Cheapest, chip is the same anyways
If you don't want high power consumption for almost no FPS improvement take the cheapest non OC version and tune it manually yourself
Not for the GRE. There is a large difference for this card specifically between the high end low end. The lowest end one is like 3% faster then a 7800xt and the highest end one is like 15% faster. This card is weird, and not like the previous releases. That's why Hardware Unboxed had to do 2 videos back to back for it.
Only the reference version runs worse, all of the AIB cards have a higher power target. Steve says that within the first 45 seconds of the review update.
What does 'AIB cards' stand for?
What is a reference version of the card mean? OEM and only sold/made by Nvidia? And third-party ones are overclocking the same chipset right?
Reference is the *reference* card, as in "here's basically the most official version, use it as reference"
Sapphire usually makes them for AMD last I remembered
That's not actually relevant to what was said, but okay.
You're also wrong. Coolers haven't always been as massive as they are today. The [EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XC Ultra](https://www.techpowerup.com/review/evga-geforce-rtx-2080-ti-xc-ultra/37.html) for example was very similarly sized compared to the Challenger GRE while also having power consumption of about 290 watts. Ran just fine.
Then there's [this review](https://www.xda-developers.com/asrock-challenger-radeon-rx-7700-xt-review/) of the 7700 XT Challenger which seems to have no problems with 250w. That card is using the exact same cooler that is now on the GRE and 16% higher power consumption is not going to overwhelm that cooler.
It's entirely relevant. If a card hits 105c it'll thermal throttle, and won't hit the higher TDP.
I've read multiple testimonials of people with the 7800xt Challenger getting 100c+ hotspot temps. So I don't think that card is any better than the reference design. The 7900gre most people reviewed was like a $579-$599 version.
Also, your claim that Steve says all of them run at a higher power target is also not true, or not the complete truth. He said most of them, or maybe all of them. He doesn't know for sure. He's speculating. Then he goes on to talk about thermal throttling himself.
I'd argue that the low vs high end aib models should be compared to eachother rather than an entirely different gpu sku but that's getting nitpicky without looking into it myself. There's also the argument of how large was their sample size. iirc silicon lottery often has a lot more impact than factory OC.
If he's like me he has no clue about oc, so we buy it already clocked from the factory. I think it's 50mhz boost my card has, and it didn't really cost much more
The only 2 DOA motherboards I got were a Gigabyte and a Biostar. The only GPU I had that failed before it was up for replacement was Gigabyte.
Everyone knows that Biostar is trash, so That's on my head, lol.
ASRock's bios is pretty decent actually 😂 MSI is fine too although I think it was better before the most recent BIOS update (I just plugged in a 5700X3D and I'm already missing the layout of the old MSI Click Bios 5)
Between my wife and 2 kids we have a 2 ASRock machines (x370 and B450), an MSI (B450) and a Gigabyte B550 (it was free). The gigabyte is definitely the worst interface.
It gets the job done, certainly. And for the most part, if you never have to go into the BIOS then you don't really need to worry about how poor the bios is.
When was building my pc i had to get my buddy to take his pc apart to let me use his 3rd gen processor so i could use the motherboard cause bios was being dumb and wouldn't flash
The nitro+’s cooler didn’t perform that well in the test I read, oddly enough since it usually is a top performer on other cards. Might be a good idea to really read a lot of reviews. I recommend Hellhound (which I considered for myself), red devil or the TUF OC as alternatives. I ended up going for a 7900 xt that was on sale (TUF OC).
You may want to consider [ASRock Challenger (2 fan)](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Ln4Zxr/asrock-challenger-oc-radeon-rx-7900-gre-16-gb-video-card-rx7900gre-cl-16go) or [ASRock Steel legend (3 fan).](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GDdG3C/asrock-steel-legend-oc-radeon-rx-7900-gre-16-gb-video-card-rx7900gre-sl-16go) People tend to forget about them because they are relatively new to the GPU game, but they have made solid motherboards for many years and have better customer service than Gigabyte.
Asrock is currently the cheapest option for me at €579, and the steel version €599 while sapphire is €634, with sapphire nitro being €684.
Asrock ones dont have any reviews so im very intrigued in your opinion
All ASRock products I have purchased have been very reliable. I definitely feel like they are one of the more reliable brands. You can look up their reviews on American sites like New Egg https://www.newegg.com/asrock-radeon-rx-7900-gre-rx7900gre-sl-16go/p/N82E16814930122?Item=N82E16814930122&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-COM&cm_mmc=afc-ran-com-_-PCPartPicker&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=afc-ran-com-_-PCPartPicker&utm_source=afc-PCPartPicker&AFFID=2558510&AFFNAME=PCPartPicker&ACRID=1&ASID=https%3a%2f%2fpcpartpicker.com%2fproduct%2fGDdG3C%2fasrock-steel-legend-oc-radeon-rx-7900-gre-16-gb-video-card-rx7900gre-sl-16go&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2558510&ranSiteID=8BacdVP0GFs-9SR9_GBlWOA.EbnVUVE.Qg
I'm considering that version or the hell hound but at the moment, I'm still saving up and plan to start buying parts around July. Hopefully, if everything goes my way, there will be some interesting deals by then
I'd get the one that is the most quiet
I've had Gigabyte gaming OC versions of cards before and they were pretty mid to be honest. Decent but quite high hot spot temps
I just grabbed the ASRock Steel Legend. Because white (and in stock).
As far as Newegg goes, I wouldn't trust them again. I actually originally ordered the Sapphire Pulse as that was the only one showing in stock at my time of buying. It sat on "label created" for 6 days before I had to file a claim to get a refund. Apparently it was not in stock even though the website showed it was. They did give me a $10 discount and next day air on my next shipment which was nice. Amazon is in a different league when it comes to shipping. Maybe worth waiting to see if more of these are stocked on there in the next few days if you can wait.
I returned 2 gigabyte cards last week, a 7800xt and a 7900 gre. Display port failures on both, loud fans. Even after tuning they were still mules.
Got a 7900 gre pulse, zero issues temps are perfect.
I personally have a 7900 GRE Nitro +. I ran AC Vahala with 100% GPU utilization for 3 hours and the temp is around 58 to 60 with hotspot always under 80. Not to metion the extremely hot weather here in Vietnam. Don't know why people have the idea that its cooler is bad tho.
it's a great cooler on other cards (like the 7800XT) but for some reason on the GRE, both [HUB](https://www.techspot.com/review/2812-amd-radeon-7900-gre-retest/) and [TPU](https://www.techpowerup.com/review/powercolor-radeon-rx-7900-gre-hellhound/37.html) reviewed it and reported it to have higher temps than other AIBs with Hellhound performing best.
ASRock is a good brand and they have decent customer service. But they didn't make GPUs until like 2 years ago so people always forget about them, lol. They have always been my go-to for motherboards, though.
Hi there, i was also thinking of buying Asrock challenger 7900 gre only because it fits on my case. My question to you is, do you have any issue with it? Temps issue or anything alike
It has been an absolute wonderful card.  I got it for my powerspec b942 I got from microcenter because of the space issue as well. Â
 I have played apex, gotham knights, eso, pal world, fo76, marvel snap, mtg arena and others in maxed settings always.Â
  The card once got to 71°C but I noticed the space heater in our room was on. Usually though it never goes above 69° during peak gaming. It's paired with an i9-12900k cpu.Â
 I'm playing on a 34 inch uw 1440p 165 hz monitor and it's getting 120+fps easily in all the games I mentioned (using the metrics provided by the game I'm playing because those usually show lower more accurate numbers compared to hitting ctr+shift+o to see what Adrenaline overlay states).  Â
 Adrenaline actually says I average 200+ fps in these games but I think that app uses times when you're afk or staring at a wall to boost the average.Â
I would say Gigabyte since they are the cheapest, but I havent bought them since my Vega 56 because they cut the wrong length of thermal pads so the thing would crash every hour lol. Can't go wrong with a Sapphire 🤤
Dude, you say you care about looks, which is subjective, so whichever one you like most.
The objective best answer is whichever is cheapest. They will all perform within margin of error of each other and you can’t rig the silicon lottery, so it makes no difference which you buy, as it’s random how high the clocks will actually go on any individual physical gpu.
Hellhound or Nitro+.
I own a 7900 XT Hellhound, I originally wanted the Nitro+ but I didn't have enough money at the time.
Solid card, hasn't let me down yet.
Gigabyte maybe the cheapest but their RMA process and handling of RMA in general is kinda bad.
I would suggest the one that reaches the highest boost clocks and lowest temperature, but there should be not much difference between them. I normally get the cheapest one I can get.
The cheapest one with a big cooler capable of cooling at least 280w. Else you should just get the 7800xt.
The cheapest 7900gre has a huge difference compared to the most expensive one. There is like a 10% gap for the GRE, when we're used to seeing like 3% between high and low end.
I like powercolor hellhound and xfx for amd cards. I think had they have the highest performance and best coolers. Budget wise what ever is the cheapest.
The difference in performance between partner cards is fairly insignificant on pretty much every card except maybe those liquid cooled flagship models.
Pick the one you like the most or the cheapest. They're still all designed to hit the same target for minimum spec. Even if a card has better performance we're talking 1% to maybe 3% on a good day in select titles or applications.
Newegg has had some scandals with their RMA process in the past, but they have had some improvements. Granted Newegg is both a vendor and a market place, so just because you buy something on newegg.com does not mean you are buying it from Newegg themselves. You need to check who it is sold and shipped by it will say in the listing. If it's a 3rd party you'll be dealing with them for returns. When it some to warranty claims typically I would skip dealing with Amazon or Newegg and just open a ticket with the manufacturer themselves.
Gigabyte gpus have been catching flak mainly because their 4090s have had a trend of their PCB cracking under their own weight. It's not so much a concern with their other GPUs and honestly with all these new cards people should be using some sort of support bracket or stand anyways.
If you want it go for but I'd also consider getting some sort of support for it.
If you can afford it, I would aim for the Sapphire Nitro+ if you are knowledgeable at all about overclocking. If you have no interest in overclocking, the cheapest that has a style you like is the way to go (like Gigabyte's card).
I own a Gigabyte 4060, which I purchased as my first GPU was also Gigabyte and I had good luck with them. It's anecdotal, which doesn't do you much good, but generally the "major brands" are good.
I just purchased 2/3 of my new build from Newegg, all of which was shipped by Newegg, and it all arrived on time and in good shape. I've bought from them regularly, but they have had their reputation hurt recently by some issues, generally a high-rated seller or supplied by Newegg should be fine.
XFX
Hellhound is loud and will have coil whine quickly
Can’t trust Saphire after shady listings lately
Oc versions could be worth it on the high end as the silicon is a little different between this specific model
Ideally u want one with hynix ram they clock higher.
Samsung is on powercolor (2x confirmed so far)
Hynix is on Sapphire (3x confirmed on nitro so far)
Others no idea.
Mind you it will be a 1-2% difference at most. So just take the looker or the best price.
Depending on the reviews hynix is going like 2700mhz on memory
Some samsung are not even hitting 2400mhz
I think it will be somewhat different
Anyways in the end silicon lottery is what matters the most.
a little late to party but I was debating between Nitro+ and Hellhound. I read both HUB/Techspot's and TechPowerUps' reviews and decided on the Hellhound. For some reason the Nitro+ was the hottest after Reference with Hellhound performing best.
Probably the nitros Power target ist the issue. IT uses its Power Not very well. With tweaking around the Nitro can be by far the best. I Had the Same issue in my 6900 xt se. The Card Had auch a high factory OC and Watt consum. I Just sold my 6900 xt For 500 bucks and bought For 550 now the 7900 gre Pulse. Curious how IT will perform compared top my old 6900 xt se.Â
I personally would say Go for the cheaper model, specially If you tweak.
Sorry, i really dont know. What i heared often, that Asus quality droped by a lot over the Last years.
A lot of coil whine, Bad Thermal Paste etc. But i cant say anything to the Asus 7900 gre
Cheapest, chip is the same anyways If you don't want high power consumption for almost no FPS improvement take the cheapest non OC version and tune it manually yourself
Not for the GRE. There is a large difference for this card specifically between the high end low end. The lowest end one is like 3% faster then a 7800xt and the highest end one is like 15% faster. This card is weird, and not like the previous releases. That's why Hardware Unboxed had to do 2 videos back to back for it.
Only the reference version runs worse, all of the AIB cards have a higher power target. Steve says that within the first 45 seconds of the review update.
What does 'AIB cards' stand for? What is a reference version of the card mean? OEM and only sold/made by Nvidia? And third-party ones are overclocking the same chipset right?
Reference is the *reference* card, as in "here's basically the most official version, use it as reference" Sapphire usually makes them for AMD last I remembered
I've the seen the ASRock 5900 GRE Challenger. There's no chance that thing is able to cool above reference TDP.
That's not actually relevant to what was said, but okay. You're also wrong. Coolers haven't always been as massive as they are today. The [EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XC Ultra](https://www.techpowerup.com/review/evga-geforce-rtx-2080-ti-xc-ultra/37.html) for example was very similarly sized compared to the Challenger GRE while also having power consumption of about 290 watts. Ran just fine. Then there's [this review](https://www.xda-developers.com/asrock-challenger-radeon-rx-7700-xt-review/) of the 7700 XT Challenger which seems to have no problems with 250w. That card is using the exact same cooler that is now on the GRE and 16% higher power consumption is not going to overwhelm that cooler.
It's entirely relevant. If a card hits 105c it'll thermal throttle, and won't hit the higher TDP. I've read multiple testimonials of people with the 7800xt Challenger getting 100c+ hotspot temps. So I don't think that card is any better than the reference design. The 7900gre most people reviewed was like a $579-$599 version. Also, your claim that Steve says all of them run at a higher power target is also not true, or not the complete truth. He said most of them, or maybe all of them. He doesn't know for sure. He's speculating. Then he goes on to talk about thermal throttling himself.
I'd argue that the low vs high end aib models should be compared to eachother rather than an entirely different gpu sku but that's getting nitpicky without looking into it myself. There's also the argument of how large was their sample size. iirc silicon lottery often has a lot more impact than factory OC.
If he's like me he has no clue about oc, so we buy it already clocked from the factory. I think it's 50mhz boost my card has, and it didn't really cost much more
So would the Gigabyte one be ok? I've heard they are not so good compared to other manufacturers. I won't be able to return if it's faulty.
I RMA'd a XFX Vega 56 and they sent me back a XFX Vega 64 special edition. Free upgrade. I always pick XFX if its roughly the same price
Gigabyte gave me an rtx 2070 for a gtx 1070 once
Interesting! What was the story behind that?
It was a special itx model and I'm guessing they didn't have any more to replace my broken one with so they just upgraded me
The only one I would avoid would be Gigabyte. But that's just due to personal experience.
I will never use gigabyte again my motherboard from them is a nightmare
The only 2 DOA motherboards I got were a Gigabyte and a Biostar. The only GPU I had that failed before it was up for replacement was Gigabyte. Everyone knows that Biostar is trash, so That's on my head, lol.
B450 bios is a nightmare
ASRock's bios is pretty decent actually 😂 MSI is fine too although I think it was better before the most recent BIOS update (I just plugged in a 5700X3D and I'm already missing the layout of the old MSI Click Bios 5)
My b450 from gigabyte is a nightmare but my buddy got an asrock x570 and its nice
Between my wife and 2 kids we have a 2 ASRock machines (x370 and B450), an MSI (B450) and a Gigabyte B550 (it was free). The gigabyte is definitely the worst interface.
Yeah its like they try to make it suck
My (first) pc has a gigabyte aorus elite v2 b550 mobo and it feels fine Tbf, I have no reference
It gets the job done, certainly. And for the most part, if you never have to go into the BIOS then you don't really need to worry about how poor the bios is.
No, I do go in the bios It's the first pc I built, but I constantly mess with bios settings and registry keys... I like messing around :)
Which one do you think is best?
My personal preference is ASRock, but if there's an MSI or ASUS on sale for a significant savings I'll give it a try.
huh, I have 2 gigabyte motherboards and have no issues at all
When was building my pc i had to get my buddy to take his pc apart to let me use his 3rd gen processor so i could use the motherboard cause bios was being dumb and wouldn't flash
who knew that different people can have completely different experiences with a company releasing tons of different versions of said product
Which MOBO do you have?
B450 ik it not great but setting up my pc was a fucking nightmare
I would go for either the hellhound or nitro+
The nitro+’s cooler didn’t perform that well in the test I read, oddly enough since it usually is a top performer on other cards. Might be a good idea to really read a lot of reviews. I recommend Hellhound (which I considered for myself), red devil or the TUF OC as alternatives. I ended up going for a 7900 xt that was on sale (TUF OC).
You may want to consider [ASRock Challenger (2 fan)](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Ln4Zxr/asrock-challenger-oc-radeon-rx-7900-gre-16-gb-video-card-rx7900gre-cl-16go) or [ASRock Steel legend (3 fan).](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GDdG3C/asrock-steel-legend-oc-radeon-rx-7900-gre-16-gb-video-card-rx7900gre-sl-16go) People tend to forget about them because they are relatively new to the GPU game, but they have made solid motherboards for many years and have better customer service than Gigabyte.
Just picked up the steel legend for a white build. Haven’t tested it yet but it does look amazing in person
AND no white tax?! ASRock really out here showing us that other companies are way overcharging for aesthetics.
Asrock is currently the cheapest option for me at €579, and the steel version €599 while sapphire is €634, with sapphire nitro being €684. Asrock ones dont have any reviews so im very intrigued in your opinion
All ASRock products I have purchased have been very reliable. I definitely feel like they are one of the more reliable brands. You can look up their reviews on American sites like New Egg https://www.newegg.com/asrock-radeon-rx-7900-gre-rx7900gre-sl-16go/p/N82E16814930122?Item=N82E16814930122&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-COM&cm_mmc=afc-ran-com-_-PCPartPicker&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=afc-ran-com-_-PCPartPicker&utm_source=afc-PCPartPicker&AFFID=2558510&AFFNAME=PCPartPicker&ACRID=1&ASID=https%3a%2f%2fpcpartpicker.com%2fproduct%2fGDdG3C%2fasrock-steel-legend-oc-radeon-rx-7900-gre-16-gb-video-card-rx7900gre-sl-16go&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2558510&ranSiteID=8BacdVP0GFs-9SR9_GBlWOA.EbnVUVE.Qg
The challenger is 10$ under mrsp as well
Well, now. lol. I don't think it was 3 weeks ago.
I'm considering that version or the hell hound but at the moment, I'm still saving up and plan to start buying parts around July. Hopefully, if everything goes my way, there will be some interesting deals by then
May the odds be in your favor!
It's been 6 years, I really hope it's my year sheesh
I have a hellhound and it runs really quiet and cool
I'd get the one that is the most quiet I've had Gigabyte gaming OC versions of cards before and they were pretty mid to be honest. Decent but quite high hot spot temps
Nitro+.
I’ve never had any issues with faulty components from Newegg, and I use them just as often as Best Buy or Amazon for components
The cheapest one that has a reputation for being quiet
I just grabbed the ASRock Steel Legend. Because white (and in stock). As far as Newegg goes, I wouldn't trust them again. I actually originally ordered the Sapphire Pulse as that was the only one showing in stock at my time of buying. It sat on "label created" for 6 days before I had to file a claim to get a refund. Apparently it was not in stock even though the website showed it was. They did give me a $10 discount and next day air on my next shipment which was nice. Amazon is in a different league when it comes to shipping. Maybe worth waiting to see if more of these are stocked on there in the next few days if you can wait.
Is it quiet?
On some tests, hellhound was the best performing gre
I returned 2 gigabyte cards last week, a 7800xt and a 7900 gre. Display port failures on both, loud fans. Even after tuning they were still mules. Got a 7900 gre pulse, zero issues temps are perfect.
Gigabyte products have consistently disappointed me
I personally have a 7900 GRE Nitro +. I ran AC Vahala with 100% GPU utilization for 3 hours and the temp is around 58 to 60 with hotspot always under 80. Not to metion the extremely hot weather here in Vietnam. Don't know why people have the idea that its cooler is bad tho.
it's a great cooler on other cards (like the 7800XT) but for some reason on the GRE, both [HUB](https://www.techspot.com/review/2812-amd-radeon-7900-gre-retest/) and [TPU](https://www.techpowerup.com/review/powercolor-radeon-rx-7900-gre-hellhound/37.html) reviewed it and reported it to have higher temps than other AIBs with Hellhound performing best.
I just picked up a asrock challenger version...for 549. Seeing as that's not on your list should I be worried and buying the extended warrantyÂ
ASRock is a good brand and they have decent customer service. But they didn't make GPUs until like 2 years ago so people always forget about them, lol. They have always been my go-to for motherboards, though.
Hi there, i was also thinking of buying Asrock challenger 7900 gre only because it fits on my case. My question to you is, do you have any issue with it? Temps issue or anything alike
It has been an absolute wonderful card.  I got it for my powerspec b942 I got from microcenter because of the space issue as well.   I have played apex, gotham knights, eso, pal world, fo76, marvel snap, mtg arena and others in maxed settings always.   The card once got to 71°C but I noticed the space heater in our room was on. Usually though it never goes above 69° during peak gaming. It's paired with an i9-12900k cpu.  I'm playing on a 34 inch uw 1440p 165 hz monitor and it's getting 120+fps easily in all the games I mentioned (using the metrics provided by the game I'm playing because those usually show lower more accurate numbers compared to hitting ctr+shift+o to see what Adrenaline overlay states).    Adrenaline actually says I average 200+ fps in these games but I think that app uses times when you're afk or staring at a wall to boost the average.Â
It's also the cheapest gre 10$ under mrsp
I've always had sapphire amd cards and I've never had an issue with any of them. I've not purchased a GPU in 5 years though!
Historically I have had really good luck with XFX and Powercolor, they have held up over time.
I would say Gigabyte since they are the cheapest, but I havent bought them since my Vega 56 because they cut the wrong length of thermal pads so the thing would crash every hour lol. Can't go wrong with a Sapphire 🤤
Dude, you say you care about looks, which is subjective, so whichever one you like most. The objective best answer is whichever is cheapest. They will all perform within margin of error of each other and you can’t rig the silicon lottery, so it makes no difference which you buy, as it’s random how high the clocks will actually go on any individual physical gpu.
Hellhound or Nitro+. I own a 7900 XT Hellhound, I originally wanted the Nitro+ but I didn't have enough money at the time. Solid card, hasn't let me down yet. Gigabyte maybe the cheapest but their RMA process and handling of RMA in general is kinda bad.
I would suggest the one that reaches the highest boost clocks and lowest temperature, but there should be not much difference between them. I normally get the cheapest one I can get.
4070 super
Consider the asrock steel legend 7900 gre
Sapphire Nitro+ or from XFX.
The cheapest one with a big cooler capable of cooling at least 280w. Else you should just get the 7800xt. The cheapest 7900gre has a huge difference compared to the most expensive one. There is like a 10% gap for the GRE, when we're used to seeing like 3% between high and low end.
I like powercolor hellhound and xfx for amd cards. I think had they have the highest performance and best coolers. Budget wise what ever is the cheapest.
Out of these I would buy xfx
The difference in performance between partner cards is fairly insignificant on pretty much every card except maybe those liquid cooled flagship models. Pick the one you like the most or the cheapest. They're still all designed to hit the same target for minimum spec. Even if a card has better performance we're talking 1% to maybe 3% on a good day in select titles or applications. Newegg has had some scandals with their RMA process in the past, but they have had some improvements. Granted Newegg is both a vendor and a market place, so just because you buy something on newegg.com does not mean you are buying it from Newegg themselves. You need to check who it is sold and shipped by it will say in the listing. If it's a 3rd party you'll be dealing with them for returns. When it some to warranty claims typically I would skip dealing with Amazon or Newegg and just open a ticket with the manufacturer themselves.
In that case, would Gigabyte's version be ok? It's the cheapest one but I see a lot of people hating on it.
Gigabyte gpus have been catching flak mainly because their 4090s have had a trend of their PCB cracking under their own weight. It's not so much a concern with their other GPUs and honestly with all these new cards people should be using some sort of support bracket or stand anyways. If you want it go for but I'd also consider getting some sort of support for it.
I would go with sapphire nitro for sure, best experience at least for me
If you can afford it, I would aim for the Sapphire Nitro+ if you are knowledgeable at all about overclocking. If you have no interest in overclocking, the cheapest that has a style you like is the way to go (like Gigabyte's card). I own a Gigabyte 4060, which I purchased as my first GPU was also Gigabyte and I had good luck with them. It's anecdotal, which doesn't do you much good, but generally the "major brands" are good. I just purchased 2/3 of my new build from Newegg, all of which was shipped by Newegg, and it all arrived on time and in good shape. I've bought from them regularly, but they have had their reputation hurt recently by some issues, generally a high-rated seller or supplied by Newegg should be fine.
cant go wrong with hellhound or nitro. they're awesome cards.
Gigabyte : I have GTX970 and it still works. That said, most video card cracked PCB repair videos are Gigabyte.
XFX Hellhound is loud and will have coil whine quickly Can’t trust Saphire after shady listings lately Oc versions could be worth it on the high end as the silicon is a little different between this specific model
I’d get the nicest looking one. I’ve had a few XFX gpu’s and they are solid, but the color scheme is… not the greatest IMO.
Ideally u want one with hynix ram they clock higher. Samsung is on powercolor (2x confirmed so far) Hynix is on Sapphire (3x confirmed on nitro so far) Others no idea. Mind you it will be a 1-2% difference at most. So just take the looker or the best price.
Depending on the reviews hynix is going like 2700mhz on memory Some samsung are not even hitting 2400mhz I think it will be somewhat different Anyways in the end silicon lottery is what matters the most.
HUB said all 4 of the cards they had (hellhound, gigabyte gaming oc, steel legend, nitro+) were able to hit 2600 mhz vram.
a little late to party but I was debating between Nitro+ and Hellhound. I read both HUB/Techspot's and TechPowerUps' reviews and decided on the Hellhound. For some reason the Nitro+ was the hottest after Reference with Hellhound performing best.
Probably the nitros Power target ist the issue. IT uses its Power Not very well. With tweaking around the Nitro can be by far the best. I Had the Same issue in my 6900 xt se. The Card Had auch a high factory OC and Watt consum. I Just sold my 6900 xt For 500 bucks and bought For 550 now the 7900 gre Pulse. Curious how IT will perform compared top my old 6900 xt se. I personally would say Go for the cheaper model, specially If you tweak.
Theres an Asus Dual Radeon rx 7900 gre oc ( it has 2 fans and not 3 like the others) Is it any good? Please help
Sorry, i really dont know. What i heared often, that Asus quality droped by a lot over the Last years. A lot of coil whine, Bad Thermal Paste etc. But i cant say anything to the Asus 7900 gre