XFX Launches the Radeon RX 5700 XT THICC III Ultra

[JB_Gamer]

Question: "2.7 slots, but who's counting but we?"
My response: I am, would never consider buying a card wider than 2S (≥41mm).

 

[Kapone33]

Question: "2.7 slots, but who's counting but we?"
My response: I am, would never consider buying a card wider than 2S (≥41mm).

Good luck finding one other than the reference cards for the 5700XT (Well Sapphire Pulse or MSI Evoke) I guess their excuse is it does not support Crossfire so why should we care how big we make it.

 

[JB_Gamer]

XFX has been garbage since 7900GT.

The hardware could be defective and they'd still sell it (and send you a defective one back with the same problem even if it's been several months and everyone knows about the defective component).

May I ask, have You yourself tested all models from XFX since the model You mention?

We have used R7-360 & R9-380 plus RX-480 & Vega64, and has not experienced any other problems than those that comes with the model in general.

Good luck finding one other than the reference cards for the 5700XT (Well Sapphire Pulse or MSI Evoke) I guess their excuse is it does not support Crossfire so why should we care how big we make it.

So far I've been lucky

 

[eidairaman1]

I don't really get why THICC is a selling point. Making a card huge for no obvious benefit just causes clearance and compatibility problems.

Even if you buy one and strip all of the plastic junk off it, you're still left with a poor cooler design that relies on heatpads to fill gaps instead of soldered junctions, and stainless-steel VRAM and VRM cooling plates which is one of the worst metals possible when it comes to heat transfer.

XFX quite literally ruined a $400+ product to save maybe 10c per card.

Go watch the review

Good luck finding one other than the reference cards for the 5700XT (Well Sapphire Pulse or MSI Evoke) I guess their excuse is it does not support Crossfire so why should we care how big we make it.

Same can be said of kingpin

 

[Chrispy_]

Go watch the review

I watched the review and then Steve's follow up article on how they attempted to fix it with basic modding. Steve's assessment is "don't buy it" but if you remove the backplate, the plastic sidebar, the faux-chrome grille, and then then repaste it with goop between the stainless plate and the heatpipes, it's slightly less bad.

 

[eidairaman1]

I watched the review and then Steve's follow up article on how they attempted to fix it with basic modding. Steve's assessment is "don't buy it" but if you remove the backplate, the plastic sidebar, the faux-chrome grille, and then then repaste it with goop between the stainless plate and the heatpipes, it's slightly less bad.

Temps came way down w/o the backplate. So yeah XFX needs to remove all plastic, put a thicker t
Finstack on and a copper ram plate and good thermal compound.

 

[Chrispy_]

Temps came way down w/o the backplate. So yeah XFX needs to remove all plastic, put a thicker t
Finstack on and a copper ram plate and good thermal compound.

Indeed, but the best part about Steve's review is "Hey, literally any other RX5700 is better AND cheaper. Just don't even buy it because it's a pointless, broken waste of money".

That's not a scathing review, it's a goddamn hazard warning!

I know that some people might like the looks but even ignoring the design choices and build-quality, the fan controller firmware is outright broken and the BIOS is a mess too. It's worth less than an MSRP reference card IMO because at least that does what it's supposed to....

 

[eidairaman1]

Indeed, but the best part about Steve's review is "Hey, literally any other RX5700 is better AND cheaper. Just don't even buy it because it's a pointless, broken waste of money".

That's not a scathing review, it's a goddamn hazard warning!

I know that some people might like the looks but even ignoring the design choices and build-quality, the fan controller firmware is outright broken and the BIOS is a mess too. It's worth less than an MSRP reference card IMO because at least that does what it's supposed to....

Currently the way vrm design is Asus, PowerColor, Reference, then Sapphire 1-4, then rest