The Radeon VII Owners Thread

L-Digital82 · 23 Apr 2019 at 13:05

vapor matt said:
try this, take mem to 1200 set core voltage to 1.500mv set power to +6% and let the core boost itself, some times it will boost higher on its own. and your temps should be lower.

1.5v are you sure? Is this a typo? If I set mine to a voltage it will generally work to that voltage no matter the speed, bringing the temps up guaranteed. At that voltage I can’t imagine considering the heat at 1200mv+

eeii · 23 Apr 2019 at 13:45

Illuminist said:
Cherry picked gpu, damn I want it

hhmmmm looks interesting.

eeii · 23 Apr 2019 at 14:04

Tom B said:
A little cable management and tidying up left to do but pretty much there!

Very nice

vapor matt · 23 Apr 2019 at 15:03

L-Digital82 said:
1.5v are you sure? Is this a typo? If I set mine to a voltage it will generally work to that voltage no matter the speed, bringing the temps up guaranteed. At that voltage I can’t imagine considering the heat at 1200mv+

Sorry 1.150mv

derlabzs · 23 Apr 2019 at 21:27

vapor matt said:
try this, take mem to 1200 set core voltage to 1.500mv set power to +6% and let the core boost itself, some times it will boost higher on its own. and your temps should be lower.

Yeah boosts around 1900.. if I set 1950mhz 1100mV (1080mV stock) boosts to around 1988. I'll set like this and that's it. Too much headache for now. Thanks for trying to help!

MeddlE · 23 Apr 2019 at 23:17

My block will finally arrive on Thursday (by end of day) and then I can finally join in the fun.

Illuminist · 24 Apr 2019 at 00:42

MeddlE said:
My block will finally arrive on Thursday (by end of day) and then I can finally join in the fun.

Yay

eeii · 24 Apr 2019 at 13:13

It would be rather nice if the special edition had the full 64 CU's still we can all dream.

Illuminist · 24 Apr 2019 at 13:14

It

eeii said:
It would be rather nice if the special edition had the full 64 CU's still we can all dream.

Better not have, I can't be buying one
Also some people are saying it's all red and others are saying it's gold, wish they would stop guessing and giving as fact

eeii · 24 Apr 2019 at 13:20

Illuminist said:
It Better not have, I can't be buying one!

The chances are very slim to be honest, those chips AMD sell to data centres cost a kings ransom.

Illuminist · 24 Apr 2019 at 13:27

eeii said:
The chances are very slim to be honest, those chips AMD sell to data centres cost a kings ransom.

The rumours are it will be top tier binned, plus either red or gold...... So we know nothing basically

HeX · 24 Apr 2019 at 15:57

Packaging certainly looks red. The Sapphire 590 50th edition was gold.

tt28 · 25 Apr 2019 at 13:53

How many people have fitted the alphacool block? I've not attached mine yet and just received an email stating there can be an issue with certain board manufacturers. For those that have it installed which brand do you have?

MeddlE · 25 Apr 2019 at 13:59

tt28 said:
How many people have fitted the alphacool block? I've not attached mine yet and just received an email stating there can be an issue with certain board manufacturers. For those that have it installed which brand do you have?

Just received the same email.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

thank you for your order from us and your interest in our products.

Unfortunately, we have found that various manufacturers use components with different heights. In the attached photo you can determine which component it is.

Before mounting, please ensure that the component does not exceed a height of 1.85 mm. If the component is higher, we ask you not to mount the cooler as it can lead to a defect of your hardware.

If the component is larger than 1.85mm, please contact us.

Illuminist · 25 Apr 2019 at 14:08

Oh

MeddlE said:
Just received the same email.

Oh dear, don't be cracking your gpu die they say

Jerry64 · 25 Apr 2019 at 15:02

MeddlE said:
Just received the same email.

That's not good but does it say which brand?

tt28 · 25 Apr 2019 at 15:13

nope they haven't.

MeddlE · 25 Apr 2019 at 15:35

Jerry64 said:
That's not good but does it say which brand?

I quoted the whole email so no. On the day mine is out for delivery too. Wish I'd bought EK or Bykski instead.

LePhuronn · 25 Apr 2019 at 16:33

MeddlE said:
I quoted the whole email so no. On the day mine is out for delivery too. Wish I'd bought EK or Bykski instead.

But surely this problem affects EK and Bykski too?

If board partners are using non-reference components on their reference boards, everybody who's made a block based on the reference design is going to fall foul of this.

Tom B · 25 Apr 2019 at 16:36

MeddlE said:
I quoted the whole email so no. On the day mine is out for delivery too. Wish I'd bought EK or Bykski instead.

It's worrying but it's probably worth noting a few things:

1. EK and Bykski blocks likely suffer the same problem. The companies measure the height of the PCB components to ensure a snug block fit. They probably only have one sample to go from.

2. Realistically, if you've fitted the block and it's working there's a 99% chance that you have nothing to worry about. A taller chip would cause damage during the installation process and not gradually develop over time.