07-21-201405:38 PM - last edited on 03-05-202410:29 PM by ROGBot
I've been through a lot with this 290x. I have already RMA'ed this card once and Asus said they couldn't duplicate the problem. Maybe someone here can help me. First let me show you the problem:
Here are some of things I did to troubleshoot:
* Different power supply * Tried different PCI x16 slots * Downclocked every possible settings via Asus GPU Tweak * Undervolted every possible settings via Asus GPU Tweak * Reinstalled Windows to ensure no other software conflicts * Flashed to latest UEFI provided by my motherboard manufacturer * Tried the last 5 drivers provided by the AMD Radeon drivers site * Tried the drivers linked on Asus * Tried the latest beta drivers from AMD * Tried it on Linux (same artifacts) * Reset the BIOS * Used several driver cleaners to wipe the old drivers
I'm at a stand still with this card and don't know what else to do. Like I said I've RMA'ed it once already. They sent me back the exact same card. Now they're saying something about needing a credit card to hold the cost of the card until the problem is resolved. I don't have that kind of money at the moment. And I'm pretty much stuck with a expensive high end GPU that I can't do anything with. Getting to the point where I might ditch it cheap on Ebay.
Yes I am also quite certain that the psu is the problem! I have stessed the Matrix (1280/1650) and my psu can't coop. Mind you its a 1000Watt Cooler Master Pro...
Stopping in for an update. Just like I suspected it was the card. Asus replaced the card with a completely different one. After hours of Battlefield 4 and several runs of Unigine Valley there's no more artifacts.
I would like to note that this is the exact same hardware including power supply.