The Radeon RX 5700 XT Owners Thread.

Panos · 19 Jul 2019 at 13:54

Martini1991 said:
I'm still struggling getting a decent junction temperature with the Morpheus

The pad I bought wasn't what I thought it was either.

I did a quick run because I was concerned and it came in about 77C where previously it was much higher so I've improved it.

Going to try another remount slightly differently this time to see if I can improve it.

Once I've sorted this though I can actually bench the damn thing

Have you used the X bracket came with the card, with the screws from the Morpheus, plus springs?

Safetytrousers · 19 Jul 2019 at 14:00

Zernath said:
I had a Vega 56, and I can honestly say that the 5700 XT is a big step up. I play at 4K, and refunded my Radeon VII, so that gives you some idea!

But the internet says you need 16Gb VRAM to play games properly! :rolleyes:

Martini1991 · 19 Jul 2019 at 14:02

LtMatt said:
There's a similar thermal pad (although im not sure if it is as good) as the one used on the Radeon VII available on the rain forest. Not sure if OcuK sell it as well, but might be worth getting that one and cutting it down a little to fit the die.

Which one? I bought the LLC one thinking it was adhesive and it's not. Makes fitting a pain.

Martini1991 · 19 Jul 2019 at 14:04

Panos said:
Have you used the X bracket came with the card, with the screws from the Morpheus, plus springs?

Oh no I didn't use the X plate I used the Morpheus plate.
I did consider using the X plate.

Would that be better?
I'm thinking as well that the spacers as well as working against me creating a potential height issue for the GPU too.

I'll use that when I get home and hopefully it'll be better

Marine-RX179 · 19 Jul 2019 at 14:08

Martini1991 said:
I don't know if the issue I'm having are down to inexperience with it.

I was running out of time too. For all I know I've fixed my issue but didn't leave it running enough. But I know I can get a better mounting pressure which will help with the hot spot temperature.

For just the core temperature I'm golden. I was at 69C with it maxed out in watt man overclock.

I recall watching a video of GamerNexus, and he which he suggested a small mod for people that are not changing the stock cooler by putting 4 small soft washer for the screws on the x bracket to improve the mounting pressure, and with his testing there was noticeable thermal improvement, due to the die was not making the most ideal contact with the cooler. He did warn to be careful not to over-tighten the 4 screws after adding the washers, as it might risk damaging the PCB (I think?) if gone overboard with the screw.

Martini1991 · 19 Jul 2019 at 14:10

Marine-RX179 said:
I recall watching a video of GamerNexus, and he which he suggested a small mod for people that are not changing the stock cooler by putting 4 small soft washer for the screws on the x bracket to improve the mounting pressure, and with his testing there was noticeable thermal improvement, due to the die was not making the most ideal contact with the cooler. He did warn to be careful not to over-tighten the 4 screws after adding the washers, as it might risk damaging the PCB (I think?) if gone overboard with the screw.

Yeah I saw that video too
Although I'm running different cooler. I may attempt to try that with the Morpheus thoufh

LtMatt · 19 Jul 2019 at 14:10

Martini1991 said:
Which one? I bought the LLC one thinking it was adhesive and it's not. Makes fitting a pain.

Ahh, that might have been the one. Yes it is difficult due to that.

Martini1991 · 19 Jul 2019 at 14:22

LtMatt said:
Ahh, that might have been the one. Yes it is difficult due to that.

Its basically a sheet of paper lol.
It's fine for CPU but with a GPU that gets screwed from the other side it's hard.

Hopefully I'll have it all sorted by about 5 though when I spend some more time on it

LtMatt · 19 Jul 2019 at 14:33

Martini1991 said:
Its basically a sheet of paper lol.
It's fine for CPU but with a GPU that gets screwed from the other side it's hard.

Hopefully I'll have it all sorted by about 5 though when I spend some more time on it

Yeah it's like you need a tiny dot of adhesive or something in the middle to hold it in place when you sercure everything back together. I had the same problem when i attempted to replace the thermal pad on my first Radeon VII. Ended up regretting even attempting it.

Martini1991 · 19 Jul 2019 at 14:37

LtMatt said:
Yeah it's like you need a tiny dot of adhesive or something in the middle to hold it in place when you sercure everything back together. I had the same problem when i attempted to replace the thermal pad on my first Radeon VII. Ended up regretting even attempting it.

Ha at least I'm not alone.

~>Dg<~ · 19 Jul 2019 at 15:12

Marine-RX179 said:
I recall watching a video of GamerNexus, and he which he suggested a small mod for people that are not changing the stock cooler by putting 4 small soft washer for the screws on the x bracket to improve the mounting pressure, and with his testing there was noticeable thermal improvement, due to the die was not making the most ideal contact with the cooler. He did warn to be careful not to over-tighten the 4 screws after adding the washers, as it might risk damaging the PCB (I think?) if gone overboard with the screw.

yeah watched that video myself yesterday. cards in normal daily use going up to 115c after mod he got it down a bit but 100c operation in just normal use is not on tbh. hopefully the custom cooled cards make a nice difference. it seems they can have great potential if the cooling can be sorted out.

old gamer · 19 Jul 2019 at 15:31

I think a read the 290 series cooler fits, if so might not have to wait long for aib's, sapphire tri-x please

Kaapstad · 19 Jul 2019 at 15:42

gavinh87 said:
image uploader

I have no reason to lie. 3dmark is down atm otherwise I'd share my scores.

BOFH said:
My entry to the Owners club

Just waiting on posty now for some bits n bobs to cut the graphics card out the waterloop
So no real testing on the new card till my EK delivery on the 2nd of next month Then we can see what it really can do!

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Besty · 19 Jul 2019 at 16:04

right guys. @LtMatt i got everything working ok in the end last night.

There does however appear to be a slight bug with Wattman in that if you use PowerPlay tweaks any change to the Mem clock from default will result in a crash. Will await a fix.

Afterburner says the card draws up to a 308W spike in GT2 on 3dMARK Firestrike Ultra but for the most part it is either sub-200 or around 225W at 1.25MV.

Boot clocks are approx 2125-2175 ish at 65C.

Wattman allows up to 1.35mv of voltage, I have not tried it. Who wants to be the guinea pig or do i need to take one for the team ?

Panos · 19 Jul 2019 at 16:07

Does anyone have access to the EK Fluid Gaming Pascal or Turing waterblocks and a 5700/XT to test if they fit? (the Aluminium series).
Apparently they might fit on the 5700s but having an issue with the height of some components

LtMatt · 19 Jul 2019 at 16:41

Besty said:
right guys. @LtMatt i got everything working ok in the end last night.

There does however appear to be a slight bug with Wattman in that if you use PowerPlay tweaks any change to the Mem clock from default will result in a crash. Will await a fix.

Afterburner says the card draws up to a 308W spike in GT2 on 3dMARK Firestrike Ultra but for the most part it is either sub-200 or around 225W at 1.25MV.

Boot clocks are approx 2125-2175 ish at 65C.

Wattman allows up to 1.35mv of voltage, I have not tried it. Who wants to be the guinea pig or do i need to take one for the team ?

Think you might be waiting a while for a 'fix' Besty cosndering you are using unsupported third party moficiations.

Besty · 19 Jul 2019 at 17:10

LtMatt said:
Think you might be waiting a while for a 'fix' Besty cosndering you are using unsupported third party moficiations.

hah indeed.

i have to say and i will probably repeat myself a few times on this, the whole AMD GPU setting and software suite is amazing and it feels like really well done and nicely integrated together.

i think people who have not used an AMD product for some time will be really surprised at the quality of the software it’s almost as if the team started afresh with a blank sheet of paper.

Zernath · 19 Jul 2019 at 17:14

Safetytrousers said:
But the internet says you need 16Gb VRAM to play games properly!

Heh, by the time that's the case, the Radeon VII will be a distant memory!

BOFH · 19 Jul 2019 at 17:58

Beats the 1080 nicely in timespy too

https://www.3dmark.com/compare/spy/7836995/spy/7833349

LtMatt · 19 Jul 2019 at 18:13

Besty said:
hah indeed.

i have to say and i will probably repeat myself a few times on this, the whole AMD GPU setting and software suite is amazing and it feels like really well done and nicely integrated together.

i think people who have not used an AMD product for some time will be really surprised at the quality of the software it’s almost as if the team started afresh with a blank sheet of paper.

Yes WattMan makes tuning AMD GPUs a lot of fun imo.