only a matter of time before AMD fixes that too.

 

[KaRLiToS]

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1123496

All results are with my boring everyday overclocks. I don't bench until I know the system passes stress testing and runs everything I can throw at it. 4.5GHz CPU, 2400 memory, each GPU set to sustain boost at 1GHz (between 1006MHz to 1045MHz), and video memory at stock (6000).

You should bench at 5ghz, it would give a very good boost. With a single card you don't see much difference from 4.6ghz to 5ghz. But with Quad, it really helps to have higher CPU clock.

Unfortunately for AMD (and previously ATI) it takes consumer backlash in order for them to really improve on something. CrossFire is great now and one of the reasons I wanted to try out 290Xs. It's too bad the high heat and power usage precludes that from happening. People are complaining, so it's only a matter of time before AMD fixes that too.

High heat? Are you watercooled or stock cooler?

(Single card)
Because at 1200/1500, my max temp is 46'C on the GPu and 38'C on vrm1 and 30'c on VRM 2. And this is not because of my cooling system because the water cannot go under ambient level of 25'C.

Also I tested on air and if you raise the fan speed to 75% - 85%, you can easily achieve higher clocks. In reviews you see them at 55% stock BIOS. The card is not that bad believe me especially 11.5MP.

Also, at those speed and 4.8ghz CPU, benching, you can see an output of 650+ watts from the wall and with all the pumps (3), fans (33) , SSD(3), HDD (1) .

 

[AdamK47]

You should bench at 5ghz, it would give a very good boost. With a single card you don't see much difference from 4.6ghz to 5ghz. But with Quad, it really helps to have higher CPU clock.

I can't reliably use the system at 5GHz.

 

[realibrad]

Unfortunately for AMD (and previously ATI) it takes consumer backlash in order for them to really improve on something. CrossFire is great now and one of the reasons I wanted to try out 290Xs. It's too bad the high heat and power usage precludes that from happening. People are complaining, so it's only a matter of time before AMD fixes that too.

What is your total power draw now? I would imagine that are you getting pretty close to your 1600 during a game.

 

[Randum]

Nice! I would like to see how you fit those cards in there...I just put in ONE 290 and I'd like to run crossfire...but was concerned on space.

Also, I like the g15 keyboard...same one I'm using...so old yet...I like it.

 

[KaRLiToS]

Nice! I would like to see how you fit those cards in there...I just put in ONE 290 and I'd like to run crossfire...but was concerned on space.

Also, I like the g15 keyboard...same one I'm using...so old yet...I like it.

:awe:
Hahaha, yeah very old keyboard. I really like the LCD monitor but the keys are starting to be hard to press.

 

[KaRLiToS]

 

[Aikouka]

Thanks guys.

By the way its a Corsair Obsidian 800D heavily modded

I like those fan cut-outs on the side panel. I've been tempted to do something like that with my 800D as it would provide adequate air flow -- something which Corsair's Obsidian series is severely lacking in -- to the hot-swappable hard drives. It looks like you just cut out a lapped-edge-square shape and put some mesh behind it -- is that right?

What I don't understand is how he keeps his desk so clean? The quad rig is nice too of course... hehe.

I usually keep most of my apartment clean, but I always struggle with my desk. It doesn't help that I find random screws and stuff, and I'd hate to toss them and then realize later that I found what it's for. I also have other random computer bits or papers that I need to deal with.

 

[tolis626]

That,sir,is a masterpiece.Wish I had the money,time and skill to do it (In order of what's missing most ).Kudos to you!

EDIT : How is noise with your setup?Considering it's right next to you when you sit,you should be able to hear the slightest noise it makes.

 

[KaRLiToS]

I like those fan cut-outs on the side panel. I've been tempted to do something like that with my 800D as it would provide adequate air flow -- something which Corsair's Obsidian series is severely lacking in -- to the hot-swappable hard drives. It looks like you just cut out a lapped-edge-square shape and put some mesh behind it -- is that right?

It is also an intake for my bottom radiator. There is another bottom intake too as you can see in that pic (the bottom panel):

With Fan filter

This is the exhaust of the bottom radiator, another grill in the hidden side panel.

But I made the panel cut on a laser cutting machine. And I used this mesh for my holes. The guy that cut it made a mistake when doing the holes for fans so had to file the sidepanel for a couple of hours to make fit the mesh.

Its bitspower mesh Rad guard
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-329-BP

I made the plexi window myself though and used 3M two sided tape.
I also used fan filters on the back of the mesh.

That,sir,is a masterpiece.Wish I had the money,time and skill to do it (In order of what's missing most ).Kudos to you!

EDIT : How is noise with your setup?Considering it's right next to you when you sit,you should be able to hear the slightest noise it makes.

Its very silent, with all the radiator space I have, I am able to set my fans at low-mid so I don't hear them that much, also, all pumps are set at 3.7 out of 5.

I have a vertical fan for my room and it does much more noise than the rig even at its lowest speed.

 

[Piklar]

Karlitos power off everything in the place while shes away "except fridge" need all that luvly juice going where it counts most..

 

[Piklar]

Luv those pics btw, am suspecting you will slay the current top heaven n valley scores fairly soon..

 

[KaRLiToS]

Luv those pics btw, am suspecting you will slay the current top heaven n valley scores fairly soon..

Thanks man.

Unfortunately, Valley is not optimized for the R9 290 series yet.

Check how scaling is bad on Unigine engine (Valley and Heaven)

 

[Piklar]

Thanks man.

Unfortunately, Valley is not optimized for the R9 290 series yet.

Check how scaling is bad on Unigine engine (Valley and Heaven)

Looks like Heaven and Valley are utilizing just the primary card:thumbsdown: Early days yet. That Fire strike score you posted has an insane graphics score m8, and in the top 3! combined score would put you in 15th place overall if the drivers were validated