Review: XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT THICC II Ultra

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 09/09/2019 12:18 PM | source: | 20 comment(s)

Nice and THICC, join us in a review of the XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT THICC II Ultra. XFX is back and offers a slick 'n thick looking product that comes with proper clocks,proper looks being customized all the way. Fabricated at a 7nm node and capable of battling with NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 2060 and 2070 we'll check out how well it holds against the reference card as well.

Read the review right here (9/12 - updated acoustics)

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anticupidon

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#5709302 Posted on: 09/09/2019 12:55 PM

Ah, man just in time. This review is Thicc as Nicky Minaj's retirement announcement.

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#5709307 Posted on: 09/09/2019 01:16 PM

Nice to see it trading punches with the 2080.

schmidtbag
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#5709321 Posted on: 09/09/2019 02:09 PM

Seems like a decent option if you intend to OC without liquid cooling. Otherwise, I'd rather opt for something thinner.

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#5709322 Posted on: 09/09/2019 02:13 PM

So...

3 slots cooler
more expensive than reference (I assume)
louder than reference

What a disaster. Why would anyone buy it?

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#5709325 Posted on: 09/09/2019 02:22 PM

Yeah, I've been on the fence between this and a 2070 Super. I had hoped this big cooler would keep the noise and temperatures under control. I'm disappointed to see it's as noisy as it is.

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#5709326 Posted on: 09/09/2019 02:28 PM

So...

3 slots cooler
more expensive than reference (I assume)
louder than reference

What a disaster. Why would anyone buy it?

Load temps lower
Factory overclock
Better built PCB(while AMD builds their reference PCB very well, this has a better VRM And better chokes)
Better cooling solution for higher overclocks and power play table mods
XFX Warranty

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#5709331 Posted on: 09/09/2019 02:48 PM

Yeah, I've been on the fence between this and a 2070 Super. I had hoped this big cooler would keep the noise and temperatures under control. I'm disappointed to see it's as noisy as it is.

Take a look at Sapphire, Gigabyte or Asus cards.
All should be cool and quiet.

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#5709334 Posted on: 09/09/2019 02:55 PM

Not impressed, the main reason to get a 3rd party card is improved noise levels, better temperatures and a little more performance - this card is super loud though, that's a deal breaker in my eyes because the supposed improved noise levels of 3rd party cards is I think the most important reason for their existence, as the increased performance is only slight and therefore more inconsequential.

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#5709392 Posted on: 09/09/2019 07:23 PM

Load temps lower

Factory overclock

Better built PCB(while AMD builds their reference PCB very well, this has a better VRM And better chokes)

Better cooling solution for higher overclocks and power play table mods

XFX Warranty

Agreed, and lets not forget that some of us aren't scared to crank the fans up all the way.

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#5709396 Posted on: 09/09/2019 07:40 PM

I like thicc cards and thicc girls.

vbetts
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#5709397 Posted on: 09/09/2019 07:44 PM

I like thicc cards and thicc girls.

Second.

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#5709457 Posted on: 09/09/2019 11:29 PM

Good looking cards actually , but what's up with the loud fans ?

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#5709465 Posted on: 09/10/2019 12:23 AM

The fact that rgb is missing is a big plus but if i had to go with a 5700xt i would go with the sapphire one or strix because of the acoustics. But that's a darn sexy card !

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#5709497 Posted on: 09/10/2019 02:46 AM

I absolutely have to say, this is a great looking graphics card!!

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#5709592 Posted on: 09/10/2019 11:16 AM

Disappointed by the non-thicc pics.

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