RX 480/470/460 Owners Club

[Durvelle27]

I suspect that the high power BIOS I linked will work on most if not all RX 480s. The ref card only has software control over the IR3567B and all the custom cards also use this chip and shouldn't be using any smart for the minor voltages so in theory Elmor's air and LN2 BIOS should work on everything.

I'm so anxious now

 

[AlienIsGOD]

so i started the RMA process for my 480. Sapphire support said card is most likely defective as its not attaining the 1266 clock in games with drivers, except for 16.7.2. Hopefully i get a different card back...or at least a revised BIOS on mine if thats a solution lol.

 

[AlienIsGOD]

MSI Afterburner with RX 4x0 series support 4.3.0 beta 14 http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/msi-afterburner-beta-download.html

 

[ComradeSader]

I just got this beauty yesterday;

Luckily I've already ghetto modded my case in the past to fit longer GPU coolers (there was another HDD bay there that I had to saw out), despite that it was a seriously snug fit.

I had to get this from Amazon in the US because my normal local retailer STILL doesn't have any, but even with a $30USD phone case and express shipping the whole order cost me $40AUD less than it costs to buy the card by itself locally ($540AUD). Ridiculous pricing here.

 

[Durvelle27]

My GPU came in today

XFX RX 480 GTR

 

[AlienIsGOD]

added you to the list beauty card will add you Crusader shortly

both of you added

 

[AlienIsGOD]

I hate RMA... Lol, I just want my RX 480 back in working order

 

[Black Flag]

Back to Sapphire (2x6950 1GB unlocked to 6970 shaders) after 5 years...

I'm very happy with my Rx 480...

Better performance than my 290x...

 

[Tallencor]

Would like to join please. Just did some upgrades to my rig so will share here.
Bought new Ram, ssd, Jet Flo fans, Noctura Nt-H1 compound, Evga 750 G2 psu and most importantly Msi RX 480 Gaming x 8 gig. ( Waited on all AIB Reviews)
As per @NinkobEi request I will provide Bench scores.
Before shot.

Now for the new Hardware w/o drive n Ram as they are already installed.

And finally after some cable management.( I lost my other fan clips for my cooler.........grrrrrrrr!)

I want to push/play with it a bit but here is what initial fiddling shows.

Now Benching with Gpu z sensors set to max thru all tests. Valley,Haven and 3D mark.

Looks like it reads my card as 4gig oh well.

4 Gig here as well.

So now the question is, should I aim higher?
Edit: Do these specific cards max @ 73c as seen in @W1zzard 's Review?

 

[Durvelle27]

Would like to join please. Just did some upgrades to my rig so will share here.
Bought new Ram, ssd, Jet Flo fans, Noctura Nt-H1 compound, Evga 750 G2 psu and most importantly Msi RX 480 Gaming x 8 gig. ( Waited on all AIB Reviews)
As per @NinkobEi request I will provide Bench scores.
Before shot.
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Now for the new Hardware w/o drive n Ram as they are already installed.
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And finally after some cable management.( I lost my other fan clips for my cooler.........grrrrrrrr!)
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I want to push/play with it a bit but here is what initial fiddling shows.
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Now Benching with Gpu z sensors set to max thru all tests. Valley,Haven and 3D mark.
View attachment 78850 Looks like it reads my card as 4gig oh well.
View attachment 78851 4 Gig here as well.
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So now the question is, should I aim higher?
Edit: Do these specific cards max @ 73c as seen in @W1zzard 's Review?

Is the voltages stock

 

[Tallencor]

Is the voltages stock

Yeah. Haven't touched them.

 

[Durvelle27]

Yeah. Haven't touched them.

Dang that's some good clocks for stock

I'm trying to see how far i can push my GTR 480 on stock volts

 

[Tallencor]

Dang that's some good clocks for stock

I'm trying to see how far i can push my GTR 480 on stock volts

I had good luck with my 7870 xt as well. 225mhz more on the core 24/7 stable. It was voltage locked and would do 1220 but ran hotter than I liked. Just couldn't touch the mem even tho it was Hynix it wouldn't budge. Really happy with this new card. Overall about 2x the performance of the 7870 ish so far.

 

[AlienIsGOD]

Tallencor and Black Flag i've added both of you

 

[Durvelle27]

I had good luck with my 7870 xt as well. 225mhz more on the core 24/7 stable. It was voltage locked and would do 1220 but ran hotter than I liked. Just couldn't touch the mem even tho it was Hynix it wouldn't budge. Really happy with this new card. Overall about 2x the performance of the 7870 ish so far.

I had 2 HD 7870 GHz editions

MSI Hawk that did 1350/1600 with 1.3V

XFX Double D Ghost that only did 1215/1450 no matter the volts

Daily i just ran both at 1215/1450 in CFx

 

[Tallencor]

1425 core Valley gave 1949 score. 1430 locked my pc. Stock voltage.

 

[Ungari]

I really appreciate the fact that while many AIB's are using software to flash the card's factory preset modes, Sapphire has dual BIOS chips with physical switches.

 

[Tallencor]

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I really appreciate the fact that while many AIB's are using software to flash the card's factory preset modes, Sapphire has dual BIOS chips with physical switches.

Love the look of those cards. I really wanted one but they were out of stock or more $ than the Msi cross border. Last 2 cards were Sapphire and loved them. Still, I'm a little envious.

 

[Ungari]

I'm looking to wait until after going Zen to get another one in Crossfire.
For me it's all about the value plus being ready to scale with the new API's. I figure for the price it's hard to beat running two of these.

 

[Ungari]

So does the cards with 8 Pin connectors have power limitations

I believe so.
When asked, Sapphire Ed said words to the effect that although the Nitro+ has an 8-pin, that it really didn't need one, giving the distinct impression that the card didn't benefit from it under normal usage.
In fact, he said the card did better when undervolted.

 

[Tallencor]

I believe so.
When asked, Sapphire Ed said words to the effect that although the Nitro+ has an 8-pin, that it really didn't need one, giving the distinct impression that the card didn't benefit from it under normal usage.
In fact, he said the card did better when undervolted.

Yeah. I think Tom over at OC3D found that increasing volts did nothing at all. These chips are already max volted. As for the 8 pin. I think they were added to allow less pull from the pcie slot.

 

[Kanan]

Voltage is that high so the cards don't fail from the factory, more like a safety precaution. Amd is a bit too conservative on that. I like the gaming 8G nice overclock maybe you should try more with undervoltage or less power consumption at least.

Ps. Monitor if the card holds the 1400mhz steady if not you need undervoltage/higher power target.

 

[Ungari]

As for the 8 pin. I think they were added to allow less pull from the pcie slot.

These AIB card versions were designed with 8-Pins and extra power phases prior to the whole PCI-E drawing over 75W debacle.
My understanding is that the existence of an 8-Pin while allowing for more power to be delivered, will not change the ratio of the draw between it and the PCI-E lane, that is determined by the GPU's instructions.
AIBs often include extra power connectors and phases, even though there may be no real benefit to Air cooling, but is essential for extreme overclockers using exotic cooling.
Unlike Maxwell 2.0, the Paxwell cards on Air, get zero overclocking benefit from extra power features over the reference design, yet AIBs still offer additional plugs and phases knowing that most users do not even OC, let alone use exotic cooling.

 

[Kanan]

The 8 Pin on rx 480 is very useful as it increases oc headroom at least (!) with water cooling. Over 1500 is possible with water and a decent card.

 

[Ungari]

The 8 Pin on rx 480 is very useful as it increases oc headroom at least (!) with water cooling. Over 1500 is possible with water and a decent card.

Yes, underwater the 8-pin will come into play.
Interesting that with Polaris, for the first time cards at this price point have waterblocks produced for it.