I bought the Sapphire Nitro+ and can honestly say that I am very happy with it. I did a mild under volt and pushed the memeory speed to get about a 10 to 12% boost out of the card and run AI overclock on my motherboard and I am able to clock an average of 20 to 30 FPS higher across most games on average at 2560x1440 with setting on Ultra..
I got the Sapphire Pulse because other than reference I think it's the smallest one. It will actually fit in many ITX cases. Most of the others are that little bit too long and wide to fit in cases that weren't optimized for triple-slot.
I bought a Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X 2 weeks ago during Prime Day with Starfield Premium. Very pleased with the purchase, as the performance is insane.
Snap! Me too. How did yours sit regarding your DP/HDMI ports? I found with my Phanteks case I had to modify the slot bars at the back of the PC to be able to plug the DP cables in.
@@riksanchez6667 I use a Corsair X5000 RGB Case, and the ports in the back was hassle free. I was careful in aligning the slots so they extrude out properly once the GPU was mounted. I also used the included support bracket to help keep it in place.
I got its brother, the Phantom Gaming. I've had it about 8 months without a hiccup. I don't expect to have any either becuase I've only ever had one video card fail on me in >30 years of PC building.
@@AvroBellow I'm planning to buy the same RX 7900 XTX graphics card. Currently I have an old 6-7 years old Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080 Ti Extreme Edition that I've been using for about a year now. I bought it used for 220 eur. Before it I had another old "used" GTX 970 (Zotac Extreme AMP! Core edition). Before the GTX 970 I had been using a new R7 360 for about 3 years. I didn't like its performance that's why I decided to buy a used GTX 970. The only graphics card that failed on me in the last 20 years was a new Gigabyte GTX 260 SO 212 that I was using for 6 years for continuous intensive gaming. It stopped recognizing the Nvidia driver and I couldn't reinstall any version of Nvidia driver so it basically worked as a basic display adapter before I replaced it with a new AMD R7 360.
I've got the Hellhound 7900 XTX about a month ago on sale (900'ish euro) and it's performing absolutely amazing. I don't know if I'm very very lucky or been to many heavy metal concerts without earplugs because I can't hear any coilwhine at all. Running at 1.1v @ 2800mhz core, +15% power limit and it's more quiet than the TUF 3080 I had before (RIP). The temps are fine, hotspot, memory and delta. It's a huge card though, it was a close call with my Fractal Define C.
@@Marco-vn1db Of course, I bought it at Proshop here in Denmark, I think they had some kind of birthday sale? It's also around the same price at Compumail at times when in stock. Think my message before got deleted, so here's for a second try.
Update, My Repaste has eventually led to the same hotspot temps I was getting before repaste. The card wad cool for a few months, but progressively got hotter. I smelled a burning smell for 5 seconds while gaming the other day, and my tuning profile reset to default. Since then temps have been high again. I was playing plague tale innocence, maxed out at 4k. I originally had a reference from launch then bought a Red Devil. BOTH cards had cooling issues. The reference didn’t have Vapor chamber issue, it just had frequent hotspots of 98-102 with 2900 RPM fans (with good tuning). Then, the tuned Red Devil was also hitting over 100 hotspot with stock settings AND tuned settings. I had to argue and fight for an RMA. They said I had to pay for my own shipping and the turnaround time would be like 3-4 weeks. Screw that. I repasted the card and now my max hotspot is 78C in the most demanding games. I’m very disappointed with the quality control of these MASSIVELY priced products. I have spent months wasting time on getting this card working properly because I was deliberating breaking my warranty by repasting.
@@cookiesw9270 I bought the second card 2-3 weeks after launch. I would think, and hope they fixed it by now. It’s been fine with the re paste so that’s all it was.
@Sercer25 I have the same card and I get around 66c at 100% load, never seen it go above 70c. It's also unbelievably quiet and has less coil whine than the 7900xt I returned. The xfx cards also come with a big support bracket to stop the gpu sag, I'm not sure if other cards come with it but it's a nice addition and really sturdy.
@@Sercer25 I don`t own the card, but I`ve red a lot about it online while planning to upgrade - it is 100 EUR cheaper then Sapphire Nitro+ here in Czechia. I`ve decided to stick with my 3080 for a while - let`s see what FSR 3 brings to the table. If you`re in doubt and have that money - just go with XFX, that card has no weak links.
@@beeman4266 I also got the Merc 7900XTX an hour ago. Returned an unopened Merc 6800 xt when Starfield was added for FREE and mulled over the $1000 upgrade for a few weeks. Got a 0% cc offer for 12 months and pulled the trigger. Good to know it comes with a bracket and can't wait since I'm upgrading from Rx470 4GB - lol
I have the same card, and is totally banger. No issue with temp or with any OC. Full load is it a bit noisy (but that's for all with 100% FAN speed). I was thinking between Sapphire Nitro + and this one. I did not have much choice since the price dif was 200€ and that make me buy the Merc XFX (not worth 200€ diff the nitro +)
I choose the Merc 310 because it seems to give the most power for the least amount of money. Its consistently among the cheapest cards only really being beat by the Hellhound which is a 2x8pin design. Even overclocked as much as i can its only 1650RPM and still decently silent.
I suggest everyone to look up the temps of the xfx compared the other xtx models in other sites rather than in techower up (pcworld, overclock3d and guru3d) showcasing a 9 to 13 degrees colder temps thanks to its cooler. Idk what tech power up did that made it run so hot in their test.
No idea where you got that since the temperatures on the XFX Merc are the same on the other reviews. Showing just under 60C on GPU temps and only few reviews showing hotspot temps at all.
Greatly appreciate these breakdowns that much larger channels don't seem to do :) Decided to pull the trigger on an Asrock Taichi based on this info as I prefer quieter builds.
Got the Nitro+. Some OC+UV and it runs at around 300W, never hitting 50°C (65°C hotspot) on full load, no performace loss. No coil whine, no crashes, looks nice, runs super cool. Insane card. The XFX was my 2nd choice.
Have an Asus TUF OC 7900xtx. It's great. Gets a little loud under full load with the GPU hotspot hitting 90 degrees on some occasions. Slight coil whine as well.
How's it going with the ASUS TUF 7900xtx? What kind of temp and hotspot are you seeing when doing prolonged usage? The is the card I've just got and would like to know what to look for
I own a 7900 XTX Sapphire Nitro+-an amazing card. In 4K, it gets around 70-90+ FPS in almost every triple-A game. The temperatures stay around 52-55 degrees Celsius while playing on ultra/high settings.
In defense of the Merc 310, it is a double slot card that actually manages to be the coolest air cooled card. The fans spin very fast and so its a bit louder than other cards. Other reviewers have said its really not loud. Its also one of the most affordable, right now its only 900 dollars brand new witch is head and shoulders better than some options here. All this combined with the fact that it has the highest power limits besides the ASRock water cooled one, and nearly the highest clock speeds, and you start to see why so many people are buying it right now. Its just in a super good spot if you can deal with it being a little bit louder
A bit loud is an understatement. I bought one and it sounded like a jumbo jet. Had to return it because there is no way I was accepting that sort of noise plus it had coil whine.
@@thebeast12333 actually I've overclocked mine. I don't wear headphones or anything and I never hear it even under load. It's in an open bench table even. Also I have no coil whine. Seems like half of the time people get louder ones. I think I take back what I said about it being a bit loud because its silent for me after having it for a while now
I can buy the asrock phantom or xfx merc 310 for the same price. But after watching some benchmarks and review i genuinely think that XFX version is superior to asrock one as i heard it had hot spots problems and coil whine. A bit surprising for me that you said XFX Merc 310 has not that great cooling while everybody else who benchmark that card said the opposite. Thank you for the benchmark
I got the XFX and the cooling is superb. Even while using 460W it stays under 70°C at which point the rpm on the fans is usually around 2000-2300rpm for me, but I don't care about the bit of noise too much since I use a headset. Surprised me to see it tiered below the nitro+ when the cooling and benchmarks are comparable. Should be in that S tier, but to each their own ig.
Amazon US has the sapphire pulse 7900 XTX if anyone’s been thinking of buying one. $949 with a $60 coupon attached brings it down to $889! Just thought I’d share!
ASrock phantom gaming 7900 xtx had a notable tendency to come with poorly put together coolers. I had one with a mostly defective cooler that went over 100C on the hotspot regularly. It's not intended though, so you might get one that cools great. You could also rma it and get it fixed by the company. Just pointing this out to people that might have problems.
I have phantom xt model and the same problem, running -8% power 1070mV or hotspot goes 90+ easy, on +10% power its 100C insta, it got a bit worse over time If i recall correctly
Check this before U buy.. a small comparison, focused more on value (high performance but less expensive) : Up = better value / down = lower value (considering Price Vs performnce) 1- Powercolor Hellhound: beats all cards in it's category.. no card can beat it (cheap, low temps, OC well, queit fans..etc) 2- Sapphire Pulse: cooler is ok.. just slightly better than reference, but it's smaller than others (don't OC well tho) 3- Asrock Phantom: good.. but it's known for screw issues, not worrth the risks 4- MSI Trio / Giggabyte: In the middle.. not the best, neither worst, their issue is their higher price (They prefer Nvidia) 5- XFX Merc10 is super-huge with horrible fans.. which supposed to do well, but it's the worst considering it's size & noise 6- Asus Tuf: huge as Merc10 with more $$$.. nothing fancy about it, except their high MSRP xD Best value of them all that did well in all categories is "Powercolor Hellhound" , It's Cheaper than reference.. Big 3-slot heatsink.. low temps.. Quiet fans.. OC well (415w OC) & can be found for like $900-$950 (never go above 60c in my RIG) 64c OC There are also Saphire Nitro+ & Red Devil.. but they costs $100+ more, with slightly better temps & OC.. so i skipped them Reply if U want spesfic question about any of them, OC advice, Underolt guide, or anything.. I'll answer probably
In my country (Poland), Powercolor Hellhound starts at 1200$ where Nitro+ starts at 1270$. Phantom starts at 1140$. Which one would you pick if you had to?
@@alloides As I I mentioned in my comment.. but I'd say pick the cheapest U can find except the Reference design (hot) XFX Merc 310 (extra large), Saphire Pulse (it's meh).. All others are good if U can find them cheap If U plan to extreme OC, go with Red Devil or Saphire nitro +.. those 2 are the best air cooled models If U plan to normal OC, or even stock, just go with any other model
@@Jack_Sparrow131you pay importtaxes that far outway the extra costs... not to mention warrenty in the EU is a lot better and often a year longer then in the US
I just bought the XFX 7900XT @ $720 but have not installed it yet. Bought it for price, looks and runs a bit faster and cooler than some others. I saw reviews saying it was a quiet running card unless your gaming in which case your listening to the game not the card.
@@Flatline_WRX - I just bought one of those for a 2nd PC. Should be here in a couple days. I picked it specifically because I dislike coil whine and my Gigabyte 4090 Gaming OC has practically none. I'm hoping its gemini twin on the AMD side performs similarly in this regard. How is yours with coil whine?
@@Flatline_WRX - Ok cool, and thank you for the reply. From what I've gathered, all of the Gigabyte Gaming OC's seem to be some of the quietest cards in terms of coil whine this generation. Crossing my fingers.
I have the XFX Merc 310 card. Went for it mainly because i got it cheaper than the other ones. I dont care for RGB at all. I have a all blacked out system,i even taped over the LED XFX logo on the card. Performance is good. My old 3080 card was louder in general. Only thing i hate about it - Why call it Black Edition,when its mainly gray/silver? I wish the silver backplate and details was black.
@@mattcallaghan5987 So again which one do i pick ? Who's the clear winner temps and higher boost clock ? Pls put a Winner in your description which of the XTX card has lowest temps and performs better Which brand ? Pls post it
@@knackigenudel3781 I bought the card last August and I have had no problems as of March 31, 2024. You don't know nearly as much as you think that you do, clearly.
Just to note, I'm currently in the process of RMAing my Gigabyte Gaming OC because I'm seeing consistent hotspot temps of 110C. Of course, the reseller I bought it from is referring to the earlier reports of AMD saying this was "Expected", ignoring anything that says different.
I got the Powercolor Hellhound. I'm really happy with it, runs cool, is very quiet and has amazing performance so far that I've tested. I did have to get a new case to fit it though because the thing is seriously a beast, 320mm length and triple slot, also pretty thick (my stupid mobo has 2 sata ports right beneath the GPU, one was always covered up in past with say my 6700 XT, but now 2 are covered, which is annoying lol).
@@hugo49i Yeah this was the cheapest variant in Aus too,. I think the only point to note is that mine at least is the 2x 8 pin power connector variant, whereas I guess a lot of them are 3x 8 pin. From the comparisons I saw people do on performance it makes no real difference, but it may not be the best option if you want to OC. I couldn't careless about that so didn't bother me. I also use it for running AI models where VRAM matters a ton, and mine measures at 24505 mb total, which is technically half a gig extra vram. I don't know if that's RNG or common, but not a bad thing.
You pay a premium for the Aqua though. Saves quite some money buying an aircooled card and pop a water block on it. And then you have basically the same card.
@@kularace7351well you have massively lower power limits so watercooling an air cooled card is completely useless unless you mod the power limits, which is the hard part...
@@kularace7351 wdym? It has the same power limits as the asrock taichi, which is lower than the aqua's power limits and worse stock cooling than taichi...
I wanted to get the Asrock Phantom First, then I decided for the Hellhound. Now I have looked over both, and I am going with Asrock Phantom as a Final desicision.
I got the Pulse at Black Friday, it was US$200 cheaper than everything else in the 7900XTX league. In my setup (warm days, room temp close to 30c), hotspot was getting to 80C. I changed fan curve to like 75% above 70C and 100% above 75C, it didn’t change noise much for me, temperature is now under 70C most of the time (hotspot). I’ve also done some undervolt to 1050v and limited gpu to 2300Mhz, which cut average max power to 280-300w and keep things cool. I don’t need to max everything, I’m normally looking for efficiency and noise control. And ensuring card will last a lifetime. The Pulse has also 2 HDMI and 2 DP, which I really like. I’m sticking with HDMI whenever possible.
I would say common, but not normal. This is why some models last a lot, others don't. I always keep under 75C by either choosing a model that has good cooling or undervolting it. Same goes for CPUs. Never had hardware dying applying these guidelines since 1991@@apotato5563
Thank you very much for this. I ordered a prebuilt from CLX and was concerned when I saw the Saphire Pulse 7900XTX on the build sheet. But seems like I don't have to worry since I won't be doing any overclocking myself. I really appreciate this!
I have an power color hellehound in the white edition, the card is perfect for my system from an optic an an fiting side. But the thermals at least in my case aren't this great. ( I have an tower 500) So as of right now I am trying to improve these thermals. ( I had in some games an temperature of 85° over an longer time period) Coil whine: It's definitely herable but not as bad as I had expected.
I was originally going to pick up the ASRock Taichi version of the 7900 XTX, but then I decided to go with the Sapphire Nitro+, due to their cooler having a vapor chamber as well. I have to say, that was one of the best decisions of my life, even though athestically the Taichi does look better than the Sapphire Nitro+.
Nothing wrong with the Taichi version of the 7900 XTX, Sapphire just won over by a bit is all. But the Taichi version of the GPU has a much nicer look to it.
I places an order of the taichi, then the dealer made a mistake that they dont have it, so i could choose anyone for the same price i went for the nitro+. I hope i made a good choise.
My purchasing situation was really difficult when buying the 7900xtx, as I had no in store options nor options in general to choose from due to the severe availability at release. On the third day on the release at 10:00 AM they had available reference models on their site so I went and bought it as I had no time to think. I didn’t want to pay an inflated price over the MSRP. I don’t regret it though as I consider it a 4K beast. It’s just hot as hell is all.
@@officialyashvirgaming clocks does not matter, you can manually overclock all of them, in terms of temperatures the best is Asus TUF then Taichi/Nitro+
@@OTechnology So again which one do i pick ? Who's the clear winner temps and higher boost clock ? Pls put a Winner in your description which of the XTX card has lowest temps and performs better Which brand ? Pls post it
u can underclock it to match any card on the market legit the only problem with this card is sometimes it runs how which is why it’s HUGE so yea big case.
Currently working on my first build, and the asrock 7800XT just barely fit the budget. Glad to hear it is actually somewhat quality too. We'll see how it holds up over time!
Went with a Gigabyte OC for a second machine since my Gigabyte 4090 has no audible coil whine and I f***ing hate coil whine. Got the XTX delivered and set up a few hours ago and this Gigabyte 7900 XTX also has no audible coil whine. The Gigabyte cards this generation seem to do very well in general when it comes to eliminating coil whine.
I picked up the MSI 7900XT the other day, still waiting on my new PSU to arrive, but I think Ill be very happy. Was a bit strange that MSI kept the last gen cooler for this gen AMD, but also I kind of prefer the look of it lol Would have really loved that Sapphire Nitro card, but its price not only stayed above $1000, but was consistently above the same variant of the XTX model, which was just ridiculous.
Just got mine but its the MSI 7900 XTX on sale at newegg and came with starfield code. I was planning to buy it anyway so that 100 bucks free. upgrading from a 2080 and im very happy with performance didnt go over 65C at all gaming hard and 60+ FPS in everything i throw at it even cyberpunk with all eye candy turned on.
@@adriantc4588 very nice indeed and great choice the MSI card is a beautiful card. My friend has similar results with the MSI XT gaming trio classic very quiet GPU and runs very cool, while performance is 3090ti level (XT)
I should say well done on your purchase I was busy at the time of replying. I hope you get a 1000w PSU :) The PC ai built for my friend for free (im too nice) was x570 5800x 7900xt 1000w ps and 360 aio all for £2000 :) He loves it @mcflu
If you care about longevity the MSI TRIO is the only choice , as I have seen countless others end up in repair shops because they over heat and causes life-time on the memory chips limited, my card has never ran over 52C ever running Starfield maxed out on 1440 P 119 FPS avg. I love it
The cards that have a P or Q mean they have a physical switch on the actual card that allows you to select a either Performance or Quiet mode. The performance mode generally increases clock speed which then increases temperatures and fan speed, where the Quiet mode does the opposite
I recently got the MSI Gaming Classic Trio 7900xtx on sale. This card has the lowest power limit of all the cards presented. You can only increase the power limit by 8 percent versus 15 percent for the other cards. The max power limit is 374 Watts. The card temps are about 60-66 with the GPU Hotspot between 80-86 when gaming. as the fans run at approximately 50% power. For every percentage increase in the power limit, the card temperture and hotpsot will go up as well. This card is not so great for overclocking at 3.0ghz+. From what I have seen in reviews though, there is about a 5%-12 percent increase in performance when overclocking, which I am ok to do without. In Canada, this card has been on sale as the cheapest. It's a decent card if you don't want to push the power limits and overclocking to the maximum. It's not the best, but not bad either if you can get it for a good price.
Thanks for sharing this. I did not know it was possible for a card to not have a +15% power limit as that was traditionally AMD powertune driver based. I guess this card is the worst third party card then. Though the temps still don't seem that bad.
I purchased the same card and experienced horrible coil whine in addition to flickering lights in my computer room during high loads that I haven't experienced with any other card. I unfortunately had to return the card despite the great sale it was on
@@OTechnologyby several measures this MSI card is not great, but it is great by one measure - it’s one of the smallest XTX cards you can get that isn’t the reference card. That means it fits in several ITX cases that almost none of these other cards (except the sapphire pulse which also scores similarly).
@@BoomerPlusUltra So again which one do i pick ? Who's the clear winner temps and higher boost clock ? Pls put a Winner in your description which of the XTX card has lowest temps and performs better Which brand ? Pls post it
@@OTechnology So again which one do i pick ? Who's the clear winner temps and higher boost clock ? Pls put a Winner in your description which of the XTX card has lowest temps and performs better Which brand ? Pls post it
@@Silent-1983 I play at 1080p 360hz and the temps stay between 59 and 65, when I use my 1440p 240hz monitor temps never get above 72, and yes it is the OC version, I have no regrets with the TUF card, honestly either or would be great, TUF is significantly longer though
i just rma my asrock phantom 3 times, noise over 2200rpm, gets HOT on the hotspot, i am was never under 100c, so Asrock i am done with that, gonna try Sapphire now :) This is all over 8 month period i had these 3 cards...
I've been playing at 4k with it and a 7600x everything at stock and man I'm very surprised with this combo and I don't known if I don't hear well but I don't think it is as loud as everyone says
@@onyachamp budget wise , i dont care about saphhier or failure bios fuse blah blah 929.99 USD MERC310 Im gonna buy this one be done with it , also i don't have money for 1440p, i will use XTX on 1080p monitor (don't care) As long as I get 500-800 FPS in fortnite EPIC settings im good to roll also i dont care about coil whine , i will still UNDERVOLT the MERC310
I have both options for saphire nitro+ or the asus tuf version, Saphire is like 50usd more than the asus. Which one do you reccomend? Or get the saphire pulse 7900xt for 300 usd less
There's a physical switch on many high GPUs that swaps the card from Performance (P) to Quiet (Q). Quiet obviously equals less noise but with slightly less performance.
I've been stumped for a while trying to pick out which card to buy. It's been a while 😅 (Upgrading from an EVGA 1070 FTW) Was going to go for the XFX for $911, but I think I'll spend a little more and go with the ASrock for the noise and overall good temps. 👍
A little to late, but the Nitro+ and several others have higher than 405 Watts. On Rage profile my card goes to around 445-450 and with custom OC it goes 465. It is the same for Asrock Taichi and others.
I needed one thing that’s missing in your review: Size. These newer gpu’s are much thicker and longer than previous gpu’s. I wanted to replace my 6900xt with a 7900xtx of the same thickness because I have a 100 gb nic in the slot right below the current 6900xt. Here is my find: thinnest xtx is the Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX GAMING OC 24G. 50mm or 1.96 inch thick; same as my fe 6900xt. Barely 2.5 slot. So, if your board slots are limited, consider this one for fit.
@@OTechnologywith the size of these cards getting out of hand, it's becoming an important factor especially for ITX builders. If I could provide any feedback this would add even more value to these fantastic videos!
dont think ur review of the merc card is 100% accurate. i have one and my temps only vary 10 degress between gpu and junction? my temps have never gotten over 60 deg cel. at 60-70% fan speed. only had this card for a few weeks and its my first amd gpu in 15v years so still learning alot of tuning amd. One question id like to ask is why my mem always stays at 2400??? it never downclocks even when im just idl;ing in windows? Thanks
The GPU temp and hotspot temps difference are consistent across Techpowerup and Kitguru reviews that I gathered. I am not a reviewer, I just compile data.
Does SS vs S tier have a very large gap in fps (10+ fps) in gaming or just 1 or 2 increase fps from S to SS ??? Does that liquid cooling has any gaming performance significant??
I've had my heart set on an XFX MERC 10 for months, but due to only having a 650w PSU (and I will be undervolting like my 3090 currently), looks like I am going for the Hellhound model.
Thank you very much for your help. I was wondering witch card pick and because of your video I will buy a ASRock not pulse. It's a little cheaper and also higher on your tier list. 🙂
I love collecting and testing different hardware and I don’t have a top tier amd gpu from this generation but i really like the nitro xtx and I normally go with sapphire when buying amd. I think im gonna pick up an xt or xtx for a 1440p build with a 5950x or 5800x3d. Running a 7950x3d and 4090 in my main build.
Happy sapphire nitro XTX owner here. the nitro has cherry picked silicon which many people don't realise by the way which is what makes it better than the "pulse". My card out of the box is 10% better than other XTX's simply because of the silicon.
@@jamescpalmer there’s really not any bad cards this time around with the xt and xtx it’s mainly about power limits and design and build quality. I love the way the nitro looks and have a vega 64 and 5700xt se nitro cards in my collection and both have been great. And honestly I don’t use ray tracing much it kills too much performance in most games but i am glad fsr is catching up to dlss. And amd always has the best game bundles with their cards.
@jamespalmer5477 I went with the nitro. My only concern is I have a 750 watt psu it's an evga platinum, so it's quality, and I have it paired with a 5950x. I was gonna put it with a 5800x3d I have it with a ftw3 3080ti. I think I'm gonna wait for next generation Intel or amd and put it with my 4090 and stick my 7950x3d with the xtx. What psu and cpu are you running what kinda power draw you pulling? I have a 1300 watt psu I have to rma, so I will probably use that when it comes back. Just got the nitro installed last night man I used the cooler I had with a 9900ks I used it's case an h500m but its am4 mounting used the stock am4 cpu brackets which is awful using this clips. I think the nitro is one of the best looking gpu's on the market.
1000 watt PSU with a 13600K Intel 13 gen. Power draw is fine mate unless you're significantly overclocking 1300 watt is overkill. I get incredible frames out of the box so I won't even bother overclocking. @@ChadKenova
@jamespalmer5477 yea, but I will be running the 750 for a couple of weeks or more, but I had it with my 4090 build but picked up an msi 1000 watt psu with the 12 pin connector. The 5950x has pbo turned on and, with it maxed out, might pull 120-140 watts but much less on a gaming workload. The nitro seems to pull about the same wattage as my ftw 3 3080ti on it oc bios 400-450 it's crazy how much more efficient the 4090 unless you pushing it too the limit compared to the ti or nitro. But the build has 3 nvme drives and 2 sata ssd's. And it has 6x120mm fans 1x140 and 2x200mm fans.
guyz i dont have time to build my own so i rely on si and i am eyening on alexander pc. i ordered from skytech but it was some sort of faulty. can some1 suggest which of the two is better in terms of less noise and better temps, hellhound radeon Rx 7900xtx or Msi gaming X slim 4080 tia…
Been looking to buy a new graphic card but everyone says different on all reviews which is best :*( Can someone please tell which to buy ?. Confused :(
I just upgraded from a GTX 1070-Ti to an Asus TUF 7900XTX, I am waiting for the delivery. Not giving NGreedia my money, so I went with AMD, and No one on TH-cam has a comparison video that I can watch. 🤷♀
yes especially if you undervolt but also depends on what cpu you choose and what you are doing if you go amd like 7800x3d or any lower then yeah 850w will be enough if you go intel like 13-14600k and above i would start looking at 1000w psus, if you need help picking a psu I can help, just give country and budget and if you have any brand preference or dislike
@@luvingyouu Hi there, I have a Ryzen 9 3900X and wanted to upgrade from the 1660 TI to the 7800 XT. That's why I bought an 850-watt PSU from Seasonic. Then I saw that the 7900 XTX is not that much more expensive, so I decided to go that way. But I forgot that I still had some time to return that PSU, and so I did. Instead, I bought the Seasonic Focus GX-1000. Today I've ordered the XFX SPEEDSTER MERC 310 AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Black Edition. I decided to go for it because it has good reviews, and very few issues were reported by users.
These videos are very important. Most big tech TH-camrs ignore this info. Thank you for taking the time to produce this content.
I bought the Sapphire Nitro+ and can honestly say that I am very happy with it. I did a mild under volt and pushed the memeory speed to get about a 10 to 12% boost out of the card and run AI overclock on my motherboard and I am able to clock an average of 20 to 30 FPS higher across most games on average at 2560x1440 with setting on Ultra..
What frame rate on average are you getting running the xtx
Ah, yes, the legendary series of ''buy and avoid'' is back.
So basically a series on my Steam library?
@@robertstan298😭
I got the Sapphire Pulse because other than reference I think it's the smallest one. It will actually fit in many ITX cases. Most of the others are that little bit too long and wide to fit in cases that weren't optimized for triple-slot.
And how do you like it?
@@soroganath2069as someone who owns a sapphire pulse. I love it. Hot-spot around 85 under heavy loads.
How is it?
Isn’t the nitro same size???
@@SimonT54 what update are you looking for? New gpu news?
I went with the Asrock Taichi for the physical RGB switch. I never have to see a single coloured light in my blacked out build 😎
My people
My 7900 xtx taichi died after 2 weeks. Ended up with the pulse.
@@Star_Gazing_Coffee_Lover that sucks :( mine's still ok after 3 weeks *fingers crossed*
ASrock phantom for $800 same reason otherwise doe
why not the XFX one?
Glad I chose Sapphire's Nitro+ then, first amd card so I went with the most reputable air-cooled card I could find.
Sapphire always made the better end of AMD cards. I had multiple and was happy with each of them
I bought a Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X 2 weeks ago during Prime Day with Starfield Premium. Very pleased with the purchase, as the performance is insane.
Snap! Me too. How did yours sit regarding your DP/HDMI ports? I found with my Phanteks case I had to modify the slot bars at the back of the PC to be able to plug the DP cables in.
@@riksanchez6667 I use a Corsair X5000 RGB Case, and the ports in the back was hassle free. I was careful in aligning the slots so they extrude out properly once the GPU was mounted. I also used the included support bracket to help keep it in place.
How much was it during prime day?
@@robhewitt5640 It was $1038 USD
Hi, what CPU do you have with Sapphire Nitro+
glad to see some amd card in the mix
would love to see similar vids for 6700xt/6800xt/6900xt and 7900 xt :)
7900xt seem to use the same coolers as xtx models for the most part.
Thank you, I've been waiting for this video for a long time, I bought an ASRock RX 7900 XTX Taichi in May this year)))
Looks like you made a great choice!
I got the Taichi & love it.. jus wish i knew the 5900x was gona hold it back... am5 upgrade next
I got the taichi aswell it's so dope
I got its brother, the Phantom Gaming. I've had it about 8 months without a hiccup. I don't expect to have any either becuase I've only ever had one video card fail on me in >30 years of PC building.
@@AvroBellow I'm planning to buy the same RX 7900 XTX graphics card. Currently I have an old 6-7 years old Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080 Ti Extreme Edition that I've been using for about a year now. I bought it used for 220 eur. Before it I had another old "used" GTX 970 (Zotac Extreme AMP! Core edition). Before the GTX 970 I had been using a new R7 360 for about 3 years. I didn't like its performance that's why I decided to buy a used GTX 970. The only graphics card that failed on me in the last 20 years was a new Gigabyte GTX 260 SO 212 that I was using for 6 years for continuous intensive gaming. It stopped recognizing the Nvidia driver and I couldn't reinstall any version of Nvidia driver so it basically worked as a basic display adapter before I replaced it with a new AMD R7 360.
I've got the Hellhound 7900 XTX about a month ago on sale (900'ish euro) and it's performing absolutely amazing. I don't know if I'm very very lucky or been to many heavy metal concerts without earplugs because I can't hear any coilwhine at all.
Running at 1.1v @ 2800mhz core, +15% power limit and it's more quiet than the TUF 3080 I had before (RIP). The temps are fine, hotspot, memory and delta.
It's a huge card though, it was a close call with my Fractal Define C.
Can I ask where you bought it from? €900 is a very good price
@@Marco-vn1db Of course, I bought it at Proshop here in Denmark, I think they had some kind of birthday sale? It's also around the same price at Compumail at times when in stock.
Think my message before got deleted, so here's for a second try.
@@LyhneInc Whaaaat. Why is Norway so dumb and the biggest discount is now which is 50 euro XD
@@1998natan Isn't everything kinda expensive in Norway compared to DK? I know beers are insane when visiting you guys, lol.
@@LyhneInc yes the 7900 xtx is so hella overpriced. Only the 7800xt is kinda normal price so i went for it for now lol
Have a sapphie nitro xtx, amazing card - quiet as hell, temps normally in the mid 50s under load, excellent out of the box. No coil whine.
Hi, what CPU do you have with Sapphire Nitro+
@@bugabriela 13600 Intel i5. It was the reason I built the system because this CPU is insanely good for its price.
@@jamescpalmerHow are the temps holding up?
Yeah perfect after nearly 7 months out of the box. @@IngeniousReaper
@jamescpalmer Awesome dude, you got a good card
The earth momentarily stood still as this video completed its uploaded. FINALLY! THANK YOU! 🎉❤
Sorry it took a really long while. Thanks for the support as always!
@@OTechnology No worries Bro. Have a great weekend!
Genuinely been holding off purchasing an xtx or xt waiting for this video
ill keep the 4k for those to ensure no quality losses
@@iikatinggangsengii2471 which brand pls ?
Update, My Repaste has eventually led to the same hotspot temps I was getting before repaste. The card wad cool for a few months, but progressively got hotter. I smelled a burning smell for 5 seconds while gaming the other day, and my tuning profile reset to default. Since then temps have been high again. I was playing plague tale innocence, maxed out at 4k.
I originally had a reference from launch then bought a Red Devil. BOTH cards had cooling issues. The reference didn’t have Vapor chamber issue, it just had frequent hotspots of 98-102 with 2900 RPM fans (with good tuning). Then, the tuned Red Devil was also hitting over 100 hotspot with stock settings AND tuned settings. I had to argue and fight for an RMA. They said I had to pay for my own shipping and the turnaround time would be like 3-4 weeks. Screw that. I repasted the card and now my max hotspot is 78C in the most demanding games. I’m very disappointed with the quality control of these MASSIVELY priced products. I have spent months wasting time on getting this card working properly because I was deliberating breaking my warranty by repasting.
when did you buy the seconds card? is the issue fixed on the current cards?
@@cookiesw9270 I bought the second card 2-3 weeks after launch. I would think, and hope they fixed it by now. It’s been fine with the re paste so that’s all it was.
I really enjoy your 'Best to get GPU' videos. Helps in selecting a good gpu.
XFX MERC 310 is definitely worth getting into A tier at least. Amazing card.
@Sercer25 I have the same card and I get around 66c at 100% load, never seen it go above 70c. It's also unbelievably quiet and has less coil whine than the 7900xt I returned.
The xfx cards also come with a big support bracket to stop the gpu sag, I'm not sure if other cards come with it but it's a nice addition and really sturdy.
@@Sercer25 I don`t own the card, but I`ve red a lot about it online while planning to upgrade - it is 100 EUR cheaper then Sapphire Nitro+ here in Czechia. I`ve decided to stick with my 3080 for a while - let`s see what FSR 3 brings to the table. If you`re in doubt and have that money - just go with XFX, that card has no weak links.
@@beeman4266 I also got the Merc 7900XTX an hour ago. Returned an unopened Merc 6800 xt when Starfield was added for FREE and mulled over the $1000 upgrade for a few weeks. Got a 0% cc offer for 12 months and pulled the trigger. Good to know it comes with a bracket and can't wait since I'm upgrading from Rx470 4GB - lol
I have the same card, and is totally banger. No issue with temp or with any OC. Full load is it a bit noisy (but that's for all with 100% FAN speed). I was thinking between Sapphire Nitro + and this one. I did not have much choice since the price dif was 200€ and that make me buy the Merc XFX (not worth 200€ diff the nitro +)
@@lsamuele1996 can you tell how hot merc 310 is? Like max OC and max fans RPM? Including room temperature?
We need an EVGA AMD GPU.
I wish haha
Sapphire is basically EVGA for amd
omg... now u put a dream in my head.
Sapphire is waaay better
I was torn for a while and ended up getting the Asrock Taichi, super happy with it not to mention it has a beautiful design.
How is it holding up? I'm torn between the taichi and the phantom. The phantom is around 50 bucks cheaper so I'm not sure
This might be a dumb question but what does the P or Q mean at the end of some of these cards? Like i see hellhound has 2 listed aswell as Asrock?
P-erformance and Q-uiet modes
I choose the Merc 310 because it seems to give the most power for the least amount of money. Its consistently among the cheapest cards only really being beat by the Hellhound which is a 2x8pin design. Even overclocked as much as i can its only 1650RPM and still decently silent.
Yeah I got the Merc 310 and it’s an great card. Quite, runs cool, and you can get it for an good price. It’s an win win.
Ya. It don’t. But enjoy
@@96kylar it dont?
Same
1650RPM is definitelly not silent
I suggest everyone to look up the temps of the xfx compared the other xtx models in other sites rather than in techower up (pcworld, overclock3d and guru3d) showcasing a 9 to 13 degrees colder temps thanks to its cooler. Idk what tech power up did that made it run so hot in their test.
No idea where you got that since the temperatures on the XFX Merc are the same on the other reviews. Showing just under 60C on GPU temps and only few reviews showing hotspot temps at all.
I actually own this card. It runs HOT. With the performance bios, it can hit 105c hotspot. About 85 on the other bios. It’s not great.
@@iancurrie8844 might wanna rma that. Mine sits at 32 idle and 54 at full load. Hot spot at 70.
@@OTechnology again, from my own xfx, pcworlds review, overclock3ds review and guru3ds review
@@MobileEFoxxy clock speed?
Greatly appreciate these breakdowns that much larger channels don't seem to do :) Decided to pull the trigger on an Asrock Taichi based on this info as I prefer quieter builds.
same here
@@999WRLDGAMING. So again which one do i pick ? Who's the clear winner temps and higher boost clock ?
@@999WRLDGAMING. which brand is the TOP dawg
Sapphire Nitro + wins for me since it simply looks fire 🔥
Got the Nitro+. Some OC+UV and it runs at around 300W, never hitting 50°C (65°C hotspot) on full load, no performace loss. No coil whine, no crashes, looks nice, runs super cool. Insane card. The XFX was my 2nd choice.
Have an Asus TUF OC 7900xtx. It's great. Gets a little loud under full load with the GPU hotspot hitting 90 degrees on some occasions. Slight coil whine as well.
Mmm what case do u use? It may effect cooking performance
How's it going with the ASUS TUF 7900xtx? What kind of temp and hotspot are you seeing when doing prolonged usage? The is the card I've just got and would like to know what to look for
I own a 7900 XTX Sapphire Nitro+-an amazing card.
In 4K, it gets around 70-90+ FPS in almost every triple-A game. The temperatures stay around 52-55 degrees Celsius while playing on ultra/high settings.
In defense of the Merc 310, it is a double slot card that actually manages to be the coolest air cooled card. The fans spin very fast and so its a bit louder than other cards. Other reviewers have said its really not loud. Its also one of the most affordable, right now its only 900 dollars brand new witch is head and shoulders better than some options here. All this combined with the fact that it has the highest power limits besides the ASRock water cooled one, and nearly the highest clock speeds, and you start to see why so many people are buying it right now. Its just in a super good spot if you can deal with it being a little bit louder
A bit loud is an understatement. I bought one and it sounded like a jumbo jet. Had to return it because there is no way I was accepting that sort of noise plus it had coil whine.
@@thebeast12333 actually I've overclocked mine. I don't wear headphones or anything and I never hear it even under load. It's in an open bench table even. Also I have no coil whine. Seems like half of the time people get louder ones. I think I take back what I said about it being a bit loud because its silent for me after having it for a while now
I can buy the asrock phantom or xfx merc 310 for the same price. But after watching some benchmarks and review i genuinely think that XFX version is superior to asrock one as i heard it had hot spots problems and coil whine. A bit surprising for me that you said XFX Merc 310 has not that great cooling while everybody else who benchmark that card said the opposite. Thank you for the benchmark
I got the XFX and the cooling is superb. Even while using 460W it stays under 70°C at which point the rpm on the fans is usually around 2000-2300rpm for me, but I don't care about the bit of noise too much since I use a headset. Surprised me to see it tiered below the nitro+ when the cooling and benchmarks are comparable. Should be in that S tier, but to each their own ig.
that's wild. Mine gets way higher. I wonder if i'll need to add thermal.@@stevenhernandez3961
@@stevenhernandez3961 have you had any problems regarding the power drawn from the card? Im planning on making a xtx build and thats my only concern😅
Amazon US has the sapphire pulse 7900 XTX if anyone’s been thinking of buying one. $949 with a $60 coupon attached brings it down to $889! Just thought I’d share!
That has to be a steal?
I went with the Merc 310 Speedster 7900XTX for my first ever no RGB custom build. I’m excited
how is it, how is drivers amd ?
any game crashing also how is exporting or rendering video time in any video software (premiere pro or others)
ASrock phantom gaming 7900 xtx had a notable tendency to come with poorly put together coolers. I had one with a mostly defective cooler that went over 100C on the hotspot regularly. It's not intended though, so you might get one that cools great. You could also rma it and get it fixed by the company. Just pointing this out to people that might have problems.
Thanks for sharing. Everyone definitely needs to check if their temps are in check and RMA/return as necessary.
Just bought one of these and can confirm the Hotspot issue.
Mines gets toasty , is there a way to fix it myself?
I have phantom xt model and the same problem, running -8% power 1070mV or hotspot goes 90+ easy, on +10% power its 100C insta, it got a bit worse over time If i recall correctly
@@zaQon You should definitely RMA that thing.. I had the same exact problem, RMA'd it, and temps are completely normal on the new one.
Your videos helped me a lot. Thank you for all the work. You got my subscribe.
Check this before U buy.. a small comparison, focused more on value (high performance but less expensive) :
Up = better value / down = lower value (considering Price Vs performnce)
1- Powercolor Hellhound: beats all cards in it's category.. no card can beat it (cheap, low temps, OC well, queit fans..etc)
2- Sapphire Pulse: cooler is ok.. just slightly better than reference, but it's smaller than others (don't OC well tho)
3- Asrock Phantom: good.. but it's known for screw issues, not worrth the risks
4- MSI Trio / Giggabyte: In the middle.. not the best, neither worst, their issue is their higher price (They prefer Nvidia)
5- XFX Merc10 is super-huge with horrible fans.. which supposed to do well, but it's the worst considering it's size & noise
6- Asus Tuf: huge as Merc10 with more $$$.. nothing fancy about it, except their high MSRP xD
Best value of them all that did well in all categories is "Powercolor Hellhound" , It's Cheaper than reference.. Big 3-slot heatsink.. low temps.. Quiet fans.. OC well (415w OC) & can be found for like $900-$950 (never go above 60c in my RIG) 64c OC
There are also Saphire Nitro+ & Red Devil.. but they costs $100+ more, with slightly better temps & OC.. so i skipped them
Reply if U want spesfic question about any of them, OC advice, Underolt guide, or anything.. I'll answer probably
In my country (Poland), Powercolor Hellhound starts at 1200$ where Nitro+ starts at 1270$.
Phantom starts at 1140$.
Which one would you pick if you had to?
@Krulaks what about picking it from anazon u.s ? They offer global shipping
If you want it locally.. pick the cheapest you can find
Hi, I'm planning on building a sff rig with the fractal terra, got any good XTX suggestions?
@@alloides As I I mentioned in my comment.. but I'd say pick the cheapest U can find except the Reference design (hot) XFX Merc 310 (extra large), Saphire Pulse (it's meh).. All others are good if U can find them cheap
If U plan to extreme OC, go with Red Devil or Saphire nitro +.. those 2 are the best air cooled models
If U plan to normal OC, or even stock, just go with any other model
@@Jack_Sparrow131you pay importtaxes that far outway the extra costs... not to mention warrenty in the EU is a lot better and often a year longer then in the US
I just bought the XFX 7900XT @ $720 but have not installed it yet. Bought it for price, looks and runs a bit faster and cooler than some others. I saw reviews saying it was a quiet running card unless your gaming in which case your listening to the game not the card.
I purchased the Gigabyte Gaming OC and have been happy with it. Got it on sale for $900.
Junction temperature?
@@maherajkhan9458 I have it undervolted mildly and in cyberpunk I don’t see it go over 67c
@@Flatline_WRX - I just bought one of those for a 2nd PC. Should be here in a couple days. I picked it specifically because I dislike coil whine and my Gigabyte 4090 Gaming OC has practically none. I'm hoping its gemini twin on the AMD side performs similarly in this regard. How is yours with coil whine?
@@Kryptic1046 I have none that I know of.
Granted a use IEMs all the time, but if the testing I’ve done I haven’t noticed any
@@Flatline_WRX - Ok cool, and thank you for the reply. From what I've gathered, all of the Gigabyte Gaming OC's seem to be some of the quietest cards in terms of coil whine this generation. Crossing my fingers.
Dude this is awesome, you're still here!
I plan to connect my pc to airconditioner, so the cooling its nice. Which one its the best without colling? at the same power?
I have the XFX Merc 310 card. Went for it mainly because i got it cheaper than the other ones. I dont care for RGB at all. I have a all blacked out system,i even taped over the LED XFX logo on the card. Performance is good. My old 3080 card was louder in general. Only thing i hate about it - Why call it Black Edition,when its mainly gray/silver? I wish the silver backplate and details was black.
I agree, just bought the Merc 310 and that is my only complaint too. I hate that the backplate is silver. Other than that, no complaints.
@@mattcallaghan5987 So again which one do i pick ? Who's the clear winner temps and higher boost clock ?
Pls put a Winner in your description which of the XTX card has lowest temps and performs better
Which brand ? Pls post it
I went with an ASRock RX 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming because it has all of the features of the Taichi but costs FAR less.
@@Zelwynwhat difference does the dlss make
U will get problem with the Phantom
@@knackigenudel3781like what?
@@knackigenudel3781 I bought the card last August and I have had no problems as of March 31, 2024. You don't know nearly as much as you think that you do, clearly.
@@Atoximed He's full of it. I've had no problems with the card as of today, March 31, 2024.
I got a saphire pulse because I needed the smallest card for a small ass case, and even that one is super quiet and stays cool
I got the pusle XT as it was the cheapest non reference, could fit in my case and sapphire have a good reputation. its been absolutely fine.
Just to note, I'm currently in the process of RMAing my Gigabyte Gaming OC because I'm seeing consistent hotspot temps of 110C. Of course, the reseller I bought it from is referring to the earlier reports of AMD saying this was "Expected", ignoring anything that says different.
I have the same issue, also sent it for RMA. The reseller sent it back to Gigabyte... now i have to wait for 1-2 weeks. Let's see what happens.
@@vishalsewradj3004 Same situation, how did it end up?
I got the Powercolor Hellhound. I'm really happy with it, runs cool, is very quiet and has amazing performance so far that I've tested. I did have to get a new case to fit it though because the thing is seriously a beast, 320mm length and triple slot, also pretty thick (my stupid mobo has 2 sata ports right beneath the GPU, one was always covered up in past with say my 6700 XT, but now 2 are covered, which is annoying lol).
How is the coil whine?
@@hugo49i None at all.
@@larion2336 Thank you. Because the hellbound is 1023€ and the nitro is 1243€ . It + 200€ which I can use for more ram.
@@hugo49i Yeah this was the cheapest variant in Aus too,. I think the only point to note is that mine at least is the 2x 8 pin power connector variant, whereas I guess a lot of them are 3x 8 pin. From the comparisons I saw people do on performance it makes no real difference, but it may not be the best option if you want to OC. I couldn't careless about that so didn't bother me. I also use it for running AI models where VRAM matters a ton, and mine measures at 24505 mb total, which is technically half a gig extra vram. I don't know if that's RNG or common, but not a bad thing.
Went the aqua 24gb and I can say it’s position on this list is well deserved. 10/10 if you have a custom liquid loop.
You pay a premium for the Aqua though. Saves quite some money buying an aircooled card and pop a water block on it. And then you have basically the same card.
@@kularace7351well you have massively lower power limits so watercooling an air cooled card is completely useless unless you mod the power limits, which is the hard part...
@@MV-ri7zu no power limits to speak of if you get the XFX 7900XTX.
@@kularace7351 wdym? It has the same power limits as the asrock taichi, which is lower than the aqua's power limits and worse stock cooling than taichi...
I wanted to get the Asrock Phantom First, then I decided for the Hellhound. Now I have looked over both, and I am going with Asrock Phantom as a Final desicision.
How did you you like it ?
What about coil whine? Did you address that and I just missed that part?
I got the Pulse at Black Friday, it was US$200 cheaper than everything else in the 7900XTX league. In my setup (warm days, room temp close to 30c), hotspot was getting to 80C. I changed fan curve to like 75% above 70C and 100% above 75C, it didn’t change noise much for me, temperature is now under 70C most of the time (hotspot). I’ve also done some undervolt to 1050v and limited gpu to 2300Mhz, which cut average max power to 280-300w and keep things cool. I don’t need to max everything, I’m normally looking for efficiency and noise control. And ensuring card will last a lifetime. The Pulse has also 2 HDMI and 2 DP, which I really like. I’m sticking with HDMI whenever possible.
A 90c hotspot is normal. You already had a really good hotspot temp
I would say common, but not normal. This is why some models last a lot, others don't. I always keep under 75C by either choosing a model that has good cooling or undervolting it. Same goes for CPUs. Never had hardware dying applying these guidelines since 1991@@apotato5563
I would love a RX 7900 XT vid thanks for the great vid
Thank you very much for this. I ordered a prebuilt from CLX and was concerned when I saw the Saphire Pulse 7900XTX on the build sheet. But seems like I don't have to worry since I won't be doing any overclocking myself. I really appreciate this!
be careful with prebuilt they get cracked easily but a steal is a steal that’s the best card if you’re not a nvdia fan girl
Asrock Aqua. The hotspot is 100+ degrees Celsius out of the box. Excellent choice. Thanks for the advice.
wtf really ?
i will stay nvidia lmao
Bad mounting screw pressure, to hard thermal pads, or thermal paste pump out effect, usualy last... you just dumb like a fucking tree..
I have an power color hellehound in the white edition, the card is perfect for my system from an optic an an fiting side. But the thermals at least in my case aren't this great. ( I have an tower 500)
So as of right now I am trying to improve these thermals. ( I had in some games an temperature of 85° over an longer time period)
Coil whine:
It's definitely herable but not as bad as I had expected.
I have the same card and case!
@@robhewitt5640 ah nice how are your thermals?
@@rembaron1318 really great 👍
@@robhewitt5640 nice to hear, what cpu are you using?
@@rembaron1318 7800x3d. I have 12 fans in case, 360 rad
I was originally going to pick up the ASRock Taichi version of the 7900 XTX, but then I decided to go with the Sapphire Nitro+, due to their cooler having a vapor chamber as well.
I have to say, that was one of the best decisions of my life, even though athestically the Taichi does look better than the Sapphire Nitro+.
Why? Something wrong with the sock taichi?
Nothing wrong with the Taichi version of the 7900 XTX, Sapphire just won over by a bit is all. But the Taichi version of the GPU has a much nicer look to it.
Hi, what CPU do you have with Sapphire Nitro+
@@bugabriela Ryzen 7 5800x3D
I places an order of the taichi, then the dealer made a mistake that they dont have it, so i could choose anyone for the same price i went for the nitro+. I hope i made a good choise.
My purchasing situation was really difficult when buying the 7900xtx, as I had no in store options nor options in general to choose from due to the severe availability at release. On the third day on the release at 10:00 AM they had available reference models on their site so I went and bought it as I had no time to think. I didn’t want to pay an inflated price over the MSRP. I don’t regret it though as I consider it a 4K beast. It’s just hot as hell is all.
lucky you it has no hotspot issues, enjoy your 7900xtx
@@resko8758 So again which one do i pick ? Who's the clear winner temps and higher boost clock ?
@@officialyashvirgaming clocks does not matter, you can manually overclock all of them, in terms of temperatures the best is Asus TUF then Taichi/Nitro+
Please do the 7900 XT and the future 7800 🙏
For sure those are in the pipeline but the RX 7600 and RTX 4060/Ti are priority for next.
@@OTechnology So again which one do i pick ? Who's the clear winner temps and higher boost clock ?
Pls put a Winner in your description which of the XTX card has lowest temps and performs better
Which brand ? Pls post it
My hold up on purchasing the 7900 XTX is the power consumption or power draw of these units. Is it something I should be concerned about?
u can underclock it to match any card on the market legit the only problem with this card is sometimes it runs how which is why it’s HUGE so yea big case.
Currently working on my first build, and the asrock 7800XT just barely fit the budget. Glad to hear it is actually somewhat quality too. We'll see how it holds up over time!
so the reference models are safe to buy now? i wanna do an itx build and i think thats the only one that would fit
Went with a Gigabyte OC for a second machine since my Gigabyte 4090 has no audible coil whine and I f***ing hate coil whine. Got the XTX delivered and set up a few hours ago and this Gigabyte 7900 XTX also has no audible coil whine. The Gigabyte cards this generation seem to do very well in general when it comes to eliminating coil whine.
is it still ok? Thinking of buying one in a couple of days
@@LeviathanMorberos Yep, it's still working great.
I picked up the MSI 7900XT the other day, still waiting on my new PSU to arrive, but I think Ill be very happy. Was a bit strange that MSI kept the last gen cooler for this gen AMD, but also I kind of prefer the look of it lol Would have really loved that Sapphire Nitro card, but its price not only stayed above $1000, but was consistently above the same variant of the XTX model, which was just ridiculous.
Built a pc for a friend with that cards it’s very good
Just got mine but its the MSI 7900 XTX on sale at newegg and came with starfield code. I was planning to buy it anyway so that 100 bucks free. upgrading from a 2080 and im very happy with performance didnt go over 65C at all gaming hard and 60+ FPS in everything i throw at it even cyberpunk with all eye candy turned on.
@@adriantc4588 very nice indeed and great choice the MSI card is a beautiful card. My friend has similar results with the MSI XT gaming trio classic very quiet GPU and runs very cool, while performance is 3090ti level (XT)
I should say well done on your purchase I was busy at the time of replying. I hope you get a 1000w PSU :) The PC ai built for my friend for free (im too nice) was x570 5800x 7900xt 1000w ps and 360 aio all for £2000 :) He loves it @mcflu
@@SC.KINGDOMits a 1200w. Do you think i can get by with a second 7900xtx? I feel like its so much RAM it can be happy with trice the GPU
If you care about longevity the MSI TRIO is the only choice , as I have seen countless others end up in repair shops because they over heat and causes life-time on the memory chips limited, my card has never ran over 52C ever running Starfield maxed out on 1440 P 119 FPS avg. I love it
Good to know, I feel a bit relieved now after ordering the MSI :)
what's the difference between the sapphire nitro+ q and p and how do you tell
The cards that have a P or Q mean they have a physical switch on the actual card that allows you to select a either Performance or Quiet mode. The performance mode generally increases clock speed which then increases temperatures and fan speed, where the Quiet mode does the opposite
I recently got the MSI Gaming Classic Trio 7900xtx on sale. This card has the lowest power limit of all the cards presented. You can only increase the power limit by 8 percent versus 15 percent for the other cards. The max power limit is 374 Watts. The card temps are about 60-66 with the GPU Hotspot between 80-86 when gaming. as the fans run at approximately 50% power. For every percentage increase in the power limit, the card temperture and hotpsot will go up as well. This card is not so great for overclocking at 3.0ghz+. From what I have seen in reviews though, there is about a 5%-12 percent increase in performance when overclocking, which I am ok to do without. In Canada, this card has been on sale as the cheapest. It's a decent card if you don't want to push the power limits and overclocking to the maximum. It's not the best, but not bad either if you can get it for a good price.
Thanks for sharing this. I did not know it was possible for a card to not have a +15% power limit as that was traditionally AMD powertune driver based. I guess this card is the worst third party card then. Though the temps still don't seem that bad.
I purchased the same card and experienced horrible coil whine in addition to flickering lights in my computer room during high loads that I haven't experienced with any other card. I unfortunately had to return the card despite the great sale it was on
@@OTechnologyby several measures this MSI card is not great, but it is great by one measure - it’s one of the smallest XTX cards you can get that isn’t the reference card. That means it fits in several ITX cases that almost none of these other cards (except the sapphire pulse which also scores similarly).
@@BoomerPlusUltra So again which one do i pick ? Who's the clear winner temps and higher boost clock ?
Pls put a Winner in your description which of the XTX card has lowest temps and performs better
Which brand ? Pls post it
Finally, have been waiting this for soo loong
Sorry
@@OTechnology So again which one do i pick ? Who's the clear winner temps and higher boost clock ?
Pls put a Winner in your description which of the XTX card has lowest temps and performs better
Which brand ? Pls post it
Noise not being an issue for me, as I have an AC unit right beside me, going with the XFX Merc! Cannot wait to do some proper 4k gaming.
not having a red devil in the temp comparison is very sad, when very often its the best air cooled model... anyway kudos for the work and great video
Couldn’t find any reviews on it unfortunately
@@OTechnology yeah I get that, its a shame there arent extensive reviews on the red devil its usually top of the line
Just got my asus tuf 7900 xtx yesterday, temps don’t look bad at all, case I use is be quiet silent base 802
hi there, the OC version?
What are the temp?
I want to find a sapphire nitro or Asus tuf.
@@Silent-1983 I play at 1080p 360hz and the temps stay between 59 and 65, when I use my 1440p 240hz monitor temps never get above 72, and yes it is the OC version, I have no regrets with the TUF card, honestly either or would be great, TUF is significantly longer though
I have the little bro, 7900 XT Hellhound. Not complaining though. It's nigh on par with a 4080. Fastest thing I've ever had by a mile.
Helped me decide on a card to get, great comparison!
i just rma my asrock phantom 3 times, noise over 2200rpm, gets HOT on the hotspot, i am was never under 100c, so Asrock i am done with that, gonna try Sapphire now :)
This is all over 8 month period i had these 3 cards...
Thanks for this info
Yesterday I bought the XFX Merc 310 because I saw in various tiers list that it was the best 7900xtx over all. I will receive it on monday.
It's definitely not the best but none of these cards are terrible so you should be okay.
its better than the red devil.The merc is faster and has no coil whine but at max fan speed it is louder but its never on max speed
Even at 70% fan speed it is bloody loud
I've been playing at 4k with it and a 7600x everything at stock and man I'm very surprised with this combo and I don't known if I don't hear well but I don't think it is as loud as everyone says
@@onyachamp budget wise , i dont care about saphhier or failure bios fuse blah blah
929.99 USD MERC310 Im gonna buy this one be done with it , also i don't have money for 1440p, i will use XTX on 1080p monitor (don't care)
As long as I get 500-800 FPS in fortnite EPIC settings im good to roll
also i dont care about coil whine , i will still UNDERVOLT the MERC310
Fantastic research, thanks!
I have both options for saphire nitro+ or the asus tuf version,
Saphire is like 50usd more than the asus.
Which one do you reccomend?
Or get the saphire pulse 7900xt for 300 usd less
What did you get
@@jaredblaschke7767 i got the tuf rx 7900xtx
What is the difference between the "Asrock Taichi P 406" and the "Asrock Taichi Q"?
Is one of them overclocked or have I missed the mark?
There's a physical switch on many high GPUs that swaps the card from Performance (P) to Quiet (Q). Quiet obviously equals less noise but with slightly less performance.
@O!Technology Why the ASRock Phantom Gaming and the XFX Merc 310 aren't in the same tier? Based on your graphs, they seem quite similar to me.
The Phantom Gaming is the same as the Taichi. The literal best PCB and best air cooled RX 7900 XTX.
@@OTechnologyPCB?
@@OTechnologyThey're the exact same? No differences besides looks? :0
I've been stumped for a while trying to pick out which card to buy. It's been a while 😅 (Upgrading from an EVGA 1070 FTW) Was going to go for the XFX for $911, but I think I'll spend a little more and go with the ASrock for the noise and overall good temps. 👍
What about Gigabyte Aorus Elite temp and noise disappeared from the list ?
That was my thought as well....totally omitted!
A little to late, but the Nitro+ and several others have higher than 405 Watts. On Rage profile my card goes to around 445-450 and with custom OC it goes 465. It is the same for Asrock Taichi and others.
So again which one do i pick ? Who's the clear winner temps and higher boost clock ?
I snagged myself a Powercolor Red Devil 7900XTX for about $900 on Amazon after tax about a month or so ago
6:21 what’s the difference between merc 310 p and merc 310 q?
Edit: ah I see. Performance vs quiet mode
Anyone knows the power consumption of Sapphire Nitro+ if you turn of the OC mode in the physical switch of the GPU?
The OC mode is actually the intended default mode. It uses 406W by default, to about 463W if you crank up the power limit to max.
Secondary bios uses around 350 on average
@@setadoon This is what I'm looking for. Thank you.
Just got the PowerColor Hellhound Spectral, not sure if it differs from the RedDevil version.
Should I get the Hellbound for 1024€ or the saphire nitro for 1243€?
I needed one thing that’s missing in your review: Size. These newer gpu’s are much thicker and longer than previous gpu’s. I wanted to replace my 6900xt with a 7900xtx of the same thickness because I have a 100 gb nic in the slot right below the current 6900xt. Here is my find: thinnest xtx is the Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX GAMING OC 24G. 50mm or 1.96 inch thick; same as my fe 6900xt. Barely 2.5 slot. So, if your board slots are limited, consider this one for fit.
Sorry I just thought size is easily searchable in the spec sheet I never thought to include it, but I might in the next one.
@@OTechnologywith the size of these cards getting out of hand, it's becoming an important factor especially for ITX builders. If I could provide any feedback this would add even more value to these fantastic videos!
dont think ur review of the merc card is 100% accurate. i have one and my temps only vary 10 degress between gpu and junction? my temps have never gotten over 60 deg cel. at 60-70% fan speed. only had this card for a few weeks and its my first amd gpu in 15v years so still learning alot of tuning amd. One question id like to ask is why my mem always stays at 2400??? it never downclocks even when im just idl;ing in windows? Thanks
The GPU temp and hotspot temps difference are consistent across Techpowerup and Kitguru reviews that I gathered. I am not a reviewer, I just compile data.
@@OTechnology so basically u copy paste data without confirming it?
@@peterpeter5666 Thats what everyone wants, single reviewers can make mistakes, correlating all the data is MORE valuable than a single review.
@@peterpeter5666lol you bought the merc didn't you
@@Atoximed yes sir!
Does SS vs S tier have a very large gap in fps (10+ fps) in gaming or just 1 or 2 increase fps from S to SS ??? Does that liquid cooling has any gaming performance significant??
I've had my heart set on an XFX MERC 10 for months, but due to only having a 650w PSU (and I will be undervolting like my 3090 currently), looks like I am going for the Hellhound model.
How did it go? Did xtx ran fine with 650w psu
I just bought the ASUS Tuf OC 7900 xtx , hope I like it.
how is it working?
It is a cool card but I had massive coil whine. Saphire Nitro+ 7800xt and 7900xt was the most quiet reference card for me.
Thank you very much for your help. I was wondering witch card pick and because of your video I will buy a ASRock not pulse. It's a little cheaper and also higher on your tier list. 🙂
I love collecting and testing different hardware and I don’t have a top tier amd gpu from this generation but i really like the nitro xtx and I normally go with sapphire when buying amd. I think im gonna pick up an xt or xtx for a 1440p build with a 5950x or 5800x3d. Running a 7950x3d and 4090 in my main build.
Happy sapphire nitro XTX owner here. the nitro has cherry picked silicon which many people don't realise by the way which is what makes it better than the "pulse". My card out of the box is 10% better than other XTX's simply because of the silicon.
@@jamescpalmer there’s really not any bad cards this time around with the xt and xtx it’s mainly about power limits and design and build quality. I love the way the nitro looks and have a vega 64 and 5700xt se nitro cards in my collection and both have been great. And honestly I don’t use ray tracing much it kills too much performance in most games but i am glad fsr is catching up to dlss. And amd always has the best game bundles with their cards.
@jamespalmer5477 I went with the nitro. My only concern is I have a 750 watt psu it's an evga platinum, so it's quality, and I have it paired with a 5950x. I was gonna put it with a 5800x3d I have it with a ftw3 3080ti. I think I'm gonna wait for next generation Intel or amd and put it with my 4090 and stick my 7950x3d with the xtx. What psu and cpu are you running what kinda power draw you pulling? I have a 1300 watt psu I have to rma, so I will probably use that when it comes back. Just got the nitro installed last night man I used the cooler I had with a 9900ks I used it's case an h500m but its am4 mounting used the stock am4 cpu brackets which is awful using this clips. I think the nitro is one of the best looking gpu's on the market.
1000 watt PSU with a 13600K Intel 13 gen. Power draw is fine mate unless you're significantly overclocking 1300 watt is overkill. I get incredible frames out of the box so I won't even bother overclocking. @@ChadKenova
@jamespalmer5477 yea, but I will be running the 750 for a couple of weeks or more, but I had it with my 4090 build but picked up an msi 1000 watt psu with the 12 pin connector. The 5950x has pbo turned on and, with it maxed out, might pull 120-140 watts but much less on a gaming workload. The nitro seems to pull about the same wattage as my ftw 3 3080ti on it oc bios 400-450 it's crazy how much more efficient the 4090 unless you pushing it too the limit compared to the ti or nitro. But the build has 3 nvme drives and 2 sata ssd's. And it has 6x120mm fans 1x140 and 2x200mm fans.
Bought an MSI Gaming Trio for two reasons. Got it for $900. Fits inside an NZXT H1 V2 case.
hi, my 850 w gold psu be enough for 7900xtx merc 310?
Sorry if this is a rookie question but I'm super new to this.
Whats the difference with the P and Q at the back of each graphic card name?
I believe the cards have a performance setting (P) and quiet setting (Q).
Yes performance and quiet mode
guyz i dont have time to build my own so i rely on si and i am eyening on alexander pc. i ordered from skytech but it was some sort of faulty. can some1 suggest which of the two is better in terms of less noise and better temps, hellhound radeon Rx 7900xtx or Msi gaming X slim 4080 tia…
What about the Yeston?
Lots of ppl talkiin about sapphire and powercolor hellhound .. .. should i get a powercolor hellhound?
Been looking to buy a new graphic card but everyone says different on all reviews which is best :*(
Can someone please tell which to buy ?. Confused :(
I just upgraded from a GTX 1070-Ti to an Asus TUF 7900XTX, I am waiting for the delivery.
Not giving NGreedia my money, so I went with AMD, and No one on TH-cam has a comparison video that I can watch. 🤷♀
I read quite a few reviews that "lower tier models" like the hellhound from Powercolor suffer from a lot of coil whine.
Will 850 watt PSU be enough for 7900 xtx?
yes especially if you undervolt but also depends on what cpu you choose and what you are doing
if you go amd like 7800x3d or any lower then yeah 850w will be enough
if you go intel like 13-14600k and above i would start looking at 1000w psus, if you need help picking a psu I can help, just give country and budget and if you have any brand preference or dislike
@@luvingyouu Hi there, I have a Ryzen 9 3900X and wanted to upgrade from the 1660 TI to the 7800 XT. That's why I bought an 850-watt PSU from Seasonic. Then I saw that the 7900 XTX is not that much more expensive, so I decided to go that way. But I forgot that I still had some time to return that PSU, and so I did. Instead, I bought the Seasonic Focus GX-1000. Today I've ordered the XFX SPEEDSTER MERC 310 AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Black Edition. I decided to go for it because it has good reviews, and very few issues were reported by users.
my Merc 310 pulls 450W so do the most models from what Ive heard with power tuning on +15%. Even HellHound pulls over 420W while having only 2x 8 Pin
Wondering what tier would be for the new XfX Mercury ?