I currently have a R9 290 MSI Frozr gpu and seeing that R9 290's prices are crashing as stock is being cleared, I was tempted to pick up another just for some killer fps (2560x1080 res, playing Star Citizen Alpha so need as much power as possible).
However after much research, I saw that 2 MSI R9 290 Twin Frozr turn your PC into an oven with the top card hitting 94oC almost instantly, regardless of airflow in the PC and spacing between the cards. This made sense seeing that the cooler is not really good enough for such a hot chip in crossfire resulting in the top card getting nicely baked.
But I would really like crossfire without the super heat cooking the top card and noise from the fans running at 100%. So does anyone know of the solutions?
Thanks
However after much research, I saw that 2 MSI R9 290 Twin Frozr turn your PC into an oven with the top card hitting 94oC almost instantly, regardless of airflow in the PC and spacing between the cards. This made sense seeing that the cooler is not really good enough for such a hot chip in crossfire resulting in the top card getting nicely baked.
But I would really like crossfire without the super heat cooking the top card and noise from the fans running at 100%. So does anyone know of the solutions?
Would getting a closed loop water system for another MSI R9 290 Twin Frozr (eg. Corsair HG10) solve the issue? Plus would I retain the warranty as MSI allow removal of the cooler? The issue with this though is VRM temps and getting my hands on a blower fan
Or would using a Sapphire Vapor X R9 290 as the top card suffice seeing that it has the best stock cooling solution of all the R9 290s?
Thanks