Which Vega 56??

StevieP · 23 Nov 2018 at 13:28

I'm leaning towards the Vega 56 for a couple of reasons - primarily because I'm looking to invest in a 32" Freesync monitor and the fact that my PSU seems to be a bit on the light side to power the Vega 64!

Anyway, now I'm settled on the model I am left wondering whether there is much in the way of differences between the various brands - Asus/Sapphire/Powercolour/Gigabyte etc!

Is any one particularly any better than the others? (Or are there any to avoid?)

Thanks...

Gibbo · 23 Nov 2018 at 13:35

First of all remember you can undervolt them all for better performance, cooler running, less noise and lower power consumption making them best in class.

I shall try to summarise for you:
- Powercolor: Best cooler but quite large, reasonably quiet and tie for best performance with Sapphire.
- Sapphire: Good cooler, good noise levels and best price, tied for best performance with Powercolor.
- Gigabyte: Average cooler, best backplate, marginally smaller.
- Asus: Quietest cooler, worse performing cooler, best warranty period.

They will all perform exceptional, but Powercolor and Sapphire will hold boost clocks longer due to superior coolers.
However they can all be under-volted and as such will all perform exceptionally well.

I'd advice you pick the one you like the look of most or down to money spent.

StevieP · 23 Nov 2018 at 14:55

Gibbo said:
First of all remember you can undervolt them all for better performance, cooler running, less noise and lower power consumption making them best in class.

I shall try to summarise for you:
- Powercolor: Best cooler but quite large, reasonably quiet and tie for best performance with Sapphire.
- Sapphire: Good cooler, good noise levels and best price, tied for best performance with Powercolor.
- Gigabyte: Average cooler, best backplate, marginally smaller.
- Asus: Quietest cooler, worse performing cooler, best warranty period.

They will all perform exceptional, but Powercolor and Sapphire will hold boost clocks longer due to superior coolers.
However they can all be under-volted and as such will all perform exceptionally well.

I'd advice you pick the one you like the look of most or down to money spent.

Spot on! Thanks muchly!

doodah · 23 Nov 2018 at 15:35

I have only had my Sapphire installed less than a day but am very impressed with the noise levels, haven't even undervolted yet.

kaiserc · 23 Nov 2018 at 15:43

Go for the Sapphire Vega 56 Pulse - I had mine for a week and its great pairing with my 1440p 75 hz AOC 32" Freesync monitor.
As Giibo said, undervolt P6, P7 to 1100, power limit 50%, And hbm 950. that should give you way better performance, with less power consumption and its pretty quiet.

StevieP · 23 Nov 2018 at 17:41

kaiserc said:
Go for the Sapphire Vega 56 Pulse - I had mine for a week and its great pairing with my 1440p 75 hz AOC 32" Freesync monitor.
As Giibo said, undervolt P6, P7 to 1100, power limit 50%, And hbm 950. that should give you way better performance, with less power consumption and its pretty quiet.

Will the Sapphire cope with 1440p gaming on a 144Hz monitor? (I'm looking at getting the Hannspree HG324QJB monitor to pair it with!)

Also, can anyone tell me the length of the card as I want to make sure it will fit in my case!

doodah · 23 Nov 2018 at 17:50

I think it would be good for most of that range but if you want 144Hz/ultra for AAA games, it might struggle a little for future demanding games.

StevieP · 23 Nov 2018 at 18:17

Ah well, tried to buy the Sapphire Vega 56 card along with the Hannspree monitor only to be met with an "Oh, something went wrong" message! :mad:

Zeebedy · 23 Nov 2018 at 18:28

Just pulled the trigger on the Sapphire 56, is there a rough eta turnaround for this unit? days, weeks?? just wondering, in no real rush tbh, got a great deal..

StevieP · 23 Nov 2018 at 19:14

rip-the-jacker said:
Just pulled the trigger on the Sapphire 56, is there a rough eta turnaround for this unit? days, weeks?? just wondering, in no real rush tbh, got a great deal..

Managed to finally push my purchase through too - I think @Gibbo mentioned roughly 2-3 weeks in another thread as they need to fulfil back orders first! (although I'd imagine this may have changed depending on the volume of orders today!)

StevieP · 23 Nov 2018 at 19:31

Hmmm, didn't think to check to see whether my existing PSU cables would suffice and it looks like I will need 2 x 8-pin connectors whereas my existing 970 only uses 1 x 8-pin and 1 x 6 pin connectors - anyone have any suggestions as to some decent connectors?

Zeebedy · 23 Nov 2018 at 19:43

StevieP said:
Managed to finally push my purchase through too - I think @Gibbo mentioned roughly 2-3 weeks in another thread as they need to fulfil back orders first! (although I'd imagine this may have changed depending on the volume of orders today!)

Will be worth the wait I’m sure..

StevieP said:
Hmmm, didn't think to check to see whether my existing PSU cables would suffice and it looks like I will need 2 x 8-pin connectors whereas my existing 970 only uses 1 x 8-pin and 1 x 6 pin connectors - anyone have any suggestions as to some decent connectors?

Not that I’m an expert, but if your psu is in your sig, will that bee cutting it close for the total system draw??

StevieP · 23 Nov 2018 at 20:08

rip-the-jacker said:
Not that I’m an expert, but if your psu is in your sig, will that bee cutting it close for the total system draw??

Yeah I know it will probably be close - I've taken some advice on here in other threads and most people seem to think I should be OK!

To be fair, if not and I start struggling I'll just get something a bit beefier!

nashathedog · 23 Nov 2018 at 20:33

StevieP said:
Will the Sapphire cope with 1440p gaming on a 144Hz monitor? (I'm looking at getting the Hannspree HG324QJB monitor to pair it with!)

Also, can anyone tell me the length of the card as I want to make sure it will fit in my case!

I'd grab a 64 and see how it runs undervolted and if needed grab a stronger PSU, I went with a Fury 56 last gen and regretted not getting the Fury 64 for the extra oomph. If you want high 1440p frame rates get the best performance available so it lasts as long as possible.

EDIT: I just had a look & personally I wouldn't go for either of the two in stock so it's pre-order or go with the 56. I'd wait on a pre-order if I could.

Zeebedy · 23 Nov 2018 at 20:33

StevieP said:
Yeah I know it will probably be close - I've taken some advice on here in other threads and most people seem to think I should be OK!

To be fair, if not and I start struggling I'll just get something a bit beefier!

Cool, just thought I would give you a heads up.

Sure it will be fine..

StevieP · 23 Nov 2018 at 20:51

nashathedog said:
I'd grab a 64 and see how it runs undervolted and if needed grab a stronger PSU, I went with a Fury 56 last gen and regretted not getting the Fury 64 for the extra oomph. If you want high 1440p frame rates get the best performance available so it lasts as long as possible.

EDIT: I just had a look & personally I wouldn't go for either of the two in stock so it's pre-order or go with the 56. I'd wait on a pre-order if I could.

I was tempted truth be told but a) it's another £100 minimum for the card itself and b) instead of possibly needing another PSU, it's gone to probably needing another PSU - which again is another £100(ish)

The other issue is that I understand that even with a 56 my CPU will be something of a bottleneck so a 64 definitely would be! (and then I'm going to be getting into the murky world of a mobo/CPU/RAM change......££££)

StevieP · 23 Nov 2018 at 21:04

Can someone enlighten me as to what cable I need here?

Having never bought a PSU cable on it's own in my life, I have no idea what I'm needing - is it an 8-pin to 8-pin (or 6+2??) cable?? (PCIE cable?)

nashathedog · 24 Nov 2018 at 11:42

StevieP said:
I was tempted truth be told but a) it's another £100 minimum for the card itself and b) instead of possibly needing another PSU, it's gone to probably needing another PSU - which again is another £100(ish)

The other issue is that I understand that even with a 56 my CPU will be something of a bottleneck so a 64 definitely would be! (and then I'm going to be getting into the murky world of a mobo/CPU/RAM change......££££)

Fair enough.

StevieP · 25 Nov 2018 at 16:09

Can anyone point me towards an 8-pin to 8-pin PCIE cable to go from my modular PSU to the GPU? (I only seem to have one - the other is 8-pin (PSU end) to 6-pin (GPU end))

I presume this one would suffice but I really don't need it to be 55cm since the GPU is right next to the PSU! (and it says "extension"!?!? :confused:

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eric_knapper · 25 Nov 2018 at 23:04

StevieP said:
Can anyone point me towards an 8-pin to 8-pin PCIE cable to go from my modular PSU to the GPU? (I only seem to have one - the other is 8-pin (PSU end) to 6-pin (GPU end))

I presume this one would suffice but I really don't need it to be 55cm since the GPU is right next to the PSU! (and it says "extension"!?!? )

You can use one of these https://www.overclockers.co.uk/akasa-pci-e-to-pci-e-2.0-adapter-ak-cb052-cb-034-ak.html to convert your 6-pin PCIE to an 8-pin giving you the two 8-pin connectors required for the card.