To anyone in the market for a high-tier GPU

[dainluke]

It’s hilariously ironic how much I love OCing, and yet I’m gonna be one of the people who don’t get one XD.

 

[SILTECH786]

If we add on shipping etc this would land at +- R32/33k so for woot to sell at a measly R26k + shipping is superb indeed

 

[Stingrat]

Final piece of the puzzle for my white build

 

[dainluke]

Final piece of the puzzle for my white build

That’s my excuse, I’m going all black on my current build. I don’t even want a HOF pfft.

 

[Stingrat]

That’s my excuse, I’m going all black on my current build. I don’t even want a HOF pfft.

Lolol sure sure

 

[LaidToRest]

My 2c: Nice looking card, but I would rather have a 3 year warranty with a cheaper Palit card. I look at my screen 99% of the time and not inside my case.

Agree, had Galax cards in the past with RMA issues, have not had a Palit card (still have a Palit GTS250) issue yet (owned about 4 now). If you have confidence in the longevity of your product, then reflect it to the customer in your warranty. I Shall never buy a new card with only 2 years warranty (even if I plan to upgrade before then). XFX falls in the same boat ofc, so yeah FO Galax and XFX with your shitty 2 years

 

[PsychoErtjie]

That’s my excuse, I’m going all black on my current build. I don’t even want a HOF pfft.

Spray paint is also an option 😅

 

[goldfritter]

Final piece of the puzzle for my white build

You are now required by the law of CUD to post pics in the Latest Purchases thread once it's installed.

Don't get mad at me, I don't make the rules.

 

[dainluke]

Agree, had Galax cards in the past with RMA issues, have not had a Palit card (still have a Palit GTS250) issue yet (owned about 4 now). If you have confidence in the longevity of your product, then reflect it to the customer in your warranty. I Shall never buy a new card with only 2 years warranty (even if I plan to upgrade before then). XFX falls in the same boat ofc, so yeah FO Galax and XFX with your shitty 2 years

This is fair tbh. However, don’t you currently own a HOF?

 

[dainluke]

Spray paint is also an option 😅

I’m not sure if I’d have it in me to void warranty on a R26k part XD.

 

[Stingrat]

I’m not sure if I’d have it in me to void warranty on a R26k part XD.

Plastidip!

 

[goldfritter]

Agree, had Galax cards in the past with RMA issues, have not had a Palit card (still have a Palit GTS250) issue yet (owned about 4 now). If you have confidence in the longevity of your product, then reflect it to the customer in your warranty. I Shall never buy a new card with only 2 years warranty (even if I plan to upgrade before then). XFX falls in the same boat ofc, so yeah FO Galax and XFX with your shitty 2 years

Odd. Galax is a subsidiary of Palit. Strange that you had these differing experiences since both brands are from the same company.

 

[SILTECH786]

4 people already have issues with the palit cards where power limit cannot go pass 370w Wootware and Palit have been informed.Same like how @huzidada issue was which has now been resolved

 

[LaidToRest]

This is fair tbh. However, don’t you currently own a HOF?

no, the Palit 3080ti oc

 

[LaidToRest]

Odd. Galax is a subsidiary of Palit. Strange that you had these differing experiences since both brands are from the same company.

Then I shall stick with Palit. Costs less and more warranty. I load the BIOS I want and beat out most of these "high performance" cards.

 

[SILTECH786]

I’m not sure if I’d have it in me to void warranty on a R26k part XD.

I can offer chocolate to melt on the card if required let me know at an appropiate time thanks

 

[dainluke]

Then I shall stick with Palit. Costs less and more warranty. I load the BIOS I want and beat out most of these "high performance" cards.

I need to flash the OC BIOS tbh. 400W is choking my card.

 

[ThatGuyJD]

Must be nice, here I am nursing my 380...🤣

 

[dainluke]

Must be nice, here I am nursing my 380...🤣

Wait, which card do you have?

 

[ThatGuyJD]

Wait, which card do you have?

As per the signature a R9 380

 

[dainluke]

As per the signature a R9 380

Ohhh I thought you maybe meant you had a 380W issue like many others had haha. I’m not actually on desktop right now.

 

[dainluke]

@ThatGuyJD I can’t make this up, someone I’m speaking to literally is stuck at 380W on a Palit GameRock. It’s actually a common thing. 🤣

 

[ThatGuyJD]

Ohhh I thought you maybe meant you had a 380W issue like many others had haha. I’m not actually on desktop right now.

Ah, no worries. Can see where the confusion comes in. These HOF cards are amazing. Even just as pieces of art.

 

[Oj0]

Odd. Galax is a subsidiary of Palit. Strange that you had these differing experiences since both brands are from the same company.

Tata and Jaguar. Lamborghini and VW. You just can’t compare them.

 

[goldfritter]

Tata and Jaguar. Lamborghini and VW. You just can’t compare them.

So the Galax is Lamborghini - fast but unreliable? And Palit is Tata - slow and not very appealing but lasts longer?

 

[dainluke]

So the Galax is Lamborghini - fast but unreliable? And Palit is Tata - slow and not very appealing but lasts longer?

Holy moly.

 

[MHBGT]

My 2c: Nice looking card, but I would rather have a 3 year warranty with a cheaper Palit card. I look at my screen 99% of the time and not inside my case.

They only card I ever had die on me was a 25 month old Sapphire HD7870 GHz Edition with a 24 month warranty. An extra year would have been great! Haha

 

[dainluke]

They only card I ever had die on me was a 25 month old Sapphire HD7870 GHz Edition with a 24 month warranty. An extra year would have been great! Haha

But 40-series and RDNA 3 launch next year November 🤷‍♂️.

 

[aiccc]

Where do you advertise the slightly used kidney for sale?

 

[MHBGT]

...

May as well game with the slider maxed to 450W because if the current load isn’t high enough, the card won’t draw it regardless. If the load is high, then you’ll be able to maintain 2070-2160MHz even in the most demanding of gaming and benchmark scenarios, with a 450W-500W VBIOS. Basically nothing to worry about. In terms of benchmarks, 450W-500W is actually necessary to be competitive in Port Royal.

Still boggles the mind how much power these cards can draw these days! Diminishing returns comes to mind. Are you running at 4k? Will probably need to wait for RDNA5 for an efficient 4K card.

But 40-series and RDNA 3 launch next year November 🤷‍♂️.

Zen4 launches next year too, but hey, still bought a 5900X cause it was a good deal, (and I have no GPU or Mobo to use with it 🤣)

EDIT: Can't type and quote properly on Mobile.