r9 280x high failure rate

[spiderpower100]

Hi bros,

in my reasearch building a DIY, read on newegg many negative reviews about MSI, Powercolor and Asus r9 280x.

Seems like commmon problems were loud coil whine and artifacting, usually after some time.

May I know if that has been the experience too for the bros here?

Will be a pity if such a value-for-money card is inherently flawed and has hidden cost which is higher failure rate than competitor cards.

 

[FinalTidus]

Hi bros,

in my reasearch building a DIY, read on newegg many negative reviews about MSI, Powercolor and Asus r9 280x.

Seems like commmon problems were loud coil whine and artifacting, usually after some time.

May I know if that has been the experience too for the bros here?

Will be a pity if such a value-for-money card is inherently flawed and has hidden cost higher failure rate than competitor cards.

Yeah thats what I observe too.

 

[penyekz]

My gigabyte 280X is rock solid. A bit of fan noise at full speed but otherwise great.

 

[spiderpower100]

Yeah thats what I observe too.

Bro, just wondering where you observed those problems?

 

[spiderpower100]

My gigabyte 280X is rock solid. A bit of fan noise at full speed but otherwise great.

wooo.. 280x Crossfire... nice

how long haf you been rocking your 2 280x?

 

[Ark Law]

Imo, nothing to do with the brand/cooler, but more to do with the Tahiti XT2/XTL (7970GE) silicon. Remember how Pitcairn Pro was affected (7850) too?

 

[Humster]

Been using the MSI R280X gaming edition for 1 year++. So far so good.

But I must say, I basically try to run my card under 65degrees full load, by jacking up fan speed at 70-80%.

A lot of stuff depends on user usage(how well aired your casing is, regular mantainence) And build quality of manufacturers.

 

[spiderpower100]

Been using the MSI R280X gaming edition for 1 year++. So far so good.

But I must say, I basically try to run my card under 65degrees full load, by jacking up fan speed at 70-80%.

A lot of stuff depends on user usage(how well aired your casing is, regular mantainence) And build quality of manufacturers.

at 70-80% fan speed how loud does your MSI version get? haha don't want to sound like living near airport like that...

and usually manufacturers will include software to control fan speed from the windows OS interface right? so shouldn't have to go to BIOS to adjust gpu settings like fan speed...

 

[Humster]

usually manufacturers will include software to control fan speed from the windows OS interface right? so shouldn't have to go to BIOS to adjust gpu settings like fan speed...

Well, I'm not using the MSI provided software. I use Catalyst control center.

 

[royfrosty]

MSI Twin Frozr are one of the quietest cooler made.

Their fans are barely loud at 100%.

If you crank up to 60-70% inside the chassis cannot hear.

 

[spiderpower100]

MSI Twin Frozr are one of the quietest cooler made.

Their fans are barely loud at 100%.

If you crank up to 60-70% inside the chassis cannot hear.

haha that's good to know... my house is quite small, i think if it's loud can affect my whole family

 

[Jian19]

Nowadays can be how loud Sia

 

[Ark Law]

MSI Twin Frozr are one of the quietest cooler made.

Their fans are barely loud at 100%.

If you crank up to 60-70% inside the chassis cannot hear.

For a quiet freak like me, 50% and below is quiet (blends in well or cannot hear at all), 54% then audible, 60% noticeable

60-68% manageable
69-78% tolerable
83-100% bleargh

 

[spiderpower100]

Nowadays can be how loud Sia

For a quiet freak like me, 50% and below is quiet (blends in well or cannot hear at all), 54% then audible, 60% noticeable

60-68% manageable
69-78% tolerable
83-100% bleargh

haha yea must also consider sensitivity of the ears....

i think i am more of the quiet freak side... hopefully the quietest speed i can tolerate is enough to keep gpu at a "safe" temperature.

if gpu is 280x, is there a good range of "safe" temperature to aim for?

 

[watzup_ken]

Hi bros,

in my reasearch building a DIY, read on newegg many negative reviews about MSI, Powercolor and Asus r9 280x.

Seems like commmon problems were loud coil whine and artifacting, usually after some time.

May I know if that has been the experience too for the bros here?

Will be a pity if such a value-for-money card is inherently flawed and has hidden cost which is higher failure rate than competitor cards.

I think its good to read up on reviews prior to making a purchase.

One thing that you need to note is to take the reviews with a pinch of salt. The problem is that most unsatisfied/ unhappy customer are more likely to be posting those reviews, than one that is satisfied. The reviews do give you a rough indication of the quality of the product, i.e. you see way too many negative/ positive reviews. But that will depend on the review sample size as well.

 

[spiderpower100]

A lot of stuff depends on user usage(how well aired your casing is, regular mantainence) And build quality of manufacturers.

so generally for AMD cards, especially r9 series, is there a particular brand that the bros here recommend more so than others, in terms of high quality/low failure rate?

 

[Jian19]

Most recommend powercolor or Msi

I like Sapphire toxic , abit more pricey and only 2 year warranty but their cooler really keep the temp low

Gigabyte is another decent option, early batch seems to have issue which should be resolved by now.

 

[royfrosty]

so generally for AMD cards, especially r9 series, is there a particular brand that the bros here recommend more so than others, in terms of high quality/low failure rate?

In general,

They are all the same.

But whether they use quality components, that we do not know till we open it up.

MSI R9 290 Gaming 1st batch was following everything reference design with some upgraded chokes.

2nd batch, it has upgraded into better chokes, more VRMS section, inverted power connectors, a slightly better Heatsink implemented.

In all most of the cards such as PCS+ or Twin Frozr, Sapphire TriX cards they are using reference PCB and implemented their own cooler.

Usually the first batch will be the closest to reference design pcb and components used. Once a few months down the road they will redesign the components used. And so call upgraded what it actually lacks on.

 

[royfrosty]

Personally, i would not recommend 1st batch of cards till the newer batch comes in with better implementation.

Not unless it is used for custom WC. For that one might wanna buy a ref card or a 1st batch non ref cooler.

I would highly recommend Vendor Brands instead such as

AMD

- Sapphire
- Powercolor
- HIS

Nvdia
- EVGA
- Zotac
- Palit

In terms of AMD Vendors, my pick will be Sapphire on their TriX cooler.

In terms of Nvdia Vendors, my pick will be EVGA for their overall performance and custom cards that they made.

As for the 3 major brands, ASUS, MSI and Gigabyte, their specially made cards out there will be the best card that they have to offer.

Such as ASUS ROG cards, MSI Lightning or Hawk Cards, Gigabyte Ghz Edition 780.

 

[kingcarlos]

seems like angmohs like sapphire alot while here we prefer MSI, asus and gigabyte