ATTENZIONE!
Dear XFX Team,
what are the dangers of flashing a R290X BIOS on a R290A card. I purchased an XFX 290A card and after reading about this possibility I flashed the R290X BIOS and was able to unlock the additional Shaders and ROPs.
Could you tell me whether I actually have an R290X card which was labelled as R290?
Why would this happen by the way?
Also, are there any risks? As far as I can tell, there aren't any because I am running an R290X card with a R290X BIOS.
Your help would be much appreciated.
Kind regards,
Hey , this seems to be the question of the week.
Here’s the short explanation.
1. Voids your XFX 2 year warranty.
2. You cannot Unlock the shaders, they are cut off by laser
3. The 290A’s were just failed versions of the 290x, Basically AMD tests every Hawaii GPU and if the GPU can take the 290x speeds, they Pass. If not, they get downclocked, lessened shaders, and tested again at 290A speeds.
Forcing a 290A to be a 290X works for about 2 weeks, some claim longer, but I don’t believe them. This month alone there are over 50 units permanently bricked that we’ve had to reject.
290A’s are not 290X’s, the flash will not stand and I won’t be able to help you.
Be safe.
Play Hard!