Anyone else had loads of hardware issues with AMD current gen?

[SkodaMart]

SkodaMart isn't expressing opinions, he's talking rubbish in an attempt to justify his purchase of that GTX660Ti that he can't stop going on about to everyone with claims he can't substantiate. There's loads of questions you can ask him that he simply can't give a proper answer to without looking like a chump.

Firstly I have no axe to grind. I would have loved my MSi HD 7950 to have performed as expected.

It didn't.

As for justifying my purchase, I have spent FAR less than the majority of users with 79xx cards.

Many users of this forum have also had problems with the 79xx series of cards - it is certainly not coincidence.

Try typing HD 7950 artifacts into Google and there are pages of dissatisfied customers, from ALL vendors of the HD 7950, not just MSi.

Yes, nVidia cards fail too, but with this generation nVidias offerings seem to be far more robust, which is reason alone to choose nVidia over ATi.

 

[spoffle]

The point is that you are refusing to separate the fact that you had an issue with an MSI card, with the fact that it was an AMD based card.

You are also refusing to separate the fact that other people have had issues with MSI cards (which are by far the biggest topic when it comes to faulty 79XX cards) with it being an AMD issue too.

You are taking the situation with MSI and using it as a reason to say that's what AMD cards are like, and you can't deny that because you keep bringing it up.

Saying things like "it's a lottery if you buy AMD, your card might not work properly" or words to that effect. Why are you continually applying the issues with MSI cards to all AMD cards?

The MSI cards were very popular due to their price, the fact that they should have been really good and the 6 games they came with, loads of people bought them and that's where it's come from.

The people who've changed their MSI cards for non-MSI cards have had no issues since doing so, myself included, so give it a rest.

You also haven't really spent far less than most people with a 7950, so give that a rest too.

 

[SkodaMart]

I had an issue with a MSi nVidia card too. So it's not the first time I have had to send a card back.
As for 'All AMD cards' I am referring only to the 79xx series as those seem to be the cards causing problems.
As I said, there are pages and pages of unhappy HD 7950 users, of ALL vendors if you do a quick Google search.
As for the 6 games, it smacks of desperation, 'listen guys, we need to sell these cards or we are out of work' 'lets give 6 games free with each card!'
My point is the HD 7950 is not the wonder product that many seem to claim it is, you are deluded if that's what you think. nVidia is still a viable option even with current pricing.

As for spending less, yes I have.

So why don't you give your aggressive, personal attacks a rest.

 

[~Mike~]

Why continue arguing? You have made your point, no need to keep going on about it. Best leave it at that.

 

[Gregster]

The failure/faulty rate isn't necessarily an "AMD" issue, the MSI issues aren't really AMD they're MSI issues it just happens to be on an AMD based card.

People get too hung up with this point and like to blame AMD for anything that's wrong with a card that has an AMD chip on it.

With it being MSI, you may be correct. I just read thread after thread with a dodgy AMD GPU. If I was new to the GPU scene and read this forum a week ago, I would be put off from buying an AMD card because of the amount of threads/posts on these faulty cards.

I didn't just blame AMD though, I also blamed Nvidia for having poo drivers. A very poor show from guys who normaly give great drivers. Hopefully, the next release will see an improvement.

 

[eddyr]

Skoda you wrote this earlier.

I don't feel that MSi has suddenly 'forgot' how to make decent graphics cards, more they have got a bad batch of chips (I suspect memory chips with the flashes I was getting).
You would have expected that these 'bad cards' would have been detected at quality control stage considering the anmount of bad cards there seem to have been.

Is that not MSI rather than AMD's fault, their poor implementation rather than bad gpu's. I forget who said it and can't be bothered to trawl back but you do seem to willingly refuse to seperate the two.

 

[psychodil]

Lol Skodamart, whats this about pages of complaints from 79xx users on google? Is that some way of quantifying anything? Dont you remember how many pages of complaining 6xx owners there were on the stutter thread before nvidia shut their forums down?

Your purchase justification is just getting tiresome now. You bought a 2012 card to play a 2010 game (which is CPU limited, using only one core). Your 660 may perform better in that game for you, but unfortunately it will perform worse in pretty much every other game compared to an overclocked 7950.

As for giving free games away, how can you see that as a negative? Embarassing comment TBH.

 

[Rusty0611]

Only the 660 and 670 are really viable at current price points. If I pay £250 I want AA which the 660Ti can't handle due to 192 bit bus so that rules that out. The 670 is a little pricey but is the best high end nVidia option as the 680 is quite the premium for 5% performance. It's impossible to recommend any other nVidia card unless the user is locked to the brand for whatever reason.

I didn't see a personal attack from spoffle to be fair to him (he and I have had disagreements previously as well before you chip in with some more nonsense). Just because you don't like what's been said doesn't make it trolling or a personal attack.

Your comment that 'most' 7900 series owners have spent more money than you would be laughable even if you were trolling but the fact you probably strongly believe it makes it hilarious. Ever heard of DSR / Warranty even if the card does happen to fail not live up to expectations? Overclockers refunded my postage on my dodgy MSI cards .

you would do well to notice the apportioning of blame to MSI there not AMD

nVidia just don't really have a direct answer to the 7950 at the mo with its current price point. It's definitely the best price/performance card I've had in the high end ever.

 

[Kaapstad]

lol at the bull talked in this thread.

You admit to reading it all.

 

[spoffle]

I didn't see a personal attack from spoffle to be fair to him (he and I have had disagreements previously as well before you chip in with some more nonsense). Just because you don't like what's been said doesn't make it trolling or a personal attack.

That confused me too, I think he must be reading what he wants to see in that case.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

TBH,there is quite a strong GTX660TI fan club on other forums,which some people considering it the "very balanced card" card,and they get very annoyed if the line is not towed,and it not having issues with multiple monitors. So,in that sense the opinion skodamart has its not so isolated.

 

[Rusty0611]

TBH,there is quite a strong GTX660TI fan club on other forums,which some people considering it the "very balanced card" card,and they get very annoyed if the line is not towed,and it not having issues with multiple monitors. So,in that sense the opinion skodamart has its not so isolated.

A forum full of SkodaMart's? Sounds horrendous!

All of those disjointed arguments would make my head explode and implode at multiple points!!!

*jokes*

Putting that in just in case the humour is missed... again...

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

A forum full of SkodaMart's? Sounds horrendous!

All of those disjointed arguments would make my head explode and implode at multiple points!!!

*jokes*

Putting that in just in case the humour is missed... again...

Its the perfect card!!

The best thing is to let them think they are right and the problem is solved.

Thats the reality of it.

 

[Rusty0611]

Its the perfect card!!

The best thing is to let them think they are right and the problem is solved.

Thats the reality of it.

If it was £50 cheaper I'd agree with them.

Reference should be ~£180; custom cooled ~£200-210. Everyone's a winner then.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

If it was £50 cheaper I'd agree with them.

Reference should be ~£180; custom cooled ~£200-210. Everyone's a winner then.

I agree.

 

[humbug]

SkodaMart, you have been posting a continues anti ATI rhetoric for a couple of months now.

Be honest, its what you live for

 

[Addicted]

SkodaMart is a pure brand hater, his issues are with MSI yet he labels it as AMD because hes a fan of the green team.

Haters are nothing new, ignore him and move on

 

[Rusty0611]

I'll have to admit to completely not understanding how somebody can dislike the other side so much in a two way competition for your obamas... which ever way your bread is buttered. It's a bit odd...

 

[Darujhistan]

I'll have to admit to completely not understanding how somebody can dislike the other side so much in a two way competition for your obamas... which ever way your bread is buttered. It's a bit odd...

It's the hallmark of a loser, no doubt.

 

[spoffle]

I'll have to admit to completely not understanding how somebody can dislike the other side so much in a two way competition for your obamas... which ever way your bread is buttered. It's a bit odd...

His dislike doesn't even have any logic to it.

At least when I moan and whinge about nVidia, it's relevant stuff that anyone could look up, like the limitations and practicality of PhysX (it doesn't stop some people though)