MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio

[watzupken]

For a higher end model, I feel its very distubing that MSI continues to utilize the plastic backplate even though they claim that its some graphene composite. Plastic + graphene is still plastic in my opinion. How much more does a simple aluminum backplate cost them considering how much more they are charging over the entry level Ventus series.

 

[Bjørgersson]

Plastic backplate on a high-end Gaming X card that's even $200 more expensive than the reference design? WTF is MSI doing?!

 

[Anymal]

Have you fully read the conclusion?

We all did but the elephant in the room was not mentioned, msrp of 2080ti was and still is 999usd.

 

[ArchStupid]

Have you fully read the conclusion?

Say what you want to say.

 

[Anymal]

Plastic backplate on a high-end Gaming X card that's even $200 more expensive than the reference design? WTF is MSI doing?!

Still best design according to test results. They added antisag metal and plastic backplate only keeps the weight down.

 

[Ravenas]

Still best design according to test results. They added antisag metal and plastic backplate only keeps the weight down.

Outside of personal preference, I'm not sure there is an advantage to plastic versus metal as there isn't heat transfer across the backplate.

 

[ixi]

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So these 2 are exactly the same price in my country, given that 6800XT's original MSRP is 650usd vs 3080's 700usd, there is something wrong here .
I think AMD anti scalper tactic is being scalper themselves

This is off-topic, but I cant resist. People are du*b enough to buy overpriced stuff and to waste their money... and because of that shops are increasing the price, everyone wants to earn extra cash. Sold my old rig few months ago so that I could do an upgrade, but for now it looks like I will not be able to buy new pc for their advertised prices until summer, haha. Maybe even will buy next-gen.

 

[Kapone33]

In some ways the market price is "fair". The 6800 is $999, $1199 for the XT and between $1299 to $1500 CAD (Including this card). Given the fact that the Vega 64 was $999 Canadian (and still a viable GPU) but cannot hold a candle to the 6800 in terms of performance. I will probably get a 6800 but I am not rushing anything my 5700 feels pretty good for whatever I play. If I was going to get (or could) a card right now it would probably be this card as the noise levels and indeed temps seem to rival water based systems.

 

[Kapone33]

In some ways the market price is "fair". The 6800 is $999, $1199 for the XT and between $1299 to $1500 CAD (Including this card). Given the fact that the Vega 64 was $999 Canadian (and still a viable GPU) but cannot hold a candle to the 6800 in terms of performance. I will probably get a 6800 but I am not rushing anything my 5700 feels pretty good for whatever I play. If I was going to get (or could) a card right now it would probably be this card as the noise levels and indeed temps seem to rival water based systems.

Well I caved. The demand is stupid. I ended up ordering this from a city about an hour's drive away. It cost me $1149 CAD or $894 US. It may seem like a high price but when Amazon is selling the Asus TUF 6800 for $1399 and Newegg has the lower end 6900XT for $1899. I do feel like I scored. I was going to water cool it (i still might).

 

[Anymal]

Eh, forget about it, rdna3 will be much better.