How do you all feel about the XFX 5700XT THICC II?

[Mister Woof]

As I understand it, at the price they originally went for, reviewers slammed them for  using chintzy cooler design and loud fans. If I'm not mistaken, these were the only really big drawbacks and it wasn't a complete failure like the one ASUS model that was hitting very high hot spot temps.

 

Well, right now it is only $369.99, which resolves the issue of price.

 

https://www.amazon.com/XFX-1905MHz-Express-Graphics-Rx-57XT8DFD6/dp/B07VXNDGK5/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=5700xt&qid=1574963003&sr=8-8

 

Do you all think this is worthwhile now, given the discount?

 

Or worth spending the extra $40 on the Gigabyte Gaming OC version that is universally acclaimed as the best value/performance?

 

I'm considering swapping out my Vega 64 into my living room TV and using the 5700xt in my main system. The Vega 64 is really loud as its a reference design, so any AIB card is going to be better from a noise perspective, even if it is loud by competitor comparison.

 

Thanks!

[Fasauceome]

the thicc ii is practically a reference model, barely less hot and almost as loud. if you impose a power limit to reduce thermals, you can mitigate this of course, but then why not get a 5700?

 

also flashing a 5700 with a 5700xt bios works pretty great, you could scope a cheaper card and give it a whirl

[Mister Woof]

5 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

the thicc ii is practically a reference model, barely less hot and almost as loud. if you impose a power limit to reduce thermals, you can mitigate this of course, but then why not get a 5700?

 

also flashing a 5700 with a 5700xt bios works pretty great, you could scope a cheaper card and give it a whirl

damn just saw this....dumb to buy old tech?

 

https://www.newegg.com/xfx-radeon-vii-rx-vegma3fd6/p/N82E16814150820?Description=radeon vii&cm_re=radeon_vii-_-14-150-820-_-Product

 

$499, beats the xt and 2070 super in a lot of games......

[Fasauceome]

3 minutes ago, Caroline said:

Is this the same as flashing a 480 BIOS to a 470 to get "a better card"?

 

no because the 470 has less compute units than a 580. The 5700 XT is just an overclocked 5700.

 

3 minutes ago, Caroline said:

I've seen one die because of the power limit increase, it's not worth for... what? 5 more FPS?

The 470 components couldn't deliver that much power over a sustained period (gaming for 4-5 hours) I bet it's probably the same for a 5700, they might look the same but surface components are different.

there has been some pretty extensive testing of this, the vast majority of results are extremely positive, the only real drawback is a potential failed flash.

 

as for warranty, they won't be able to void it for flashing the BIOS. If you say the GPU doesn't show picture, they can't tell what you may have done to it.

[Fasauceome]

6 minutes ago, Plutosaurus said:

damn just saw this....dumb to buy old tech?

 

https://www.newegg.com/xfx-radeon-vii-rx-vegma3fd6/p/N82E16814150820?Description=radeon vii&cm_re=radeon_vii-_-14-150-820-_-Product

 

$499, beats the xt and 2070 super in a lot of games......

the Radeon VII is the direct competitor of the 1080 ti, hard to say no to a deal like that.

[Mister Woof]

Just now, Fasauceome said:

the Radeon VII is the direct competitor of the 1080 ti, hard to say no to a deal like that.

 

the benchmarks ive seen are kind of contradictory. HUB has it beating the 2070 super in some games, and other reviewers have it getting stomped by the 2070. wonder if its bias, methodology, or just time period done/updates at that time.

[Fasauceome]

Just now, Plutosaurus said:

 

the benchmarks ive seen are kind of contradictory. HUB has it beating the 2070 super in some games, and other reviewers have it getting stomped by the 2070. wonder if its bias, methodology, or just time period done/updates at that time.

there are major architectural differences in Vega vs Turing, don't be surprised by trading blows.

 

when it comes down to it, I'll trust the tech jesus reviews before any others, because the testing methodology is extremely robust and the data is very comprehensive. Have you seen the GN review?

[Mister Woof]

1 minute ago, Fasauceome said:

there are major architectural differences in Vega vs Turing, don't be surprised by trading blows.

 

when it comes down to it, I'll trust the tech jesus reviews before any others, because the testing methodology is extremely robust and the data is very comprehensive. Have you seen the GN review?

yeah, it seems its pretty close with the 2070 super, wins some, loses some.

 

 

[SavageNeo]

Radeon VII has more vram, for rendering and stuff. It will be better than the 2070s in the future, since it has douple the vram of 2070s