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I've read in other places (TPU, for one) that some don't like the design, but I have to say I like it. Maybe I'm looking fondly at desgns that escape, even slightly, to the "brick" type.

I find that "black on black" colour scheme really elegant as well.

EDIT: I forgot to mention: RED PCB!

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The design is almost idential to reference RDNA2 so i'm sure why they don't like it.
 
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-Fran- said:
I've read in other places (TPU, for one) that some don't like the design, but I have to say I like it. Maybe I'm looking fondly at desgns that escape, even slightly, to the "brick" type.

I find that "black on black" colour scheme really elegant as well.

EDIT: I forgot to mention: RED PCB!

Regards.
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Oh i didnt even notice the PCB, they havent had a red PCB since the HD 7000 series now that i think of it. Thats a nice callback on their part, hopefully the performance matches up.
 
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Oh i didnt even notice the PCB, they havent had a red PCB since the HD 7000 series now that i think of it. Thats a nice callback on their part, hopefully the performance matches up.
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My first real GPU was a XFX 7950. It was a great card that only recently died. That harkens back to when AMD was actually very competitive with Nvidia for a generation performance wise. The 7970 Ghz edition was a beast.
 
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I'm not sure why the appearance of these things matters in the slightest - but I'm of the antiquated mindset that RGB/LED (except for the power and disk drive lights) are superfluous, and snazzy embellishments are completely and utterly and totally and wholly and thoroughly pointless.

They're behind a closed case made of metal. Why would I care what the insides look like, even if it wasn't stood under my desk on the floor? 👨‍🦳
 
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Neilbob said:
I'm not sure why the appearance of these things matters in the slightest - but I'm of the antiquated mindset that RGB/LED (except for the power and disk drive lights) are superfluous, and snazzy embellishments are completely and utterly and totally and wholly and thoroughly pointless.

They're behind a closed case made of metal. Why would I care what the insides look like, even if it wasn't stood under my desk on the floor? 👨‍🦳
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Because... And sorry this may come as a shocker to you... Some people out there actually assemble their PCs to have them on display, so the look and feel becomes part of the buying decision.

Don't get me wrong, as I'm on your same boat, but thinking your (our?) way of doing it is the only one (or the correct one) is shortsighted. I hope I'm not reading too much into what you said, but it comes off as that.

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-Fran- said:
Because... And sorry this may come as a shocker to you... Some people out there actually assemble their PCs to have them on display, so the look and feel becomes part of the buying decision.

Don't get me wrong, as I'm on your same boat, but thinking your (our?) way of doing it is the only one (or the correct one) is shortsighted. I hope I'm not reading too much into what you said, but it comes off as that.

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Don't worry, it's hard for me to be shocked by anything any more. On the contrary, I don't think my preference is the only/correct one - but I do think the obsession with how things look is just outright silly. And because I've appointed myself the job of being a grumpy old fart, I'm sticking by it :)

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I expect they'll be putting windows and RGB in the side of refrigerators and other household appliances soon.
 
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I like the design, reminds me of old Gigabyte Maxwell-series card at a glance for some reason. It looks like a serious piece of kit instead of a "plasticky-toyish" design (like my 6800XT). Also, it looked smaller than the fabled 4090, or is i t just me?

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Don't worry, it's hard for me to be shocked by anything any more. On the contrary, I don't think my preference is the only/correct one - but I do think the obsession with how things look is just outright silly. And because I've appointed myself the job of being a grumpy old fart, I'm sticking by it :)
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Looks like I'm part of a different generation. I'm OK with RGB lights, especially when they're tastefully done (e.g. single colour LEDs as an accent to supplement the design). I'm absolutely allergic to those rapid-flashing, rainbow-vomit, eye searing lightshow that looked like its hellbent on triggering my seizure.

But hey, I'm more of a "you do you" guy so if it's your style, at the risk of sounding like my late uncle, go for it.
 
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WHAT?! What was that? Want me to mow your yard??

[Sapphire Vega 64 blower-stype running full tilt in the background]
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As someone who had the fortunate (or unfortunate) chance of experiencing two MSI Vega 64 blower-style cards running in tandem in a PC, I can relate.

That's why I chose a dual-fan model when I picked my Vega 56 back then, I felt those two cards had accelerated my hearing loss by a couple of years.
 
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It never ceases to amaze me what gamers will put up with and eagerly spend their money on. It just doesn’t seem worth it from extreme power requirements to extreme cooling. None of this makes sense to me.
 
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As someone who had the fortunate (or unfortunate) chance of experiencing two MSI Vega 64 blower-style cards running in tandem in a PC, I can relate.

That's why I chose a dual-fan model when I picked my Vega 56 back then, I felt those two cards had accelerated my hearing loss by a couple of years.
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My overclocked/undervolted 6900 XT is waaaay quieter, even when the fans ramp up. Blower style = good space saving, decent cooling, horribly loud.
I eventually had to put the Morpheus cooler and 2 Noctua fans on my Vega 64 to quiet it down.

I like the possible new design of the 7900 XT. Larger fans will move more air with the same or less amount of noise, at a slower RPM. That's all good stuff in my book!
 
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