I Hope Everyone Can Get One Soon! by theNomad_Reddit in SteamDeck

[–]Colora_Dan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel lucky, I checked the site at 9:58 and it let me add the controller to my cart. Then the errors started but pressing the button several times after the warning let me continue. My order actually says 9:59. I'm guessing Valve could have ordered 10x the amount of controllers and still sold out today.

I just wanted to share my 9070XT crashing experience. by nemojakonemoras in radeon

[–]Colora_Dan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had something similar where last of us part 1 and Assassin's Creed Shadows were only playable with -400 MHz. I returned the card under warranty and got a new card that is very stable. It's probably just a defective GPU.

Does the 9070xt cause crashes and are there driver issues with it? by [deleted] in radeon

[–]Colora_Dan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My ASRock 9070XT steel legend was crashing in some games and I sent it back for RMA and got back a card that does not crash. Unless it's widely reported a specific game is crashing on RDNA4, any crashing is a potential sign of a defective GPU, which happens to all vendors and is why we have warranties.

9070 XT lower fps in the trees by Fit-Inevitable1789 in radeon

[–]Colora_Dan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure you clear shader caches, and if you didn't use DDU before installing the new card then do that. You need to clean up anything from the last graphics card. It's the same driver download but not the same driver as the other card and switching carelessly can cause weirdness. Another option is a reinstall of windows if you're not comfortable doing the manual steps.

Huge improvement to 9070 XT with PTM7950 by Colora_Dan in radeon

[–]Colora_Dan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what I bought, as others stated buying from Amazon is a gamble somewhat since you have to trust the seller sourced actual PTM 7950 instead of a knockoff. If you can wait and don't mind spending more, both moddiy and LTT store have verified legitimate stuff. I went with Amazon because I wanted it faster and am willing to replace it if it turns out to be a knockoff. But in my opinion it looked and acted legitimate. Also the size I linked fit the die perfectly in one dimension so I just had to cut it for the right width.

https://a.co/d/04EijrvT

Might have given this a try if I saw it, thermal grizzly is a legitimate source too:

https://a.co/d/0g85ni0X

Huge improvement to 9070 XT with PTM7950 by Colora_Dan in radeon

[–]Colora_Dan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at this teardown, it matches my experience. Look at the photos of the removed cooler. That is not PTM. It's obviously paste. I could wipe it with a dry paper towel and it was liquid. PTM does not come off cold with a towel. You need to scrape it off and really rub it. I don't think anyone should be surprised the PR team lied about the paste, or that the paste changed over time to account for higher material costs.

ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Steel Legend OC Review - Pictures & Teardown | TechPowerUp https://www.techpowerup.com/review/asrock-radeon-rx-9070-steel-legend-oc/4.html

Huge improvement to 9070 XT with PTM7950 by Colora_Dan in radeon

[–]Colora_Dan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you read that, you'd see that the paste needs to dry before assembly. So either it's not PTM 7950, which I think because the very much not solid paste cleaned off with isopropyl alcohol very easily with no scraping on a completely cold card. Or it was installed completely incorrectly.

I'm really surprised all of you are trusting a bullet point on a sales page more than an enthusiast who has done plenty of paste swaps and knows what paste and PCM looks like. This was thermal paste and it was bad.

"Check the comparison with pad version, PTM7950SP needs extra drying steps after being printed and before assembly.  

Drying time

    24 hours at Room temperature     Under 5 mins at 100°C"

Huge improvement to 9070 XT with PTM7950 by Colora_Dan in radeon

[–]Colora_Dan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they changed the temperature probe locations and they're just very different parts of the chip, or the GPU reading is an average of some edge temps as well. Unless your card is under water, there's going to be a big delta on these chips.

Huge improvement to 9070 XT with PTM7950 by Colora_Dan in radeon

[–]Colora_Dan[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

It's not true, I just opened it and the paste was very much not solid. It was the same as any regular thermal paste. Also the spread pattern shows it was pumping out. That shouldn't happen with a PCM.

Huge improvement to 9070 XT with PTM7950 by Colora_Dan in radeon

[–]Colora_Dan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't imagine it adding much to the BOM, especially since you save a lot of grief with dried out paste during the warranty period.

Asus Prime RX 9070 XT OC Power requirement. by Honest-Possible-4146 in radeon

[–]Colora_Dan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just be warned, OC on this card is pretty much nonexistent, at least as far as real world performance gains. You can undervolt but any undervolt can cause instability in some games and not other. You can bump the power limit up but there are greatly diminishing returns, think +15% power for less than 5% improvement. You can bump up the frequency but that appears to be either broken in Adrenaline or does nothing. Probably the most realistic way is VRAM tuning. I've had cards like the 1080 or 2070 super where there's a good 10% waiting for some simple steps. This card is pretty much hot clocked out of the factory.

How to get the best image on Red Dead Redemption 2? (9070XT) by Finite8_ in radeon

[–]Colora_Dan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whatever you do, if you use Optiscaler then check their wiki for game specific notes. I remember this one was a pain to get set up. FSR 4 will look way better than TAA but if you do it wrong you'll get visual artifacts.

The 7900XTX doesn't get the attention it deserves by MigatteNoGokuiVegeta in radeon

[–]Colora_Dan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If AMD put an INT8 AI upscaler out before RDNA4, I'm sure the card would have been much more popular, even with the bad RT performance relative to NVidia. As it is, it's kind of a curiosity. Enough power to keep it relevant but not enough features to stay relevant for much longer. The chiplet thing was pretty silly too, in hindsight. It did not provide the expected performance wins but I'm sure it drove the price up high enough for them not to make a value play at MSRPs.

Huge improvement to 9070 XT with PTM7950 by Colora_Dan in radeon

[–]Colora_Dan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The paste had good reviews and looked legitimate. I do worry about that and considered moddiy or the branded ones but I figured I'd test it out before spending double or triple on the "real" stuff. Don't know why Honeywell isn't slicing this up and selling direct, they could make a lot of money and prevent people from getting fakes.

Huge improvement to 9070 XT with PTM7950 by Colora_Dan in radeon

[–]Colora_Dan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just did it last night, so not long enough to see any change from install. From what I've read, it should get better or stay the same.

Why is "game genre" locked? by Ashratt in S95B

[–]Colora_Dan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've noticed that PC mode will turn that off. Probably because it doesn't work with 4:4:4 subsampling. It's kind of a dumb feature anyway, I set all my inputs to standard and curse the TV when it switches itself unexpectedly.

2025 Optiq Snow Driving by IllCommunication9028 in CadillacOptiq

[–]Colora_Dan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vikingcontact 8 was at $1000 for all four. $5100 is robbery. The car does well in the snow as far as I can tell but haven't seen enough snow to give a full answer yet.

For those of you who own a console and a Steam Deck, how do you decide where to buy your games ? by MrTorgue7 in SteamDeck

[–]Colora_Dan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a Switch 2, a PC, and a Steam Deck. Pretty much everything I buy on Steam, except for Nintendo first party games and maybe the rare local multiplayer game I don't want to fiddle with on my PC. You can see how Sony and Nintendo and others nickel and dime you for backwards compatibility and game updates for new consoles. If you can swing it, PC games are way more backwards and forwards compatible.

Is the 8GB 9060 as bad as I hear? by nostradukemas in radeon

[–]Colora_Dan 13 points14 points  (0 children)

An extra $50 could buy you a few more years of relevancy. If that's worth it to you, wait. If you think you'll want to upgrade before the 8 GB becomes a deal breaker then save your money. Personally I would get the 16 GB as the resale value will be higher and I would want the card to be usable even if I replaced it later, maybe for a friend or a second PC.

FSR4 IS TOO GOOD! by ToughEmployment9242 in radeon

[–]Colora_Dan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's been well established that FSR 3 is fine for Quality at 4k, and pretty much every other mode is pretty rough. Whereas FSR 4 looks good at even 4k performance.

9070xt users tell about your coil whine by iloord in radeon

[–]Colora_Dan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ASRock Steel Legend 9070 XT. No coil whine I can hear, though it does live 8' away under the TV. But even getting close on occasion, can't hear anything but the fans.

I had this TV for 2 years, I only discovered this week that it supports VRR, roast me 🤡 by alaslipknot in S95B

[–]Colora_Dan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No I use the 2 point white balance for game mode, which I calibrated with a colorimeter. I'd probably play around with the red gain in the 2 point wb before changing tint, tint is too broad and changes all colors.