The Radeon RX 7900 XT(X) Owners Thread.

[Chud_Jenny]

I imagine the starfield offer will be gone by then which I'd like to get too - I may end up just getting a 7800XT instead if the price doesn't drop. Ordering a 7800XT would probably guarantee a price drop...

Finishing end of the month.

 

[eeii]

Hwmonitor thanks

So after quite a few hours of Starfield mine was a max of 78c to be fair it is a lot cooler than a few days ago so give it another try. Also make sure you have a well ventilated case.

 

[w00dy85]

I imagine the starfield offer will be gone by then which I'd like to get too - I may end up just getting a 7800XT instead if the price doesn't drop. Ordering a 7800XT would probably guarantee a price drop...

Yes the end of September like Defy said, I got a copy after getting a 7900xt

 

[Blackjack Davy]

Why is it so much worse on newer generations of cards? I have none on my 2080Ti... Have I just been out of the loop too long and am out with my expectations?

It first become a thing with the gtx 970 iirc there was a long thread about that at the time I had a gtx 1080 that absolutely howled havn't seen or heard it since

Yes the end of September like Defy said, I got a copy after getting a 7900xt

Got mine with a 7800X3D

 

[PitterPatter]

So after quite a few hours of Starfield mine was a max of 78c to be fair it is a lot cooler than a few days ago so give it another try. Also make sure you have a well ventilated case.

Yeah since the weather has cooled off a bit my pulse after about 5 hours of Starfield peaked at about 67c. I forget the hotspot temp but I’m fairly sure it was 80/81c or thereabouts. Whisper quiet, I can’t hear it over the case fans. So glad that heatwave is over with, was torture at times trying to play. Roll on winter!

 

[RBImGuy]

Good showcase of design goals of amd and why the card is as fast or faster than 4090 in starfield.

Starfield

 

[b0uncyfr0]

Are there any shorter 7900xt's that perform well in a silverstone?

Im still using my old FT02 (vertical mounting) and vertical heatpipe's dont work so well. Last i remember, the longer the card is - the more trouble youre asking for because the cooling just doesnt travel up well since its gotta fight against grvity.

Hence, a shorter card is better.

 

[Gerard]

Are there any shorter 7900xt's that perform well in a silverstone?

Im still using my old FT02 (vertical mounting) and vertical heatpipe's dont work so well. Last i remember, the longer the card is - the more trouble youre asking for because the cooling just doesnt travel up well since its gotta fight against grvity.

Hence, a shorter card is better.

You're only really meant to use blower fan coolers in that tower case, I had one and my 7990 (triple axial fan card) used to overheat in it. If you look through the booklet that came with it there's actually a diagram showing a yes or no for certain cooler versions.

 

[Defy Belief]

Are there any shorter 7900xt's that perform well in a silverstone?

Im still using my old FT02 (vertical mounting) and vertical heatpipe's dont work so well. Last i remember, the longer the card is - the more trouble youre asking for because the cooling just doesnt travel up well since its gotta fight against grvity.

Hence, a shorter card is better.

A new case is better

 

[Defy Belief]

Just installed my 7900XT Hellhound, running Returnal really well in 4K

 

[Quixote]

A new case is better

imo the Silverstone FT01 is the most beautiful case ever made. I'm sure it's objectively crap in 2023, but still.

 

[Quixote]

My Inno3D 4070ti has suddenly developed an alarming fan rattle. I'm fairly sure it's a failed bearing on the middle fan. I went for a more basic card to hit the the £799 rrp.

Really wanted a 7900xt but AMD's launch pricing was stupid.

While I RMA it, I've orderd a Sapphire 7900xtx Pulse - An actually good card with a good amount of VRAM that I should have bought from the start. Pity AMD wanted to gouge back then. Looking forward to gaming on the xtx.

 

[eeii]

I’ve found that my settings for cyber punk don’t work for Starfield. Particularly the undervolt. Instead to reduce power draw during this warm weather I have just lowered the max clock which works very well.

 

[GhostDog1981]

Are there any shorter 7900xt's that perform well in a silverstone?

Im still using my old FT02 (vertical mounting) and vertical heatpipe's dont work so well. Last i remember, the longer the card is - the more trouble youre asking for because the cooling just doesnt travel up well since its gotta fight against grvity.

Hence, a shorter card is better.

I’ve got a short MBA which should fit in any case.

Currently in a Lian Li Evo (bought from OCUK 2.5 years ago now!)

 

[Defy Belief]

Just installed my 7900XT Hellhound, running Returnal really well in 4K

An ebay code has came up which is making an msi 7900xtx about £805 once you sell the starfield code, so I'm going to return the xt, no brainer for the extra £84.

 

[Mr Evil]

Are there any shorter 7900xt's that perform well in a silverstone?

Im still using my old FT02 (vertical mounting) and vertical heatpipe's dont work so well. Last i remember, the longer the card is - the more trouble youre asking for because the cooling just doesnt travel up well since its gotta fight against grvity.

Hence, a shorter card is better.

I’ve got a short MBA which should fit in any case.

Currently in a Lian Li Evo (bought from OCUK 2.5 years ago now!)

The 7900XTX MBA cooler doesn't work when vertically mounted. I assume the XT is the same, so it will be no good in an FT02. My 7900XTX Nitro+ works ok in that orientation, but it's massive.

 

[Gerard]

The 7900XTX MBA cooler doesn't work when vertically mounted. I assume the XT is the same, so it will be no good in an FT02. My 7900XTX Nitro+ works ok in that orientation, but it's massive.

Are you not thinking of the faulty half filled vapor chambers not working well in that orientation? That was an issue back in December, don't think its the case now.

 

[Mr Evil]

Are you not thinking of the faulty half filled vapor chambers not working well in that orientation? That was an issue back in December, don't think its the case now.

I'm pretty sure mine wasn't one of the faulty ones. It was fine both when oriented normally (fans down) and sideways (PCIe connector down, which I think is where the faulty cards overheated), but overheated when vertical (monitor outputs up).

 

[b0uncyfr0]

A new case is better

Ive been thinking about this - it's hard to let it go though. The old boy has been so good to me.

 

[Clairvoyant]

I have a 7900 XTX Pulse, in a rev300 case. I will have to see if I can test the GPU in a normal horizontal mount. And test the temps.