Just bought a Fury Nano and i need help

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Jedimindtriks

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Hi folks! just bought a fury nano with a 38% discount, i will get it on Monday, but my problem is that i dont really need a small form factor card, so how well does it overclock? and are there any other cooling solutions besides the 150$ waterblocks?

basicly i want to squeeze as much out of the card but from what i read in the reviews the stock cooler isnt great for overclocking.

so far im just wondering if i should remove the shroud and sticka noctua 140mm on there, but im hoping for better solutions.

Hope you guys can help!

:)
 
Why don't you sell it for near retail on the forum and then buy a full gaming card like the 980ti or the Fury X?
 
If you don't need an sff card, sell it and get a full size card. With the price drops you should still come out ahead.
 
Outside of a small form factor use the Nano is poor suited for OCing as its intial TDP is far lower and likely the power is incapable of a great deal higher. Do as the others recommend and sell it and get real powerhouses for your needs.

By the way I love the Nano and quite glad it exists, so wasn't crapping on it just being reasonable about its use.
 
Just turning up the Power Limit will allow the card to work at a higher frequency. When I go with +25% it gives 8%-10% increase in 3dMark graphic scores. When I did that and also increase the GPU clock my score went down a little :confused:.

This is not meant to be a heavy over clocking card, it is quiet and puts out some rather decent performance numbers for the power it is using.

As for a SFF (real small version) 175w is really pushing it I think and there are probably many cases out there that will not work well with the Nano.
 
Hello, thanks for the replies guys!.

from what i have gathered, its basicly a fury X without the extra power input and the beefy cooler.

but the 8pin pcie and pcie lanes can provide it with high amount of power anyway. So under optimal conditions it might perform close to a fury X. and the price i got it was 240$cheaper than the usual 750$ it costs here in Norway.
 
See if it plays the games you want to play at a good framerate for you. Then keep it or sell it based on that.

Sounds like you got a deal. If you can use the card, then you win.
 
So i picked up the card. ran valley and got a whopping:

extreme HD
FPS: 75.1
Score: 3143
Min FPS: 36.4
Max FPS: 143.1

At stock the card ran too hot too hold the 1000mhz clock. so it usually ran around 900mhz, the stock cooler is also silly as it doesnt cool the card well and its too loud.

too maintain a decent temperature i edited the fan profile in TRIXX and while it did stay at 1000mhz it was way too loud and reached high temps anyway.

So i removed the shroud and strapped on a 140mm Noctua fan. even at full speed i can barely hear it.

im gaming at 1100/560 which should equal Fury X in performance, the temps do go a bit high too 82c Degrees but i think thats ok.

valley bench:

Extreme HD
FPS: 84.0
Score: 3647
Min FPS: 36.7
Max FPS: 158.6

Overall its a effin sexy gpu, my mind was blown as to how small it really is.

pics or it didnt happen.

http://imgur.com/a/k2Sfn

the bios pic is the fan that is cooling the gpu, chassis fan 2 :)
 
makes you wonder if they could've kept the length the same but made it a 3-slot card with a much more capable fan like the noctua he used.
 
16900 in firestrike benchmark.

running it at 1080/570. im Happy but the temps are a bit high, i think im going to undervolt it. hopefully that will cool it.

EDIT* underclocking is the key :)

and here are the results Running Valley ExtremeHD bench

1.
1080/580/+50 PL (artifacts at 580mem)
base temp 29c
max temp during bench 84c
score 3345
mhz dropping to 950-975 when 80c + for most of the benchmark

2.
1000/560/+50PL/ minus 48 mV
base temp 30c
max temp during bench 78c
score 3219
constant 1000mhz

3.
1000/560/+50PL/ minus 72 mV
base temp 31c
max temp during bench 75c
score 3222
constant 1000mhz

So its not worth overclocking this card, its way better to just undervolt it and keep the core at stock while increasing the mem. really. and 1080/570 is the max stable, if i increase voltage, i end up with worse results and a hot card.

if i use the stock fan, my ears bleed from the noise but its a bit cooler than the 140mm noctua.
 
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Its a nice gpu for those running a mitx rig. I think its too pricey but its nice to see AMD offering something for those in the SFF segment.
 
What you really need is a water block for the thing and an expandable AIO water cooler like the Swiftech unit that [H]ardocp reviewed.
 
Yeah, it was a card I was tempted to get but, I was never able to find a deal similar to what you received. Heck, here in the USA, that would have been equivalent to around $450 in my opinion. Well, glad you are happy with the card, enjoy. :)

Edit: By the way, that looks like an Noctua NH-D15 in a Fractal Design case, am I right? (I have that exact setup.)
 
dh14 actually, and its the r5 case.

ive had the cooler since it came out, it still rivals closed loop coolers.

and i sold the nano for a bit more than i bought it. got two used 290 non x instead for a lot cheaper. so im sticking with those until next gen!
 
Jedimindtriks said:
dh14 actually, and its the r5 case.

ive had the cooler since it came out, it still rivals closed loop coolers.

and i sold the nano for a bit more than i bought it. got two used 290 non x instead for a lot cheaper. so im sticking with those until next gen!
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Enjoy, hope they cool well enough. (2 x 390's got to hot for me so I went with a 980 Ti instead.)
 
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