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System Name | Holiday Season Budget Computer (HSBC) |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X |
Motherboard | MSi PRO B650M-A WiFi |
Cooling | be quiet! Dark Rock 4 |
Memory | 2x 16 GB Corsair Vengeance EXPO DDR5-6000 |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB |
Storage | 2 TB Corsair MP600 GS, 2 TB Corsair MP600 R2, 4 + 8 TB Seagate Barracuda 3.5" |
Display(s) | Dell S3422DWG, 7" Waveshare touchscreen |
Case | Kolink Citadel Mesh black |
Audio Device(s) | Logitech Z333 2.1 speakers, AKG Y50 headphones |
Power Supply | Seasonic Prime GX-750 |
Mouse | Logitech MX Master 2S |
Keyboard | Logitech G413 SE |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
Hi,
As I got tired of waiting for a decent midrange offering (or available stock) from either AMD or nvidia, I've just bought an Asus Rog Strix RX 5700 XT. I read the initial bad reviews (except for TPU which was fairly positive), but 1. this was the cheapest model in stock, 2. Asus supposedly corrected their thermal/voltage issues with the 5700 series around January, so I thought I'd give it a go - not to mention Aura sync compatibility with my motherboard which is a secondary factor, but still nice.
Anyway, long story short, my temperatures don't look too great at first glance. I might be just worrying too much, as I haven't owned an AMD card in the last 6-7 years, but better safe than sorry. So, after 30+ minutes of gaming, I get GPU temps of 78-79 °C, hotspot (junction) temp between 90-95 °C and VRAM temp of 94-96 °C. I've read AMD's statement that junction temps of up to 110 degrees are tolerable, but I'm not sure about the VRAM. Part of me tells me that it's the same "junction temp" thing so it's OK, but another part of me thinks something's not right. I get no artefacts or other issues whatsoever. I've also tried undervolting and lowering the power target on the GPU, but that also relaxes the fan curve so temperatures remain the same. I basically have to run a (pretty loud) manual fan curve to keep temps at fairly decent levels.
But as I said - I haven't owned an AMD graphics card in years, so I don't really know what's acceptable nowadays and what isn't. What do you guys think?
(hardware specs are in my profile)
As I got tired of waiting for a decent midrange offering (or available stock) from either AMD or nvidia, I've just bought an Asus Rog Strix RX 5700 XT. I read the initial bad reviews (except for TPU which was fairly positive), but 1. this was the cheapest model in stock, 2. Asus supposedly corrected their thermal/voltage issues with the 5700 series around January, so I thought I'd give it a go - not to mention Aura sync compatibility with my motherboard which is a secondary factor, but still nice.
Anyway, long story short, my temperatures don't look too great at first glance. I might be just worrying too much, as I haven't owned an AMD card in the last 6-7 years, but better safe than sorry. So, after 30+ minutes of gaming, I get GPU temps of 78-79 °C, hotspot (junction) temp between 90-95 °C and VRAM temp of 94-96 °C. I've read AMD's statement that junction temps of up to 110 degrees are tolerable, but I'm not sure about the VRAM. Part of me tells me that it's the same "junction temp" thing so it's OK, but another part of me thinks something's not right. I get no artefacts or other issues whatsoever. I've also tried undervolting and lowering the power target on the GPU, but that also relaxes the fan curve so temperatures remain the same. I basically have to run a (pretty loud) manual fan curve to keep temps at fairly decent levels.
But as I said - I haven't owned an AMD graphics card in years, so I don't really know what's acceptable nowadays and what isn't. What do you guys think?
(hardware specs are in my profile)
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