Directcu ii R9 290x issues, please help!!

[WarGasimXD]

Hey guys jsut wanted to see if I could get some input from you on regards of my new asus directcu ii R9 290x, I sold my reference design one that was a xfx OC black edition because of the heat issues and figure it was because of it being reference. Well the directcu ii actually runs a little hotter hahhahahh. Idle I'm at 45-48 full load after 30 minutes of BF4 is 83-86, my xfx reference was 39-40 idle and under full load BF4 only 77-80, how is that?? Any ideas beforefor I return it to newegg to get another brand.
below is my setup:

4770k / corsair H110
Corsair air 540 case
corsair platinum 2400 16GB
Corsair ax1200i PSU

[kshafe777]

I had the same problem.. and my case is miserable for airflow ( Coolermaster Cosmos SE )... I simply changed the fan settings and now it's awesome... and the fan isn't really that loud on the GPU...

in fact, if I run it for mining I set the fan manually to 85%. keeps it great.. VRAM gets hot while mining, and I mean really hot... but that's about it.

side note... what temps are ok and expected for VRAM?

[Zka17]

Point a fan on the backside of the card(s) - will help in keeping the VRMs and VRAM cooler... not sure though what is the safe temp for the VRAM specifically, but the lower is better...

[WarGasimXD]

asus was sent back, newegg gave me a credit and have my new MSI R9 290x lightning on the way 🙂

[WarGasimXD]

Well got my lightning hahah way better temps idle 32c and max temps under full load 71 woooweeee