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6pin Graphics Paralysis

Would people still recommend the Vega 56, at the rather anemic discount OCUK are offering....or waiting another generation / 6 months?
 
thenewoc said:
Ah you're lucky to have that to fall back on, my 7970 died a while ago so having to slum it on integrated here.
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It's why I'm in no hurry to upgrade mine - my most-played game is Terraria :p

It's nice to have a decent GPU and mess around with the likes of Doom, but I can take it or leave it.

Also the RX480 I'm on isn't all that much better than integrated/no graphics, tbh :p Mid-range cards have never been so under-powered compared to the demands modern games place upon them.

/remembers the likes of the 7850 and GTX 460 fondly... Those had a bit of grunt!
 
Get a new PSU as well, your budget will allow it probably, you're going to need a new one eventually and I don't really see the wisdom in spending 3-400 on a graphics card but then not wanting to spend on the main thing powering all the components.

Although your PSU is decent enough it sounds like it is old and probably due a refresh anyway. Speaking from experience you don't want your PSU to be the weak link in the system as it can take the system with it when it goes.
 
The CS series isn't a particularly good psu. JonnyGuru gave it 8.4/10, Kitguru gave it 8/10 and Techpowerup gave it 8.6/10 none of which would class it as a very good psu, more like mediocre at best. Personally I wouldn't even consider a psu that scores less than 9/10. The 550w version has 516w on a single 12v rail and has cheap capacitors on the secondary side. The CS series launched in 2013 so could potentially be up to 6 years old now and being a budget psu with cheap internals I would be replacing that as well.
 
pastymuncher said:
The CS series isn't a particularly good psu. JonnyGuru gave it 8.4/10, Kitguru gave it 8/10 and Techpowerup gave it 8.6/10 none of which would class it as a very good psu, more like mediocre at best. Personally I wouldn't even consider a psu that scores less than 9/10. The 550w version has 516w on a single 12v rail and has cheap capacitors on the secondary side. The CS series launched in 2013 so could potentially be up to 6 years old now and being a budget psu with cheap internals I would be replacing that as well.
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All depressingly true. But replace that, and the card budget isn't sufficent to buy a card that requires the better PSU. I only need it, if I can't afford it? Tis a bit of a loop.
Edit to add: I didn't realise it was quite that bad a PSU though.
 
Get v56 first and try it, it almost certainly will be fine.
If you see problems down the liner then yes you need to replace that psu but i doubt it will be problem right now.

Vegas are going really cheep right now, you cannot get faster for less.
 
SS-89 said:
Speaking from experience you don't want your PSU to be the weak link in the system as it can take the system with it when it goes.
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That is a concern. Other than that just go for the V56, two of my brothers bought one at the end of last year for £300 and are very pleased with them (that was coming from newer cards in the RX480 and 290X too).
 
So I was agonising about the choice, but then I remembered I had the PSU box sat around with junk in it. On the box, it disagreed with the specs on the website. The box claimed it had 6+2 x2. The site said 6. So crack open the case and - yes - I have modular thingy-whatsits which can run an 8.

So I orded the Sapphire pulse. And dealing with palpitations.
 
q974739 said:
So I was agonising about the choice, but then I remembered I had the PSU box sat around with junk in it. On the box, it disagreed with the specs on the website. The box claimed it had 6+2 x2. The site said 6. So crack open the case and - yes - I have modular thingy-whatsits which can run an 8.

So I orded the Sapphire pulse. And dealing with palpitations.
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Nice :D
 
So, it's with great regret I'm going to have to return it.

Visually, it's beautiful. But on anything greater than the lowest powersetting it's causing crazy audio noise, which varies weirdly with framerate. Love the card. Hate to return it, but if I can't use it at more than 80% of capacity I might as well just buy a cheaper card.

I don't know what, or when, or anything.
 
q974739 said:
So, it's with great regret I'm going to have to return it.

Visually, it's beautiful. But on anything greater than the lowest powersetting it's causing crazy audio noise, which varies weirdly with framerate. Love the card. Hate to return it, but if I can't use it at more than 80% of capacity I might as well just buy a cheaper card.

I don't know what, or when, or anything.
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You can undervolt the Vegas to make them a lot quieter.
 
Hades said:
Do you mean audio interference rather than noisy fans?
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Yes, audio issues. On headphones, with the PC sounds muted there is a varible whine, depending on what the card is doing. Higher pitch/volume depending on card activity.

The fans themselves I really can't argue with.
 
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