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Is the Sapphire RX 7900 XTX Pulse worth the extra £190 playing at 3440x1440 with a 7800x3D?
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if you mean worth it in how much performance you get for that £190, then no.
But the same can be said for the 6800 XT deals that are £200 cheaper than the 7900 XT.
Look at the performance you want and for how long you plan to keep the GPU. Will the extra 15% performance of the XTX be a game changer in 3 or 4 years? I doubt it.
For me the 7900 XT is the sweet spot. Plenty of VRAM, excellent raster and good enough RT for the majority of games.
(Not aimed at you) By comparison the even more expensive 12GB 4070Ti is the joke of the new gen. If you are buying a 4070Ti for ultra wide or 4K gaming you are a fool.
But the same can be said for the 6800 XT deals that are £200 cheaper than the 7900 XT.
Look at the performance you want and for how long you plan to keep the GPU. Will the extra 15% performance of the XTX be a game changer in 3 or 4 years? I doubt it.
For me the 7900 XT is the sweet spot. Plenty of VRAM, excellent raster and good enough RT for the majority of games.
(Not aimed at you) By comparison the even more expensive 12GB 4070Ti is the joke of the new gen. If you are buying a 4070Ti for ultra wide or 4K gaming you are a fool.
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15% extra perf plus the extra vRam, to boil it down somewhat. Is that worth £190 to you?
The XT is a very good match for the UW resolution though imo, an XTX would just be the cherry on top (mate of mine runs an XTX with an Alienware OLED and is v happy).
With the XTX I generally switch to a 3840x1600 UW resolution for gaming.
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As I read it, you get standard or premium depending on the hardware in the PC you redeem the key on.
As I read it, you get standard or premium depending on the hardware in the PC you redeem the key on.
Interesting, I have a 5600G in a machine built earlier in the year, so it would be possible to get a RX6600, chuck it in that build, and bump it up to Premium?
Odd the RX7600 doesn't appear in the lower list, just the mobile variants.
Fourth from the top in the lower lost, right under the 7900GRE
Right you are, my eyes skimmed right past it!
Soldato
I doubt it. Surely the code you get is for either the premium or standard edition and which hardware you buy determines which code you get rather than all codes being generic and activating as either premium or standard based on what is in your system
Not sure really, but from what I've gathered from a few others earlier in the thread, is you redeem the code with AMD and they verify the hardware is present.
Of course, could well be they require both codes from both purchases to be eligible for the premium edition.
But the 5600G isn't an eligible product by itself so presumably comes with no code, so maybe possible
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Soldato
When I got my 7900XT I got the premium edition. You have to install some AMD software that varifies your hardware but I think the reason for that is to try and prevent people from just selling the codes for cheap rather than deciding what version of the game you are eligible for. The code you entered should determine if its premium or not. I could be wrong but I'd be surprised if it was the other way.Not sure really, but from what I've gathered from a few others earlier in the thread, is you redeem the code with AMD and they verify the hardware is present.
Of course, could well be they require both codes from both purchases to be eligible for the premium edition.
But the 5600G isn't an eligible product by itself so presumably comes with no code, so maybe possible
The AMD Rewards SKU code added to your basket is the same for a RX6600 and a RX7900, if these were tiered I would expect a different SKU or OC can't assign the correct code through automation.
I would assume it's tricky for retailers to catch every combination, would be much easier to use hardware detection at the point of activation.
Soldato
Oh didn't release the SKU was the same. Good point. Maybe it as you say than
Oh didn't release the SKU was the same. Good point. Maybe it as you say than
Would be good to get a clear answer though, interestingly the CPU's have a different SKU but it's the same through the stack.
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Oh didn't release the SKU was the same. Good point. Maybe it as you say than
The code is generic. The hardware you have installed determines which copy you get.
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Exactly this.
I contacted Customer Support after purchase to query this (as the page for the 7900XT I just purchased said: "Free gifts included with this item worth £59.99:", when the AMD site indicates that the 7900XT gets the Premium Edition of the game) and a very quick response advised that there's a hardware check at redemption which will determine which version of the game one is entitled to.
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I would say so but im bias as i have that combo.
Been waiting to upgrade from my 1080ti for a long time and just hoping to see prices drop to reasonable levels just doesnt seem to be a thing anymore and then seeing £699 for the 7900xt pulse it seems too good a deal.
Looks like an alphacoll nitro waterblock should fit this as well so that might be down the line at some point.
Really hope this isnt a mistake.
Looks like an alphacoll nitro waterblock should fit this as well so that might be down the line at some point.
Really hope this isnt a mistake.
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Don’t disgrace reputable Norfolk folk please, Barrybear. Minge has already shamed us a few times.
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Edit: Problem sorted and apologise for my impatience.
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Hi there
Can you enlighten me please, as this would not be the case and not intentional at all, if you can let me know more information I can investigate into it.