Thinking about upgrading, Polaris 10 Crossfire or GTX 1080?

[WhatamIdoingWrong]

I know there's probably not much solid information out yet, but does anybody think it would be worth it make the upgrade from my current 290 Crossfire?
From what I've read it doesn't look like there would be much of a performance increase. But the new ones are more energy efficient, so I'm guessing there would be less heat, which would be nice this summer.
I'm expecting it should cost me an extra $150-200 as long as they don't end up way over the MSRP. If I hold off on the graphics cards I might pick up a Zen CPU this year instead.
So, should I keep what I have, if not, which would you get and why?

 

[genthug]

Keep what you have, as we all know, the 290 is the underclocked version of the 390, with worse energy efficiency. Which means you have a pretty boss GPU system in your machine right now. What CPU do you have?

 

[WhatamIdoingWrong]

I have an 8350, I've been planning on overclocking it, but it gets pretty hot sometimes even with a Cryorig R1 on it.

 

[genthug]

The limit for overclocks on the 8xxx series is a lot smaller than it is for smaller TDP cpus. I have my 6100 overclocked a full GHz on air, most 8xxx users only get to around .3-.4 on air. What's 'pretty hot'?

 

[WhatamIdoingWrong]

The limit for overclocks on the 8xxx series is a lot smaller than it is for smaller TDP cpus. I have my 6100 overclocked a full GHz on air, most 8xxx users only get to around .3-.4 on air. What's 'pretty hot'?

It hit 61c on GTA 5 once, it usually stays in the upper 50s on games like The Witcher 3, Farcry 4, and Arkham Knight.

 

[genthug]

oooo wow, yeah that's getting very close to your thermal limit.

But, to get back to the original question, I don't think you should upgrade your GPU system at this point. You still have a very good xfire setup in it, and you can easily overclock it (AMD did, and launched it as a new GFX lineup) but with a bit higher thermals. I would wait for Zen and Polaris/GTX 1xxx to have benchmarks run, but for right now you system is fine.

 

[WhatamIdoingWrong]

Yeah, it can heat whatever room it's in. I'm hoping Zen will be a nice improvement, otherwise Intel might end up with a monopoly on the CPU business.

 

[genthug]

Technically they've already got one, the only people AMD appeal to are budget builders. Other than that, Intel > AMD with literally every other category.

 

[WhatamIdoingWrong]

Technically they've already got one, the only people AMD appeal to are budget builders. Other than that, Intel > AMD with literally every other category.

Yeah, I try to buy AMD when I can. I don't have anything against Intel, but you just have to look at the ISPs to see how well monopolies work.

 

[Vaggos]

i m surprised that you hit 60C with that cooler.i m using and evo 212 at 4.4 and i am at 45-50C max in every game .

 

[WhatamIdoingWrong]

i m surprised that you hit 60C with that cooler.i m using and evo 212 at 4.4 and i am at 45-50C max in every game .

I started of with one 290 and a Zalman CNPS 9900, with that set up I was getting pretty much the same temps that you are. I was disappointed and surprised that a Cryorig with 3 fans on it wasn't able to keep it cooler than that.

 

[genthug]

For s**ts and giggles... how hot does your CPU get with a single 290 in it with the Cryorig on it?

 

[WhatamIdoingWrong]

For s**ts and giggles... how hot does your CPU get with a single 290 in it with the Cryorig on it?

I'm not sure, I put the R1 in a little after the second 290. With the Zalman and Crossfire, Shadow of Mordor and Ground Zeroes could get it up to 60c. After the I put the Cryorig on it stayed in the mid fifties with those two games.

 

[genthug]

Thermal paste/case/stock case fans/extra fans added into the case?

 

[WhatamIdoingWrong]

Thermal paste/case/stock case fans/extra fans added into the case?

I used Arctic Silver and the case is an NZXT Phantom with six fans.

 

[genthug]

Have you tried to reseat the cooler?

 

[WhatamIdoingWrong]

Have you tried to reseat the cooler?

No, I actually had a lot of trouble getting it on. With the cooler sitting on the CPU the screws were too short to reach the mounting bracket, I had to put a washer on each of the screw pillars that the mounting bracket sits on to raise it up some.
Think I should reseat it and put some new thermal paste on?

 

[genthug]

You could definitely try that. I'm surprised that the screws aren't long enough to mount it. Could you grab screws that would actually fit it?

 

[WhatamIdoingWrong]

You could definitely try that. I'm surprised that the screws aren't long enough to mount it. Could you grab screws that would actually fit it?

No, they were pressed in. I almost returned it before I realized that some washers would fix it.

 

[Vaggos]

try the easytune 6 and make a profile of your own for the cpu fan and check again the temps.what is the room temp?