Do you think it's worth waiting a month to see if the new nVidia super line up will alter prices?
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The Radeon RX 7900 XT(X) Owners Thread.
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Soldato
A bit over a week ago I got my 7900XTX stripped down and fitted an Alphacool water block. Very pleased with how it all looks now, image isn't quite the finished product, leds are all on default lighting as software wasn't running, and was still leak checking at the time.
However I have been having issues with very high hotspot temps. In certain loads I've seen it hit over 100ºC while the average core temp is ~50ºC. After some searching, soom found that a lot of people are having this issue on the XFX Merc 310 and the Alphacool water blocks. And the cure is to run a Kryosheet instead of thermal paste. So I have one of those coming tomorrow, and this evening I have drained the loop, stripped the card back down and cleaned it all up. I really hope this at least improves things!
I'll hopefully be back tomorrow with an update and a screenshot of nice low temps
However I have been having issues with very high hotspot temps. In certain loads I've seen it hit over 100ºC while the average core temp is ~50ºC. After some searching, soom found that a lot of people are having this issue on the XFX Merc 310 and the Alphacool water blocks. And the cure is to run a Kryosheet instead of thermal paste. So I have one of those coming tomorrow, and this evening I have drained the loop, stripped the card back down and cleaned it all up. I really hope this at least improves things!
I'll hopefully be back tomorrow with an update and a screenshot of nice low temps
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Soldato
Hard to say on that one. Let's face it, if you've wated this long another month isn't going to hurt too much. I picked my XFX 7900XTX up for £850 which I thought was a reasonable price.
Soldato
Definitely wait for the 80 Super to launch.
Soldato
Yep. Game bundles and a price drop will shuffle the status quo now stock needs shifting.
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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Drops to $710 on Newegg, MSRP Lowered to $749
AMD has lowered the official MSRP of the Radeon RX 7900 XT graphics card to $749, down from its launch price of $899. Its street price, as TweakTown found out, is lower still, with certain custom-design RX 7900 XT cards selling for as low as $710 on Newegg. At this price, the RX 7900 XT is set...
Amd just cut official prices according to wcctech
wccftech.com
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT GPU Gets Price Drop To $749 US To Tackle $799 US NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
AMD has dropped the price of its Radeon RX 7900 XT GPU down to $749 US in response to the upcoming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER.
wccftech.com
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Soldato
However I have been having issues with very high hotspot temps. In certain loads I've seen it hit over 100ºC while the average core temp is ~50ºC. After some searching, soom found that a lot of people are having this issue on the XFX Merc 310 and the Alphacool water blocks. And the cure is to run a Kryosheet instead of thermal paste. So I have one of those coming tomorrow, and this evening I have drained the loop, stripped the card back down and cleaned it all up. I really hope this at least improves things!
I'll hopefully be back tomorrow with an update and a screenshot of nice low temps
I'd check the block mounting. I've got an Alphacool block on my 7900XT and the hot spot is normally 20 - 25c above the core temp. Hotspot is normally around 65 to 70c
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I had one, it had the Tim replaced with Liquid Metal. I went to remove the cooling block to install a water block and the Liquid Metal’s come into contact with the SMD and stuffed it. So now need a whole new graphics card.
So don’t use Liquid Metal!!!! But otherwise, before it was an awesome card, very pleased and will replace with another one for sure.
So don’t use Liquid Metal!!!! But otherwise, before it was an awesome card, very pleased and will replace with another one for sure.
Soldato
Or put clear nail polish on the SMDs to protect them like your supposed to do when using liquid metal
Possible, but as I noticed today the MBA card on their store went UP in price today by £9.
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That works on live $ to £, hence the bogus prices.
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I had a very very bad experience with an Alphacool block on a radeon VII. They'll be a few members in this owners group that will remember it well i'm sure. The very same issue and it was caused by a design flaw, one of the components was higher on the PCB so the standoff on the block crushed the corner of it! Alphacool at the time offered to replace my card. I returned the block and went EKWB at the time.A bit over a week ago I got my 7900XTX stripped down and fitted an Alphacool water block. Very pleased with how it all looks now, image isn't quite the finished product, leds are all on default lighting as software wasn't running, and was still leak checking at the time.
However I have been having issues with very high hotspot temps. In certain loads I've seen it hit over 100ºC while the average core temp is ~50ºC. After some searching, soom found that a lot of people are having this issue on the XFX Merc 310 and the Alphacool water blocks. And the cure is to run a Kryosheet instead of thermal paste. So I have one of those coming tomorrow, and this evening I have drained the loop, stripped the card back down and cleaned it all up. I really hope this at least improves things!
I'll hopefully be back tomorrow with an update and a screenshot of nice low temps
One question, did you fully cover the chip in paste or just lines/ dots?
Soldato
Do you know if that was a design flaw or just a defect with the block you had?
In this instance I'm going to stick with bad mount because I have good temps with my Alphacool block. Unless there is a defect with the block. Getting a good mount can be a little harder with the 7900 cards due the chiplet design
Exactly, that is what I expected to see when I took the cooler off. Nice clean finish, protected with nail polish. So a quick wipe down and ready to go with the water block. But alas no, it hadn’t been done. Alas my own fault for buying a card and relying on someone else to have done the process properly…
Soldato
Aah thats unfortunate
Yeah I’m a tad frustrated, waiting to see if sapphire will reply and identify the component. I’m in a lucky position I work at a uni with the facilities to actually fix it, I just need a replacement SMD.. so we shall see if they replyAah thats unfortunate