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I would choose from the boards QVL.

Hard to say being a new card and no real driver history to look back upon. I've come across a lot of threads with similar issues with the 9070 and 9070 XT. I think with future releases in the driver framework , it will improve. I doubt it's PSU related.

Do you think the 5700X3D is inadequate for this GPU? Yes it most scenarios it should be perfectly fine.

Drivers need to catch up to the new cards. May out there having similar issues.

That model is almost 15 years old. Time to modernize for a new setup.

The Strix GPU only uses one 6 pin in the photo , so it's a low end card.

Exactly!

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What are your full specs , including make and model of PSU.

It's usually a memory problem , but can also be a corrupted driver or hardware issue.

What case , CPU cooler and board?

More likely it was the GPU fan.

YES , THEY ARE DECENT CARDS. Tend to run cool and very reliable. They have been releasing cards since the mid 80's.