Are the RX5700 XT drivers stable now?

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As per the thread title... I'm trying to get a feel for whether an RX5700 XT will be a hassle-free purchase.

I would be using it with an MSI B450M MORTAR MAX and a Ryzen 5 3600x.

 

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This one, right?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-1b9-gi.html

 

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Thanks for pointing us towards that Gigabyte card. It really does look like a good option for anyone who wants a quiet PC (me!)

 

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@Engram you gonna bite the bullet and get one dude?

I dunno. I think the non XT version is better value (price per FPS) at £299, although there's no indication of when it will actually arrive in stock. It also seems like the non XT versions have fewer driver issues (based on all the forum/Reddit lurking I've done over the last week).

At the same time, I have the components for a Ryzen 5 build arriving early next week, so I need something!

 

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@rip-the-jacker & @BigRazer93
don't use power splitters

I'm seeing this advice in a lot of places but presumably this depends on your PSU? My EVGA 650 GS has a single 12V rail, so there's no extra power to be had from using a second output on the PSU. The cable itself can easily handle 300W+ (based on the cable gauge and molex specifications).

 

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I'm referring to the cables that came with my PSU though. My PSU came with a cable that terminates in 2x 6+2 PCI-E, but it plugs into a single socket on the PSU.

 

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I'd leave everything on the defaults and just try playing your favourite games.

 

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They are supposed to get pretty hot!

I've decided to get the non-XT version of the same card (same cooler etc). The performance is still amazing (coming from my HD 7950!), it's £75 cheaper, and there seem to be fewer driver issues with the non-XT.

Hopefully I can report my findings next week, when I've got everything up and running.

 

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A quick update on my Gigabyte RX5700 Gaming OC (not the XT). I installed it yesterday and played some GTA 5 and Doom (the new one, obviously!) and no problems so far. I'm using the latest 19.12.3 driver.

The rest of the build is: Ryzen 5 3600X, 16GB 3600MHz RAM, MSI B450M MORTAR MAX.