Problems with R9 290 performance

[evan798]

I just recently upgraded my Radeon 6950 to a R9 290. Much to my dismay I'm getting the same performance as my 6950. Assassins Creed 3 is running at 20 FPS on max settings. Crysis 3 is running at about 10 FPS at max settings with AA disabled. There is no way this should be happenning. This is my set up:

i7 2600k @ 4.5 ghz

16 GB ram ripjaws 1600 DDR3

XFX Radeon R9 290

Everything should be fine... But is my Power Supply causing my R9 290 to perform poorly? This is my power supply:

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681733903...



I bought this PSU in 2011 because of the price and advertised power. Does anyone have any idea why I am getting this type of performance?
More about : psu bottlenecking 290

 

[Maverickbcp]

Your link isn't working but have you made sure you got the most recent drivers for your new card?

 

[BallaTheFeared]

If you were getting the same performance before with your 6950 than there is something else wrong with your system.

Maybe check your power options and ensure the cpu is able to clock up fully?

 

[el etro]

I just recently upgraded my Radeon 6950 to a R9 290. Much to my dismay I'm getting the same performance as my 6950. Assassins Creed 3 is running at 20 FPS on max settings. Crysis 3 is running at about 10 FPS at max settings with AA disabled. There is no way this should be happenning. This is my set up:

i7 2600k @ 4.5 ghz

16 GB ram ripjaws 1600 DDR3

XFX Radeon R9 290

Everything should be fine... But is my Power Supply causing my R9 290 to perform poorly? This is my power supply:

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681733903...



I bought this PSU in 2011 because of the price and advertised power. Does anyone have any idea why I am getting this type of performance?
More about : psu bottlenecking 290

How about format the system?

 

[OCGuy]

Is your card behaving properly as far as clocks. (Whatever that means for hawaii).

Is this just a drive by thread by OP?

 

[ShintaiDK]

Run GPU-Z while gaming and check temps and clocks.

 

[Techhog]

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I really hope you copied this from your own post OP

 

[FalseChristian]

I know this sucks but anytime I upgrade my GPU even if it's from the same company I always reinstall Windows. Go for a fresh start and everything will be fine.

You're card is a monster so it's worth it to do this.