R9 280X artifacting need help baadly!!

[Jaysoc]

I recently purchased a R9 280x of asus the direct cuII top edition and it artifacts like crazy in battlefield 4 pleaseee helpppppp!!!!!!! My cpu is a 4770k

 

[Sonu Dutta]

The biggest mistake you must have done is you dint research on the card before buying it. The r9 280x is just an overclocked version of the 7970 so it is bound to be a bit unstable. Plus there have been similar reports of severe artifacting with the same card that you have. let me show you with a simple google search here https://www.google.co.in/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=7dV3U8zuCoXW8gfl2YHwCw#q=asus+r9+280x+directcu+ii+top+artifacts
I would advice you to go for a replacement by contacting the dealer.

 

[Jaysoc]

🙁 i guess thats what i have to do.

 

[repzaj1234]

The biggest mistake you must have done is you dint research on the card before buying it. The r9 280x is just an overclocked version of the 7970 so it is bound to be a bit unstable. Plus there have been similar reports of severe artifacting with the same card that you have. let me show you with a simple google search here https://www.google.co.in/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=7dV3U8zuCoXW8gfl2YHwCw#q=asus+r9+280x+directcu+ii+top+artifacts
I would advice you to go for a replacement by contacting the dealer.

Hmm, which 280x brand-cooler would you recommend? Been doing some research about this and have decided for a Sapphire Vapor-X or Tri-X whichever I can get a better deal

 

[Sonu Dutta]

The biggest mistake you must have done is you dint research on the card before buying it. The r9 280x is just an overclocked version of the 7970 so it is bound to be a bit unstable. Plus there have been similar reports of severe artifacting with the same card that you have. let me show you with a simple google search here https://www.google.co.in/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=7dV3U8zuCoXW8gfl2YHwCw#q=asus+r9+280x+directcu+ii+top+artifacts
I would advice you to go for a replacement by contacting the dealer.

Hmm, which 280x brand-cooler would you recommend? Been doing some research about this and have decided for a Sapphire Vapor-X or Tri-X whichever I can get a better deal

Don't go for the triX it has artifacting problems too, you can go for the vapor X but you gotta flash the gpu with the older bios the "15.031" version for it to run stable without overheating.If you dont believe me then google it out. i would say avoid the 280x for now. Let the manufacturers release a better stable version. go for a gtx 770(it costs more though but better than the faulty 280x anyday)

 

[slimething]

The biggest mistake you must have done is you dint research on the card before buying it. The r9 280x is just an overclocked version of the 7970 so it is bound to be a bit unstable. Plus there have been similar reports of severe artifacting with the same card that you have. let me show you with a simple google search here https://www.google.co.in/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=7dV3U8zuCoXW8gfl2YHwCw#q=asus+r9+280x+directcu+ii+top+artifacts
I would advice you to go for a replacement by contacting the dealer.

Hmm, which 280x brand-cooler would you recommend? Been doing some research about this and have decided for a Sapphire Vapor-X or Tri-X whichever I can get a better deal

Don't go for the triX it has artifacting problems too, you can go for the vapor X but you gotta flash the gpu with the older bios the "15.031" version for it to run stable without overheating.If you dont believe me then google it out. i would say avoid the 280x for now. Let the manufacturers release a better stable version. go for a gtx 770(it costs more though but better than the faulty 280x anyday)

I have a Gigabyte Windforce 280x OC Rev 1. No overheating, no artifacts and it mops the floor with the 770 in BF4.

Like virtually all video cards, there are some that do have issues. By painting a broad brush about the 280x all you've done is revealed your bias without evidence. I'm biased too, and readily admit it because I did own a 770 for the first few weeks after BF4 was released and it was barely playable because of crappy Nvidia drivers. They have since improved, but now with Mantle there is no comparison between a 280x and a 770 in BF4.


OP: If you made custom config changes to the user.cfg or PROF_SAVE file directly, that can cause artifacts as well. If you did, then delete the files. Also, use DDU to uninstall old drivers. It is possible you received a used card that was abused by GPU miners and returned. It could be your card is defective, but don't automatically assume.

I also have a i7 4770k with a Gigabyte Windforce 280x; it is an excellent combination. Many don't like it because the voltage is locked, but I don't OC the GPU so they last a long time and no need for $$ cooling. My HD6970 is still going strong after 4 years.

It certainly was not a mistake getting a 280x. Those saying that have likely never owned one and right away they recommend nVidia. Well, there's nothing wrong with nVidia, but don't expect to get the same performance dollar for dollar in BF4, and there are defective nVidia cards too.

GTX 770 w/i5 4670 Zavod 311
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If7SmoELDfw

My 280x w/i7 4770k. Zavod 311. It is locked at 75 FPS. below is the video and raw stats using BF4 Frame Time Analyzer however I began recording frame times before starting the video recording hence the Low Min FPS. The actual Min FPS is >60 when filtering it out.
This one is recorded @720p to the hdd using Action! so the video quality may not be quite as nice. The SSD was full.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOMvEBy05pQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Battlefield 4 Frame Time Analyzer Results:
File imported: C:\Users\****\Documents\Battlefield 4\FrameTimeLog004.csv
Branch #1 executed.
Imported 22595 points of data.
Frames: 0 points of bad data tossed.
CPU Frames: 0 points of bad data tossed.
GPU Frames: 0 points of bad data tossed.

Frame Time Avg		CPU Frame Avg		GPU Frame Avg
71.69 FPS		71.694 FPS		82.215 FPS

Max FPS			Max FPS (CPU)		Max FPS (GPU)
121.951 FPS		75.131 FPS			185.874 FPS

Min FPS			Min FPS (CPU)		Min FPS (GPU)
38.911 FPS		26.525 FPS		42.517 FPS

Time Spent:		FPS %:		FPS %(CPU):	FPS %(GPU):
Above 200 FPS:		0 %		0 %		0 %
Above 144 FPS:		0 %		0 %		2.28 %
Above 120 FPS:		0 %		0 %		5.48 %
Above 100 FPS:		0.23 %		0 %		16.07 %
Above 90 FPS:		2.14 %		0 %		28.35 %
Above 60 FPS:		93.6 %		94.09 %		97.3 %
Above 45 FPS:		99.8 %		99.73 %		99.88 %
Above 30 FPS:		100 %		99.99 %		100 %

 

[anikkket]

I have Asus R9 280x DCII Top. but it only shows artifacts when the card gets hot for a long period of time(like 2 or 3 hours of continuous 85+ degrees).
Try to keep the temperatures under control by using proper ventilation, that might help.