Sapphire Tri-X 290 Overclock Data

[Fastx]

Sapphire Tri x 290 on air running Valley 1.0 BM's, interesting read and info both on voltage and GPU/vrm temps.

Valley 1.0 BM 20-30 minute runs

1000/1300
1100/1425
1150/1450
1200/1500
1225/1500
1225/1600


http://www.overclock.net/t/1456488/...ids-some-temp-test-for-those-who-want-to-know

 

[thilanliyan]

Jeebus... 1.4v?!!

Is that voltage safe to run?

 

[Silverforce11]

Impressive is the fan noise at high speed, there's pretty much none compared to other cards i would imagine, those triple fans are amazing for cooling/dBa.

 

[24601]

OCN suicide runs never fail to amuse.

 

[rtsurfer]

OCN suicide runs never fail to amuse.

Neither do Nvidia fans...

Kind of a bogus claim when we have one of our own members, IEC running his 290 Trixx at 1225 Mhz too..

 

[24601]

Neither do Nvidia fans...

Kind of a bogus claim when we have one of our own members, IEC running his 290 Trixx at 1225 Mhz too..

All bout that Nvidia GTX 290x.

Rocking my SLI GTX 290/x all day err day

Valley isn't even close to being a high load.

Crysis 3 stable is bare minimum.

People's standards for stability these days is truly funny to watch.

 

[itsmydamnation]

dont worry mantle will fix this, on longer will you have cpu bottlenecking GPU and your GPU will be maxed in terms of utilisation in every game.

 

[Fastx]

OCN suicide runs never fail to amuse.

For me the important info/part of that thread is the voltage, fan speed and VRM temps when considering the Tri-X 290 to oc and where I'd be comfortable at per oc, temps and voltage. Which so far would put me (imo) at around 1100/1450 for gaming on a TRI-X290 if they come down in price in the next couple months when and if I consider a move to a AIB 290/780.

So I thought it was a good thread/post in that respect and had some good data, so thought it was worth sharing the info.

But I am also considering if I can get a GTX 770 in the next couple of months for around $200.00 or under on sale/rebate/sell games or used I might just go 770 SLI, I like dual GPU's (from running my CFX 7950's) so just might also end up going that route which would be for around next 12 months or so.

 

[24601]

For me the important info/part of that thread is the voltage, fan speed and VRM temps when considering the Tri-X 290 to oc and where I'd be comfortable at per oc, temps and voltage. Which so far would put me (imo) at around 1100/1450 for gaming on a TRI-X290 if they come down in price in the next couple months when and if I consider a move to a AIB 290/780.

So I thought it was a good thread/post in that respect and had some good data, so thought it was worth sharing the info.

But I am also considering if I can get a GTX 770 in the next couple of months for around $200.00 or under on sale/rebate/sell games or used I might just go 770 SLI, I like dual GPU's (from running my CFX 7950's) so just might also end up going that route which would be for around next 12 months or so.

1100/1450 seems reasonable for most loads.
BTW, review is out for the Windforce.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gigabyte_radeon_r9_290x_windforce_3x_oc_review,1.html

It's got tantalum caps and the VRM cooling is as good as I expected.

Looks like all the AIB cards so far are Elpida though, which is a shame.

 

[IEC]

1100/1450 seems reasonable for most loads.
BTW, review is out for the Windforce.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gigabyte_radeon_r9_290x_windforce_3x_oc_review,1.html

It's got tantalum caps and the VRM cooling is as good as I expected.

Looks like all the AIB cards so far are Elpida though, which is a shame.

My Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X both have Hynix chips.

 

[el etro]

This results needs to meet another(2 week old) thread.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2360963

 

[schmuckley]

The RAM has a lot more headroom left ...

 

[SimianR]

So I just got my Tri-X 290 and was curious as to whether or not I could reproduce this kind of overclock. It looks like my card shipped with Hynix memory which is nice. At the exact same settings it seems I can run Valley pretty much indefinitely without issue. 1225/1600 1.4v. What do you guys consider to be a good test of overclock stability? I have 3DMark/Crysis 3, Battlefield4, etc. I'm not running the fan at 100% however, I have it lower at 75% and it seems to sit at around 74-75C.

 

[tg2708]

So I just got my Tri-X 290 and was curious as to whether or not I could reproduce this kind of overclock. It looks like my card shipped with Hynix memory which is nice. At the exact same settings it seems I can run Valley pretty much indefinitely without issue. 1225/1600 1.4v. What do you guys consider to be a good test of overclock stability? I have 3DMark/Crysis 3, Battlefield4, etc. I'm not running the fan at 100% however, I have it lower at 75% and it seems to sit at around 74-75C.

Which program do i use to check memory manufacturer?

 

[wand3r3r]

http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/2326/asus-radeon-memoryinfo-1-005/

 

[BallaTheFeared]

1.4v on air seems like a bad idea. 3DMark is good, looping is best, Tomb Raider is hard on my core OC, Crysis 3 and BF4 prolonged sessions. Basically just play games and adjust if you need to. Takes awhile to actually verify an OC for stability.

 

[Fastx]

So I just got my Tri-X 290 and was curious as to whether or not I could reproduce this kind of overclock. It looks like my card shipped with Hynix memory which is nice. At the exact same settings it seems I can run Valley pretty much indefinitely without issue. 1225/1600 1.4v. What do you guys consider to be a good test of overclock stability? I have 3DMark/Crysis 3, Battlefield4, etc. I'm not running the fan at 100% however, I have it lower at 75% and it seems to sit at around 74-75C.

Hey that is decent clock and temps, if I end up with one of these cards I was planning on 1100-1150 for gaming if possible.

Crysis 3 is know to be tough on oc GPU's for stability so that would be one.
I'd be interested in BF4 also on stability.
I also be interested in VRM temps in these games and what voltage is needed to run stable in these two games at 1100 & 1150 plus temps.

So if you have the time or interest in part or any of the above to test would be cool.

TIA

 

[tg2708]

http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/2326/asus-radeon-memoryinfo-1-005/

Thought it would work for nvidia cards but no luck.

 

[Fastx]

Like BFT said 1.4v is high, I'd stay at 1.35 or under imo on the voltage to be safe, but its your card and decision.

 

[wand3r3r]

Thought it would work for nvidia cards but no luck.

Nope, the thread was about 290's so I assumed that's what you wanted it for.

 

[Fastx]

If you decide to test per post #17 clocks I'd be more interested in 1100 than 1150 for now. I'd like to be able to see how this card performs/games in these games at 1100 first and make sure its stable there and what the voltage (1.2-1.25v?), temps are along with the fan setting percent.

 

[Imouto]

So I just got my Tri-X 290 and was curious as to whether or not I could reproduce this kind of overclock. It looks like my card shipped with Hynix memory which is nice. At the exact same settings it seems I can run Valley pretty much indefinitely without issue. 1225/1600 1.4v. What do you guys consider to be a good test of overclock stability? I have 3DMark/Crysis 3, Battlefield4, etc. I'm not running the fan at 100% however, I have it lower at 75% and it seems to sit at around 74-75C.

Did you try a lower voltage?

 

[l2ez4m]

Add another one...

Looks like only those TriX heatsinks let Hawaii chips to spread their wings.

 

[SimianR]

How accurate is MSI afterburner's onscreen display in reporting GPU voltage? I'm watching the GPU voltage during valley runs and the card is rarely ever jumping over 1.3v even though I have VDDC offset set to +200 and "force constant voltage" selected. Hey, not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.The VRM temps seem pretty good, VRM1 @ 75C and VRM2 @ 48C under load at these clocks. If I lower the card to something like +175mv I start to see some artifacts after 5-10 mins of testing/gaming at 1225, though I haven't tried lower clock rates (like 1200) yet. FastX when I get some time I'll try those clock rates out and report back. Did you want me to try a specific fan speed? Also did you have a specific memory speed in mind?

 

[Fastx]

How accurate is MSI afterburner's onscreen display in reporting GPU voltage? I'm watching the GPU voltage during valley runs and the card is rarely ever jumping over 1.3v even though I have VDDC offset set to +200 and "force constant voltage" selected. Hey, not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.The VRM temps seem pretty good, VRM1 @ 75C and VRM2 @ 48C under load at these clocks. If I lower the card to something like +175mv I start to see some artifacts after 5-10 mins of testing/gaming at 1225, though I haven't tried lower clock rates (like 1200) yet. FastX when I get some time I'll try those clock rates out and report back. Did you want me to try a specific fan speed? Also did you have a specific memory speed in mind?

No hurry, 70% fan would be good, 1125 GPU clock, for now keep the memory at stock settings, the voltage I am unsure of but hoping it can go 1125 somewhere between 1.2 and 1.3 max.

Thanks
+rep