god damn my i7 6700 non K at 4.5ghz goes up to 85C holy shit had to downclock it to 4.2ghz now its 70C jesus intel cause it kept crashing at 4.5..... my fx didnt even get that hot at 4.5ghz
@sayan mukherjee Yeah you need some luck i guess. I have to say its on a custom loop and i delidded it too. I mean, you are lucky when your 9900k goes 5ghz all core, its rare to see a 9900k going up to 5.1ghz without overheating in normal cases. I mean, silicon lottery sells 5.1ghz 9900k's for almost $1000, its insane.
@@CoffeyKingVlogs If your car is made by Apple you have to replace the engine to change the oil, also they will only sell you a new engine with a transmission welded onto it.
Did that, too, of course! It's ridiculous how much AMD overdid the voltage on these poor things. Undervolting them is like getting an entirely new and much better card.
I stripped off the cover and blower fan. Put an aftermarket heatsink with two large fans, Way cooler, more FPS and memory+. Faster, better card. running 1750MHz safe, stabel & stapel setting.
@@icebtw6802 Try to fully stress your GPU with something like furmark. That way you can find out if your GPU causes your Bluescreens. If not, maybe it's the fault of your CPU / Power Supply / RAM
Managed to snag one of the Vega 64 LC models for $200, absolutely amazing card. Smashes almost anything I throw at it with ease. It also overclocks and undervolts really well.
Ive bought my Vega 56 this year and don´t regret it. Very capable card and definitely the best bang for the 250 pounds i payed for it (new). Also very quiet and cool (Sapphire Pulse)
The stutters on outer worlds happen to everyone. I just played it right before watching this video and experienced them myself. Also saw them happening on benchmark videos from people running my setup. It would also be a good idea to undervolt the vega 64 since ive heard it helps a lot with efficiency and you can push the clocks higher in doing so.
I've got an undervolted/overclocked 56 with Samsung ram, roughly get a 25 - 30% performance boost across the board with it and it runs cooler and quiter too.
Yeah I actually flashed my vega 56 to a 64 and under volted and get my memory to 945 and the clock speed up to 1722 and my temps are very good while gaming I'll get up to 74c I do have the blower style
Also worth noting that the Vega cards are a beast if you undervolt them and overclock both the core and the HBM memory. It's extra work for sure, and don't expect much out of this on reference cards, but they can really punch above their weight if you do it right.
I would be interested to see the performance difference after you undervolt the Vega 64. I have a Vega 64 (because I picked it up cheap) and undervolting helps on all fronts.
I recently got a PowerColor Vega 56 for $200 (second best after the Sapphire one, according to most people) and I couldn't be happier. After 4 days of tweaks - meaning undervolting and overclocking - I got it running smooth and cool (65c avg temp at full load). Performance wise, it seems to surpass the 2070 (stock) in some games, and comes withing 10% in others, so basically a 2060 (at 2K res, with second highest preset most of the time) UserBenchmark puts it in the top 1.6% so I guess I got a little lucky with my silicone as well.
I OC/UV my Reference Edition Vega 64 to 1675MHz( 1600 idle and 1675 lock when GPU utilisation goes above 50%) and memory to 1100MHz and it consumes around 200W max power. Also, I too have a Cooler Master MWE 550W PSU 80+ rated Also, my core Voltage is just 1.025V
Great video, subbed! The thing with the Vegas, at least for FPS players, is the frame rate lows, especially the 1% lows. In that regard, the Vega 64 is a bit stronger than you suggested over the 56, but still much better than comparable geforce cards. When smooth mouse movement is everything, these cards do very well. Thanks again, and GREAT VIDEO! Looking forward to more!
Hi RandomGamingHD! I own that exact same model for almost a year now, and I'm quite satisfied with it. I've undervolted it, overclocked the HBM to 1100 and gave it +20% power limit! It runs cooler and less power and gave me more frames. But it's still very hot and loud. LMAO Loved the video tho!
Hey I recently bought this exact GPU and I am building my PC really soon but some of the online reviews have started to scare me a bit since I'm not sure whether I could refund or not if things go wrong. The one I've bought is brand new (Gigabyte Vega 64 OC) so I'd really appreciate if you gave me a run down of how that model was to set-up and how well it runs a year later. I'm new to stuff like BIOS flash and undervolting but I was interested by the community who actually really love this card for its capabilities when modified. What did you have to do to get it running fine in working order? (e.g. did you update BIOS? and how easy was it to undervolt?)
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Out of the box, Vega 64 is pants. Tune it in Radeon settings for the core clocks and HBM2 memory with overclocking AND undervolting as this helps alleviate thermal throttling, improving efficiency and helps push through much better performance. I get a solid 60fps at ultra/high mix of settings at 1440p with AA in every modern game I've thrown at it, and easily 144+ fps for those less graphically demanding titles. Yeah the power draw is a big negative, so you do need a beefier PSU to handle it. If you are looking to get one, I'd recommend the Sapphire Nitro+ model if you can find it. Oh and you can mod them to fit a custom water block for liquid cooling from EK, which really boosts performance by providing better cooling. You can also flash the Vega 64 BIOS onto a Vega 56 card to increase the performance headroom. Vega is great for tinkering and fiddling, but overclocking and undervolting to a good sweetspot is a labour of love and not as straight forward as just using MSI afterburner. Put the time in to tame these beasts and they'll reward you, but if you want something more efficient and less dependent on tinkering with mV, go with a Navi-based card.
Yeah, mine runs on 2GHz and 1130 mV (Eiswolf 240 AiO in a loop with a Eisbaer 140 AiO from Alphacool) . 30mV higher than stock but 200 MHz (~11 % faster) with HBM2 from 1000 MHz oced to 1150 MHz (PT+20). Temps around 48°C / 90°C Junction. Will eventually try to go higher... Consumes ~280 W of GPU power under full load. When using a 60 fps cap at 4k and some games will hit about 80 fps and more it will only consume around 150W. But it doesn't matter anyway I'm only playing like 1h average a day. Getting tired after work... Even if I would play 3h a day it would cost me 100€ more over 2 years when compared to a 150W GPU. Of course the initial purchasing costs were higher than a 150W GPU. Now, I'm not regretting the decision because the card will be for sure futureproof and I will be able to use Ultra textures for many years from now... I don't need Ultra settings. Most important to me is that the Image is crystal clear and sharp.
@@M4Looney yea, I have radeon 7 on water as well 24/7 at 2.1GHZ/1267mV/1200 memory 40% power level and it runs great. I had the 1st batch of VIIs so they run a little higher stock voltage but it still runs like a dream. pretty much near 2080ti performance, I love it.
@@geerstyresoil3136 That's a pretty good overclock. I'm not sure if I want to go higher with my overclock. I tried 1150 mV and 2020 MHz which was not stable... Maybe I will try something like 33% power target (as the card is actually clocking ~30 MHz below 2000 mHz). It just doesn't make sense to me to give ~ 50 mV and more to the GPU for each 50 MHz clock increase. So a 100 MHz increase from 2 GHz would run at ~ 350W+ what would be a little too high for me for 24/7 usage... My Temps are not the best for a liquid cooled setup. I maybe have ~ 10°C Junction temp delta that I can "spend". By the way, how high are your temperatures and how high are your fan RPMs?
@@M4Looney I have an overkill corsair 900D setup that used to to be running 3 290x LCS waterblocks so it has 3 radiators of 4,3, and 2 fans. Every day gaming it doesn't get over 42c during heavy multiday benches tops out at 47c. I keep the fans pretty low. I also have the x570 aqua motherboard with full block cooling a 3900x. Its basically my dream amd build. I may add a 2nd VII if MGPU catches on again. 😁
Through a crazy train of trading and selling and buying cards at the right time, I cumulatively spent only $200 on my Vega 64 Strix. Undervolted it's very cool and quiet. Haven't had any issues at all. Great video!
Great on winter, you don't have to buy a heater. But seriously, it's a recent card and a powerful one. Yes you can get more o less the same performance with a 5700, but the vega 56/64 has much more computer power if you use opencl. Hope soon we see a navi with 64 cu insted of 40 with hbm
Got a Vega 56 two months ago, undervolted it to 1,000V @ real 1530 Mhz and overclocked the HBM2 to 950 Mhz and I couldn't be happier. It's silent, it's not running hot and delivering great performance. (Firestrike @ ca 23500 Points Graphics). Perfect upgrade for my aging Xeon CPU!
I have a Gigabyte Vega 56, for some time now. It was a bit unstable at first, but after a bios update i had no more issues. You do need a good power supply. I am still verry happy with it. Mine is also a lot quieter then yours, i can tell.
Before we go blaming the stutter on the GPU we should monitor individual CPU core usage as PC gaming is very single threaded. I noticed the GPU dropped below 95% usage and in my experience it's almost always because the CPU cannot keep up. I know the Ryzen 3600 is new but it's still behind an overclocked 9900k in terms of IPC. Love your videos big fan bigger fan of the Seagull lol. Long time sub thumbs up.
@@SpazziJackazzi I googled a bit and it seems like the Gigabyte OC versions (the one in the video) have way more issues than the others. Also, I don't think it has to do with silicon quality, probably faulty PCB design, looks like gigabyte was trying to push these Vegas too far. On that note, Vegas use HBM2 and are quite different from the regular DDR/GDDR PCB designs, maybe that also adds up to the issues... Still, I'm not entirely sure what really fails on these cards that actually kills them.
I'm running a Sapphire Vega 64. I bought it new for around $500 USD, back when the graphics market first came down from the super inflation we suffered through. I am still quite happy with it, pushing 3440x1440 at that.
My brother owned one. Looked like a solid card. And yes random freezes. Black screens. All the time. But when it did run it ran beautifully. 75 fps locked on most AAA games with a slight under volt. I ended up selling him my Nitro Vega 64 and buying a 5700 XT Nitro. And all his black screens went away. So obviously it was that card. Probably just needs some thermal pads and new high end thermal paste. But I wasn't going to deal with the warranty or break the warranty. Ended up selling it.
@@Andy-hi9do There are/were major problems with the Gigabyte cooler design on the early Vega cards and early firmware. I don't remember exactly if it was VRAM or something else, but I've seen some teardowns that show a horrible design on r/AMD. They are prone to simply breaking because of that and should simply be avoided. The early Gigabyte Vega cards are hot crap. I've read that they fixed it later, but if you buy used, you don't really know if it's old stock - even if it was bought recently.
Only had those problems when trying to overclock too much. Other than that it ran fine. Not too loud or hot. It was a good placeholder card till something better came along
Could not be happier with mine, bought for 500€ on release day, a deal i couldn't pass up when they were going for around for 650€ or so, my retailer had a deal so i picked one up. Runs RDR2 like a dream, on ultrawide mix of ultra and high i get around 65fps avg. Haven't had any driver issues, on water it runs below 50°C even with a case ambient of around 28°C. I got my HBM to 1100mhz without any problems, haven't even underclocked it or anything haha. The difference will be the binning if you''re lucky, V56 doesn't OC for crap while we've seen some V64s go quite high especially with the better memory, but again all dependent on the card.
Just wanted to point out in Red Dead Redemption 2 and many other games, you mention how the 4k results are very close. Keep in mind that 35fps vs 38fps is an 8% difference, 69 fps vs 75 fps is also an 8% difference. Therefore the performance gain is same across resolutions in that game. Just wanted to give you a heads up! I love the videos and have for years!!
bought a vega 64 nitro+ couples months back, still very pleased with it. got is for a descent low price... only on really heavy games there's sometimes some coil whining, but not that loud and long
If you undervolt either the 56 or 64 by around 100mv & overclock the hbm to 950mhz then max the power slider you can get ~10% or more performance. They are a bargain.
XFX is worse. I have never had a quiet XFX card. From the 7850 (which is not a difficult card to cool) up until the RX 590. I rather pick up Sapphire or MSI.
I've got a Sapphire Limited Edition Vega 64 (The silver one) with turbine fan and it is way louder at 70+ fan speed, but still, with the proper undervolt you'll never need to hit this fan speed, I just turn it to 55 and do the undervolt and the temperatures are very good, even if where I live is hot.
@@Black-ny7gv when i just got the card, brand new (like 3 days after it's launch, rx480 8gb btw) first demanding game i used it for was the witcher 3 card was at 88 degree all the time, at 1680x1050 and high details with lowered grass i had about 80fps, which is fine, but these temps were terrifying the g1 software was like the worst ever, it had almost no options, i could've only set mode to performance or quiet, but then, whenever it was running, the card would randomly go to 100% fan speed, no matter the load or temps, and it wouldn't go down until pc restart, not to mention its option to change rgb on the card was basically dead what i've discovered after, was that no matter what, fans wouldn't go higher than i believe 70%, so i uninstalled that insult to humanity called g1 gaming software, and installed proper msi afterburner, only to find out that fans when at 100% keep the card in 80 degree in aforementioned witcher with same settings, so 8 degree lower, but GOD WAS IT LOUD, i was forcing myself to play on these setting for the sake of the card, but even i had enough after 2 weeks then it wasn't that bad, i settled down on overwatch, so my card was mostly fine, another problem appeared when i got 144hz 1080p monitor, it was BAAAAD it had freesync, and even trough that this, card was stuttering like hell, i am sure i've been loosing like 20% off all frames, and the card was hot again, and because it was overheating and shutting down, i had to play with 100% fans again (i was passionate about OV at the time, so i played it a lot back then) then far cry 5 came out, and this is where the bullshit have peaked - card was shutting down after 5 minutes of gameplay, 1080p minimal details, 100% fan speed from beginning then i got used (not after mining) MSI 1080 somewhere around rtx launch, so it was fairly cheap, quiet, blazing fast, no problems, loved it, have it till today so, because of that one thing, i will never again buy any gigabyte/aorus product, and most likely any radeon as well EDIT: one of the other comments reminded me of one thing, "try undervolting" so i tried, 0.01V lower at 100% usage in wattman or whatever it's called, and card would crash everytime, so no, undervolting wasn't the solution
So happy you got a sick and performant video card. I'm huge fan of your channel. You're computer is better then mine now. When i started watching my gtx 1070 was holding againts you lol!!
The Vega 56 (especially if you can get the version with Samsung HBM2) can be flashed to a Vega 64 BIOS for a nice 5-10% speed bump provided you can keep it cool. I have a reference design Vega 56 with this setup. Though the fan speed and noise is pretty bad for such performance gains. All in the all the Vega 56 have been higher end used GPU sweet spot for over a year now. Though with it dipping into more the mid tier of GPUs that might be not as true today as it was in the past.
These Vega GPUs are amazing if you like natural color gradients, without over saturation and all others enhancements. You will cherish it like your own eyes. I've had an RX570 and R9 380 and Vega beats both of them in terms if visual fidelity in the sense that it gives a more calm, but still sweet image. I've also had a Geforce 1080Ti in the past, switching to Vega from that one was a sort of revelation to me. I'm no longer considering Nvidia a great buy for me even if it's a low price. But your experience may differ, trust your own eyes and enjoy those graphics !
Vega cards are great if you tweak them. The stock voltage settings are usually set at 1.2 volts for P7 which just creates excess heat and power draw. Out of the box settings on Vega are just really bad. A quick undervolt to 1000-1100mV is enough to drop power consumption around 100 watts. Max the power limit to +50% and set the HBM to 1050 and you've got about a 15% performance increase. Extra clockspeed doesn't really help all that much. Vega gets most of it's benefits from memory overclocking. Once you start pushing past 1600MHz Vega wants more juice and that's where the exponentially higher power draw kicks in. A custom Wattman profile for these can do wonders for power draw and noise especially for the blower models. The best variants to look out for (provided the price is good) are the Sapphire Nitro+ or Powercolor Red Devil. The liquid cards have the XTX dies which are the best silicon but are pretty hard to find.
Nvidia Titan has it beat (the blower card makes a much more realistic whoosh and the vent holes create a turbulent roar and vortex sound). But the ultimate is the FireGL-V8650 as that thing is deafening (seriously, wear hearing protection, it’s insane), it’s extremely loud at idle even since it’s like 200w idle and running 75c even though it’s louder than a vacuum cleaner while doing so... I was crazy enough to have it cranked to 100% fan with a 20% overclock and it thermal destabilized at like 120c (I’m not sure the Vram temp, it has 32 Vram chips covering the front and back of the card, it’s truly insane!)
I just bought a VEGA 56 (ROG Strix) for 220€. After cleaning it, reapplying thermal paste and undetvolting it has really descent thermals (70-75°C) and descent performance. Definitely was a good purchase.
@@DyDam-go2qy You may not have any issues with it, yet but the card certainly does, Asus dropped the ball on the VRM solution, just type Vega Strix VRM into google.
Just upgraded from a 56 to a 64. Generally not worth it, but it was the only upgrade path that didn't require me to buy a new water block. Niche situation. One major point that I would add when choosing Vega 56 or 64 from the get go with intent to overclock, however, is the fact that some Vega 56 cards have trash Hynix memory that you'll be lucky to overclock by more than ~30MHz. The 64 has the Samsung memory, which I just cranked up by 200MHz for a substantial performance boost without breaking a sweat. Some Vega 56 cards also have Samsung memory, but it's a gamble.
Vega 64 is a very decent card for the price they are listed at. simple solution on temps is to simply repaste the card as soon as you get it you'll see a significant temp drop using it. we did this everytime we sold a vega series card in our builds.
@@mahmoud1737 Yeah the memory was bad when it came to overclocking but the card was decently quiet and performed well in games. Didn't get too hot either. Sold mine and put it towards a RTX 2080 though
So glad that I went with Vega 56 instead of 64, gonna put a waterblock on it soon and overclock it to reach Vega 64 level of performance - 3 years will be easy to hold on this one!
I've seen new 5700 for $280 but they're blower cards so I honestly don't know it's worth it. I have seen multiple used vega 56 go for $170-$190 on eBay too. Still not sure which is worth it
@@jessiejames1681 iv seen small youtubers who say the 5700 is not hot or loud with blower cooler, its only the big tech youtubers who say its hot and loud and there is quite a bit of evidence that most are paid off by nvidia czcams.com/video/czHvAhG4xTc/video.html
Well I ordered the Asrock Vega 56. I had 3 choices, RX 580 @180€ , Vega 56 @220€ , RX 5700 @350€... Vega 56 50% better than RX 580, and RX 5700 15% better than Vega 56, so it's easy choice for the given prices. If I could get an RX 5700 for about 260-270€ or RX 580 for around 100€ (don't want used cards) I'd go for either of those 2.
You made this video 2 weeks after I bough a 64 hahaha, it cost 200$, so I didn't have any complain, did you undervolt it and put the power limit to +50? It gains a LOT of performance this way, RE2 Remake in 4K comes from 44 fps ultra to 58 fps ultra with this, man, it is a HUGE performance boost!
I just bought all the parts for a PC and it's almost identical to what these specs are. However I only heard about flash BIOS voiding warranty after I'd already bought the card (I'd heard rumours about the Gigabyte version but it was going brand new for £280 so I went for it knowing there was a huge community that update to F2 BIOS and undervolt it). Any owners of this card who could give me advice on how to get started (my PSU is 750W btw) because I'm building the PC in a couple of days and now I'm worried it will just be buggy and awful like many reviewers (mainly old ones) say.
Last black Friday (2018) I bought two Asus Radeon RX VEGA 64 8 GB ROG STRIX for $499 each. Been running them in crossfire with no issues. Vega 64 is a worthy buy when on sale.
AIB cards are the ones to get for Vega GPUs. I have a Sapphire Nitro+ Vega 64 that when overclocked and undervolted uses 180-190W without being pushed hard. To get the same performance out of a Vega 56 you'll need to use a lot more power and possibly flash it with a higher power limit BIOS. At 1440P, paired with a high refresh rate Freesync monitor it is one of the most cost effective options out there for the perfomance on offer.
Amazing review, thank you. Was really umming and ahhing about the 56 vs 64 in preparing to get a VR set, I was verging on the 64 but I think you've dragged me back to reality with the 56.
Bought my msi vega 64 air cooled oc blower card (same style as the 56 in vid) around 3 months ago, brand new for £250. Used afterburner & undervolted it -125 and power limit up to +50% but left the factory oc at 1625, after a custom fan curve the card runs on a 1440p bench mark at 62 degrees with the fans only spooling at 2600-700rpm with it hitting its target speed 95% of the time, well impressed with it and with results like that I'll be keeping it for a while until it cant keep up with the tech race
"this is one of the better cards in the Vega 64 lineup" Why would you do that? Just go on the internet and tell lies? The Gigashyte AIB card is known to be worse than reference and has horrendous failure rates. You would know that if you did even 5 minutes of research.
Intel 2012: haha AMD is so hot
Intel 2019: don't worry 120 degrees is normal
Weird, my 9900k does not go over 60°c in prime while OC'ed to 5.1ghz.. I must have missed that time :(
god damn my i7 6700 non K at 4.5ghz goes up to 85C holy shit had to downclock it to 4.2ghz now its 70C jesus intel cause it kept crashing at 4.5..... my fx didnt even get that hot at 4.5ghz
@sayan mukherjee Yeah you need some luck i guess. I have to say its on a custom loop and i delidded it too. I mean, you are lucky when your 9900k goes 5ghz all core, its rare to see a 9900k going up to 5.1ghz without overheating in normal cases. I mean, silicon lottery sells 5.1ghz 9900k's for almost $1000, its insane.
@@RngmonsterX imagine needing luck to overclock to just 5.1 when pre-ryzen AMD processors could clock to over 8ghz on all 4 cores :^)
Same thing AMD is saying about their new Navi cards. "Don't worry, 90+ degrees is normal"
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WHERE HAVE I SEEN YOU BEFORE
“Huge hot and heavy” very relatable
Yes I know you're very fat
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@@Kazya1988 bruh
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Try to start up car... Doesn't work... Clean the seats.... Works 100%
For each oil change it is a good idea to replace the engine as preventive maintaince
If it doesn't work, it might be a 'driver issue'
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Bethesda wants to know your location
@@CoffeyKingVlogs If your car is made by Apple you have to replace the engine to change the oil, also they will only sell you a new engine with a transmission welded onto it.
Just get in and get out, starts right up.
i like how he says aging Vega 64 when my vega 64 is still on warrenty........... :(
Same
Because apparently 2017 is a long time ago 🤣 *laughs in 2500K*
@@StaelTek im 2500k too 5ghz 24/7
@@Floppa5922 I've got a long "graphics card" but you don't see me waving it around.
@@jamesharwood4752 2500k 5ghz is not impressive lol
i got a msi vega 56 oc blower card..i didn't realize it was winter.
Was thinking the same thing, 64-bios mod certainly doesn't make things better.
@@tobiasboh3370 Undervolt it for improved performance, but yeah, I OCed the hell of of Vega 56 too, its actually fun.
BLUESANDAL SALAD do the ghetto mod or out the Accelero from Arctic on it. it should be very nice
Did that, too, of course! It's ridiculous how much AMD overdid the voltage on these poor things. Undervolting them is like getting an entirely new and much better card.
@@tobiasboh3370 What mV do you run your state 6 and 7 at? I've had a lot of trouble finding the sweet spot on mine.
"Weight is a sign of reliability. Remember if it doesn't work you can always hit them with it.” - Boris the Blade
I stripped off the cover and blower fan. Put an aftermarket heatsink with two large fans, Way cooler, more FPS and memory+. Faster, better card. running 1750MHz safe, stabel & stapel setting.
I managed to get one for £200 off Facebook marketplace, a ROG STRIX version too. Runs like a dream
Did you uv it mines hits 83C and it is very loud
@@TONI-bi1lg mine hits 75C Max and is near silent.
TheSpryxe l Hardware same, the only problem I had was when I tried to play bo3 on ultra settings 4K and it kept bluescreening.
@@TONI-bi1lg mines quite quiet on 100% fans, are you sure its not your psu fan?
@@icebtw6802 Try to fully stress your GPU with something like furmark. That way you can find out if your GPU causes your Bluescreens.
If not, maybe it's the fault of your CPU / Power Supply / RAM
AMD exists...
Tech CZcamsrs: * insert heat joke here *
Isn't the Vega 64 actually rather hot?
Tech CZcamsrs: "I am comedy"
@@anirvana The AIB cards are fine. The blower cooler is utter garbage.
@@anirvana In terms of TDP it's no worse than Nvidia's current high end cards, though of course they outperform it comfortably.
@@saladwithsalad I see.
"Aging AMD card"
Its a 2017 last gen. Calm down 😂
@Jay Arre they do undervolt them to save them further
@Jay Arre no relation to the subject
Performance per watt of a GTX 760 tho
@Jay Arre yeah only mining tho, i see a lot well kept ones age like fine wine
Vega was old news on release day. DOA garbage.
I built a beast of a gaming system with a 5700XT a couple months back and yet I still find myself back here.
Managed to snag one of the Vega 64 LC models for $200, absolutely amazing card. Smashes almost anything I throw at it with ease. It also overclocks and undervolts really well.
I know it’s an old comment but what cpu are you runnng with it?
Ive bought my Vega 56 this year and don´t regret it. Very capable card and definitely the best bang for the 250 pounds i payed for it (new). Also very quiet and cool (Sapphire Pulse)
The stutters on outer worlds happen to everyone. I just played it right before watching this video and experienced them myself. Also saw them happening on benchmark videos from people running my setup.
It would also be a good idea to undervolt the vega 64 since ive heard it helps a lot with efficiency and you can push the clocks higher in doing so.
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Me: Will there be a new car review coming soon? Don't get my hopes up, mate
He does have a car channel.
@@StaelTek No kidding. There haven't been any uploads recently, though.
Edit: The most recent upload was July of last year.
@@StaelTek Yes he does.
Needed a heating advice for my house and for saving costs. That's why I am here...
Tri sli GTX 480s and I promise you won't be cold
@@leeoloughlin9249 m8 he wants to warm his house, not attempt nuclear fusion
I've got an undervolted/overclocked 56 with Samsung ram, roughly get a 25 - 30% performance boost across the board with it and it runs cooler and quiter too.
Ya, it's crazy how much you can get out of these cards if you go through the right steps.
Yeah I actually flashed my vega 56 to a 64 and under volted and get my memory to 945 and the clock speed up to 1722 and my temps are very good while gaming I'll get up to 74c I do have the blower style
@@Jimmyjames6988 Samsung's can go higher on Memory top. I'm actually on daily on 1630/1100, they're little beasts!
Oh ok I was scared to push it more I'll try OC some more today
@@Jimmyjames6988 You should be ok, I run 950mhz on a standard bios. Just make sure you don't have Hynix ram as they were never used in vega 64s.
Also worth noting that the Vega cards are a beast if you undervolt them and overclock both the core and the HBM memory. It's extra work for sure, and don't expect much out of this on reference cards, but they can really punch above their weight if you do it right.
I would be interested to see the performance difference after you undervolt the Vega 64. I have a Vega 64 (because I picked it up cheap) and undervolting helps on all fronts.
I recently got a PowerColor Vega 56 for $200 (second best after the Sapphire one, according to most people) and I couldn't be happier.
After 4 days of tweaks - meaning undervolting and overclocking - I got it running smooth and cool (65c avg temp at full load).
Performance wise, it seems to surpass the 2070 (stock) in some games, and comes withing 10% in others, so basically a 2060 (at 2K res, with second highest preset most of the time)
UserBenchmark puts it in the top 1.6% so I guess I got a little lucky with my silicone as well.
11:21 OOF, that's loud!
Same at 11:26
Anirban Pramanick thats how my rx5700xt sounds lol 😂
Why do you say oof? What does the even mean?
@@xFlared I think it's some sort of roblox meme
@@xFlared literal bruh moment right here
I OC/UV my Reference Edition Vega 64 to 1675MHz( 1600 idle and 1675 lock when GPU utilisation goes above 50%) and memory to 1100MHz and it consumes around 200W max power. Also, I too have a Cooler Master MWE 550W PSU 80+ rated
Also, my core Voltage is just 1.025V
1:15 What happened to the heatsink? Looks like it was dropped.
Linus dropped it
@@cptcrogge lmao
@@snekeatr6113 uhh.. Try again
Looks like someone pried it apart, the fan shield protects it.
@@snekeatr6113ah, the classic "I'm too self-conscious to make a self-deprecating joke, so I'll invent a relative"
You know what's the best in your videos Steve? You speak very clearly for an Englishman. No rush. We are not all native Eng speakers..
The Gigabyte version is one of the worst AIB cards. A Red Devil or a Strix with fresh thermal pads would do far better in thermals.
@@josephnorris4095 nope
Yeah I heard that the gigabyte one was one of the worst and would overheat alot
@@josephnorris4095 there's no other way to know but to disassemble and check the pads.
Great video, subbed! The thing with the Vegas, at least for FPS players, is the frame rate lows, especially the 1% lows. In that regard, the Vega 64 is a bit stronger than you suggested over the 56, but still much better than comparable geforce cards. When smooth mouse movement is everything, these cards do very well. Thanks again, and GREAT VIDEO! Looking forward to more!
2:18 literally after you said bye I got an ad and thought the video was over lol😂
Just saw your post on Instagram. Timing is never better.
got a half year old sapphire nitro+ for 240 a month ago. Splendid card.
Hi RandomGamingHD! I own that exact same model for almost a year now, and I'm quite satisfied with it. I've undervolted it, overclocked the HBM to 1100 and gave it +20% power limit!
It runs cooler and less power and gave me more frames. But it's still very hot and loud. LMAO
Loved the video tho!
Hey I recently bought this exact GPU and I am building my PC really soon but some of the online reviews have started to scare me a bit since I'm not sure whether I could refund or not if things go wrong. The one I've bought is brand new (Gigabyte Vega 64 OC) so I'd really appreciate if you gave me a run down of how that model was to set-up and how well it runs a year later. I'm new to stuff like BIOS flash and undervolting but I was interested by the community who actually really love this card for its capabilities when modified. What did you have to do to get it running fine in working order? (e.g. did you update BIOS? and how easy was it to undervolt?)
Tech CZcamsrs: AMD hot.
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Out of the box, Vega 64 is pants. Tune it in Radeon settings for the core clocks and HBM2 memory with overclocking AND undervolting as this helps alleviate thermal throttling, improving efficiency and helps push through much better performance. I get a solid 60fps at ultra/high mix of settings at 1440p with AA in every modern game I've thrown at it, and easily 144+ fps for those less graphically demanding titles.
Yeah the power draw is a big negative, so you do need a beefier PSU to handle it. If you are looking to get one, I'd recommend the Sapphire Nitro+ model if you can find it.
Oh and you can mod them to fit a custom water block for liquid cooling from EK, which really boosts performance by providing better cooling.
You can also flash the Vega 64 BIOS onto a Vega 56 card to increase the performance headroom.
Vega is great for tinkering and fiddling, but overclocking and undervolting to a good sweetspot is a labour of love and not as straight forward as just using MSI afterburner. Put the time in to tame these beasts and they'll reward you, but if you want something more efficient and less dependent on tinkering with mV, go with a Navi-based card.
Pretty sure at 3:57 you mean Vulkan :D either way, always enjoyed the reviews! :)
GBR doesn't have one, so it's forgivable.
I bought a used Vega 64 a couple of weeks ago for 195 GBP. It is certainly very noisy, but the performance is great compared to my old card!
If you ever have the chance to: pls do a deep dive on the Radeon VII. Its such an interesting/ underrated card
Yeah, mine runs on 2GHz and 1130 mV (Eiswolf 240 AiO in a loop with a Eisbaer 140 AiO from Alphacool) . 30mV higher than stock but 200 MHz (~11 % faster) with HBM2 from 1000 MHz oced to 1150 MHz (PT+20). Temps around 48°C / 90°C Junction. Will eventually try to go higher... Consumes ~280 W of GPU power under full load.
When using a 60 fps cap at 4k and some games will hit about 80 fps and more it will only consume around 150W. But it doesn't matter anyway I'm only playing like 1h average a day. Getting tired after work...
Even if I would play 3h a day it would cost me 100€ more over 2 years when compared to a 150W GPU. Of course the initial purchasing costs were higher than a 150W GPU.
Now, I'm not regretting the decision because the card will be for sure futureproof and I will be able to use Ultra textures for many years from now... I don't need Ultra settings. Most important to me is that the Image is crystal clear and sharp.
@Darshan P Softwaredeveloper. I'm at 8 p.M. at home.
@@M4Looney yea, I have radeon 7 on water as well 24/7 at 2.1GHZ/1267mV/1200 memory 40% power level and it runs great. I had the 1st batch of VIIs so they run a little higher stock voltage but it still runs like a dream. pretty much near 2080ti performance, I love it.
@@geerstyresoil3136 That's a pretty good overclock. I'm not sure if I want to go higher with my overclock. I tried 1150 mV and 2020 MHz which was not stable... Maybe I will try something like 33% power target (as the card is actually clocking ~30 MHz below 2000 mHz). It just doesn't make sense to me to give ~ 50 mV and more to the GPU for each 50 MHz clock increase. So a 100 MHz increase from 2 GHz would run at ~ 350W+ what would be a little too high for me for 24/7 usage... My Temps are not the best for a liquid cooled setup. I maybe have ~ 10°C Junction temp delta that I can "spend".
By the way, how high are your temperatures and how high are your fan RPMs?
@@M4Looney I have an overkill corsair 900D setup that used to to be running 3 290x LCS waterblocks so it has 3 radiators of 4,3, and 2 fans. Every day gaming it doesn't get over 42c during heavy multiday benches tops out at 47c. I keep the fans pretty low. I also have the x570 aqua motherboard with full block cooling a 3900x. Its basically my dream amd build. I may add a 2nd VII if MGPU catches on again. 😁
Through a crazy train of trading and selling and buying cards at the right time, I cumulatively spent only $200 on my Vega 64 Strix. Undervolted it's very cool and quiet. Haven't had any issues at all. Great video!
Still a beefy card, just a shame it uses so much power and generates so much heat.
Great on winter, you don't have to buy a heater. But seriously, it's a recent card and a powerful one. Yes you can get more o less the same performance with a 5700, but the vega 56/64 has much more computer power if you use opencl. Hope soon we see a navi with 64 cu insted of 40 with hbm
@@jordicoma That's why I went Vega. For compute as well as gaming.
Got a Vega 56 two months ago, undervolted it to 1,000V @ real 1530 Mhz and overclocked the HBM2 to 950 Mhz and I couldn't be happier. It's silent, it's not running hot and delivering great performance. (Firestrike @ ca 23500 Points Graphics). Perfect upgrade for my aging Xeon CPU!
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I have a Gigabyte Vega 56, for some time now. It was a bit unstable at first, but after a bios update i had no more issues. You do need a good power supply. I am still verry happy with it. Mine is also a lot quieter then yours, i can tell.
There is another way of viewing this. Being a Hackitnsoh User, these cards are still worth a lot of money...
Good that you are Hackitnsoh User and not Akshonhcti Usre
@@StaticVapour590 ?
χχкѕρ_ρlαуєяχχ it’s a joke...
Before we go blaming the stutter on the GPU we should monitor individual CPU core usage as PC gaming is very single threaded. I noticed the GPU dropped below 95% usage and in my experience it's almost always because the CPU cannot keep up. I know the Ryzen 3600 is new but it's still behind an overclocked 9900k in terms of IPC. Love your videos big fan bigger fan of the Seagull lol. Long time sub thumbs up.
Vega is sick, just don't buy one of those Gigabyte models.
Prof PistolPete i dont get it, whats the issue with the gigabyte ones?
Why?
Silicon quality?
@@SpazziJackazzi I googled a bit and it seems like the Gigabyte OC versions (the one in the video) have way more issues than the others. Also, I don't think it has to do with silicon quality, probably faulty PCB design, looks like gigabyte was trying to push these Vegas too far. On that note, Vegas use HBM2 and are quite different from the regular DDR/GDDR PCB designs, maybe that also adds up to the issues... Still, I'm not entirely sure what really fails on these cards that actually kills them.
@@MarcosScheeren My ASUS Strix version... died 3 times without any oc
I'm running a Sapphire Vega 64. I bought it new for around $500 USD, back when the graphics market first came down from the super inflation we suffered through. I am still quite happy with it, pushing 3440x1440 at that.
I've heard the Gigabyte edition was the worst, high temperatures, black screens, loud noise,...
My brother owned one. Looked like a solid card.
And yes random freezes. Black screens. All the time.
But when it did run it ran beautifully. 75 fps locked on most AAA games with a slight under volt.
I ended up selling him my Nitro Vega 64 and buying a 5700 XT Nitro. And all his black screens went away. So obviously it was that card.
Probably just needs some thermal pads and new high end thermal paste. But I wasn't going to deal with the warranty or break the warranty. Ended up selling it.
@@Andy-hi9do There are/were major problems with the Gigabyte cooler design on the early Vega cards and early firmware. I don't remember exactly if it was VRAM or something else, but I've seen some teardowns that show a horrible design on r/AMD. They are prone to simply breaking because of that and should simply be avoided. The early Gigabyte Vega cards are hot crap.
I've read that they fixed it later, but if you buy used, you don't really know if it's old stock - even if it was bought recently.
F2 bios fixes the card.
I had one, black screen all the time. Got strix now much better.
Only had those problems when trying to overclock too much. Other than that it ran fine. Not too loud or hot. It was a good placeholder card till something better came along
Could not be happier with mine, bought for 500€ on release day, a deal i couldn't pass up when they were going for around for 650€ or so, my retailer had a deal so i picked one up. Runs RDR2 like a dream, on ultrawide mix of ultra and high i get around 65fps avg. Haven't had any driver issues, on water it runs below 50°C even with a case ambient of around 28°C. I got my HBM to 1100mhz without any problems, haven't even underclocked it or anything haha.
The difference will be the binning if you''re lucky, V56 doesn't OC for crap while we've seen some V64s go quite high especially with the better memory, but again all dependent on the card.
Mate I just got my hair cut in this weather. Bloody freezing
Just wanted to point out in Red Dead Redemption 2 and many other games, you mention how the 4k results are very close. Keep in mind that 35fps vs 38fps is an 8% difference, 69 fps vs 75 fps is also an 8% difference. Therefore the performance gain is same across resolutions in that game. Just wanted to give you a heads up! I love the videos and have for years!!
There's a typo in the description. It says "It't" instead of "It's".
Get a life man
It't an english thing, mate
@@trinajska I know pointing small mistakes out is stupid and probably worthless but maybe it'll get fixed if i point it out.
bought a vega 64 nitro+ couples months back, still very pleased with it. got is for a descent low price... only on really heavy games there's sometimes some coil whining, but not that loud and long
I'm happy with it considering I paid $350 a year ago.
I paid 300 a year ago. Im happy also.
Love the videos. Would love to see a newer 200 dollar gaming pc build.
“Bye” (audio cuts and ad plays) me:whaat
If you undervolt either the 56 or 64 by around 100mv & overclock the hbm to 950mhz then max the power slider you can get ~10% or more performance.
They are a bargain.
radeon?
gigabyte?
combined?
i've had this once, and i wish i never have to go trough this again
XFX is worse. I have never had a quiet XFX card. From the 7850 (which is not a difficult card to cool) up until the RX 590. I rather pick up Sapphire or MSI.
I've got a Sapphire Limited Edition Vega 64 (The silver one) with turbine fan and it is way louder at 70+ fan speed, but still, with the proper undervolt you'll never need to hit this fan speed, I just turn it to 55 and do the undervolt and the temperatures are very good, even if where I live is hot.
@@Black-ny7gv when i just got the card, brand new (like 3 days after it's launch, rx480 8gb btw) first demanding game i used it for was the witcher 3
card was at 88 degree all the time, at 1680x1050 and high details with lowered grass i had about 80fps, which is fine, but these temps were terrifying
the g1 software was like the worst ever, it had almost no options, i could've only set mode to performance or quiet, but then, whenever it was running, the card would randomly go to 100% fan speed, no matter the load or temps, and it wouldn't go down until pc restart, not to mention its option to change rgb on the card was basically dead
what i've discovered after, was that no matter what, fans wouldn't go higher than i believe 70%, so i uninstalled that insult to humanity called g1 gaming software, and installed proper msi afterburner, only to find out that fans when at 100% keep the card in 80 degree in aforementioned witcher with same settings, so 8 degree lower, but GOD WAS IT LOUD, i was forcing myself to play on these setting for the sake of the card, but even i had enough after 2 weeks
then it wasn't that bad, i settled down on overwatch, so my card was mostly fine, another problem appeared when i got 144hz 1080p monitor, it was BAAAAD
it had freesync, and even trough that this, card was stuttering like hell, i am sure i've been loosing like 20% off all frames, and the card was hot again, and because it was overheating and shutting down, i had to play with 100% fans again (i was passionate about OV at the time, so i played it a lot back then)
then far cry 5 came out, and this is where the bullshit have peaked - card was shutting down after 5 minutes of gameplay, 1080p minimal details, 100% fan speed from beginning
then i got used (not after mining) MSI 1080 somewhere around rtx launch, so it was fairly cheap, quiet, blazing fast, no problems, loved it, have it till today
so, because of that one thing, i will never again buy any gigabyte/aorus product, and most likely any radeon as well
EDIT: one of the other comments reminded me of one thing, "try undervolting"
so i tried, 0.01V lower at 100% usage in wattman or whatever it's called, and card would crash everytime, so no, undervolting wasn't the solution
So happy you got a sick and performant video card. I'm huge fan of your channel. You're computer is better then mine now. When i started watching my gtx 1070 was holding againts you lol!!
Try undervolting. Should make an interesting video.
Congrats on 300.000 subscribers,well deserved!
Those 8 dislikes are from Siberia using Gtx 580s to warm their homes
There is so little difference between the two cards 😯😯😯
Woah. Im glad to see my vega 56 still holds up.
I still have my GTX 970 and it's still good for me xD
I upgraded to a Vega 56 from a 970.
I used to run a 970 until 2 weeks ago RDR2 was just too much for it at anything other then potato settings. Got myself an RX 5700 XT and love it.
Try and play red dead
The Vega 56 (especially if you can get the version with Samsung HBM2) can be flashed to a Vega 64 BIOS for a nice 5-10% speed bump provided you can keep it cool.
I have a reference design Vega 56 with this setup. Though the fan speed and noise is pretty bad for such performance gains.
All in the all the Vega 56 have been higher end used GPU sweet spot for over a year now. Though with it dipping into more the mid tier of GPUs that might be not as true today as it was in the past.
These numbers are odd, especially since my RX580 runs really similar numbers at 1080p in all these games
They're fine, maybe you're playing at worse quality settings
These Vega GPUs are amazing if you like natural color gradients, without over saturation and all others enhancements. You will cherish it like your own eyes.
I've had an RX570 and R9 380 and Vega beats both of them in terms if visual fidelity in the sense that it gives a more calm, but still sweet image. I've also had a Geforce 1080Ti in the past, switching to Vega from that one was a sort of revelation to me. I'm no longer considering Nvidia a great buy for me even if it's a low price. But your experience may differ, trust your own eyes and enjoy those graphics !
Where is the seagull?
Vega cards are great if you tweak them. The stock voltage settings are usually set at 1.2 volts for P7 which just creates excess heat and power draw. Out of the box settings on Vega are just really bad. A quick undervolt to 1000-1100mV is enough to drop power consumption around 100 watts. Max the power limit to +50% and set the HBM to 1050 and you've got about a 15% performance increase. Extra clockspeed doesn't really help all that much. Vega gets most of it's benefits from memory overclocking. Once you start pushing past 1600MHz Vega wants more juice and that's where the exponentially higher power draw kicks in. A custom Wattman profile for these can do wonders for power draw and noise especially for the blower models. The best variants to look out for (provided the price is good) are the Sapphire Nitro+ or Powercolor Red Devil. The liquid cards have the XTX dies which are the best silicon but are pretty hard to find.
Vega 64 is worth in 2019 if you undervolt it and get the nitro +. Mine vega 64 beats the 5700
@@claudiocesar9445 undervolted vega64 it doesnt
"the gap closes" is proper. Closens is not a word of course lol.
11:21 felt like a boeing 737 about to take off my ear drums
i wish. i'd get 2 and record cool stereo samples :D
Nvidia Titan has it beat (the blower card makes a much more realistic whoosh and the vent holes create a turbulent roar and vortex sound). But the ultimate is the FireGL-V8650 as that thing is deafening (seriously, wear hearing protection, it’s insane), it’s extremely loud at idle even since it’s like 200w idle and running 75c even though it’s louder than a vacuum cleaner while doing so... I was crazy enough to have it cranked to 100% fan with a 20% overclock and it thermal destabilized at like 120c (I’m not sure the Vram temp, it has 32 Vram chips covering the front and back of the card, it’s truly insane!)
Bought a Sapphire Nitro+ Vega64 2 months ago for £215 on eBay.
I'm more than happy with it. Best purchase this year so far.
Conclusion: Get a Vega 56 and flash a Vega 64 bios.
Only if your 56 has Samsung ram.
ehm, no, it just overheats and goes in termal throttling, giving worse performances than before
@@marco-kt2rp undervolting the card, which is recommended, should help with that.
@@marco-kt2rp It's more about overclocking the memory. That brings much more percentage gains than overclocking the core.
I just bought a VEGA 56 (ROG Strix) for 220€. After cleaning it, reapplying thermal paste and undetvolting it has really descent thermals (70-75°C) and descent performance. Definitely was a good purchase.
don't buy the gigabyte version. sappphire is the way
Strix is the way
@@DyDam-go2qy Nah Strix has issues, solvable but the Nitro and Red Devil are gtg out of box.
@@MahBones don't got an issues with the strix ;)
@@DyDam-go2qy You may not have any issues with it, yet but the card certainly does, Asus dropped the ball on the VRM solution, just type Vega Strix VRM into google.
@@MahBones still havent good any problems
Just upgraded from a 56 to a 64. Generally not worth it, but it was the only upgrade path that didn't require me to buy a new water block. Niche situation.
One major point that I would add when choosing Vega 56 or 64 from the get go with intent to overclock, however, is the fact that some Vega 56 cards have trash Hynix memory that you'll be lucky to overclock by more than ~30MHz. The 64 has the Samsung memory, which I just cranked up by 200MHz for a substantial performance boost without breaking a sweat. Some Vega 56 cards also have Samsung memory, but it's a gamble.
I undervolt my vega and loud fans are't yet a problem.
I stuck a water block on mine. Still huge but it's cool and quiet.
Vega 64 is a very decent card for the price they are listed at. simple solution on temps is to simply repaste the card as soon as you get it you'll see a significant temp drop using it. we did this everytime we sold a vega series card in our builds.
The Gigabyte is the worst card in the line up, not one of the better ones.
i saw buyers on amazon saying it has some kind of bad hynix memory and the card is performing worse with gigabyte version
I had a vega56 and just black screen crashed continuously.
@@mahmoud1737 Yeah the memory was bad when it came to overclocking but the card was decently quiet and performed well in games. Didn't get too hot either. Sold mine and put it towards a RTX 2080 though
i read Gigabyte makes the worst AMD gpus
@@MagicManCM closely followed by Asus from what I hear. AMD cards are better made by sapphire or powercolor
So glad that I went with Vega 56 instead of 64, gonna put a waterblock on it soon and overclock it to reach Vega 64 level of performance - 3 years will be easy to hold on this one!
Well, if a brand new 5700 is only $30 more then I'd get that
I've seen new 5700 for $280 but they're blower cards so I honestly don't know it's worth it. I have seen multiple used vega 56 go for $170-$190 on eBay too. Still not sure which is worth it
@@jessiejames1681 iv seen small youtubers who say the 5700 is not hot or loud with blower cooler, its only the big tech youtubers who say its hot and loud and there is quite a bit of evidence that most are paid off by nvidia
czcams.com/video/czHvAhG4xTc/video.html
Vega 64 is still better tho
Well I ordered the Asrock Vega 56. I had 3 choices, RX 580 @180€ , Vega 56 @220€ , RX 5700 @350€... Vega 56 50% better than RX 580, and RX 5700 15% better than Vega 56, so it's easy choice for the given prices. If I could get an RX 5700 for about 260-270€ or RX 580 for around 100€ (don't want used cards) I'd go for either of those 2.
My nitro card doesn’t run that hot at all
Matter of fact if it’s an card that’s seen some use could use some new thermal paste
Well you bought a fantastic card, I got the same one, haven't had any problems
Yes the Nitro+ vega 64 is amazing. 63°C after hours in red dead redemption.
Sapphire consistently makes high quality cards.
You made this video 2 weeks after I bough a 64 hahaha, it cost 200$, so I didn't have any complain, did you undervolt it and put the power limit to +50? It gains a LOT of performance this way, RE2 Remake in 4K comes from 44 fps ultra to 58 fps ultra with this, man, it is a HUGE performance boost!
Seems the gigabyte is one of the worst. But their XT is actually one of the best.
Must have learnt from their mistakes.
I just bought all the parts for a PC and it's almost identical to what these specs are. However I only heard about flash BIOS voiding warranty after I'd already bought the card (I'd heard rumours about the Gigabyte version but it was going brand new for £280 so I went for it knowing there was a huge community that update to F2 BIOS and undervolt it). Any owners of this card who could give me advice on how to get started (my PSU is 750W btw) because I'm building the PC in a couple of days and now I'm worried it will just be buggy and awful like many reviewers (mainly old ones) say.
i really wonder why
you sometimes talk
like this
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You will like Stephen from Explaining Computers.
Last black Friday (2018) I bought two Asus Radeon RX VEGA 64 8 GB ROG STRIX for $499 each. Been running them in crossfire with no issues. Vega 64 is a worthy buy when on sale.
"Maybe not this exact one, but in general".
*shows the card's IO*
AIB cards are the ones to get for Vega GPUs.
I have a Sapphire Nitro+ Vega 64 that when overclocked and undervolted uses 180-190W without being pushed hard. To get the same performance out of a Vega 56 you'll need to use a lot more power and possibly flash it with a higher power limit BIOS.
At 1440P, paired with a high refresh rate Freesync monitor it is one of the most cost effective options out there for the perfomance on offer.
Literally bought the 56 gigabyte earlier this year
Hexo2000 not on the 56, but on getting the gigabyte version. The Sapphire Pulse is MUCH better(I have that one)
I managed to get an RX vega 64 water-cooled, for 288 USD, was that a good deal? Card looks in a very good condition.
RGINHD is and epic gamer
am i right?
hey there. thanks for letting me know. i have a ryzen 5 1500x gtx 1060. is that good?
AMD fanboys have been WAITING for this (video) for ever. 😏
Amazing review, thank you. Was really umming and ahhing about the 56 vs 64 in preparing to get a VR set, I was verging on the 64 but I think you've dragged me back to reality with the 56.
As a vega 64 owner, this video just makes me depressed
This video is clearly from a noob of the Vega experience lol
Vega 64 has aged so well. Just upgraded mine yesterday.
This dude plays FPS on pc with controller lol
Bought my msi vega 64 air cooled oc blower card (same style as the 56 in vid) around 3 months ago, brand new for £250. Used afterburner & undervolted it -125 and power limit up to +50% but left the factory oc at 1625, after a custom fan curve the card runs on a 1440p bench mark at 62 degrees with the fans only spooling at 2600-700rpm with it hitting its target speed 95% of the time, well impressed with it and with results like that I'll be keeping it for a while until it cant keep up with the tech race
"this is one of the better cards in the Vega 64 lineup" Why would you do that? Just go on the internet and tell lies? The Gigashyte AIB card is known to be worse than reference and has horrendous failure rates. You would know that if you did even 5 minutes of research.
Ok and
xD That opening cracked me up!! Crank up the thermal throttle limit and blast those case fans baby!!!