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£250 to spend

henson0115 said:
the 56 will almost double your performance, definitely wait if you can for a month.
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This is the option I took, decided to grab a Vega56. It arrived today!

It is installed in the machine but isn't working. Onboard graphics is active and nothing in device manager. When I had this problem with the RX480 it was a case of a BIOS update but there doesn't seem to be anything newer for my aging Z68A-GD55 (G3), currently on BIOS 25.8 (LINK).

Any other recommendations?
 
Ringiho said:
This is the option I took, decided to grab a Vega56. It arrived today!

It is installed in the machine but isn't working. Onboard graphics is active and nothing in device manager. When I had this problem with the RX480 it was a case of a BIOS update but there doesn't seem to be anything newer for my aging Z68A-GD55 (G3), currently on BIOS 25.8 (LINK).

Any other recommendations?
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Have you supplied the card with enough power from the connectors?
 
Well the 8 pin is connected directly from the PSU, I then have a 6 pin to 8 pin adapter connected.

It looks like a later BIOS might exist in the beta section of the MSI forum, just have a look at that as well.
 
Ringiho said:
This is the option I took, decided to grab a Vega56. It arrived today!

It is installed in the machine but isn't working. Onboard graphics is active and nothing in device manager. When I had this problem with the RX480 it was a case of a BIOS update but there doesn't seem to be anything newer for my aging Z68A-GD55 (G3), currently on BIOS 25.8 (LINK).

Any other recommendations?
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what UEFI boot options do you have set? also list CSM options, had a similar issue a while back on z68, due to not truly supporting a UEFI card.
 
henson0115 said:
what UEFI boot options do you have set? also list CSM options, had a similar issue a while back on z68, due to not truly supporting a UEFI card.
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Having a flick through the BIOS I can't see much of that to be honest!

Edit: I managed to get all the files for the beta BIOS. That has been flashed but no change in the card working.

Edit2: Tweaked the power cabling on the card and it is now working. 6 to 8 adapter is gone and its working.
 
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Ringiho said:
So I have £250 (or thereabouts) to replace my failing RX480 8GB.

The obvious choice is to just grab an RX580 but wanted too see if there are other suggestions or recommendations. I'm playing on a 1440p monitor.

Thanks!
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It's a no brainer, OCUK have RX 590's in your price range so get one of those along with 3 free games. Both Sapphire & Powercolor offer a 3 year warranty now aswell.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-components/graphics-cards/amd/radeon-rx-590


EDIT: I decided to read the rest of the thread & saw you paid a bit extra for the V56, Good choice.
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Ringiho said:
Edit2: Tweaked the power cabling on the card and it is now working. 6 to 8 adapter is gone and its working.
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Vega's can be a bit finicky when it comes to power flow.
 
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Ringiho said:
Having a flick through the BIOS I can't see much of that to be honest!

Edit: I managed to get all the files for the beta BIOS. That has been flashed but no change in the card working.

Edit2: Tweaked the power cabling on the card and it is now working. 6 to 8 adapter is gone and its working.
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Start undervolting now :)
 
Ringiho said:
I'd lean towards not, purely for warranty. The Sapphire RX480 only had two years and its binned it in 2.5

It's not a total no though.
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There has to be a case under Sale Of Goods Act here. A graphics card should last longer than 2 1/2 years, warranty or not, you have a case for replacement or money back under small claims.
 
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