RX 5700 XT

[Big Nav]

I am planning on getting the RX 5700 XT - I am thinking of either the Sapphire nitro+ or the Red Devil. I'm honestly leaning towards the Sapphire. Any one have any experience with either or could recommend a better brand of this GPU?

[Kastley]

I got the MSI Radeon RX 5700 MECH OC, its not an XT but very close bench-wise. Temp is around 71C

[Big Nav]

3 minutes ago, Kastley said:

I got the MSI Radeon RX 5700 MECH OC, its not an XT but very close bench-wise. Temp is around 71C

How do you like it? The more I researched it more mixed the reviews seamed on MSI.

[Bombastinator]

Better is pretty subjective.  The pricier ones have higher clocks and tend to have bigger coolers so they’re quieter.  A lot of it is how much you value noise.  

[Kastley]

Unfortunately there always seems to be bad eggs in team green and red. I was nervous about getting mine (on day 4 of running it) because of all the bad driver reviews but it works great. As for the MSI build, it seems good, nice back plate and thermals and the fan is pretty quiet even at max speed. No complaints here.

[Mister Woof]

They all generally perform the same in terms of fps as long as cooling is okay, and the biggest difference is how loud they are.

 

I personally would not pay $100 more for a high end model (cheapest at $360, most expensive are around $460) as I'd just get a 2070 super for $499.

 

I have a cheap one (XFX RAWII) and it performs great if not a but loud.

[Big Nav]

8 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

Better is pretty subjective.  The pricier ones have higher clocks and tend to have bigger coolers so they’re quieter.  A lot of it is how much you value noise.  

Lets take the noise factor out, I've read that the blower cooler style by radeon runs hot. So that would factor into performance.

[Bombastinator]

Just now, Big Nav said:

Lets take the noise factor out, I've read that the blower cooler style by radeon runs hot. So that would factor into performance.

Meh.  The difference between a low clock and a high clock is negligible.  

[Mister Woof]

 

tl;dw; they are all pretty much the same performance wise, but some are louder and hotter than others.

[Big Nav]

5 minutes ago, Mister Woof said:

 

tl;dw; they are all pretty much the same performance wise, but some are louder and hotter than others.

lol when I 1st started researching my 1st computer build, and didn't know a thing about PC builds; I watched a gamers nexus video, and I was all like..... did you just vomit the alphabet and math at me

[Mister Woof]

3 minutes ago, Big Nav said:

lol when I 1st started researching my 1st computer build, and didn't know a thing about PC builds; I watched a gamers nexus video, and I was all like..... did you just vomit the alphabet and math at me

Hardware Unboxed is a bit more digestible, if not quite as in-depth.

 

But yeah, for the 5700XT, beyond the poorly designed broken models (ASUS TUF, blower to an extent), you're paying for how loud the fan is and how it looks.

[i_build_nanosuits]

48 minutes ago, Big Nav said:

I am planning on getting the RX 5700 XT - I am thinking of either the Sapphire nitro+ or the Red Devil. I'm honestly leaning towards the Sapphire. Any one have any experience with either or could recommend a better brand of this GPU?

Sapphire is good, if i HAD to go with AMD i would pick them.

[Big Nav]

when I 1st seen that Sapphire GPU my initial thought was.....

 

 

 

BUUUTTT I figured a little more research couldn't hurt. This dang card is about what I paid for my Xbox 1

[Mister Woof]

3 minutes ago, Big Nav said:

when I 1st seen that Sapphire GPU my initial thought was.....

 

 

 

BUUUTTT I figured a little more research couldn't hurt. This dang card is about what I paid for my Xbox 1

it's really hard to justify IMO. in the states, you can get a decent lower priced 5700XT for $360. The Sapphire NItro+ and the Power Color Red Devil are between $430 and $460.

 

$100 more for....a quieter product - these cards don't really overclock too well anyway, so it's mostly finding a card with settings so it doesn't throttle itself. 

 

For $460, I'd rather pay another $40 and get a 2070 Super imo. But a $360 5700 xt is fully $140 less than a 2070S.

[i_build_nanosuits]

1 minute ago, Mister Woof said:

it's really hard to justify IMO. in the states, you can get a decent lower priced 5700XT for $360. The Sapphire NItro+ and the Power Color Red Devil are between $430 and $460.

 

$100 more for....a quieter product - these cards don't really overclock too well anyway, so it's mostly finding a card with settings so it doesn't throttle itself. 

 

For $460, I'd rather pay another $40 and get a 2070 Super imo. But a $360 5700 xt is fully $140 less than a 2070S.

that might very well be the case i have not watched prices for those recently.

[Big Nav]

[Mister Woof]

2 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

that might very well be the case i have not watched prices for those recently.

They had one that was $359 a while ago, but it seems to have gone.

 

Here's one at $379

https://www.amazon.com/PowerColor-Radeon-5700-GDDR6-Graphics/dp/B07WW2SZRY/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=5700xt&qid=1588308377&sr=8-11&swrs=1B6E516960562E94B35A50562120737B

 

and the Nitro+ at $469

https://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-11293-03-40G-Radeon-Nitro-Graphics/dp/B07XMNGVVD/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=5700xt&qid=1588308313&sr=8-6

[Mister Woof]

Just now, Big Nav said:

https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-Graphics-IceStorm-Zt-T20710E-10M/dp/B07XSPWMP9/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=2070+super&qid=1588308491&sr=8-3

[Mister Woof]

even from $379 to $429 is a $50 difference. Up to you i suppose

 

That 429 is one of the lowest prices i've seen the Nitro+ for in a while

[i_build_nanosuits]

2 minutes ago, Mister Woof said:

They had one that was $359 a while ago, but it seems to have gone.

 

Here's one at $379

https://www.amazon.com/PowerColor-Radeon-5700-GDDR6-Graphics/dp/B07WW2SZRY/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=5700xt&qid=1588308377&sr=8-11&swrs=1B6E516960562E94B35A50562120737B

 

and the Nitro+ at $469

https://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-11293-03-40G-Radeon-Nitro-Graphics/dp/B07XMNGVVD/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=5700xt&qid=1588308313&sr=8-6

does nitro+ has a backplate?

[Big Nav]

Is Zotac a good GPU manufacture, I've personally never really looked into them.

[i_build_nanosuits]

429$ looks good mate i'd go for the sapphire on newegg personally.

[Mister Woof]

Just now, Big Nav said:

Is Zotac a good GPU manufacture, I've personally never really looked into them.

I have had two of their GPUs (GTX 460 and GTX 1060 3gb mini) and they were fine. 

 

They're smaller than ASUS/Gigabyte/EVGA, but honestly i'd rather have them than anything ASUS makes these days.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, Big Nav said:

Is Zotac a good GPU manufacture, I've personally never really looked into them.

this is a shit mini card...

[Mister Woof]

2 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

this is a shit mini card...

https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-2070-super-gv-n207swf3oc-8gd/p/N82E16814932213?&quicklink=true

 

here's a different one for $499

 

between this and the $429 5700 XT, I would take the 2070 Super. It has semi-usable RTX, DLSS, and also NVENC if you decide to stream.