R9 200 series

Forum discussion tagged with R9 200 series.
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    Question I have r9 290x that seems to be giving errors from the vBIOS possibly corrupted, can I simply switch the bios and see if that one works?

    Or will having one corrupted vbios means I could damage the other? View: https://imgur.com/7rhQ5rG gpu z giving me 0 mhz clock speed and memory , i think i will try to flash with this one https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/152189/sapphire-r9290x-4096-131202-1 should i try to use other...
  2. JJunko64

    Question Would a radeon r9-255 be good for gaming?

    I am about to purchase a pc with an r9-255 2gb Ddr3, it comes with a core i5 2nd gen 3.1Ghz, the seller claims that it runs games like far cry 5 and tekken 7 at 60 fps but im unsure, could anyone help me out and tell me if it'll be worth to spend money on?
  3. CardellB

    Discussion R9 280X dead three days after installing 22.6.1 Driver

    Thread for the public record, in case more people with HD7000, R# 200/300 - series have a similar issue. Maybe we can find a common cause. Brief description of the situation: Screen suddenly went black while using the computer. Monitor was still on, as indicated by the continued presence of...
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    [SOLVED] System will boot with iGPU but not with (working) GPU

    Hi, I have a question regarding an older GPU that was running fine in my older system, but refuses to work in my new system. CPU: i5 11400 Motherboard: B560M Aorus Pro Ram: 16GB Crucial Ballistix 3200 Mhz (XMP enabled) SSD/HDD: 1TB M.2 NVMe, 2TB 7200rpm HDD GPU: AMD Radeon r9 270x 2gb sapphire...
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    Question What else can I do to fix my R9 270x

    So I bought a R9 270x listed as broken/for parts as a learning project to see if I could fix it. so far I have gotten a very garbled and messed up display on it but only during the first day of me fixing this, ive tried flashing new bios, updating new and old drivers onto it, cleaning it, and I...
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    Question Computer not posting. pluged in gpu while power was on.

    So, i did something very stupid. this is kinda long, sorry. my specs were Zotac 1060 6gb mini Ryzen 2600 4x8gb 3200 ddr4 gskill ram (clocked to 2600 cause Ryzen 2) AsRock x470 master sli/ac wifi Seasonic S12II 620w PSU Currently switched my motherboard and gpu to gigabyte aorus elite wifi...
  7. Sup3rben

    Question r9 280x screen glitch at 1440p

    I have recently upgraded to a 4k monitor. I know, I am using a 7 year old GPU that was never designed for more than 1080p gaming (I would love to buy a new one but you already know the current situation). Because I have very limited horsepower, I am running most games at 1440p. However, every...
  8. drwal88

    [SOLVED] Did Red Dead Redemption 2 destroy my GPU?

    Hi, I have an old (5-year-old) R9 280x. I started playing RDR2 - the perfomance wasn't too good but I still wanted to try (thinking of buying a new GPU). And suddenly the game froze and I there were some weird lines on the screen. So I restared my computer, stared playing again and the same...
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    Question How much can i overclock my gpu?

    well the question is that one, i have a r9 270x and a gigabyte p650b 80+ bronze, other specs are i5-4590 asus h81mk 2x4gb 1333 ddr3 hyperx fury ram 2x500 gb hdd (5.4k and 7.2k rpm)
  10. jovanickg1

    Question R9 270x random game crashes

    So here is the question, I've been experiencing random crashes when I start any game, screen freezes my speakers, for some reason, are starting to make some (same tone) noises.. and then I have to restart, sometimes I even have to rebuild boot with command prompt. I know it's an old card, but I...
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    Question GPU might be broken? (R9 270X)

    I got an old 9 270X from a friend that he thought broke due to liquid damage, but he didn't try to power it afterwards anymore. I cleaned it with some 96% alcohol, applied new thermal paste and tried it in my PC a few months ago, and it worked fine for a few minutes, but whilst installing the...
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    [SOLVED] Help: Insufficient power supply for 2 GPU's?

    Powered by a Corsair HX 850: I recently installed a GTX 1060 6gb along side my radeon R9 270X. the 270x requires two 6pin PCi cords to run. so i purchased another 6pin PCi to power the 1060 however my computer doesnt start on power up. pcpp says i should only be drawing around 350-400w am i...
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    Possible Upgrade For Gaming PC CPU

    Hello, Recently I made a post asking about my lack in FPS in some games. I have gotten an answer that told me that my CPU was not really 'up to date.' I wanted to ask what CPU I could upgrade to. My Rig Now: -GTX 1060 3GB -16GB DDR3 RAM -AMD Athlon X4 860K My current motherboard only...