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Help me choose a graphics card upgrade AMD/NVIDIA.

shaf

shaf

shaf

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Hi,

I'm looking at upgrading my graphics card as I have a drivers issue with my nvidia 1070. Going to latest driver freezes my PC after locking it and trying to log back in (randomly), and Win 10 (again randomly) decides to upgrade my drivers and I have to fight to go back.
This is my work PC and if I don't have it up and running then it could cost me hundreds of pounds every day (more than a graphics card!).

So I'm considering going to an AMD graphics card so I don't get the same driver issue -

6900 XT -> is getting get the high end a bad idea currently?
6700 XT -> I'm happy with the 1070 so this will give it a good boost and be much cheaper.

Thanks.
 
I'd go with the card suggested above and upgrade in a few years, if the rumoured improvements turn out to be true, or if needs be, the 6800 at 550.

You can disable driver updates, by the way, if you have Windows Pro. It does also sort of respect the System and Security setting.
 
JediFragger said:
If cooling is important for you then I'd go for the Sapphire Pulse over the Fighter even though it's £379 as it'll be better all-round.
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If I go to that price then the above cards start to look a better option - 6700 XT.

I've bought the Powercolor for £335 elsewhere - which hopefully is a good price/performance.
 
shaf said:
If I go to that price then the above cards start to look a better option - 6700 XT.

I've bought the Powercolor for £335 elsewhere - which hopefully is a good price/performance.
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The performance of the Powercolor is absolutely fine.

Quick question to @shaf - have you had any issues with the card running AMD Adrenaline stress test? Mine completes that and Unigine absolutely fine but Adrenaline always reports stress test failed. I am wondering if you have seen the same issue?

For OP, this PC Fighter whilst looking built to a price performs very well. With an undervolt, temps and power are very good - 65C junction and about 123W vs +-78C and 157W.
 
Noughtboy said:
The performance of the Powercolor is absolutely fine.

Quick question to @shaf - have you had any issues with the card running AMD Adrenaline stress test? Mine completes that and Unigine absolutely fine but Adrenaline always reports stress test failed. I am wondering if you have seen the same issue?

For OP, this PC Fighter whilst looking built to a price performs very well. With an undervolt, temps and power are very good - 65C junction and about 123W vs +-78C and 157W.
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I ran the AMD Adrenaline stress test and it completed successfully. I ran it for 60s.
 
Noughtboy said:
The performance of the Powercolor is absolutely fine.

Quick question to @shaf - have you had any issues with the card running AMD Adrenaline stress test? Mine completes that and Unigine absolutely fine but Adrenaline always reports stress test failed. I am wondering if you have seen the same issue?

For OP, this PC Fighter whilst looking built to a price performs very well. With an undervolt, temps and power are very good - 65C junction and about 123W vs +-78C and 157W.
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Differenty card, Vega56 in my case but I decided to run the Adrenaline stress test the other night for the first time. Ran the test for 10 mins then in the last second as it ended it said it failed. Chose to ignore it though seen as my card has ran a these setting for the past 5 years now!
 
And now confusion reigns. Same card as mine passed - different card known to be good fails.

For the record, I initially ran it stock which failed. Upped voltage a little. Failed.

Upped a bit more +maxed power limit. Failed. Upped fans. Also failed.

Auto over clocked. Failed

Undervolted and +max power limit (I think +50%). Failed.

Always passed Unigine no artifacting etc.

Anyway, as mentioned, at stock I think it drew 157w, junction temp was 78C with other one at about 65C.

Overclock was about 165w, junction about 83C and 66C (I forget MHz but about 2570 boost).

On the manual undervolt, ran 1.045v, tight RAM at 2112MHz, min clock 2500MHz and max 2600MHz. Power draw was 123w and 65C junction with about 57C on other one. Surprisingly, Unigine was a little slower (probably 0.5%) but for such good gains on the power draw and temps very pleased. Just upped voltages a little too 1.055v and seems to run absolutely fine.

Just that Andrenaline "stress test failed" is annoying.
 
As an aside, glad that I went and purchased a new Corsair RM750x to power this "energy hog" along with it's R5 5600 companion as per guidance for a minimum spec 650w PSU.

Not sure the 500w PSU it replaced would have been enough to run it!!! FFS.
 
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