Gulkor
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I'll trade ya a RTX 2080 for your VII....
I honestly would trade, but i need cash for my business more, im making thread put it up for sale $450-$500 shipped 2-day usps.
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I'll trade ya a RTX 2080 for your VII....
I honestly would trade, but i need cash for my business more, im making thread put it up for sale $450-$500 shipped 2-day usps.
I honestly would trade, but i need cash for my business more, im making thread put it up for sale $450-$500 shipped 2-day usps.
Yep, show us your handy work.This card is really loud tbh. So I did a little mod and removed the 3 fans and top part they are connected to. I then used some zip ties and tied 2x120mm noctua fans. I'm getting 15-20C decreases in both GPU core and Tjunction temps with the noise being much reduced. And that's an apples to apples comparison, I used the same profile I had for stock vs my mod. I can post some pics if anyone is interested.
Yep, show us your handy work.
2nd ! I love simple mods that help. I love having custom water but I do miss the ability to tear things down in a hurry.
What was your card's boosy with the stock and then the semi ghetto mod?
Have you tried any undervoltibg?
Yes, those numbers are based on a mining custom settings config. Basically capped at 1725mhz core, 1100mhz mem and 950mV. I'll try stock profile and letting it boost on Heaven and see what it does today.
Whatcha mining?
Geez, I'm kinda glad I bought an EK block. I haven't really seen people having issues with them so I hope I don't have issues when I put it on (I have not built my loop yet, waiting for Ryzen 3900X to do a system rebuild).
They are going to send me the stand alone block / radiator / res+pump / coolant for near close to free. They also refunded my card. It has been a bit of a hassle, but they have provided good customer service/support to me. If the card still boosts decently I will have a nearly "free" card that is a huge upgrade from the 1060 it replaced.
Recently bought an radeon vii, is it worth putting it under water?
I was thinking about the Eiswolf but..
Recently bought an radeon vii, is it worth putting it under water?
I was thinking about the Eiswolf but..
Well it seems like you will eventually come out sitting pretty nicely then.
Hi there,
I bought xfx radeon vii yesterday, and i'm not sure if I should return it - the idea is to put it under water - but i'm not sure this specific card is worth keeping. (EK or Bykski.)
I ran couple games/benchmarks (without changing anything except fan curve to be more aggressive in hope for better thermals.), i'll only list doom here as its the easiest example.
Running @ stock core 1807MHz:1125 mV, and mem 1000MHz
doom 2016 nightmare @ 4k i was getting temps in Tj max 120'C with fans @100% and (I guess) thermal threshold shutdown.
(i figured the shutdowns were related with Tj max, not with actual hardware or psu)
after some tinkering around I had undervolted 1807Mhz@950mV with -15% power limit,
doom 2016 nightmare @4k i was getting temps in Tj max 104'C with fans @100% without thermal threshold shutdown.
(quite playable at ~80FPS avg)
(obviously game was running, and stressing GPU for at least 30min)
It has Samsung HBM2 memory modules so its slower than the Hynix modules.
Question
With those high junction temps, should I still keep the card or swap it for another one?
120C I thought the thing throttled at 115C.
Swap it, or if you’re more ballsy tighten the screws or repaste it. Those temps are unacceptable. I believe there were some people that took the washers off and tightened the screws that held the heatsink on. Not sure, been a while. I think there was a mfg issue where the air cooler isn’t nearly tight enough.
When I waterblocked mine I had to use a (relatively) ton of paste to get the temps decent on mine. I added some extra around the edges of the die as well. The “normal” amount of paste wasn’t sufficient.
yeah oddly it never tries to throttle down.
In games it runs at constant max clock i set in wattman | I saw it jump to 1900MHz on occasions tho. *(Unless wattman is lying to me.)
I'll take a look at the screws, if tightening won't help i'll swap.
in a good way? or bad way.Something is certainly off. I should not be getting similar/better clocks as you with my modded card on air.
in a good way? or bad way.
maybe we can compare some graphics only test? (to see if wattman is lying to me.) // a same scene where its mostly on GPU.
To-do
- Tighten the screws, maybe add washers to add more pressure on die.
- Check, and update bios to v1.06
https://www.amd.com/en/support/radeonvii-vbios-eula
(and i have no idea which version i have at this moment.)
- Check if 1800MHz is stable below 950mV with +0 power limit (if so test run something see temps etc.)
- Check if 1900MHz is stable around 1000mV with +0 power limit
- Check if msi afterburner is forcing clocks to stay the same.
- Verify with GPU-z that clocks are stable
Decide | to keep and watercool it or
- Return the GPU to microcenter, and possibly try MSI radeon vii from local fry's (hoping for hynix memory since from what i've read it can be clocked further to 1200MHz than samsung)
(back from 290x times Samsung memory ran hotter, and thus had more problems to stay at 1600MHz while Hynix modules ran cooler and had less issues staying at 1600MHz)
I'll let you know later in the evening today;Bad way. I don't know what bios my card is running either. Run it at 100% stock profile on heaven for a couple loops and see what you get as far as clock and GPU/Tj temps.
Is there any reason to update the bios? Gpu-Z is reporting bios version "016.004"
Edit:
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- My bios is up-to-dateBad way. I don't know what bios my card is running either. Run it at 100% stock profile on heaven for a couple loops and see what you get as far as clock and GPU/Tj temps.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qw5fAwdyBGone-D3dX9RC9Htv-8gymA2pkN-g1RvT9c/edit?usp=sharing
- My bios is up-to-date
- haven't tried to tighten the screws yet
Here's the gpu-z logs (i have limit to 144FPS so some of the easy ran games will drop utilization)
Code:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qw5fAwdyBGone-D3dX9RC9Htv-8gymA2pkN-g1RvT9c/edit?usp=sharing
i also tested some overclocking and i can go to 2070MHz @ 1150mV but tJ will go to 120'C during gameplay (about 10min) and shut itself off.
(Stable OC)
1935MHz @ 1100mV with tJ of 110'C ish
I've also noticed that my core temp is almost always 31'C less than tJ
so @ 64'C core i'm getting 95'C tJ
ok, do you think this card is a keeper? As in its worth to put waterblock on it or return it and try another one?The others with water cooling setups will have to chime in on that. For air that OC and temps looks pretty normal.
So I decided to mount the updated AIO (M02). There are a different set of issues with this one.
There are two M3x5 screws that attach the PCB to the cooler. If I put one of them in, this happens on the opposite side of the card.
View attachment 171168
Meaning that the standoffs aren't the right length and the car is no longer parallel to the cooler when either of them is mounted. If you mount both the card bends in the high spot between the two screws (the GPU itself).
If I don't use the M3x5 screws the PCB remains straight.
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Problem is that the standoffs for mounting the back plate to the cooler also look to be slightly too short. For now I have not really tightened them down all that much.
Lolz
I'd like offer small custom Watercooling setup, I have Radeon VII Waterblock and its cpu/Pump all-in-1 and intel bracket and Amd am4 bracket
I have Small Custom Watercooling setup, I'd be willing let go for cheap, due to my Company taking all my time, I dont have time game anymore, My days are Getting new customers, calling new customers, setting up dates cut customers Homes or Houses, I just want pass on my savings on to someone else, my loss be your gain
I'd like offer small custom Watercooling setup, I have Radeon VII Waterblock and its cpu/Pump all-in-1 and intel bracket and Amd am4 bracket
I have Small Custom Watercooling setup, I'd be willing let go for cheap, due to my Company taking all my time, I dont have time game anymore, My days are Getting new customers, calling new customers, setting up dates cut customers Homes or Houses, I just want pass on my savings on to someone else, my loss be your gain
What exactly do you have?
Did the washer hack on my Radeon VII. Didn't seem to do much. The drivers will still crash when I try to use the AMD Graphical settings-> auto under volt button. Leaving things stock seems to be the only way I can get my card to run properly.
2070 super looks pretty sweet vs the Radeon VII. Just saying.
I would question the long term stability of your card if it’s only stable at stock.
2070 super looks pretty sweet vs the Radeon VII. Just saying.
I would question the long term stability of your card if it’s only stable at stock.