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The Voice
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So my GTX 1070 (I suspect) has recently started dying. I bought it 2nd hand about 2 years ago post crypto mining crash for quite a good deal. The owner denied ever having mined on it, and even gave me the original receipt (it was about 7 months old at the time).
My monitor has been going black randomly - as if the signal momentarily disappears - and then comes back on its own. I booted up the other day, and could see nothing except weird artifacting - vertical multicoloured bars all across the screen. Reboot did nothing. Reseated everything, and could boot normally. Yesterday, on boot, the screen displayed a blue box about 1/4 of the screen's size top left. Again, went through the reseating procedure until it was normal again.
It's too late to RMA or exchange it, so I guess it's time for an upgrade. I really like the look of the RX 5700 XT - but am put off by the dozens of threads and videos everywhere of people complaining about the dogshit drivers AMD keeps putting out. As well as loads more with fixes just to get the card to sort of run. It also runs quite hot (nothing new for AMD). Also, I'd be pushing my limits with my 550W PSU. But, bang for your buck, it's one of the best cards out there. And there are also loads of people who haven't had any issues at all.
Next option, and for the same price, is the 2060 Super. The chip and drivers have been out for a while now, and the card is only slightly behind the 5700 XT. I could literally just swap it out with my current card, and be on my way.
So, do I play it safe? Or gamble on something that could be an amazing card now, or struggle for like 10 months when AMD eventually get the drivers right?
My monitor has been going black randomly - as if the signal momentarily disappears - and then comes back on its own. I booted up the other day, and could see nothing except weird artifacting - vertical multicoloured bars all across the screen. Reboot did nothing. Reseated everything, and could boot normally. Yesterday, on boot, the screen displayed a blue box about 1/4 of the screen's size top left. Again, went through the reseating procedure until it was normal again.
It's too late to RMA or exchange it, so I guess it's time for an upgrade. I really like the look of the RX 5700 XT - but am put off by the dozens of threads and videos everywhere of people complaining about the dogshit drivers AMD keeps putting out. As well as loads more with fixes just to get the card to sort of run. It also runs quite hot (nothing new for AMD). Also, I'd be pushing my limits with my 550W PSU. But, bang for your buck, it's one of the best cards out there. And there are also loads of people who haven't had any issues at all.
Next option, and for the same price, is the 2060 Super. The chip and drivers have been out for a while now, and the card is only slightly behind the 5700 XT. I could literally just swap it out with my current card, and be on my way.
So, do I play it safe? Or gamble on something that could be an amazing card now, or struggle for like 10 months when AMD eventually get the drivers right?
