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Yeah, patience isn't an issue either, got all the parts for my new build already minus the GPU and new Monitor, I'm not back in the UK until Feb-01 anyways, so it's all just sitting there waiting for me.
I have heard the red devil’s have high hot spot problems. I don’t remember any of the contributors on this board mentioning the tiachi.
I've done my research on the Taichi, lots of trawling online and YouTube and is always reviewed favorably with good thermals and performance, hence that been my preference..... But for certain I'll keep an eye on prices, I'm just not a big fan of the look of the Nitro+, although I know that should really be an after thought to performance and reliability.
Never had that issue myself. I suspect you've have a software conflict.
Run Windows Update Blocker when installing drivers to block any updates, disable it when driver install is finished.
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Well the top cards are going to remain expensive in general. I'd guess that the 7900 XTX will probably be sold for around £100 less than the cheapest 4080 Super.
Looks like they're lining up an £899 'promotion' on the XTX soon, possibly not enough imo but high-end buyers might respond.
Hasn't it been £899.99 on OCUK for a couple of months already?
Yeah i expect so but i don’t really care about the overlay so no great loss.
Better models hopefully soon.
My Bykski block is about to fly out of china. Should be in the door by next weekend. Just to give an idea on hotspot temp. My 7900XTX MBA peaked at 88c in a 20 loop Timespy stress test. Stock settings so worst case scenario.Small update, got the Kryosheet fitted yesterday and system all build back up. Big improvement on hostpot temps. Previously over 102ºC, now down to a maximum of 85ºC, and hovers around 78-82ºC in Timespy Extreme. Big improvement, still not as low as I'd like, but in a much safer zone now I feel. However since then I have learnt that I have placed two of the thermal pads on the backplate in the incorrect position, which I am told leads to excessive pressure on the PCB and reducdes pressure towards the waterblock. So I'm going to order some new 3mm thermal pads and rectify that, which will hopefully net some further improvements.
Aside from the thermal pad issues above, the block mounting seemed to be absolutely fine as far as I could tell. Hopefully once I sort the thermal pads it will help the hotspot temps even more.
Ooft that sucks. I'd be beside myself if I killed my card! This Kryosheet thermal pad is conductive too. I put kapton tape around the SMDs though.
That's roughI was pretty disheartened when I learned of so many people having issues with this block. I would have gone EKWB if they made a block for this card but sadly they do not. In hindsight I probably should have bought a card that EKWB did make a block for. The other option for me is a Bykski block which I can find little to no feedback on. The Alphacool support doesn't seem particularly outstanding. They had someone send in their card and they tested it themselves, apparently couldn't find fault with it. But the screenshot they posted was a test in Furmark which does not produce the highest temperatures for some reason.
I spead the thermal paste as per the instructions.
Like I said above, I am much happier now that the hotspot is a lot lower than what it was, the Kryosheet has worked wonders in that respect. So even if there's no further improvement, it's temps I can live with.
MSI 7900 XTX for £870 can be found easily. I wonder how low they will go...
My block is due tomorrow, Evri have lost a parcel with thermal pads in. So I can't block my Sapphire MBA until I get some pads as I always do the rear of the card too. Which XFX card do you have? XFX RX 7900XTX Speedster MERC 310? If so you can get a Bykski block for it.
