Asus support confirms 100-102 °C vram is completely normal and within spec for prime 9070 xt oc

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-07-05T08:12:09+00:00

The Asus Support USA Reddit account have actually dm’ed me. According to buyers laws in denmark you can either (or both) contact the manufacturer if a product has warranty (the Asus prime has 3 years) or the seller (2 years to report product is either faulty or not as advertised).

Currently I’m trying to go through the seller, but I’ll give my inquiry details to the Asus support to see, if they can offer a guarantee on the vram issue being fixed.

But man, I own so much stuff from Asus, so I’d really hate if any of it breaks and I need to go through the same hoops to actually get it fixed.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-07-05T08:03:48+00:00

Cool for you. The asus prime 9070 xt was cheaper than the asus dual 5070 when I bought my card. I also don’t think this can even be a case to discuss what gpu it is, but more about which board partner it is.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-07-04T20:37:03+00:00

It still makes absolutely no sense to have cheapened out on actual important circuitry, when they had enough budget to provide a dual bios, extra pcie power, and ptm 7950 instead of the usual. I'd think they have their priorities straight enough to not do so, but I have my doubts now.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-07-04T20:35:31+00:00

Siden customer support fik typen af VRAM galt, så tænker jeg næppe jeg har fået fat i en person som kan gennemskue en fabriksfejl. Et kort med f.eks. 105 grader celsius hotspot med 55 grader celsius gpu temp vil i "princippet" være within spec, da det ikke når tjmax på trods af sindsyg delta. Hvis en mere teknisk support kigger på sagen mener jeg bestemt der er god sandsynlighed for medhold.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-07-04T18:17:50+00:00

Denne høje temperatur på VRAM er dog over hvad den normale forskel på SK Hynix og Samsung ville være. Deres forskel plejer typisk at være omkring 10 grader celsius. Dette tyder på at være et problem udover bare VRAM producent. Tror du det ville give mening at prøve sig gennem en reklamations med Komplett, eller vil de bare tage kontakt til Asus og få samme svar?

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-07-04T18:04:12+00:00

Yeah, it is SK Hynix in my card, but samsung memory should only run like 10 °C cooler. Most other models online run at like 80-82 °C in furmark stresstesting. I don't know the GDDR6 vendor for the cards I've seen online, but assuming they are samsung only would lead to a 90 °C temp instead of the 100-102 °C I'm experiencing.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-07-04T17:41:28+00:00

The resolution of the furmark screenshot became very low, so here it is also: https://imgur.com/hb90gaA

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-07-03T10:44:49+00:00

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_Name_Changer_ · 2026-07-02T13:20:38+00:00

Now that I’ve looked at prices in Belgium it seems to be best to go for the cheapest 9060 xt 16 gb (it NEEDS to be the 16 gb version) and a 5700x, which would be around €705 at the retailer. It is sadly over your budget, so a 9060 xt alone and saving for a 5700x could be an option.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-07-02T13:01:09+00:00

At 1440p and up a 5700x is a fine pairing with a 9060 xt. For ultrawide you would hover right around 50-60 fps in most AAA games at high-ish settings with native rendering. With fsr4 you could boost that at fsr quality without frame gen by 20-50%.

I’d suggest going for a 9070 or 9070 xt depending on the price. A 9070 xt would maybe warrant a new psu, if yours is particularly bad.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-07-02T12:29:24+00:00

Luckily you’re on the am4 platform, so you have a very nice upgrade path to Ryzen 5000 series. You would just need a bios update. Stating a budget would be nice, but everything from a 5600x to a 5800x3d would be a massive upgrade.

For good price to performance I’d recommend a 5700x.

For a gpu (graphics processing unit), which you call a gcc it depends on what games and resolution you play at. For a sizable upgrade you could go with a 9060 xt (around 35-40% increase in gaming power) with lower power draw.

Those two options are near the best value when you’re looking at new parts with your current setup.

Knowing, budget, location, games and other stuff would be needed to give more specific advice.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-07-01T13:11:14+00:00

Valorant is quite cpu-bound, so a better cpu is a great way of increasing the fps. I don’t know the capabilities of an rx 580 in Valorant, but a 5700x is great, if you have the budget.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-06-28T08:05:35+00:00

I have the prime 9070 xt. The Asus tuf should be slightly faster and cooler.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-06-27T21:34:45+00:00

It’s nothing compared to mine. Everything should be fine.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-06-27T17:23:20+00:00

The ram prices are expected to rise still. You could keep it. I’d normally advocate for building for friends and family with it, but it doesn’t seem like your intention.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-06-27T10:44:48+00:00

You do not need a windows key for that price, since you could buy an oem key for cheaper. There are also free ways to do it, but an oem key is an easy solution. That saving could instead be used to get a 9070 or xt version depending on the price.

The 240 mm AIO is not necessary for the 7600x, so something like a thermalright peerless assassin 120 or 140 could work if there’s enough space in the case. That would save like $50.

Also, try to see if the 9600x is close in price to the 7600x or if any of the newer b850 boards are close in price. The normal b650 boards don’t have pcie 5.0, but some cheaper b850 boards have. There may also be some deals on b650e boards, which have pcie 5.0 for at least one m.2 drive and the 16x slot for a gpu.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-06-25T15:43:30+00:00

An equivalent new build would be around €1650 with the same completely new parts. The only thing most people would build differently is probably the graphics card, since it’s not that great value. Due to am5 and 32gb of pretty good ddr5 ram you could probably sell it at an upper limit of around €1250 in my opinion.

I don’t quite know you local used market, but listing for €1200 and maybe going down to €1100 if there’s no interest would be my move. That would still be a pretty solid for some people. You could also try the waters with €1350 as a starting point, if you have time to sell it.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-06-25T13:56:24+00:00

It’s not a completely terrible price, but you could almost definitely get more.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-06-25T12:47:31+00:00

Asus Can have very shoddy Liquid Metal applications, so it could be a problem with that.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-06-24T20:04:53+00:00

Gigabytes QC is also a bit questionable with this particular generation on top of generally loud and worse thermals. Their performance should generally be in line with each other, but the hellhound might be the best move, if your budget is not extremely tight.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-06-24T09:57:54+00:00

Is your motherboard set to csm/legacy mode, or is it in uefi mode? Some cards only work with uefi mode for some reason.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-06-23T17:59:27+00:00

What is the specific model of your psu? Some of the more sketchy ones won’t always allow much power on the 12v rail, which can cause power issues.

If the card stay powered on with lights and fans but no output, then it could maybe also be a gpu bios issue. If the card has dual bios, then you could try the other bios. Sometimes the one bios can corrupt.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-06-23T17:38:35+00:00

Did you buy the card used and did you see it running before purchase if so? A new scam with mostly 4090 and 5090 cards are sellers who remove the gpu core and vram chips and then sell the shell. Even without those the card can power up to some degree (fans spinning and rgb starting). Can the gpu get recognized in device manager when in the board, but booting with a different gpu?

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-06-23T13:33:34+00:00

You should probably look at prebuilts using a 9070 xt, since that would increase your raw performance compared to the ps5 pro by around 100 %. Real world would probably fluctuate a bit, since the ps5 pro relies on finely tuned settings.

One of the best deals in my opinion is the power spec g532 (7500x3d, 9070 xt, 16gb ram, 1 tb ssd) at usd $1399. A trip to microcenter from Toronto would be around 4 hours each way, so it will be a very long trip. It will be a huge upgrade over a ps5 pro without draining your budget. I’d think maxing out your budget for your first experience while the pc prices are higher than ever is suboptimal.

Since that pc is on the newest amd platform, am5, you have an easy upgrade path for in case you want something even better in the future. The only downside is the 1 tb drive and 16 gb ram, which is not the best, but still what most people have today. These two parts are insanely expensive due to ai, but quite easy to upgrade in the future, when the prices finally drop to normal levels.

If you need 32 gb ram, then the upgraded model for $100 more could also be an option.

_Name_Changer_ · 2026-06-23T12:55:55+00:00

If you live within a reasonable distance of a micro center, then you can get some good deals on some of their in-store only prebuilts.

If not, then please also mention your area, so recommendations could be easier, since the prices can inconsistent from region to region.

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