The Radeon VII Owners Thread

Illuminist · 24 Aug 2019 at 02:56

Breezer_ said:
Hmm ok, will try with the screws only first . I have been using Afterburner for overclocking, works fine. Nice temps , its like half better than on stock cooler, shame, its like the best looking air cooler ever..

I had a bykski block on my r7 I used their screws but the original x bracket. Was the best block after reading other people's results

Breezer_ · 24 Aug 2019 at 08:09

Noticed something strange, i can swear my stock vid was 1058mv, now its reading 1061mv on latest drivers. Anyway, tried some overclocking, i never even bothered doing anything else than UV with this stock cooler, only thing what i tried was with the stock 1058mv how far i could push it, and it was 1950/1200, now however i prepared myself for the AMD 847 taking off to the skies and put 100% fanspeed and started going all in, i could finish Superposition with 1181mv @ 2100/1200, looks very promising, can´t wait to get this baby on water.

Carclis · 25 Aug 2019 at 16:35

Mine was quite similar to yours. It's 1054-1058mv depending on what the GPU feels like at the time.It also undervolts to 960mv or alternatively I run 1150mv for 2050/1250Mhz.

Breezer_ · 3 Sep 2019 at 13:53

Which thermal paste i should use with the bykski block, will install it tonight, Gelid GC-extreme or Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut?. Been reading some comments and i´m little bit paranoid about the paste drying out on hotspot temps, Gelid atleast is very thick stuff.

Jesaul · 3 Sep 2019 at 13:55

Breezer_ said:
Which thermal paste i should use with the bykski block, will install it tonight, Gelid GC-extreme or Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut?. Been reading some comments and i´m little bit paranoid about the paste drying out on hotspot temps, Gelid atleast is very thick stuff.

Thermal pads

Chud_Jenny · 3 Sep 2019 at 14:08

Breezer_ said:
Which thermal paste i should use with the bykski block, will install it tonight, Gelid GC-extreme or Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut?. Been reading some comments and i´m little bit paranoid about the paste drying out on hotspot temps, Gelid atleast is very thick stuff.

I'd use "Hydronaut"

Features:
- Suitable for Overclocking
- Excellent thermal conductivity
- No cure time
- Silicon free

Ideal Applications:
Thermal Conductivity: 4*
Extreme Overclocking: 4*
Overclocking: 5*
Water cooling: 5*
Air cooling: 5*
Silicone Sensitive Applications: 5*

"Kryonaut" shouldn't be used on silicone:

Features:
- Designed especially for overclocking
- Excellent thermal conductivity
- No cure time
- High long-term stability

Ideal Applications:
Thermal Conductivity: 5*
Extreme Overclocking: 5*
Overclocking: 5*
Watercooling: 5*
Air cooling: 5*
Silicone Sensitive Applications: Do Not Use

And use loads, my temps are very good now I changed to an EK block. 34-35C in games now!
I just used the whole tube that came with the EK block!

Breezer_ · 3 Sep 2019 at 15:02

Jesaul said:
Thermal pads

How well they work with waterblocks? Has anyone tried the TG pad?

@chud jenny

Hydronaut sounds good, thanks.

Jesaul · 3 Sep 2019 at 17:50

Breezer_ said:
How well they work with waterblocks? Has anyone tried the TG pad?

@chud jenny

Hydronaut sounds good, thanks.

I have Alphacool Eiswolf 240 with pads and I can get 380w out of the card with them

northun_munky · 4 Sep 2019 at 08:25

Would anyone be able to give me a real world answer as to whether it would be worth moving from a 1600 to a 3600 for gaming at 4k? A lot of the benchmarks would suggest not, but they don't always paint the whole picture.

Jesaul · 4 Sep 2019 at 08:27

northun_munky said:
Would anyone be able to give me a real world answer as to whether it would be worth moving from a 1600 to a 3600 for gaming at 4k? A lot of the benchmarks would suggest not, but they don't always paint the whole picture.

Yes. I moved from 1600x to 3600. And I do get much more stable (and more) fps. And no more microfreezes in some specific playgame moments. I have 2.5k monitor.
3600 = 2700x.

Chud_Jenny · 4 Sep 2019 at 08:40

northun_munky said:
Would anyone be able to give me a real world answer as to whether it would be worth moving from a 1600 to a 3600 for gaming at 4k? A lot of the benchmarks would suggest not, but they don't always paint the whole picture.

I just updated my Brother from a 1700 @3.9ghz to a 3600 with a VII. It runs 3600Mhz ram 1:1 with the fabric so it gives better 1% and 0.1% lows. There's been an official statement from AMD yesterday too as the coding is to be updated to sort out the poor boosting. More info is due on the 10th September regarding it. (new bios in a few weeks been the takeaway)
The Dram calculator has gone through several updates to so use that to get the most out of your ram too!

northun_munky · 4 Sep 2019 at 13:48

Jesaul said:
Yes. I moved from 1600x to 3600. And I do get much more stable (and more) fps. And no more microfreezes in some specific playgame moments. I have 2.5k monitor.
3600 = 2700x.

Good to hear!

Chud_Jenny said:
I just updated my Brother from a 1700 @3.9ghz to a 3600 with a VII. It runs 3600Mhz ram 1:1 with the fabric so it gives better 1% and 0.1% lows. There's been an official statement from AMD yesterday too as the coding is to be updated to sort out the poor boosting. More info is due on the 10th September regarding it. (new bios in a few weeks been the takeaway)
The Dram calculator has gone through several updates to so use that to get the most out of your ram too!

Ah cool, I did think that might be the case. All the reviews point to not much difference in FPS at 4k between the 2 but if the improvement is noticable in the 1% and 0.1% lows then that's worth it

Chud_Jenny · 4 Sep 2019 at 15:18

northun_munky said:
Good to hear!

Ah cool, I did think that might be the case. All the reviews point to not much difference in FPS at 4k between the 2 but if the improvement is noticable in the 1% and 0.1% lows then that's worth it

This gives an idea on lows.
https://youtu.be/rDV7aA6arVo

northun_munky · 4 Sep 2019 at 16:45

Chud_Jenny said:
This gives an idea on lows.
https://youtu.be/rDV7aA6arVo

Wow, I mean at 1080p its night and day isn't it!

Chud_Jenny · 4 Sep 2019 at 16:54

northun_munky said:
Wow, I mean at 1080p its night and day isn't it!

I set my brothers 3600 up with:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...3200mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-my-08l-tg.html
Running @ 3600Mhz C14, to get a 1:1 fabric speed. I use the same ram in my system on my 2700x (3466MHz (14,14,14,15,28,42)) Worth the money to get the most out of the 3rd Gen Ryzens.
https://www.techpowerup.com/download/ryzen-dram-calculator/

Breezer_ · 12 Sep 2019 at 09:06

I put the Radeon VII frankenstein AIO finally together, EK MLC 240 with custom tubing + Bykski Fullcover block (used kryonaut paste), temps are amazing now, on undervolted settings with stock clocks max hotspot is now around 60-65c in heavy games (this is like 40c drop compared to stock cooler @ 50% ish fan setting), completely silent aswell, vardars are running at very low rpm. Havent tried yet overclocking, but will do when i have time.

northun_munky · 12 Sep 2019 at 09:21

Breezer_ said:
I put the Radeon VII frankenstein AIO finally together, EK MLC 240 with custom tubing + Bykski Fullcover block (used kryonaut paste), temps are amazing now, on undervolted settings with stock clocks max hotspot is now around 60-65c in heavy games (this is like 40c drop compared to stock cooler @ 50% ish fan setting). Havent tried yet overclocking, but will do when i have time.

Nice! That's a result! Got any piccys?

Breezer_ · 12 Sep 2019 at 09:58

Sure, tooks some quick shots.

northun_munky · 12 Sep 2019 at 10:09

That looks awesome!! You must be pleased with that for sure. Makes me think I need to spend more time on Form and less on function!

Breezer_ · 12 Sep 2019 at 10:11

Yeah love it now since its so silent and cool, Radeon VII amazing card for my usage along with TR 1950X, monster workstation and runs games very well @ 4k.