[NCIX Canada] MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Twin Frozr IV 1040MHZ 4GB - $350 after MIR

[RussianSensation]

MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Twin Frozr IV 1040MHZ 4GB 5GHZ GDDR5 HDMI DP 2xDVI PCI-E Video Card

$449.99 - $100 MIR (expires Feb 25) = $349.99


Very good deal for Canadians compared to GTX960/970 and 980 cards.

Price/performance and noise levels/temps are excellent.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2422035

On July 31, 2014 when Linus did an R9 290X Non-Reference Card Round-Up, this card had a $799 CDN MSRP!

 

[khurios2000]

i had the 290 version of Twin Frozr IV, i dont think they are as good as they look in the cooling department, when gaming it constantly hit 94'c, the card itself was in a decent airflow case and my room also air conditioned.

 

[RussianSensation]

i had the 290 version of Twin Frozr IV, i dont think they are as good as they look in the cooling department, when gaming it constantly hit 94'c, the card itself was in a decent airflow case and my room also air conditioned.

Sounds like you either had horrible case airflow or a faulty seated heatsink or some bios/fan issue that limited fan speed. MSI Gaming R9 290X typically runs 79-84C max load. You could have tried resetting the heatsink with new TIM. It's obvious right away that MSI Gaming 290x doesn't operate at 94C as no review shows that:
http://www.techpowerup.com/mobile/reviews/MSI/R9_290X_Gaming/28.html

 

[khurios2000]

i re-applied arctic cooling MX-4 and no luck, then i returned that card to newegg and get Powercolor 290 PCS+ and i can tell the temperature for PCS+ is way cooler, 70'c max with only 60% fan rpm, may be i got a bad card.

 

[RussianSensation]

i re-applied arctic cooling MX-4 and no luck, then i returned that card to newegg and get Powercolor 290 PCS+ and i can tell the temperature for PCS+ is way cooler, 70'c max with only 60% fan rpm, may be i got a bad card.

Unfortunately sounds like you had a dud. I've never seen MSI Gaming R9 290X do so poorly in temperatures as you have described. Maybe you have a very leaky chip or the uneven heatsink cause it to not make proper contact with the die even after your reapplication of the TIM.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_radeon_r9_290x_gaming_oc_review,10.html