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Gigabyte Gaming OC Vega 64, should i have buyers remorse?

powlesY

powlesY

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I'm currently without a build so can't test it or anything. I saw it on a B-Grade deal with 1 in stock for £200 so i though screw it and bought as quick as i could as i didn't want to miss out. Since then i've gone and read lots of bad things about the Vega 64. It's been a long time since i've bought a new GPU for myself and now i have paranoia that i've made a mistake.

Can someone a bit more educated than me on the subject talk to me about the card? Should i have not got it? Loud and hot apparently.
 
For £200 it's a lot of performance - at its peak price your remorse would be justified, but not at that price I don't think.

Noise issues can be solved on this card and there are lots of options in that space for the v64

Which model is it?

EDIT: Model in title - no idea how I missed that! That one should be okay cooler wise compared to the stock blowers - A repaste with good TIM/pads can make a big difference to some of these cards temperature wise as well
 
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They're not loud and hot, unless it's a reference card and even then they're not that bad. They work best when undervolted, with lower temps, higher performance and quieter.

It's still a very good 1440p card and £200 is a good price imo.
 
Undervolting is beyond me, in fact it sounds quite overwhelming! I guess i can -5% performance and then run the fans so that they are barely noticeable? Someone mentioned to me it will probs fail within 6 months aswell due to temps.

I haven't even decided if i'm gonna stick to 1080p or get a new 1440p monitor yet. I don't really need the performance it will give me but thought it was a steal at the price it was at.
 
powlesY said:
Undervolting is beyond me, in fact it sounds quite overwhelming! I guess i can -5% performance and then run the fans so that they are barely noticeable? Someone mentioned to me it will probs fail within 6 months aswell due to temps.

I haven't even decided if i'm gonna stick to 1080p or get a new 1440p monitor yet. I don't really need the performance it will give me but thought it was a steal at the price it was at.
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Undervolting is pretty easy in the drivers, sure you can find a good guide. But basically if you cut the power you can, if you get it right, get the same performance for less heat.

It's a fine purchase at that price.
 
The toms hardware review seems pretty good for it? - there comment in summary was "not much overclocking headroom.....most would undervolt it anyways? so moot point really

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gigabyte-rx-vega-64-gaming-oc-review,5441.html

I have a Reference 56 with the 64 BIOS installed and its a pretty quick card still. I am running at 1440p on a Freesync panel and isn't much I cant play at max or mostly max with a few things turned down at between VSYNC and the 75fps cap. The only issue I have ever had with mine is the noise and that Gigabyte has a far superior cooling solution on it, it appears.

For £200 its a cracking deal and you will see some great performance from it :) I spotted it last night too and thought WOW!

Can totally recommend undervolting it, I used a guide on here - https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...king-undervolting-information-guide.18793012/
The results completely transform the card, honestly! I see mid 70's maximum temp with fans not breaking 2500rpm and the load voltages have gone from around 300 to between 170-200w which in turn produces A LOT less heat. be worth having a play around to see what you can do :)

I personally am running the 950mv voltage setting, 50% power limit and state 6-7 at 1536/1537 on the frequencies. Not 100% if the Gigabyte has the same Samsung HBM modules as the reference card (you can check under the "memory type" heading in GPU-z) as some card brands had Hynix ones which weren't not as clockable from memory , but if so I run mine at 1050MHz as my daily frequency too up from the 945 I think it is stock, makes a BIG difference. VEGA loves memory frequency more than playing about increasing the core I found and develops much less heat that way too.

My GPU-z bandwidth is up from 488GB/sec to 537GB/Sec! not bad for an undervolted card :)

I keep looking at getting a 5700XT but keep thinking I will absolutely kick myself if I do as this is such a great performer and I wont see enough to warrant the (for me) big outlay :)

Enough chuntering from me, hope that all helps

Feel free to shout if you want any help, but ICDP's thread was a gem in helping me find my way with it all :)

Ta

Ben
 
Looks like they may have had some issues back in 2018 / start 2019 looking around.

Would like to hope any issues are ironed out or fixed. I guess you have the piece of mind / back up of the 3 months warranty on a b-grade product so I would just give it a whirl and see what happens. If it's not what's advertised send it back to them.
 
Sadly i can't test it for a while. Well i guess i could in my 10yr old machine but i'd need to buy a HDMI cable (of which my monitor only supports 60hz/no displayport). I really would rather not have the hassle of sending it back but i don't want it in the back of my mind it's gonna fail all the time.
 
phatboy said:
I keep looking at getting a 5700XT but keep thinking I will absolutely kick myself if I do as this is such a great performer and I wont see enough to warrant the (for me) big outlay :)
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Tbh the 5700XT is probably not worth the step up right now with Big Navi so close.

I want to move on from my V64 because @ 3400x1440p the cars has to work hard on certain games. But right now it's not worth the extra money for a 5700XT IMO, i'd rather thave hardware raytracing (if we get it) and much beefier performance - even if it means a little more outlay when the time comes
 
Buying a b grade card that has a reputation for being poor and no way to extensively test it upon delivery, is a recipe for disaster in my opinion. Good luck.
 
I would have had remorse because by sound of it you didnt ask for a better price. Never pay the price shown in B Grade. Post in CS forum either asking for best price or offer best price. I just got a B Grade 5700xt Gigabyte OC for £275. Advertised price £299. Current Price £419.

If it doesnt work for whatever reason or you dont like it OCUK allow return for a refund with no issues.
 
powlesY said:
Which model have you got montymint?
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I have the Red Devil. It's a good card in the sense that it plays everything I want. Certain more demanding games tax it, but I have a large resolution.

Tbh I could let it run faster, but I don't like the fan noise at RPMS over 2k (I share my office with my partner so the fans going fast is not fair) - so I'm playing a balancing act.

With Big Navi / Ampere I'll be going under water to remove this problem.
 
varkanoid said:
I would have had remorse because by sound of it you didnt ask for a better price. Never pay the price shown in B Grade. Post in CS forum either asking for best price or offer best price. I just got a B Grade 5700xt Gigabyte OC for £275. Advertised price £299. Current Price £419.

If it doesnt work for whatever reason or you dont like it OCUK allow return for a refund with no issues.
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Wait....you can do that? Ref the best offers
 
I read a post before saying B-Grades are often damaged boxes or a missing cable. The condition it's came in is excellent, slight damage on the box and it looks as if there is a bit of paint on the anti-static bag but the card itself looks immaculate and even has the little bits of plastic in each of the port slots. I haven't been into gaming for a long time, i just remember seeing this as really expensive and good on benchmarks so jumped at the price. I wanted a stress-free build. :(

I'd be dead happy with a 2060 at that price even if it's less power - at least i know for sure they are reliable! I'll look into asking on customer support, someone told me to ask for a refund on postage as i paid for next day but it took 3days. I don't want to be a hassle in these times though. Sending it back to them seems a ballache too, i've never had to do this kind of stuff.

I've got people saying great deal and people saying terrible deal, i don't know what to do.
 
powlesY said:
I read a post before saying B-Grades are often damaged boxes or a missing cable. The condition it's came in is excellent, slight damage on the box and it looks as if there is a bit of paint on the anti-static bag but the card itself looks immaculate and even has the little bits of plastic in each of the port slots. I haven't been into gaming for a long time, i just remember seeing this as really expensive and good on benchmarks so jumped at the price. I wanted a stress-free build. :(

I'd be dead happy with a 2060 at that price even if it's less power - at least i know for sure they are reliable! I'll look into asking on customer support, someone told me to ask for a refund on postage as i paid for next day but it took 3days. I don't want to be a hassle in these times though. Sending it back to them seems a ballache too, i've never had to do this kind of stuff.

I've got people saying great deal and people saying terrible deal, i don't know what to do.
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you don't have a PC to use it in and you are obviously feeling remorse.

Just return it and lose out on postage and chalk it up to a life lesson on impulse buying. Newer cards will be comping later in the year meaning the second hand market (including the MM here) will flood with 5700XTs, 2070s, 2080s etc. Buy then.

Return postage can be sent via parcel2go if you want a courier to collect from your house, or ask OCUK support to see if they'll give you a printable return label where you take the card to a DPD dropoff (usually a local shop)
 
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