...and the hype train goes again

http://wccftech.com/amd-zen-summit-ridge-1...y-launch-rumor/

Looks like amd is doubling down on multi gpu?

http://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-490-gpu-...ing-benchmarks/

*prepares popcorn and Pepsi* Can't wait to see the comments section

Reviews for Ryzen 5 are here:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Ryz...5_1600X/20.html

Funnily enough TPU decided to think that the lack of integrated graphics chip on a gaming-oriented chip is a con...

Yup - Ryzen does not have an integrated graphics but for the intended market (gaming/workstation), it doesn't really matter since you are going to have a discrete one

No - your PC will not boot unless a GPU is installed.

Newsflash - overclocked GPU consumes more power

In other news, water is wet - it's an overclocked RX 480 after all so it's kinda expected

Also the recommended PSU is overkill as most manufacturers tend to go overboard with their PSU requirements (presumably intended to avoid potential false advertising)

https://www.computerbase.de/2017-04/radeon-...e-battlefield-1

Interestingly the idle power consumption is pretty good, especially on multimonitor setups (which is a very well known problem among AMD cards)

If you think the 185W TDP is bad then imagine my HD7950 with a TDP of something closer to 200W

Also TDP is not an indication of power consumption - this has been debunked for many times

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Apr 19 2017, 12:11 AM

IMHO the winners here are the RX550/RX560 as it is one of the first mainstream AMD cards to be offered with low profile designs (which is fantastic for SFF or god forbids, prebuilt machines)

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Apr 19 2017, 12:21 AM

Could low yields of HBM2 memory be the cause?

Am I the only one that thinks AMD GPUs are good at undervolting? It looks like most recent AMD GPUs are meant to be undervolted for some odd reasons

That one will be Navi - which won't be available until 2019

Polaris refresh would be something to compete with the upcoming RTX2060

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Oct 2 2018, 11:34 PM

I wonder why there is a RM200 markup compared to US pricing?

Does anyone have the reference RX5700? My HD 7950 gave up the ghost today and I'm considering upgrading to a reference RX5700 as I'm using a small form factor case

It's ASUS, what do you expect?

Also the thermals, noise and performance are not even that good considering the pricing

The Sapphire Pulse models are much better and is basically the same price as the reference model (about USD 10 more than the reference model), and is actually a more compact card and comes with a quieter, cooler fan

It's also worth noting that the Pulse model is actually the cheaper design, and Sapphire is going to release their Nitro+ variant which is a more premium model

Looks like I'm going to get the Sapphire Pulse models soon if it lands here

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Aug 12 2019, 10:26 PM

I did bought a Sapphire RX5700XT Pulse for RM2099 from TechView:
https://shopee.com.my/SAPPHIRE-PLUSE-AMD-Ra...4936.2680045040

The weird thing here is that the fact the Sapphire 5700 XT Pulse is even cheaper than the ASUS 5700 Strix while at the same time the Sapphire outperforms the ASUS
in terms of acoustics and thermals without making their card extremely large

One thing the ASUS card is good at however, is that the PCB is quite overengineered:
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/asus-rad...strix-oc/3.html

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Aug 20 2019, 01:14 AM

That's just ASUS tax being tacked on

If you want to buy a non ref AMD card always stick to the three AIBs: Sapphire/XFX/PowerColor

https://www.techpowerup.com/258404/nvidia-c...racing-is-crazy

Coincidence?

I ended up overpaying RM140 :x

Should have waited a bit longer for this

I believe that TechView carries them - but I think they're sold out for now

Mine is all OK as well