Question 1

This card supports 4K Res, But.... HDMI doesn't support 4K output, so how do you hook this card to a 4K display???

Accepted Answer

HDMI 1.4 supports 4k. No where do any specs on this card state that it supports 4k, but the max resolution for HDMI is 4096x2160, which is the 4k resolution. The issue with this card and 4k on HDMI is the framerate. HDMI 1.4 in general supports the resolution of 4k, but not the 60 frames per second that 4k uses. This card also has a DisplayPort that fully supports 4k.

Question 2

How loud is this under med-low demand applications? I want to record music in ableton and need silence.

Accepted Answer

The noise is not bad. If you need straight silence, you might want to look at a less powerful card in general. The card makes next to no noise outside of gaming. Under graphic load, it does make some noise. One thing the software allows you to do is over ride the fan speed so you can set it at the highest speed which is acceptable for your needs. That way the driver will never spike it for any reason (seems to happen randomly). This card CAN be silent, however, a card like this is purchased for the power.

Question 3

Why does my pc crash after installing this and no tech support will answer my email?

Why is it so hard to find help for this item I have to turn to newegg to ask for help from the manufacturer?

Accepted Answer

Amd cards need a complete 100% graphics driver wipe before installing. If you had an amd card in your system before installing this and attempted to install another driver without fully removing the other one, it would cause crashes or BSODs. Also, do not use the driver or software off of the disc included with the card. Download the latest driver (omega) from amds website. If all else fails, you might have to reinstall windows. If THAT fails, you may have gotten a card with the outdated BIOS problem. I have 2 of these cards. The first one I got had constant crashing issues. Turns out it needed a BIOS update. I contacted a guy named Raymond from powercolor via email and he sent me the correct bios to flash over myself. Smooth sailing since then and my 2nd card didn't have this problem.

Question 4

Will this work with a 650 watt gold+ power supply(EVGA 120-G1-0650-XR)?

Accepted Answer

that's kind of a loaded question without knowing what else you will have attached to the power supply. but in the average computer without extra energy hogs it should be fine. don't try running 2 of them with that power supply though as you will be disappointed. if you use water cooling in that rig you will need a bigger supply as well. hope this helps.

Question 5

Is it compatible with an ASUS P6X58D-E and Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU         930  @ 2.80GHz, 2801 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s) ?

Accepted Answer

I believe you will be fine with that particular setup.  I am running an AMD FX motherboard and it too uses PCI-X 2.0 instead of 3.0 but that will not stop the card from working.  My only suggestion to you would be to make sure you have a suitable power supply, mostly because you have a cpu using around 200 watts of power under load and this particular gpu under load will do close to 300 watts under load.  So make sure you have around 650 watt power supply to be on the safe side.

Question 6

Does this card come with a case badge?

Accepted Answer

Sadly, no. I was hoping it would too. Fortunately, imho, that is the only set back. I run Civ 5 and Diablo 3 for 18 hours a day on weekends and it never gets pass 60 Celcius.

Question 7

having issues with screen  flickering  black  lines on games  anyone else?

Accepted Answer

I recently hd the same thing happen when I put my 2nd 1 in. I took it out and haven't had the problem since. I haven't troubleshot yet. I just bought a bigger psu to see if it's that. I have not contacted the manufacturer yet either.

Question 8

If I wanted to power two 1920 x 1080 displays and a  2560 x 1600 display with this card, how would I connect it?

Accepted Answer

I'd use the two DVI ports to drive the 1920x1080 displays and the DisplayPort to drive the 2560x1600 display.

Question 9

Does anyone know if this has a reference PCB? I'm planning on watercooling.

Accepted Answer

Yes, I use reference blocks on mine.

Question 10

What brand vRAM doe sthis use? Smasung, Hynix or something else?

Accepted Answer

Mine is running Hynix RAM, but I've read elsewhere that some boards have Elpida RAM instead.

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