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Sir Beregond

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  1. Sir Beregond
    This is why I think the Radeon cards are overpriced relative to their GeForce competition (though I think those are overpriced too, but for different reasons and that's another discussion). There's a lot of Nvidia features I will never use or care about, but...total package comparison between the two definitely shows some weaknesses of the software side of Radeon as well as some other features if you care about them and that makes the price of the Radeon cards less attractive. 6800 XT should have been $599 maximum. Honestly am very on the fence again. Cyberpunk is really the next game I am waiting for and with recent news may be forcing me back towards grabbing a 3080 or theoretical future 3080 Ti (though that one will depend on pricing).
  2. Sir Beregond
    Interesting. Thanks for posting this. I do run at 1440p, but if needed maybe I just set it to 1080p.
  3. Sir Beregond
    Yeah the launch was bad. That said, the AIBs haven't launched yet and from the rumor mill they got the bulk of the chips. I also don't think you'd be able to call it fully an abysmal failure yet until we see how the AIB launch goes, and how the restock game goes. If 2 months later it is still non-existent like the 3080 than yeah, I agree.
  4. Sir Beregond
    Stock cooler 6800XT now #1 on FireStrike. Note LN2 cooled overlcocked 5950X. https://hwbot.org/submission/4606724_lucky_n00b_3dmark___fire_strike_radeon_rx_6800_xt_47932_marks https://hwbot.org/benchmark/3dmark_-_fire_strike/rankings?start=0&cores=1#start=0#interval=20
  5. Sir Beregond
    I definitely feel on the fence again and will reiterate my position that its overpriced.
  6. Sir Beregond
    Haha...I meant don't take my memory of what I thought I heard to the bank. ? Oh these will sell out tomorrow no doubt. Will be interesting to see how the restock game plays out vs 3080.
  7. Sir Beregond
    Don't quote me, but I thought I heard 9am Eastern. I could be wrong.
  8. Sir Beregond
    I mean makes sense. I'd assume a team has already been working on Zen 4 since these things take years to develop.
  9. Sir Beregond
    WooHoo! Thanks all!
  10. Sir Beregond
    Exactly. I think I'll just spring for the 5900X. 5950X is priced way higher than I would like, but I think I can cough up an extra $100 for the 5900X over the 5800X.
  11. Sir Beregond
    Yeah I'm leaning to a 6800XT with a 5900X. Was wanting the 5800X but I'm not thrilled about 8-core part at $450. Realistically would probably be fine with a 5600X, but wouldn't mind having extra oomph for the next 4-5 years before next upgrade.
  12. Sir Beregond
    Really was wanting an 8 core part but not north of $400. I'm contemplating just going 5900X now.
  13. Sir Beregond
    Post!
  14. Sir Beregond
    Nice job! Glad to hear the work has payed off!
  15. Sir Beregond
    Wow. If reviews do end up corroborating these benchmarks, then what a return to performance competition for AMD. Even if they fall short a bit, still it's right up there with Nvidia top end. Last time this happened was what...2013 with the 290X? Exciting times.
  16. Sir Beregond
    Yeah, realistically if RDNA2 ended up being nothing, I expect we'd have not seen anything from Nvidia earlier than Q1 2021. They clearly were not ready.
  17. Sir Beregond
    Did you notice it steadily getting worse over time, or did it just one day crap out on temps? Immediate thoughts are that either the gas in the heat pipes leaked out as mentioned before and thus they aren't working to carry away the heat, or maybe fans are broken even if reading at "100%", but that seems unlikely. I'd see if you can source another heatsink, or else look at a universal water block or aftermarket heatsink. Considering you've re-pasted and reseated several times, I'm inclined to agree that the heatsink is probably toast if everything else is clean and airflow is good.
  18. Sir Beregond
    The number of times I've had my Nvidia drivers crash out on me over the past 8 years since being on them...well it's not a lot, but it's more than I have had on previous Radeon cards. Girlfriend's machine regularly has Nvidia driver/Windows 10 crashes/issues. Show me some general statistics on Nvidia vs AMD on driver issues and maybe this argument will have merit over "my experience vs your experience". Obviously Navi had issues. Nvidia has had their share too. The only time I really had issues while driving Radeon cards was in crossfire and I just chalk that up to running multi-GPU sucks...either camp and at that point adopted a "buy highest end single GPU" that fits needs/budget philosophy. Suffice to say...since I am not a launch buyer (ever), I will see how things go. As far as I am concerned, unless they really blow it, I'm sure AMD took what happened with Navi and worked to not repeat that. And not specifically drivers here, but didn't AIB 3080's just release with stability issues they had to do a BIOS update for? Neither brand is without faults.
  19. Sir Beregond
    I think Nvidia will sell every thing they manage to put out there. While it is damaging their brand image, I don't think it is doing enough damage to matter on that front...at least for now. If they start doing Intel level of blunders, I guess we'll see.
  20. Sir Beregond
    My two Apple cult member co-workers ordered new iPhones immediately after announcement and I believe were able to pick them up last week. They both had whatever the previous model was (I am not well versed in iPhones) all while touting all these features they'll never use. Then they got home and said how their 5G signal sucked at their respective homes. I felt bad about it, but I couldn't help but laugh.
  21. Sir Beregond
    Agreed. I'll get whatever works for my needs early next year. I'm thinking 5800X/6800XT. I am not expecting an Ampere refresh on TSMC 7nm until next summer at the earliest. Just speculation, but that's my guess. Adult me can't help but feel nostalgic for those awesome box art/cooler stickers back in the day...even if a bit juvenile by adult me standards. There was just something cool about them. And I agree... Ruby > Nalu.
  22. Sir Beregond
    Yeah I am not in a big rush either, but my system can't really drive modern stuff at 1440p without turning everything down, so I am mostly playing older games at the moment. That said, I am not a launch buyer. Will see how things look in Feb-March next year. Also interested to see how Micro Center will end up pricing Zen 3 as we have one here in Denver. I definitely got my 4790k way below its at the time MSRP back in 2014.
  23. Sir Beregond
    Considering availability issues and likely yield problems with Samsung as their fab, and let's be honest, Samsung "8"nm not being the best, I think the launch cards will be short lived and quickly replaced by a TSMC 7nm refresh with perhaps a shift in chips/configs. I could see a 12-20GB 3090 as a 3080 Ti/Super and a cut down 102 with more VRAM as a 3070 Ti/Super, and perhaps on TSMC 7nm...a 3090 that isn't cut-down. But that assumes they were working a 7nm design in parallel with 8nm. Guess we'll see. I don't think they can respond much at all in their current state and I don't think we'll see them lower the current 3080 price. You can't even find it - it's not like they are collecting dust on a shelf.
  24. Sir Beregond
    6900XT looks great at $999....compared to a $1500 card. Really this card should be $699 in my opinion. Sure...maybe $799. But let's get real. Only reason it is $1k is because the 3090 exists north of $1k. AMD is a business taking advantage of the current market price-points and playing to them, so it's hard to blame. But as a consumer, I'm just not thrilled about prices from either camp. As for the 6800XT a slight undercut of an overpriced card is still in overpriced territory as far as I am concerned. Anyway, hoping the benchmarks look good. I'm looking for the next card to drive my new PC for the next 5-ish years (current PC is turning 6 soon), so I am looking hard at the 6800XT/3080 tier (as much as I hate their pricing, sigh). We'll see if my next PC is a 5 year one or if we start advancing fast again, but with current pricing, not interested in upgrading every gen like I used to back in the day. Since I am planning to upgrade to Zen 3, gotta admit, the feature pairings with RX 6000 looks very compelling, so I am definitely leaning Radeon likely this round. But will wait for the benchmarks and see.
  25. Sir Beregond
    According to this page on AMD's site, the 16GB GDDR6 with 128MB Infinity Cache over 256-bit bus has a theoretical 1664GB/s effective speed. Review/benchmarks will tell... Overall looks pretty good, but I think is still overpriced. Would have preferred to see the 6800XT at $599 and 6800 at $499, but I mean, that's just AMD working off of the market price points Nvidia created...
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