Question Is ASRock good for GPU's?

[MNR1776]

Hello everyone.
I want to buy my first PC. I chose the RX Vega 56 as my GPU. The problem is that the only brand I can find where I live is ASRock, and there's not too much info about their GPU's.
So, the question is, does anyone have that Videocard? Is ASRock's cooling good for GPU's? Does it perform well?
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Metal Messiah.]

YES, that's a good GPU brand. They are new to the GPU market, but I've heard nothing but praises for this brand, and the build quality of their GPUs as well. Is that a Phantom Gaming X model ? Looks like a reference GPU, having a blower-type cooler.

https://www.asrock.com/Graphics-Card/AMD/Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX VEGA 56 8G/

 

[PC Tailor]

ASRock are perfectly good brand.

I rarely see them getting the absolute best reviews as far as cooling goes - but I certainly wouldn't hesitate getting an ASRock GPU if that was what was available.

Every GPU and cooling solution is different so there's no blanket sweeping statement.

 

[MNR1776]

YES, that's a good GPU brand. They are new to the GPU market, but I've heard nothing but praises for this brand, and the build quality of their GPUs as well. Is that a Phantom Gaming X model ? Looks like a reference GPU, having a blower-type cooler.

https://www.asrock.com/Graphics-Card/AMD/Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX VEGA 56 8G/

Oh, yeah. I didn't realise it was blower. Should I get something else? I might get an Asrock RX 580 or Sapphire RX 590.
Thanks!

 

[MNR1776]

ASRock are perfectly good brand.

I rarely see them getting the absolute best reviews as far as cooling goes - but I certainly wouldn't hesitate getting an ASRock GPU if that was what was available.

Every GPU and cooling solution is different so there's no blanket sweeping statement.

Okay, thanks!

 

[Metal Messiah.]

Oh, yeah. I didn't realise it was blower. Should I get something else? I might get an Asrock RX 580 or Sapphire RX 590.

It's your choice, if you prefer a blower style cooling, or a single/dual/triple fan design for the PCB (Open Air) ? But these reference type GPUs can get noisy under load though. It also depends on what type of ATX cabinet you are having.

The blower cooler will help push the hot air from the near of the chassis. It sucks air in through the single fan in the front of the card and blows it out of the back. It is important to note that even though all blower-type coolers use a single-fan design, not all single-fan cards are blower-style.

Exhausting air out the back of the card helps in cases with poor airflow since there is no hot air blown into the case; conversely, it is exhausted outside of the chassis.

On the other hand, the volume of that air is usually so small that the single tiny fan must spin much faster to cool the GPU properly, meaning most blower style cards are susceptible to higher temperatures and noise levels compared to their competition. Blower coolers are generally most useful in mini-ITX cases and/or multi-GPU setups, where there is not enough case airflow available to sustain an open-air cooler design.

The logic behind open-air cards is also simple, a cooler with a single, double, or triple fan that blows cold air from the outside onto a heatsink – either directly or indirectly cooling the GPU. The radiator usually consists of fins that have heatpipes running through them. Blower-style cards use smaller heatsinks, which is one of the reasons why their cooling capacity is much smaller.

 

[lux1109]

Yup, Asrock is a good trustworthy brand.