Hi,
I originally posted this on Build A PC on Reddit, but I thought I might post it here since Overclock.net was my first place to get support back in the day
I recently purchased a Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT, and after a few tweaks and tunings I was able to run Witcher 3 without crashing - Witcher 3 being the primary game I'm playing now. It would only crash if I quit the game, and then started the game again without a reboot.
Then I tried swapping my Gigabyte with my brother's PowerColor Red Devil (the Red Devil didn't fit in his case, but my Gigabyte did), but it would consistently crash after about 2 min. of gameplay while browsing a menu. Mostly a crash to desktop, but sometimes a hard reset of the entire system.
I'm currently using my brother's old GTX 970, and I've yet to crash the game.
I did not have nearly the same frustrations with the Gigabyte model. I have now returned the Red Devil and now await my refund.
My choices for a new GPU are now:
Geforce RTX 2070 or RX 5700 XT
I'm gaming at 1440p@144Hz.
The Gigabyte RX 5700 XT I had was really good despite the few crashes, and I believe with driver updates and RDNA maturity it could become really good.
My concerns with the RTX 2070 is that it is now a little old to invest in as a new card. The performance at 1440p is about the same as the RX 5700 XT, but it would be quite a bit older now. I'm also not really that big a fan of paying for their overpriced cards.
I don't really have any loyalty to either brand, but my previous two GPUs were AMD, and I loved them.
I'm pretty torn about it.
RX 5700 XT and RTX 2070 are priced similar, but the RTX 2070 is a bit more expensive. The 2070 Super is not an option. It's $150 more expensive here.
What would you choose?
Thank you for reading
For those of you who don't want to read the post or type a reply; there's a poll too.
I should mention, for clarity, that I cannot wait for the upcoming releases. They're too far away, and I'm in quite a perculiar situation which is a really long story.
EDIT: Just wanted to let people know that I went with a Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT Nitro+, formatted my PC, and after it all I played a total of 4 hours of Witcher 3 without any crashes or issues at all. I'm so happy, and the card looks fantastic!
I originally posted this on Build A PC on Reddit, but I thought I might post it here since Overclock.net was my first place to get support back in the day
I recently purchased a Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT, and after a few tweaks and tunings I was able to run Witcher 3 without crashing - Witcher 3 being the primary game I'm playing now. It would only crash if I quit the game, and then started the game again without a reboot.
Then I tried swapping my Gigabyte with my brother's PowerColor Red Devil (the Red Devil didn't fit in his case, but my Gigabyte did), but it would consistently crash after about 2 min. of gameplay while browsing a menu. Mostly a crash to desktop, but sometimes a hard reset of the entire system.
I'm currently using my brother's old GTX 970, and I've yet to crash the game.
I did not have nearly the same frustrations with the Gigabyte model. I have now returned the Red Devil and now await my refund.
My choices for a new GPU are now:
Geforce RTX 2070 or RX 5700 XT
I'm gaming at 1440p@144Hz.
The Gigabyte RX 5700 XT I had was really good despite the few crashes, and I believe with driver updates and RDNA maturity it could become really good.
My concerns with the RTX 2070 is that it is now a little old to invest in as a new card. The performance at 1440p is about the same as the RX 5700 XT, but it would be quite a bit older now. I'm also not really that big a fan of paying for their overpriced cards.
I don't really have any loyalty to either brand, but my previous two GPUs were AMD, and I loved them.
I'm pretty torn about it.
RX 5700 XT and RTX 2070 are priced similar, but the RTX 2070 is a bit more expensive. The 2070 Super is not an option. It's $150 more expensive here.
What would you choose?
Thank you for reading
For those of you who don't want to read the post or type a reply; there's a poll too.
I should mention, for clarity, that I cannot wait for the upcoming releases. They're too far away, and I'm in quite a perculiar situation which is a really long story.
EDIT: Just wanted to let people know that I went with a Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT Nitro+, formatted my PC, and after it all I played a total of 4 hours of Witcher 3 without any crashes or issues at all. I'm so happy, and the card looks fantastic!