MSI R9 280x Issues

CondemnedShadow · Apr 19, 2014

So far I have read the reviews of this card from the owners that bought it from NewEgg. I also read the review on Guru3D.com and they said that the card was excellent and preformed as one of the top r9 280x versions. That is not what I heard from the owners of the card. The owners of the MSI 280x said that the fans were horrible, card leaked oil, fans shut off or didn't work, RMA was almost impossible and didn't cool properly. Is this true with all cards? Because the majority said this. Should this card be bought?

Calculatron · Apr 22, 2014

I, too, am interested in the input to this question. I have heard that the original release had VRM cooling issues, and the BIOS release they put out just increased the fan speed to compensate - some people are not happy with the extra noise. That concerns me a lot, since I don't like screaming video cards.

This site did a round-up ( http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-280x-third-party-round-up,3655-6.html ) and the extra noise is definitely noticable when compared to the ASUS model. Then again, their ASUS model appears to be running at just above 1500 rpm, according to a previous page.

This other site ( http://www.ocaholic.ch/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=1211&page=4 ) shows comparable RPMs and decibels, but, alas, no videos!

GuatoNoP01 · Apr 22, 2014

I've had three of the MSI R9 280X Gaming http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FR6XPL8 cards and they have been great.

I've not had any problems with them but they are voltage locked if you want to do any serious overclocking.

Calculatron · Apr 22, 2014

So they did not strike you as overly loud, or annoying? (Did you have to do that BIOS update?)

Also, why three of them?

GuatoNoP01 · Apr 22, 2014

I used two of them for cryptocoin mining and the other for gaming. No, they were quiet and no mine already came with the most updated BIOS.

CondemnedShadow · Apr 22, 2014

GuatoNoP01 :

The coil whine. Is that a large issue to noise and comparing the MSI card to the Asus, it is pretty loud. Also, does oil leak out of the card? I have heard that oil leaks out of the card from I think the heat pipes. Possibly I do not know.

Calculatron · Apr 22, 2014

I think the before-mentioned "oil leaking" was lubricant from bad fans. It's terrible to say "it happens" but, it does happen to fans, occasionally.

GuatoNoP01 · Apr 22, 2014

CondemnedShadow :

Coil whine is something that can happen to any card regardless of brand but I've not had the problem. As the other person has mentioned, the oil that you've heard of is a fan bearing issue. I've not had the problem again but I have heard that others have when looking at reviews.

CondemnedShadow · Apr 22, 2014

But the majority of the people seem to have defective cards and not the greatest experiences with this MSI card. Have you had any artifacting issues yet when running games?

GuatoNoP01 · Apr 24, 2014

CondemnedShadow :

No, and you're reading reviews from online retailers probably. You have to remember when reading those that the majority of people who write reviews do so because of a bad experience and very few write them when the card works fine. It's up to you. If you're this worried about it just get the Sapphire R9 280X Dual-X OC http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681420....

It's probably worth it for your to have the peace of mind. Sapphire is the most reliable AMD graphic card manufacturer and has the best customer support/warranty in the market. I've owned a few Sapphire cards and they've all been great.

CondemnedShadow · Apr 24, 2014

GuatoNoP01 :

Will the XFX DD r9 280x be a good option as well? Should NewEgg be trusted? I mean when you ask for an RMA they won't give you the new cards from what I have heard. True or not true? Does NewEgg accept full refunds? And does the r9 280x XFX DD perform quietly, cool, and have good overclocking capabilities?

GuatoNoP01 · Apr 25, 2014

CondemnedShadow :

GuatoNoP01 :

Will the XFX DD r9 280x be a good option as well? Should NewEgg be trusted? I mean when you ask for an RMA they won't give you the new cards from what I have heard. True or not true? Does NewEgg accept full refunds? And does the r9 280x XFX DD perform quietly, cool, and have good overclocking capabilities?

DO NOT get XFX. They make wonderful power supplies but terrible graphic cards with a high fail rate. Only stick with Sapphire, ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, or HIS. XFX are a brand to avoid when it comes to graphic cards but unfortunately they make very aesthetically pleasing models so they attract buyers like a venus fly trap.

Calculatron · Apr 25, 2014

Not to hi-jack the thread, but this seems to be doing a lot better than the other one I specifically made for the topic. How would you rate the HiS variant against the MSI?

CondemnedShadow · Apr 25, 2014

Calculatron :

I really do not know much about the HIS card but it is one of the best cards for cooling and quietly from what I have heard at least.

CondemnedShadow · Apr 25, 2014

GuatoNoP01 :

Alright good to know. Do you have any hands on bad experience with them then? Also the Vapor-X from Sapphire looks appealing because it is only a little bit more expensive than the XFX and is one of the best r9 280x variants out there. If you think about recommending the toxic edition, it won't fit in my case so don't bother. I know that Sapphire provides great AMD cards so I think about black friday the prices will be low enough. As well as the sapphire card, should NewEgg be trusted? I am having mixed feelings about it now after the reviews.

Calculatron · Apr 26, 2014

The HiS Turbo Boost just went on sale, so I ordered it. I'll keep you guys posted on how it is.

GuatoNoP01 · Apr 26, 2014

CondemnedShadow :

GuatoNoP01 :

Alright good to know. Do you have any hands on bad experience with them then? Also the Vapor-X from Sapphire looks appealing because it is only a little bit more expensive than the XFX and is one of the best r9 280x variants out there. If you think about recommending the toxic edition, it won't fit in my case so don't bother. I know that Sapphire provides great AMD cards so I think about black friday the prices will be low enough. As well as the sapphire card, should NewEgg be trusted? I am having mixed feelings about it now after the reviews.

Yes, I've had XFX fail on me and generally speaking, anything from Sapphire, MSI, Gigabyte, ASUS, or HIS are good products no matter which model you go with.

GuatoNoP01 · Apr 26, 2014

Calculatron :

Nice, I've not had personal experience with HIS but have heard great things. The IceQ coolers can be quite large but I hear they are some of the best on the market.

CondemnedShadow · Apr 27, 2014

Alright so I will just leave the thread open for people that have any more answers to give to me about the MSI card. Feel free to tell me about your experiences with the 280x.

jarhar98 · Oct 5, 2014

I recently purchased a MSI R9 280X Gaming 3GB and to my surprise the fans would not spin and I have to give it a push just to start them, even then they spin terribly slow and sometimes only one works. It was like this when I got it and it gets to around 50 degrees when idle. I have emailed MSI Last night so I shall look forward to a reply from them!

bazoka1942 · Oct 4, 2015

jarhar98 :

hi sorry iam to late ^^
any update from msi ?
and other guy have sapphire r9 280x oc dualx uefi this one have hight failure rate and he told me his card boot up fans stopeed until reach about 50 c its a bug !!?

Galywen · Jan 24, 2016

Hi guys. I have got MSI 280X Gaming OC . I had problem with one fan of two. It is noisy and i have got problems with the cooling under games. Well i bought a new pair of fans and i replaced them. After i did this i had no problems with filming surfing on the net but games. When i start any kind of game the card is collapsed after about half a minute. The fans are spinning like hell until this happens. I changed back to the old fans and everything is alright. However the old fans is noisy and sometimes i have cooling problems.

Can you help me in this case? What should I do with the new fans to get work well them?

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