Thought I would share my new GPU Upgrade

[WallacEngineering]

So I recently decided to begin planning on building a new PC in the future. Ive been making multiple threads around the forums related to different parts of the new build.

 

As far as this section goes (The GPU/Graphics Card), I had decided on an AMD RX 7900-XT after the $100 which made it an okay option in terms of value. I was interested in the AsRock Taichi edition for $849.99. Performance goals were 120FPS High Settings at my 3440x1440p ultrawide resolution, which the 7900-XT was perfect for and then some.

 

However, I then found a listing for a used Power Color Red Devil 7900-XTX. The gentleman bought the card and then he decided he wanted an RTX 4080 instead. I ended up getting the card for the same $900 I would have spent on the Taichi XT after tax. He also had his Micro Center Receipt for it so I have nothing to worry about as far as the warranty goes.

 

This new GPU is massive overkill for my needs as even the XT was slightly overkill, but I look at it this way: I will be able to completely max out every game ever made at completely maxed out Ultra settings at native monitor resolution with no upscaling or artificial boosters of any kind and I will still hit my goal of 120 FPS for many years to come.

 

Now I still plan on upgrading the entire system including the monitor but it will be some time before I build an entire new system. Of course I don't want to just let my new card sit around in the meantime so I went ahead and installed it in my current system despite the fact that I am HEAVILY bottlenecked by the performance of my current CPU.

 

While stress testing and testing OC on the new card I noted that I had to crank the older Unigine Valley to maximum custom resolution of 4096x4096 at absolutely maxed settings to even get 100% load on the GPU or else the CPU would hit a brick wall around 230-240 FPS.

 

CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo: ASUS ROG B-550-F Gaming WiFi

RAM: 32GB (2 x 16) Trident Z NEO RGB 3600 MHz

GPU: Power Color Red Devil Edition - AMD Radeon RX 7900-XTX

Cooling: Noctua D-15 with upgraded 1800-RPM 140mm Phanteks Fan plus 1800-RPM 140mm Case Cans.

Case: Phanteks P500-A

PSU: Seasonic Prime 850-Watt Platinum

Display: ASUS ROG 34" 3440x1440 100Hz Curved IPS 1mS display

 

Pics from BEFORE the Upgrade (RX 5700-XT Red Devil:

 

 

Pics AFTER Upgrade:

 

 

Now onto Benchmarks:

 

3D Mark FireStrike Extreme Standard Settings

 

3D Mark FireStrike Ultra (4K) Standard Settings

 

3D Mark Time Spy Standard

 

3D Mark Time Spy Custom (3440x1440 Native Monitor Resolution for benchmark)

 

3D Mark TimeSpy Extreme (4K)

 

3D Mark SpeedWay Standard

 

Unigine SuperPosition 4K Optimized

[PDifolco]

3 minutes ago, WallacEngineering said:

So I recently decided to begin planning on building a new PC in the future. Ive been making multiple threads around the forums related to different parts of the new build.

 

As far as this section goes (The GPU/Graphics Card), I had decided on an AMD RX 7900-XT after the $100 which made it an okay option in terms of value. I was interested in the AsRock Taichi edition for $849.99. Performance goals were 120FPS High Settings at my 3440x1440p ultrawide resolution, which the 7900-XT was perfect for and then some.

 

However, I then found a listing for a used Power Color Red Devil 7900-XTX. The gentleman bought the card and then he decided he wanted an RTX 4080 instead. I ended up getting the card for the same $900 I would have spent on the Taichi XT after tax. He also had his Micro Center Receipt for it so I have nothing to worry about as far as the warranty goes.

 

This new GPU is massive overkill for my needs as even the XT was slightly overkill, but I look at it this way: I will be able to completely max out every game ever made at completely maxed out Ultra settings at native monitor resolution with no upscaling or artificial boosters of any kind and I will still hit my goal of 120 FPS for many years to come.

 

Now I still plan on upgrading the entire system including the monitor but it will be some time before I build an entire new system. Of course I don't want to just let my new card sit around in the meantime so I went ahead and installed it in my current system despite the fact that I am HEAVILY bottlenecked by the performance of my current CPU.

 

While stress testing and testing OC on the new card I noted that I had to crank the older Unigine Valley to maximum custom resolution of 4096x4096 at absolutely maxed settings to even get 100% load on the GPU or else the CPU would hit a brick wall around 230-240 FPS.

 

CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo: ASUS ROG B-550-F Gaming WiFi

RAM: 32GB (2 x 16) Trident Z NEO RGB 3600 MHz

GPU: Power Color Red Devil Edition - AMD Radeon RX 7900-XTX

Cooling: Noctua D-15 with upgraded 1800-RPM 140mm Phanteks Fan plus 1800-RPM 140mm Case Cans.

Case: Phanteks P500-A

PSU: Seasonic Prime 850-Watt Platinum

Display: ASUS ROG 34" 3440x1440 100Hz Curved IPS 1mS display

 

Pics from BEFORE the Upgrade (RX 5700-XT Red Devil:

 

 

Pics AFTER Upgrade:

 

 

 

Nice, and very red

Your system is clearly CPU bottlenecked under 4K, you should upgrade to a 5800X3D allowing you to keep board and RAM

Else a 7800X3D but then you need a new board and RAM

[WallacEngineering]

53 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Nice, and very red

Your system is clearly CPU bottlenecked under 4K, you should upgrade to a 5800X3D allowing you to keep board and RAM

Else a 7800X3D but then you need a new board and RAM

Yes the theme is all about the Red Devil - Black Components with Red lighting. I went with Meteor RGB effects on the RAM and GPU. I have always loved Red Devil AIB Cards and that is why I jumped on the deal as soon as I had found it.

 

Thats what Im currently deciding on - should I just grab a 5800X3D or maybe wait for Black Friday 2023 and jump to the new AM5 platform when prices have come down a bit more and there will be deals to have.

 

@PDifolcoJust updated OP with benchmarking results

[Crunchy Dragon]

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