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Tri-Fire R9 290x DirectCU II OC

MonkeyyNinja
Level 7

‎01-04-2014 05:58 PM - last edited on ‎03-05-2024 11:55 PM by Community Admin

Hello all!

I've currently got a rampage IV black edition awaiting graphics cards, and was wondering if I would be able to fit three of the oversized DirectCU II OC cards in the board without hindering cooling. I plan to put them all on water anyway when EK releases their blocks, but want to get this system up and running as soon as possible.

On a side note, I'm about to lose my mind trying to find even non-ASUS 290x cards for within $50 of MSRP (hence waiting for the DirectCU IIs). The lack of availability is insane; anyone know if there will be a brief window of opportunity before the new custom ASUS editions come out for preorder at normalish prices, or when/where US preorders may first be available?

Thanks much!
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HiVizMan
Level 40

‎01-05-2014 02:47 AM

DirectCU II solution of the card is a dual slot cooler - so it should fit. But it is going to be tight, very tight.
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Dartmaul
Level 12

‎01-05-2014 03:08 AM

I would highly recommend to use 2 cards until waterblocks arrive.
290X cards are VERY_HOT. Seriously, I had two 7970s before these, they are way colder.
If you install all three in a row, they will sit so close to each other so it would prevent normal air flow and cause inevitable overheat.
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heichalot
Level 7

‎01-05-2014 10:32 AM

depending on your casing & motherboard,
since the 290x's fan is larger than matrix platinum, the only last pcie slot you can take is the bottom one, which is very close to the psu.

but with custom water cooling, especially by EK, it is really thin, so you can even put 4 if you want.

regarding your question, since you want it to run as soon as possible,
most likely you wont fit the 3rd 290x as it is
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MonkeyyNinja
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‎01-06-2014 08:11 PM

That really is unfortunate; I've got three Qnix 1440p monitors I need to run, so three cards is a must. Would I be able to undervolt them enough to mitigate temperature issues until EK releases their Block for it?
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heichalot
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In response to MonkeyyNinja

‎01-08-2014 04:39 AM

MonkeyyNinja wrote:
That really is unfortunate; I've got three Qnix 1440p monitors I need to run, so three cards is a must. Would I be able to undervolt them enough to mitigate temperature issues until EK releases their Block for it?


one of the reason water block suggestion is to reduce the size, so you can fit 3 or 4 there.
without taking off your factory fan casing, there is almost no way for you to fit more than 2 290x.

overheating is another issue tho
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kshafe777
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‎01-15-2014 04:30 PM

MonkeyyNinja wrote:

On a side note, I'm about to lose my mind trying to find even non-ASUS 290x cards for within $50 of MSRP (hence waiting for the DirectCU IIs). The lack of availability is insane; anyone know if there will be a brief window of opportunity before the new custom ASUS editions come out for preorder at normalish prices, or when/where US preorders may first be available?

Thanks much!



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