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Which 9070Xt are you going for?

Torn like crazy between the Pulse and the Nitro :)
(Raw value and more trustworthy power connector vs bit more performance, chonkier cooler, and a bit more OC headroom, I mean you always lose value when going for the premium cards, but its about £200 below an equivalent level 5070TI so thats a fairly decent distance IMO)

Honestly, my Nitro decision was rather easy, until the news the rebate was going to be available on the Pulse!
 
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I'd like to be able to grab a Pulse if possible to replace my 3060 Ti. I game at 1440p so should be quite a good upgrade.
 
There's a frustrating lack of comparison videos showing off the differences between cards. So the decision seems pretty straightforward to me - try to be one of the people who nabs a Pulse or Reaper. IMO the Reaper looks better, but the Pulse looks like it might have the better cooling solution.
 
Subliminal Aura said:
Seeing XFX options.... Which one would you go for guys ?
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Depends on pricing. And nobody else in the UK seems to want to reveal their pricing yet. I'd be interested in a Swift at £569. But unless other retailers confirm their pricing before 2pm, I'll be concentrating on trying to get a card from OCUK. Going to have to be quick through checkout to grab a card at £569 I think, so it's better to not get distracted.
 
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Alexrose1uk said:
Torn like crazy between the Pulse and the Nitro :)
(Raw value and more trustworthy power connector vs bit more performance, chonkier cooler, and a bit more OC headroom, I mean you always lose value when going for the premium cards, but its about £200 below an equivalent level 5070TI so thats a fairly decent distance IMO)

Honestly, my Nitro decision was rather easy, until the news the rebate was going to be available on the Pulse!
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Same problem here. Always been a Nitro+ card in the past but as I have no need for RGB and the power connector being potentially suspect, the discounted price of the Pulse is hard to get past.
 
Yep. It's a better implementation than the Nvidia one for sure.
Also I believe the card comes with an adaptor so even if you don't trust the 12VHPWR connector from your PSU, you can use the included 8pins to adaptor thats meant to be included, and that adaptor might be easier to route around the backplate than the dedicated cable from the PSU.

@atomixers - especially as the pulse looks like its got a really solid cooler this time around. The fact its more power limited is a bit of a bug bear though, lower clocks to begin with, and more limited OC headroom, which I suspect is enforced at a BIOS level to segment it.

I'm leaning towards the Nitro, but it's difficult, its a much bigger price difference with that rebate. The wife did say to go for the more expensive, slightly better performing card though as she knows I'll keep it through a number of years and builds most likely, and that extra performance and cooling will always hold a slightly higher value than the base model.
 
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I'm after the Reaper given I only have 315mm available in my case. I do like the subtle aesthetic. I figure that the lower clocked cards will probably have the most OC headroom as well, up to the limit of the two power connectors anyway.
 
Alexrose1uk said:
Yep. It's a better implementation than the Nvidia one for sure.
Also I believe the card comes with an adaptor so even if you don't trust the 12VHPWR connector from your PSU, you can use the included 8pins to adaptor thats meant to be included, and that adaptor might be easier to route around the backplate than the dedicated cable from the PSU.

@atomixers - especially as the pulse looks like its got a really solid cooler this time around. The fact its more power limited is a bit of a bug bear though, lower clocks to begin with, and more limited OC headroom, which I suspect is enforced at a BIOS level to segment it.

I'm leaning towards the Nitro, but it's difficult, its a much bigger price difference with that rebate. The wife did say to go for the more expensive, slightly better performing card though as she knows I'll keep it through a number of years and builds most likely, and that extra performance and cooling will always hold a slightly higher value than the base model.
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It's no better for the user at all. The fact that the manufacturer has to replace a fuse instead of the connector after you RMA it is irrelevant. It does nothing to prevent hardware damage. Either the connector is a fuse or a fuse is a fuse.
 
SeeNoWeevil said:
It's no better for the user at all. The fact that the manufacturer has to replace a fuse instead of the connector after you RMA it is irrelevant. It does nothing to prevent hardware damage. Either the connector is a fuse or a fuse is a fuse.
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I think most people would rather have a fuse pop that have their gpu catch fire to be honest
 
SeeNoWeevil said:
It's no better for the user at all. The fact that the manufacturer has to replace a fuse instead of the connector after you RMA it is irrelevant. It does nothing to prevent hardware damage. Either the connector is a fuse or a fuse is a fuse.
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Self resetting fuses probably.
 
I genuinely need proper guidance. I bought a reference version of the 6950xt last summer but the last radeon I bought before that was still ATI.

So Ive no idea which AIB is best with amd. What brand is generally good for cooling/overclocking in previous generations?
 
Steve Bruce said:
I genuinely need proper guidance. I bought a reference version of the 6950xt last summer but the last radeon I bought before that was still ATI.

So Ive no idea which AIB is best with amd. What brand is generally good for cooling/overclocking in previous generations?
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You can't go wrong with Sapphire really, they're king of AMD GPU's.
 
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