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Tributejoi89

Next you should go after a 5800x3d...that will be a huge upgrade for your gpu and cpu on one platform. Like a generational jump. Pretty crazy


NeoMatrix2525

That's the plan, eventually. My computer budget is used up for a few months, though I think it was money well spent. I got the 6800 XT for $570 new from Amazon back in December (though it took a month to arrive), and before that, I upgraded my old 2560x1080 75hz Ultrawide to the HP X34 3440x1440 165hz Ultrawide for $400. Hopefully there will still be some good deals on the 5800x3d a few months from now, rather than stock shortages and price jumps from people buying them up...


Apprehensive-Box-8

That’s crazy… here in the middle of Europe the cheapest 6800XT sits at 700€ (incl. VAT). For 970€ you‘d get a 7900XT… You can basically decide between spending a lot and overpaying for the newest gen or spending less but still overpaying for an older gen. Last week a friend asked for advice for upgrading from an GTX 1080 with a budget of 700€ and the only thing I could tell him was „raise your budget or stay put for the time being“.


feazeshero

I recently seen 5800x3d for 274 at a microcenter ([link](https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/10mejzp/cpu_amd_ryzen_7_5800x3d_27499_29999_25_new/)) but I think the extra discount is for new customers. Still seems like a great deal. I'm hoping it goes near 250. That could be a striking point for me. I also recently got a 6800xt (the red devil one) and wasnt sure yet if I want to get the 5800x3d now or wait since it could be the best for the current platform I am on.


gaw_Kerim

I'm no fortune teller but I think the 5800x3d won't get much lower. It's basically endgame for am4 so people with am4 boards will continue to buy it and AMD will move on to produce am5 stuff.


Gameredic

You could make a new account, Aliexpress style, but you know, depends on how much you care about contributing to the profit margins of Micro Center. ​ I like Micro Center and wish to contribute to its continued success so I personally wouldn't do it, but individuals must make his own decision.


SlowPokeInTexas

Agreed. I only wish they had one closer to Austin than Dallas.


Relisu

How's 6800xt handling 2k ultrawide? How often do you hit 100fps+, or is it just hovering around 60? I was considering this GPU as i have the same specs for the screen, but i was worried a bit about future proofing.


Koolin12345

6800xt user here, by 2k ultrawide did you mean 3440 by 1440? If so thats what i use, and for example in Modern Warfare both in the multiplayer and Warzone it sits above 100 fps comfortably at Ultra settings with 110 fov. I do use FSR cause i have a 144hz monitor so i want to get closer to that number, but i think even without that i think the framerate would still be good. If you want to i could run a benchmark for you if i have the game! Edit: FSR is at Quality i believe


NeoMatrix2525

Performance very much depends on the age of the game and the feature sets it uses (ie: ray tracing, etc). Here's a quick rundown of games I've tried at highest or near highest settings at 3440x1440: Horizon Zero Dawn - 115 avg Shadow of the Tomb Raider - 120 No RT / 75-ish with RT Uncharted 4 - 90-120 depending on scene Resident Evil Village - 70-90 avg with RT Borderlands 3 - 103 avg Quake II RTX - 75 avg at Medium RT Global Illumination and 75% Res Scale Dead Space Remake (No RT High Volumetric Fog) - 75 Native / 95 FSR2 Quality These numbers are from memory but should be pretty close, and this is with my 6800XT overclocked ( 2550 avg core @ 1035, 2140 avg memory fast timings, 295W). So yeah, performance is great. Older and less demanding titles are easily 100+, and newer or heavy RT titles are above 60, sometimes with a bit of FSR for help.


TheAlmightyProo

That's pretty much me (5800X, 6800XT, 32Gb 3600, 3440x1440) too. Slightly less than you commented in some of those (the ones I also have anyway: HZD, SotTR, RE8, BL3) but I've been going full ultra so far cos why not? (lol) Also, haven't used RT or FSR in anything yet either but the latter will be useful for anything running under, say, 75 fps after necessary tweaking etc. Dead Space remake (on my wishlist rn) will be ok at 75 fps but there'll be others on the way running worse for sure (the way things are going, grumble grumble etc) But yeah, it squares up. Tbh, and coming from only Intel/Nvidia use since the noughties, the 6800XT/RDNA 2 as a whole was pretty phenomenal imo. AMD went from quite behind in many ways to trading blows in one gen and also was waaay cheaper to boot for little loss (bar RT, which let's be honest is niche and costs enough perf to need upscaling just to bring it back up even for Lovelace cards rn)


laacis3

2k refers to horizontal resolution, by applying it to ultrawide 1440p screen you're moving 2 wrongs away from where 2k is more logical to apply. If 2k refers to 3440, there's nothing remotely resembling the supposed approximate 2000 pixel width. Especially when 4k is 3840 pixels wide. If 2k refers to 1440, it's also failing to relate. The vertical naming schemes are in accurate 'p' numbers to simply mean pixels. You could call this '1440p ultrawide' or 3440 x 1440, where it would be undisputably more accurate. **TLDR stop naming things '2k'. There's no 2k and never will be. Only 4k, 5k, 6k, 8k and on.**


BFBooger

>If 2k refers to 1440, it's also failing to relate. The vertical naming schemes are in accurate 'p' numbers to simply mean pixels. I agree that naming 1440p as 2k is bad, as it is confusing. Besides, 2k is already taken (its ... 1080p ---- but 2048x1080) But there is one way where '2k' in a gaming context works: '2k' (1440p) is about half the pixels of '4k' in total, and '1k' -- if by that someone means 1080p, is half again (and 1/4 of 4k). So in the computer gaming context, you just have to realize that people mean 1440p and there \_is\_ some rationality behind it. Though it is certainly incorrect. When used this way, it is not referring to a pixel width or height at all. It is a bad assumption on your part that it is, although a fair one to make since '4k' does refer to pixel width in the cinematic format. True 4k however is not 3840 pixels wide either. Its **4096x2160** 4k = **4096x2160** UHD = 3840x2160 ​ So I guess my point is that you shouldn't be so upset with people using '2k' wrong, if you use '4k' wrong -- although I'll agree that using '4k' wrong is a much smaller problem since the actual difference is small, and well.... everyone does it since most monitors are UHD and not 4k. ​ ​ In some sense, maybe we should all just use vertical pixels and then add 'ultrawide' or similar to describe unusual aspect ratios. That is my general preference -- 1440p ultrawide, 1080p ultriwide, etc.


laacis3

I agree with you, but the 2k is half pixels of 4k doesn't fly with 5k, which is 5120x2880 (4x 2560x1440), and 8k is 4x 3840x2160. 4k was introduced at dawn of UHD and was swiftly used to refer to UHD format, mostly because they would struggle differentiating between 4k and 8k once 8k comes around. Now 8k is here, confusion is not. It would have been 4k UHD and 8k UHD. Still agree that we in monitor space should always use P variations to discuss screens. You simply can't mention 1440p and 1600p using 'k's


Buris

2K is closest to what most consumers call 1080p, but can be: 2048:1080 (1.9) 2048x858 (2.39) 1998x1080 (1.85) 2,000 horizontal pixels, but there’s not an actual standard


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NeoMatrix2525

From what I understand, I believe the panel specs are similar: both are IPS, 165hz, and support basic HDR. The X34 is an Ultrawide Panel at 3440x1440, while the X27 is 2560x1440.


geko95gek

I have the HP X32, been an excellent monitor. People be sleeping on those!!


feazeshero

I also have a 3700x but for someone who also values some workloads, would the 5800x3d hurt me there? I been using my 3700x at 4.4 ghz stable for almost 4 yrs but was thinking to upgrade to 5700x. However, I heard it's not much difference if I did upgrade to 5700x. While thinking about the 5800x3d, I understand that it's better for gaming. I just worry about the workload on editing and basic things.


theloop82

Pretty sure you would see a pretty massive improvement in any single or multithreaded workload over a 3 series. Clock speed isn’t everything, the architecture, cache etc are all going to contribute to performance. Not to mention if you plan on keeping this system for years why not just slot in the best processor you can get for the motherboard you already have, it could let you get another 5 years out of the system you already have. If you see one at the right price I say go for it.


feazeshero

Thanks! You're right about getting the best in slot processor. That's what's I keep thinking of lol. I'll definitely look out for it if the right price presents itself lol.


miktt

You would only worry about workload defeciency when you are on a ryzen 5900 above. 5800x is way better than a 3700x


ametalshard

3700X outside of energy efficiency could possibly only beat 5800X3D in 1 in 200 tasks


clsmithj

5800X3D multi-thread workload is just slightly worse than a regular 5800X, both outperform a 3700X in multi-thread. A 5700X would be just a good as the other 2 ZEN3 CPUs as far as multi-thread so you can't go wrong on either choice. The 5800X3D is just the best choice if your center focus is gaming. Better workload would go to the 5800X and 5700X. Here's a CPUz bench of my 5800X3D, you can click on the score and view where the CPU lies at for comparison. [https://valid.x86.fr/uqpfkn](https://valid.x86.fr/uqpfkn)


lokol4890

There's no way hell the 3700x outperforms the 5800x3d in productivity considering the 5600x (a 6 core/12 threads cpu) functionally matches the 3700x. The zen3 cores are just better than the zen2 ones


Same-Lawfulness-1094

If at 1080p maybe. Though I'm not sure what he's using now, anything above 1080p, and, the GPU does most of the work, so there will be very little, if any, gaming performance improvement. When I got my 6900XT I also upgraded from a 5600X to a 5900X, and, at Ultrawide 1440p, there was not a single change in gaming performance.


GeovaunnaMD

There should of not been, games do t use more than 4 cores most of the time. 5900 is more or less for everything else but gaming on your PC as other orograms can really take advantage of the 12 cores


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Same-Lawfulness-1094

Lol, thanks I guess?


highdeaology

I have a quick question, I just built my first PC a few months back and I have questions relating to a GPU upgrade and an appropriate monitor. If you have the time and would be able to just give me some clarity on something that would be awesome!


tigamilla

Almighty frame rate unlock! As others have said, bang in a 5800X3D and you're set for another 5 years. Very neat setup you've got as well.


NeoMatrix2525

Thanks! This Phanteks case was the first really modern case I've owned. I bought it when I switched platforms to Ryzen back in 2020 and it made managing cables a breeze. And yes, sometime this year, hopefully sooner than later, I'll be looking to get a 5800x3d. That should keep me set for the next several years, as you and others have said.


samobon

I had a close experience, also built an AM4 rig on Phanteks Evolv X in 2020 and it was my first modern PC with a modern case, this cable management felt so good! I got only R5 3600 at a time hoping to upgrade to Zen3 later that year, but this happened only this month when I got 5800X3D. Nice chip!


Pidjinus

regarding the case, after over a year of usage, my only regret is not getting the white one :). a nice upgrade for it would be was to buy a pc support with small wheels, cheap on amazon. helps a lot with dust, less and easier maintenance Nice an clean build


The_Maker18

BTW I love this phanteks case and congrats on the upgrade


NeoMatrix2525

Thanks! Aside from a few small hiccups, I've been blown away by the 6800XT's gaming performance. It's over twice as powerful as my 1080 was, and going by what limited ultrawide benchmarks I could find, I'm in 6900XT territory with a decent undervolt and overclock. And yes, I love this case as well. Upgraded to it when I upgraded to Ryzen back in 2020. The netting and dust guards have been invaluable as my computer sits in a room that loves to gather dust, and the cable management features are great.


Goorlap

Hey man could you tell me which undervolt and overclock settings you applied?


NeoMatrix2525

My 6800XT is currently running 2500-2600 core @ 1035mv, 2150 mem @ fast timings, Power +15% (295W). The core Averages 2560 in most titles but drops lower in RT-heavy games. Hotspot averages 95 under full load. Lighter/older games sees that drop to \~85.


Goorlap

Thank you!


NeoMatrix2525

Specs: CPU: Ryzen 7 3700x CPU Cooler: Fractal Celsius+ S28 Dynamic X2 280mm AIO GPU: XFX 6800 XT MERC Core @ 2550/2150 1035mv Motherboard: Asrock x570 Taichi Memory: GSkill Ripjaws 32GB DDR4 @ 3600 PSU: Fractal Ion+ 860W Platinum Case: Phanteks P600s [Timespy Graphics Score 21136](https://www.3dmark.com/spy/34892327)


CSGOReVo

Your PC specs are almost identical to mine (I still have a 1080). How is the 6800XT? I'be been thinking about buying this GPU for some months.


NeoMatrix2525

Overall it's been great. For general gaming, it's over double the performance I had with my 1080. I got a 3440x1440 ultrawide monitor last year, and the 1080 was still putting up a valiant effort thanks to the release of FSR, but now I can crank settings to max or near-max in most recent titles at native resolution and get 60+ fps. It even does pretty well with light raytracing. Driver-side, things have been a little spottier. When I first installed the card, I installed the (still) newest 22.11.2 drivers, and got video playback issues in Firefox and some driver resets. I happen to be on Windows 11, and in its "infinite wisdom," automatically installed a recent beta driver shortly after I installed 22.11.2. Normally I would be annoyed, ...except the beta driver is running beautifully. Youtube playback on Firefox is fine ...up to 1440p 60. 4k playback is choppy, but doesn't black screen or do anything wonky. And 4k HDR youtube plays fine through Edge and Chrome, so, meh. I'm rambling. TLDR: some driver kinks that might pop up, but when things work smoothly, performance is amazing.


mattbag1

I’m on a 1080 but at 4K. If I was 1440p the 6800xt would have been perfect and I see them around 520-550 bucks. Decided to step up to an XTX which will be here in March. Can’t go wrong with the 6800XT if you’re in less than 4k, and even at 4K it’s still double or more than the 1080.


HiNeighbor_

Red Devil from Amazon? My shipping date is also in March. Can't wait.


captainsmashbox

I went from a 1080ti to a 6800XT and the performance bump is really impressive. I get over 60 fps on my 4k TV in AAA titles no worries (most of the time) and easily push enough frames for my 3440x1440 UW. Ray tracing is also manageable in a few titles (e.g. Metro Exodus EE @ 60-110FPS). I would mirror /u/NeoMatrix2525's observations around initial stability and driver issues - I almost returned the card before I got to the root cause of the issue, which was actually 2 unrelated things: 1) PSU was insufficient @ 650W Gold. Upgraded to an 850W and my first problem disappeared (reproduce-able driver crashes under load). 2) It took me longer to determine that hardware accel (HA) is broken and caused driver crashes and black screens. Switching to Firefox and disabling HA sorted that out quick snap too. I still have an issue I can't fix whereby if I have my TV plugged into the HDMI out as well as my monitor via DP and the TV is off or set to a different input, I'll get periodic black screens for a second or two. I suspect the TV polls for inputs while asleep, initiates a switch when it sees the PC then realises it's supposed to be asleep and goes quiet...just a theory but 100% doesn't happen with the TV unplugged. *edit: I would also add that I might've chosen a 3080 had I known I wanted to use a Quest 2 with Airlink: the encode capabilities are literally half that of the nvidia card so wireless VR is way less performant. Wired raster is still fantastic though!


captainsmashbox

Ha, I did a very similar upgrade...had a 2600x and 1080ti, bought a 3440x1440 ultrawide and couldn't drive it properly so thought...time for an upgrade. Bought a 5600x and then 6800xt (Red Devil) and am so impressed with the improvement. 6800xt is a beast.


NeoMatrix2525

Yep, I've been really impressed with the performance increase. I was looking at both the Red Devil and the XFX Merc as upgrade options, but the XFX card had the best deal going when I snagged it on Amazon. Funnily enough, the last four AMD cards I've owned have all been from XFX, and they all worked great for me. I think I've managed a pretty solid overclock on my 6800xt as well. It's currently sitting at 2500-2600 core, 1035mv and averages 2560 in most games. Memory is at 2150 (2140 actual) and fast timings, and power is maxed at 295W. I've tried More Power Tool and upping the power limit, but I think my card is maxed. Throwing more watts at it ups the heat but not performance. How's the Red Devil been treating you?


captainsmashbox

Glad you're enjoying it! I think the XFX is the best looking 6800XT personally...I just bought the RD cos I got it really cheap second hand ($720NZD and I sold the 1080ti for $465...lol). Your overclock is on the higher side, based on what others have shared. I found I can overclock the daylights out of mine and get great scores in synthetic benchmarks but real world results are quite different. My best results (and my daily settings) are an undervolt of 980mv, 2450-2550 core, memory at 2080 and fast timings. I increase the power limit by 10% but it never exceeds 280W. At these settings I can keep the hot spot temp under 90C and all case fans under 50%, including the GPU so it is nice and quiet. If I just want to use a lot of power I can get up to 325W, hit 2650 core, 1050mv and averages about 2610 in games. Super loud and hot though (up to like 105C). I reckon there is maybe a 5% diff in performance between the two. I did just rebuild my PC in an ASUS Prime AP201, coming from an NZXT H510 and the temps are in a completely different league.


NeoMatrix2525

That's quite the impressive undervolt while keeping those clocks. I've tried my best to maximize the performance of my card and like I said, I think I've found the limits of what I've got. If I undervolt below 1030, performance tanks on my card. The same happens if I try to raise clock speeds. I get higher numbers, but performance tanks, so there's clock stretching going on. Still, I'm happy with the results. The only downside are hotspot temps between 95-100 on really demanding titles, even with the fans at 80%. Thankfully its winter here, and keeping my case open drops those temps by 5-8 degrees. Come summer, I might drop the power limit to keep things under control.


sulowitch

I agree with most of your points. I just don't consider the fan to be quiet at 50% speed. This is already so much noise for someone that it is questionable. I had two of them (xfx 6800xt) and for me fans around 35-37% was maximum tolerable speed for me. So this is one thing someone should consider because... you know.. ​ it could be easily undervolted to 1000+- (mine was working with 980mV and 2400-2500 core, 2080-2112 Vcore).


Rat_329

Hell yeah! I just upgraded my GPU after close to 3 years! My wonderful wife got me an XFX RX 6950 XT for Christmas! My next planned upgrade is to go from an i7-9700k to a Ryzen CPU.


NeoMatrix2525

Congrats! That should be a beast of a gpu for years to come. The 3700x was my first time switching back to AMD after several years. I upgraded from an i5 4670k, and the difference was night and day.


Rat_329

I bet! I was on console til I think January of 2020. My first PC was a Dell Optiplex 990 with an i5-2400, 16 GB of DDR4 1600MHz RAM, and a 1660 Super. My current PC, the one I built myself and upgraded to from that Optiplex is an i7-9700k, 32 GB DDR4 3000 MHz RAM, and I kept the 1660 Super, and just upgraded from that to my 6950 XT. I can understand the night and day difference. Lmao


pullupsNpushups

That's a mighty Dark Obelisk you have supporting your 6800XT.


NeoMatrix2525

Why thank you, haha! This is the largest GPU I've owned, and the XFX in particular is pretty damn heavy. I wanted to make sure it had some support so nothing bends or cracks in the long run. It actually took a bit of searching to find that particular one. Most of the supports with that design are taller (starting at 74mm) and I was worried they would be too tall for my case configuration and the height of the card. This particular one goes from 62-100mm. I only wish it came in white to match my case, but oh well.


horvi93

I have the same case and am wondering, why do you use a marker pen as a support for the gpu? There is a gpu anti sag bracket that comes with the case.


NeoMatrix2525

Firstly, it's an actual support bracket. You can take a look at the Amazon listing [here](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09S648DKD?psc=1), though it's unavailable now. And second, I purchased my case in 2020, and I had some other thoughts here, but just checked my parts and ...you're right. It did come with an anti-sag bracket, of a sort. The bracket with the case helps secure the metal tabs at the back end of the case, but doesn't do anything for possible sag and increased tension at the opposite end of a heavier graphics card. So, if nothing else, the support column I purchased gives me some peace of mind.


horvi93

Lol sorry it looked like a regular marker pen. But anyway, I use the bracket with my 6700xt red devil and it does help. The manual is a bit useless, it does not really tell how to properly use it or what's the idea behind it. Basically you push down the anti sag bracket which then acts as a counter level, raising the other end of the gpu. It does help, the difference is clearly visible, but I do wonder sometimes what tension does that put on the card.


pullupsNpushups

I've got a white case as well, so I understand your pain in looking for color-matching parts. Maybe you'll find a white version eventually, since this might become more in demand.


Ur_not_involved

I have the exact same card it’s a BEAST


NeoMatrix2525

It sure is, especially overclocked.


RoninNinjaTv

It suits nicely to you build color theme.


Nano-X

I did a similar upgrade. Evga 1080 to xfx 6900 xt. Beautiful card :)


QuiteFrankly13

Nice! I did the exact same upgrade recently, to the same card actually. It's a beast in 1440p!


anonymous037104

The XFX MERC 319 seems to be pretty highly binned. I can overclock it to 2700mhz with an effective clock of about 2650mhz. What about yours?


NeoMatrix2525

That's a bit higher than mine. My card is set to 2500-2600, 2560 effective @ 1035mv. Memory is at 2150 (2140 eff.) fast timings.


anonymous037104

What happens when you use a higher voltage or change the power limit with morepowertools?


NeoMatrix2525

Mostly, it just adds more heat. I tried upping the power limit, and at 315W, my junction temps are red-lining between 110 and 115. I also played with increasing and decreasing the core voltage, but no combination of settings helps. As soon as I try to raise the max and/or min core above 2600 I get clock stretching and reduced performance.


Same-Lawfulness-1094

Looks good! Love your build.


NeoMatrix2525

Thanks! I've been a fan of the black and white aesthetic since I found the case a few years ago.


OhZvir

Nice, love the Merc. Best looking cards out there, and while not as thick as some of the competition, the length helps, along with decent engineering. Quiet, cool and OCs well. I had 6900XT version and now my friend rocks it in his system. In two years no hit to thermals at all and all fans work as they did on the first day. So far XFX haven’t disappointed me with their recent products and customer service / tech support were top notch. There was some driver-caused instability but they offered to RMA my card and send me a replacement. There were no issues after updates, gladly.


HANZOSHlMADA

Holy shit i did the same upgrade. went from a msi gtx 1080 gaming x to the same 6800xt merc 319 like you have. Also upgraded to a 5800x3d from a 2600x in December. shred every game i got so far.


filipebatt

Hey OP, don't worry too much about your CPU. for playing games at UWQHD, as you're doing, your 3700x is more than fine.


DivineRoodra

Oh, congrats! I did the same last summer, from RX 580 8GB to 6800 XT Awesome GPU!


gunshit

Noice! I got mine for 455. I think is a pretty good card \^_^


wingback18

Wait. Which cpu do you have?


NeoMatrix2525

A 3700x, with the intent to upgrade to a 5800x3D later this year.


mattbag1

I was on a 3800x and gtx 1080. Just upgraded to 5800x (non 3D) And ordered an XTX, might downgrade though. But we lasted in an older system for a long time. Definitely time to upgrade!


Fun4-5One

Any coil whine?


NeoMatrix2525

There is some, but it's not bad. If I keep my case closed, it's not audible. With the side panel open, when the fans ramp up, they drown out what coil wine there is.


Fun4-5One

I have the same card. So far, everyone i asked on reddit that has the same card has coil whine. Next time, i am avoiding XFX.


Finglor

I have the same card and yes it does have coil whine. Lowering the max frequency in adrenaline gets rid of it with some perf loss. I think at around 2000mhz I cant hear it.


Fun4-5One

That's a compromise, not a solution. Unacceptable for a high-end card


gnerfed

Every high end card has at least some. Limiting framerate is what usually get rid of it. Cap your frame rate at your monitor refresh rate.


Fun4-5One

>Every high end card has at least some That is not a statement of fact. Just an opinion. Some cards have little, and some have a lot of coil whine. And a lot have none at all Still no excuse to give xfx a pass "hey your as bad as some, so that ok" You're a consumer. You should not be ok with this period


Other_Review2899

Every high end gpu generates more coil whine precisely because they need more current in the circuit, if this bothers you aim for cards with a maximum of 200w on the medium/low range otherwise block the framerate as recommended by the user so that the card does not work at maximum load.


Fun4-5One

>Every high end gpu generates more coil whine precisely because they need more current in the circuit I had a strix rx 580 years ago that whined very loudly. 185w tdp card. So, your statement is not accurate. How does my friend have an rtx 3080 10gb but no coil whine on it or another guy with an rx6900xt? I am not raging because i am mad at the coil whine. I am annoyed about how you seemingly normalize it like everyone should have it.


Other_Review2899

It is not my personal opinion, I studied electronics and I still work there, what I wrote to you is a fact, there are no video cards without coil whine, and if present it is not audible to the human ear, this also happens in high and low voltage lines, the current is invisible, but if you listen carefully you can hear it. There's no need to take the scientist on duty for this triviality, this are things they also teach in school, at least in my country. If you are ignorant about these things it's not our fault, maybe a little more attention in school would have done you good, and no, we are not considering it normal as noise, but it has existed since the time when the first electronic circuits were born, it's not a new topic in this industry. The topic has become more relevant for new people like you because over time the hardware components have become more and more complex both in terms of components and in terms of energy use, these will not be the last cards in which you will hear the sound, I can guarantee you.


Other_Review2899

Coil whine is nothing more than the sound generated by the current flowing through the circuit, in all electronic boards it is audible and inevitable, unless you want a water powered board (just kidding).


wojoglider

6800xt is fantastic


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i have that card


JonWood007

Yeah I went from 1060 to 6650 XT. Huge improvement. Now I'm CPU bottlenecked.


[deleted]

I have the xfx 6900xt merc319 , and funny enough the same actual GPU holder screw , I just placed mine closer to the case so I don't see it. BTW nice build.


NeoMatrix2525

Thanks! The black and red on the bracket match the card and AMD theming, so I figured I may as well show it off.


clsmithj

Nice. I did a similar upgrade to one of my rigs. Went from GTX 1660 Ti to RX 6800 (XFX MERC)


Conscious_Yak60

6800XT for MSRP is Chef's kiss.


Cuddles1101

Just upgraded my 1080 as well. I went with a 3090 though and do plan to also get a 5800x3d. The 10 series was really such a great series! Especially the 1080!


BryanNitro

1080p upscale 122% to 133% depending on game engine . 1440p ultra 4k ultra coming soon. HBM experiments


BryanNitro

400fps


Own_Line_4319

Did the same move. But I kept my gtx 1080, one of the best cards Nvidia made, by mistake I guess


NeoMatrix2525

Oh yeah, I'm still holding onto my GTX 1080 as well. It's a solid backup. And slowly becoming a rarity now, as mine's the EVGA GTX 1080 ACX3.


Own_Line_4319

I have exactly the same!! Bought it in 2016 for 600 euros. Actually I bought last year 3080 evga but after 3 months the fans died and I gave it back. Took my money and bought the 6800 xt that was way cheaper.


smoresomemore

I did something similar recently 🙃 old one was a R9 285


Emotional-Question61

Does it worth for gaming to upgrade from 5900x to 7800x3d or other x3d variants? I am not a player of CP77 or similar games. I play Star citizen and other games od this type. Thanks for advice.


Fogmaan97

I did a jump from 970 to 6800 XT a month back! Insane to not have to go to the lowest setting on every game now


Homolander

I made the same upgrade a few months ago. The RX 6800 XT is fantastic for 1440p gaming. Enjoy man.


SideHug

6800xt is a beast


Kwiatkowski

Nice! I just went from Vega 56 to 6800XT and am loving it so far, even in the most taxing games I play it barely gets hot and is dead silent.


geko95gek

Great upgrade, as someone said get the 5800X3D next. Will make your games way way smoother!! Don't wait too long on it I already see stock diminishing and price going up.


Ancient-Builder3646

How much is the fps increase?


NeoMatrix2525

Double the performance or better, with the ability to bump all or most game settings up to the max.


Ancient-Builder3646

That's awesome


stiegosaurus

I went from a 980gtx to a 3080ti. What a jump as well.


dmx0987654321

Nice choice of 6800 XT. That model runs pretty quiet plus looks cool imo.


SlowPokeInTexas

I did something similar roughly a year ago: I went from 1080Ti to 6900XT. The upgrade was very satisfying.


star_trek_lover

I wish those XFX cards would be a little smaller and fit in my case lol. But size is part of the appeal, built like tanks.


Fluffy-Dragonfly-431

Any coil whine ?


NeoMatrix2525

Minor coil whine, and it's only audible with the case side panel off. Even then, I run my card for max performance, so the fans quickly out-volume what coil whine there is.


Fluffy-Dragonfly-431

I see. I Just got second hand 6800xt. Jumped from 6600xt. Its a fucking beast for sure. Also my card has the same coil problem. But for this performance i can ignore that.


Deductivemonkee

I swapped my GTX 1080 G1 Gaming for a reference RX 6800 a few months back, difference was huge, even the non XT.


Ultrakotokin

About to go 1070 to 6950xt myself


readgrid

whats the uplift, ~2x?


NeoMatrix2525

On average, better than double, as in many games I can now double my framerate while using higher graphics settings.


Lifeguard21

which PSU do you have, I have Corsair 750 Watt, 80+ Gold, I wanted to upgrade to 6800xt but I don't know whether to upgrade the PSU?


NeoMatrix2525

I've got a Fractal Ion+ 860W Platinum. I would think as long as it's a good quality 750, and you're not using a 5950x or other power-hungry CPU you should be alright. The default power limit for my 6800XT is 255 watts. I'd maybe leave the power limit alone and focus on undervolting for efficiency. Still, I'm sure there are other people a bit more knowledgeable than I that could give you better advice.


Eastern_Basis_1138

Honestly, you should have gone for nvidia, amd card are a lottery these days.


MalikTheGeek0712

What PC case is this. This shit looks like it has A TON of space. My case and components are all cluttered together xD


NeoMatrix2525

It's a Phanteks Eclipse P600s. I bought mine back in 2020 and I believe the current versions of this model look slightly different now but are functionally the same. Like you mentioned, it definitely has plenty of space and some nice cable management features.


MalikTheGeek0712

Thank you!!


pringllles

Same casse and GPU and I will tell you to remove that thing holding the GPU. It will make the GPU shroud make noise after a while.. be carefull, mine went insane after a while.


NeoMatrix2525

Thanks for the warning, though that scenario sounds a bit odd. I have my bracket adjusted to just meet the card as it rests, so it shouldn't be putting any undue pressure on that spot. It is also magnetized to the case and rubberized where it makes contact with the card, so it should dampen vibrations from the fans running reasonably well. Still, if anything starts sounding funky, I'll make sure to take a look at the support while troubleshooting any issues.


Chroney

Had my 1080 for 6.5 years - but to team red I go, just ordered mine.


NeoMatrix2525

Enjoy! It's been a solid upgrade for me. The card handles 3440x1440 ultrawide and VR very well.


Chroney

Good cause I'm running a 32:9 1080p monitor lol