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Hiramabiff
Challenger

Gpu help

I am building a new computer, I will be using a 78003d as my cpu on a x670e mono. I will be purchasing a GPUs soon and i don’t know what to get, hellhound, red devil, sapphire + etc. if you had 5-750 to spend what would you get and why

what is the difference between the different types in the naming, hellhoud, red devil etc.  

AsRock x670E Taichi Carrara, 6 tb of WD850 Black, CORSAIR - DOMINATOR TITANIUM RGB 32GB, 7800x3d, XFX - Mercury AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air
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FunkZ
Grandmaster

Before you say, "I have $XXX to spend" I would instead say, "I want to game at XXXX resolution, at XXX refresh rate" and gauge your hardware needs from there.

Ryzen R7 5700X | B550 Gaming X | 2x16GB G.Skill 3600 | Radeon RX 7900XT
Ryzen R7 5700G | B550 Gaming X | 2x8GB G.Skill 4000 | Radeon Vega 8 IGP
Ryzen R5 5600 | B550 Gaming Edge | 4x8GB G.Skill 3600 | Radeon RX 6800XT

I want to game at 1440, My monitor can handle 165 hz, it will be ram on a 7800x3d, and a x670e mobo. 32 gb ram. 

AsRock x670E Taichi Carrara, 6 tb of WD850 Black, CORSAIR - DOMINATOR TITANIUM RGB 32GB, 7800x3d, XFX - Mercury AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air

The 7900XT is more than plenty for 1440p gaming, especially given your CPU. And as @BigAl01 says, it's nearly 7900XTX performance at a discount. But unless you're considering going to 4K soon, a 7900GRE or even 7800XT would work just as well.

Regarding the various partner card naming, it's all just marketing. It typically indicates some sort of upsell, either better cooling solution and/or higher clock speeds, and sometimes a longer warranty period. Used to be with 2-slot blower style fan coolers, partner models offered significant improvements in cooling, but the reference designs have been quite good the last few generations. The last card I owned that I had to change out the cooler was the R9 290X.

Ryzen R7 5700X | B550 Gaming X | 2x16GB G.Skill 3600 | Radeon RX 7900XT
Ryzen R7 5700G | B550 Gaming X | 2x8GB G.Skill 4000 | Radeon Vega 8 IGP
Ryzen R5 5600 | B550 Gaming Edge | 4x8GB G.Skill 3600 | Radeon RX 6800XT
BigAl01
Volunteer Moderator

In fact, if money is tight, I found that the RX 7800 XT is a very good card for 1440p gaming.  I got one for about $500 USD - $200 cheaper than the RX 7900 XT video cards I bought for my other computers.


As Albert Einstein said, "I could have done so much more with a Big Al's Computer!".
BigAl01
Volunteer Moderator

I am a big fan of the RX 7900 XT series from AMD and their partners.  I have three installed and running 1440p with no issues.  One is from AMD, one is a PowerColor Hellhound RX 7900 XT, and the other is a Sapphire Pulse RX 7900 XT.  I wasn't willing to shell out almost $1K USD for the XTX series.  It was hard enough spending around $700 USD for these video cards.


As Albert Einstein said, "I could have done so much more with a Big Al's Computer!".
mengelag
Volunteer Moderator

I also have a 7900XT on my other rig and its a great GPU for the resolution you want to game at

Ryzen 7800X3D - Radeon 7900XT - MSI Tomahawk X670e MB - 64gb 6000mhz G-Skill Neo - Noctua NH D15 - Seasonic Focus V3 GX-1000W PSU - 4TB Samsung Gen. 5 NVMe - Fractal Torrent Case - ROG PG48UQ OLED