Monday, January 2nd 2023
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX May Feature Faulty Coolers, Causing Overheating
AMD's latest GPUs have been reported to be experiencing overheating issues, with many users claiming that the vapor chamber cooler works better in a vertical rather than a horizontal position. Regardless of orientation, vapor chamber coolers should equal roughly the same heat dissipation performance and move the heat away from the source; however, testing showed that some reference AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX GPUs feature defect coolers. According to the testing conducted by Roman "der8auer" Hartung, AMD's Radeon RX 7900 XTX RDNA3 GPUs are experiencing problems with overheating caused by a faulty vapor chamber design.
What der8auer found is that these coolers could have a defect in the manufacturing process, where the liquid inside the vapor chamber faces problems in circulation after condensation. It could relate to manufacturing issues of the cooler itself, with an inadequate amount of fluid or insufficient pressure inside the chamber. For more in-depth testing and performance benchmarks, see the video below. It is important to note that we didn't see other reports that replicate this behavior, so always take these reports with a dash of salt.
What der8auer found is that these coolers could have a defect in the manufacturing process, where the liquid inside the vapor chamber faces problems in circulation after condensation. It could relate to manufacturing issues of the cooler itself, with an inadequate amount of fluid or insufficient pressure inside the chamber. For more in-depth testing and performance benchmarks, see the video below. It is important to note that we didn't see other reports that replicate this behavior, so always take these reports with a dash of salt.
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286 Comments on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX May Feature Faulty Coolers, Causing Overheating
"The reason to mention recall is based on 48 confirmed cases by him and remember that he has a very limited reach compared to all 7900XTX owner worldwide so more are sure to exist, and the understanding it is a vapor chamber (VC) problem that no user can fix by himself (it is not a driver, cable, adapter issue). If the VC is the problem and it`s made by automated process than whole banches are possible effects and that`s thouthends if not more. Hance it is seems like a widespred problem so recall, and not RMA, is the right way to hendel it properly from all sides (AMD, retailers, consumer)."
Do you intend to blame him with shomething because others exploit on that matter? really? that is more un-reasonable than to bringing up the possibility for recall according to the findings.
I`m sure you agree that just as you can`t decide about the scope by internet polls, you can`t correctly estimate the number of affected people worldwide by active comment on forums as you for sure will see less then real numbers by large margin.
As I said, "The cable thing might be another, unrelated, issue".
I wish AMD and all others that it is just a bad DP cable.
"Avoid at All Costs" is from Jay video, not der8auer original video that start all of this.
"Avoid at All Costs" is well within the 'clickbite' realms imo, and just emphasize that der8auer headline is reasonable.
I'm sure soon we'll see much more absurd headline :(
But seriously, people should stop being early adopters of any new tech. There's a reason why Zen2, especially Zen3 and Rdna2 are the fine wine both hardware and software wise.
No company wants to release faulty products. A card like that i would watercool anyway.
4 known affected cards bought out of those, from those willing to sell.
His sphere of influence, IE his sample pool size,. Not known.
My point is he had limited reach, yet without statistical training extrapolated to the moon, I respect his engineering not his statistical analysis or dramma skills.
Recall or RMA, not his call to make, but he did and that has and will influence what followed.
Blame him for others doing shit videos leaning on his, but amplified.
Not his fault I agree but he didn't have to be so dramatic either.
There's no comparison between me calling out his conclusion and him making it.
His reach is millions, my reach just isn't.
Oh and like I said before this causes stuttering in game's,.
Not great but when there was a minor potential for a GPU caused pc fire did Der8aur request a recall, no he waited for the manufacturer's to discern the issue and decide the response.
Also that videocardz article says it’s only the xtx and not the xt models with this issue…. So what’s with all those people jumping in online saying they had this issue with an xt model? Could it be that it’s another case of YouTubers sensationalizing an issue and blowing it out of proportion and their fans wanting to join in even when they don’t have an issue and probably don’t even have the card in question?
I`m sure in couple of days more channels will get fault cards from users and do their own testing and/or get feedback on more cases so we can better know how widespread it is and if the VC is indeed the root cuse of everything.
Also AMD might choose to comment on the subject, the sooner the better.
Really? And he puts out faulty garbage like this?
You get what you pay for!
Marketing senior director.
Does that sound like the guy who designs cooler's.
Butt hurt 4### owner perchance.
Plus it's not a fire hazard unlike said cable after 30 re fit's STILL.
The more you buy the more you save.
But that not what start all the saga- an abnormally behaving 7900XTX are.
Also, the bad clature of sensationalizing in youtube is not a reason to to investigate cases like this in the first place.
AMD themself add to that bad sensationalizing clature by playing the 12vhpwr card in NV face ("Stay safe this holiday season" tweet from their marketing director). Lets see how NV not doing the same.
So you are a butt hurt 4### owner.
And I don't graze on the misery of others because I am a adult.
But go you wave that green flag Huang will be along shortly to slap your ass for a New card 4X better than the last.
“Now”, he’s “marketing” a AMD space heater posing as a video card! Yes, I’m 100% NVIDA! Why would I not be? What choice do I have? Huang will come out 4X better than the last.
Work harder on the comedy.
And bye your on ignore.
1. X issue is reported.
2. Let's investigate the symptoms and cause.
3. These are my findings, so to help X problem, Y solution needs to be applied.3. Let's go back to point 1, lots of people report the issue, and my opinion on it is Z.
See what I mean?
Anyway, I digress.