Maybe that's their strategy. Get more people to play Forspoken in order to experience FSR3. Probably some backroom deal where if number of concurrent players exceed a certain number, both AMD and the game studio pop out the champagne and get crazy drunk and party all night!Picking a game like Forspoken to serve as a launch title for your new technology isn't doing it any favors.
My experience is that this is not necessary. Just run the AMD verification tool with the 7800XT you have installed, don't even unwrap the other one if you don't really want to change.
I activated a code from a 6500XT purchase on my 6800 PC and it unlocked all three titles that were available at that time. I had not redeemed any offer before with the 6800.
I'd run the tool and if it sees a 7800XT installed now and that's got a promotion you are good to go IMO.
This is just my theory that AMD and AIBs had a plenty of 7800 XT cards, but only a limited number of Starfield Coupons.
As of now, after the promotion ended, Micro Center is fully stocked with number of models of cards, including the highly desirable HellHound.
-Ehhhhhhhh why not just stock a ton of 7800XTs and then let people know you're out of codes (just do a whole "while supplies last" disclaimer). The person is at the store, already wants to buy a 7800XT, sure some people would put the card back but the rest will buy it and a small number of those might pester AMD support for a Starfield code.
I think more likely is:
A) AMD is just incompetent with this kind of thing or
B) The cards were getting restocked but they were flying off the shelves thanks to the Starfield code and now they're sitting since the promo has ended or
C) The early batch of cards were going to be purchased by AMD diehards no matter what, code or no code, and now that inventory has been moved through we're back to the status quo where the general buying public ignores AMD stock.
kinda concerned about potential issues.
Same power = same heat.The reference card could be a problem without air conditioning in summer
The GPU hotspot temperature could rise too high on the reference card. It's already 91 degrees celsius. And the fans would run full blast to try to bring the temps down. The reference model is more suited for use in colder climates.Same power = same heat.
How problematic is the reference 7800 XT in terms of the temps and fan noise etc? I can currently pick one up for quite a bit cheaper (10-15%) than the partner cards, but kinda concerned about potential issues.
Yeah, a 10-15% discount vs partner cards seems like a steal with current pricing.-For that kind of savings just go with the reference card...
If you are going to do Ferengi math brudda, do it correctly. You will get that much less for it when you resale it later. Premium models hold value better.-For that kind of savings just go with the reference card...
And may sell quicker too.Premium models hold value better.
Are you planning on running the card stock? On my 6800XT I have a "200W" profile where I have the card overclocked, memory overclocked and the card undervolted. At 200W I get the same performance as the card did at stock settings and 272W.I've been mulling over a graphics card upgrade for a while now and the 6700XT as been my preference for some time.
My PC has a pretty new Seasonic Focus GX 650W PSU (2yr old maybe?), and the Sapphire Pulse 6700XT has an 8-pin and a 6-pin power connector along with a minimum PSU recommendation of 650W, so in theory I'm good to go.
However, I have been keeping half an eye on the latest gen AMD GPUs and I noticed something odd. I'm aware with recent gen PSUs of this problem with sudden spikes of much higher energy draw which seems to be mostly affecting higher-end models than I'm looking at, but then I saw this today:
This lists the 6700XT spike as being way higher (343W) than the 7700XT (285W) despite the fact that the latter has 2x8-pin connectors.Sapphire Radeon RX 7700 XT Pulse Review
The Sapphire Radeon RX 7700 XT Pulse is priced at AMD's MSRP of $450, which makes it an attractive choice. You still get a great cooler that's paired with outstanding fan settings that result in a whisper-quiet gaming experience that's quieter than most GeForce cards.www.techpowerup.com
And yet...
Techpowerup doesn't have a review specifically of the Sapphire model I've seen so I went with the reference:
321W.AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Review
The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT introduces the new Navi 22 GPU, which is optimized to take the fight to NVIDIA in the $500 segment. The RX 6700 XT in our review beats the RTX 3060 Ti with ease and achieves performance that rivals the more expensive RTX 3070, with lower fan noise.www.techpowerup.com
I'm aware that different cards will be clocked differently, but the variation makes me wonder what the likely figure is for the 6700XT and whether I might be better off going for the 7700XT if I'm interested in less power oddness.
Thoughts?
You can ebay a code if you wanted the game anyway. It's still about 50% off the full price. I got the Jedi Survivor code originally with my cpu and then got a Starfield standard code for $40 and it worked fine.I would not have bought it without Starfield Premium being included. It's a meh deal without it. Maybe another good game bundle will show up for the holidays. Or the price will drop. I think there was a model or 2 available for a hot second for $450 the other day?
I normally run stock. I've undervolted a CPU in the long term before (AM3). If it's reasonably easy to do and easy to reverse then I might give it a try.Are you planning on running the card stock? On my 6800XT I have a "200W" profile where I have the card overclocked, memory overclocked and the card undervolted. At 200W I get the same performance as the card did at stock settings and 272W.
The new cards are definitely better at limiting the spikes, but previous gen cards can be tamed.
Even $40 more than covers the tax. It's an incentive to make the purchase for me. I'd prefer they lowered the price of the card, but as it was backordered due to popularity, that was not going to happen.You can ebay a code if you wanted the game anyway. It's still about 50% off the full price. I got the Jedi Survivor code originally with my cpu and then got a Starfield standard code for $40 and it worked fine.
Yes it's really easy with the Adrenaline software. Plenty of tutorials online or we can help you here when the time comes.I normally run stock. I've undervolted a CPU in the long term before (AM3). If it's reasonably easy to do and easy to reverse then I might give it a try.