Official 6x00 Stock Thread(or lack thereof)

[badsykes]

Yes but what makes you think you'll be able to get one at launch?

I see ebay full of reference AMD models.Most likely they got them at MSRP and sell them for profit on ebay.
Also there are new cards in stock.The availability is decent.The prices are not.If the avalability is beggining to get at ok-ish level i have high hopes that the next gen launch will be more than just a paper launch.
Another thing is if both AMD and Nvidia do another paper launch after the big problems from 2020 the reputation will go downhill big time.They will get backlash.
Many people upgraded from 2020 out of desperation so they got a card actually.If you already have a 3080 will you upgrade again in 2022 ?

[Trunks0]

Even before the madness, even going all the way back to when Radeon hardware was not part of AMD and was ATi, a Canadian company, we didn't get the products at proper pricing . So par for the course.

[acroig]

Local MicroCenter full of AMD cards today. 6600, 6800, 6900, I was impressed. Did not check pricing, just saw them all on case.

[bill dennison]

Local MicroCenter full of AMD cards today. 6600, 6800, 6900, I was impressed. Did not check pricing, just saw them all on case.

and best buy and newegg online




the Jackets worst nightmare

still can't get a 3080 easily but from Ebay for twice MSRP or more

[pax]

Ya but still crazy prices... they want 600$ CAD for a 3050 up here...

[bill dennison]

Ya but still crazy prices... they want 600$ CAD for a 3050 up here...

seems AMD is getting lots of very good chips they are all 6900's

as for the aftermarket cards they seem to be only making the top end cards
can't say i blame them make more money from what you get

[pax]

Cant get a 6900 under 2k up here... its half the 3090 and way cheaper than a 3080 but still

[bill dennison]

Cant get a 6900 under 2k up here... its half the 3090 and way cheaper than a 3080 but still

the binned XTXH chip6900 xt's seem to be easy to get but about 1550 here
that is about 2000 in your plastic money

[pax]

Im starting to think its monopoly money

[badsykes]

After seeing this video i am waiting to see how the summer will be for gpu market.If ETH 2.0 will come online then a masive number of gpu's will be offloaded on ebay.

How to Prepare for Mining After Ethereum 2.0 (Do THIS before ETH 2.0)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-zKc06R5C0

[Mangler]

That's a big if though, for how many years have they said it's coming next year?

[badsykes]

That's a big if though, for how many years have they said it's coming next year?

I personally haven't followed this eth 2.0 stuff.I am not a miner.
The truth is the prices of the gpu's have lowered in EU.
From 20 december an 6800xt dropped from 1700 euro to 1199 euro in 29 january.

[LordHawkwind]

badsykes "If you already have a 3080 will you upgrade again in 2022 ?".

Possibly it depends on the price of the 4080/4090 and performance gains. If they're above 50% maybe but below no thanks. Rumor sites are stating twice as fast and if that's the case I'm in.

[bill dennison]

badsykes "If you already have a 3080 will you upgrade again in 2022 ?".

Possibly it depends on the price of the 4080/4090 and performance gains. If they're above 50% maybe but below no thanks. Rumor sites are stating twice as fast and if that's the case I'm in.

just got a 6900 xt and will still buy a 7900 xt if it is as good as they say

but then i run two systems and upkeep on my sisters

so i will give my 6900xt or 2080 ti to my sister
more than likely the 6900 xt so i keep one NV card in my backup system since i don't plan on buying NV till Hopper

[badsykes]

badsykes "If you already have a 3080 will you upgrade again in 2022 ?".

Possibly it depends on the price of the 4080/4090 and performance gains. If they're above 50% maybe but below no thanks. Rumor sites are stating twice as fast and if that's the case I'm in.

I am curious if you can stop yourself even if it's less than 50%.

[Riptide]

If ETH 2.0 will come online then a masive number of gpu's will be offloaded on ebay.

They are still saying June and I agree there will be a flood of gpus hitting ebay which will crash the price. Anyone who isn't afraid to take the IMO overstated risk on a gpu that was used for mining will be getting a very cheap upgrade.

just got a 6900 xt

Same here the sapphire 6800xt is back mining and I upgraded to another asrock 6900 in my desktop pc. This time a xtxh chip.

Which one did you pick up?

[bill dennison]

They are still saying June and I agree there will be a flood of gpus hitting ebay which will crash the price. Anyone who isn't afraid to take the IMO overstated risk on a gpu that was used for mining will be getting a very cheap upgrade.

Same here the sapphire 6800xt is back mining and I upgraded to another asrock 6900 in my desktop pc. This time a xtxh chip.

Which one did you pick up?

same

ASRock OC Formula Radeon RX 6900 XT
1549 at newegg w/ 2 games
way too much

but it is a nice card and quiet

[Riptide]

Super, congrats. It is the best air cooled xtxh you can buy from what I was reading. The sapphire toxic extreme is amazing but $2000+ if you can find it in stock is really pushing it even for me.

Been impressed with it so far. If you play around with overclocks at some point let me know what you get.

[bill dennison]

Super, congrats. It is the best air cooled xtxh you can buy from what I was reading. The sapphire toxic extreme is amazing but $2000+ if you can find it in stock is really pushing it even for me.

Been impressed with it so far. If you play around with overclocks at some point let me know what you get.

i was looking at this

https://www.newegg.com/xfx-radeon-rx-6900-xt-rx-69xtawbd9/p/N82E16814150863?Description=6900xt&cm_re=6900xt-_-9SIAD2CHGB4004-_-Product

and the PowerColor Liquid Devil but i can't give them to my sister when i get a 7900 xt
or use them in the bike VR rig

[Sasquach]

dammitall...i was ready to install my 6600 but its gotta wait a bit longer....

My first problem was i have an oldass monitor with a DVI output but i had solved that with a unused DVI > DP adapter i had lying around work.
IN hindsight it might have been a better idea to get a new monitor first before a GFX card.....
I have been looking at some models but my specific criteria had been 27" and 144hz but i havent found one with that combination at a price i liked yet....plus i have been flip flopping whether to go ultrawide 34" with 144hz which i was set on for awhile before i changed my mind and thought a single 27" would be better.....

Anyways now i was ready to plug this bad boy in and I find out my wifi card is in the way...... Its already in the furthest slot away from the GPU slot so i cant do anything about it. This new 6600 is a bit taller than the R9 290 i have (but its also shorter and lighter). The R9 JUST clears the wifi card taking up 2 slots but the 6600 wont as it takes up a little more than 2 slots.

My PC isnt close to any ethernet ports nor do i have a ethernet cable long enough to reach.
Gah more hindsight that i should have gotten a USB wifi adapter rather than going the internal PCI-E route way back when i bought it.

bleh....theres always something......

[badsykes]

dammitall...i was ready to install my 6600 but its gotta wait a bit longer....

My first problem was i have an oldass monitor with a DVI output but i had solved that with a unused DVI > DP adapter i had lying around work.
IN hindsight it might have been a better idea to get a new monitor first before a GFX card.....
I have been looking at some models but my specific criteria had been 27" and 144hz but i havent found one with that combination at a price i liked yet....plus i have been flip flopping whether to go ultrawide 34" with 144hz which i was set on for awhile before i changed my mind and thought a single 27" would be better.....

Anyways now i was ready to plug this bad boy in and I find out my wifi card is in the way...... Its already in the furthest slot away from the GPU slot so i cant do anything about it. This new 6600 is a bit taller than the R9 290 i have (but its also shorter and lighter). The R9 JUST clears the wifi card taking up 2 slots but the 6600 wont as it takes up a little more than 2 slots.

My PC isnt close to any ethernet ports nor do i have a ethernet cable long enough to reach.
Gah more hindsight that i should have gotten a USB wifi adapter rather than going the internal PCI-E route way back when i bought it.

bleh....theres always something......

I recommend you dell s2721dgf. I have it for some time.Make sure to install the monitor calibration profile from dell site otherwise the image sucks.Or calibrate yourself if you have oportunity.
If you buy a monitor like above with 1.07 bilion colors and 10bit make sure in amd custom color you activate "Custom color" BUT deactivate "color temperature control"

https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/dh3-021

[pax]

If theres one thing that has stayed affordable its mons... at least the non 4k ones.

[acroig]

If theres one thing that has stayed affordable its mons... at least the non 4k ones.

Especially 720p B&W monitors.

[badsykes]

Especially 720p B&W monitors.

Acroig: you can't deny that i brought a new fresh concept to this forum
Seems is very sticky in your mind ...

[acroig]

Acroig: you can't deny that i brought a new fresh concept to this forum
Seems is very sticky in your mind ...

There is a concept, I cannot say how "fresh" it is but it's been very amusing to say the least.

[Crawdaddy79]

Local Microcenter is stuffed to the gills with over 200 6600, 6600XT, and 6900XTs now. Not a single nVidia card can stay in stock. Egads. AMD prices should come down hard soon.

[acroig]

Local Microcenter is stuffed to the gills with over 200 6600, 6600XT, and 6900XTs now. Not a single nVidia card can stay in stock. Egads. AMD prices should come down hard soon.

Mine had 3080s for around 1K in stock.

[pax]

1k only? Man are we starting to see the end?

[acroig]

1k only? Man are we starting to see the end?

For a 3080..... yeah maybe

[bill dennison]

up 150 bucks since i got it

https://www.newegg.com/asrock-radeon-rx-6900-xt-rx6900xt-ocf-16g/p/N82E16814930057?cm_sp=pl-youtube-_-UnboxThis&quicklink=true&Item=N82E16814930057

[badsykes]

So bill dennison ...

AMD Blasts Off To Space With Meteoric 68% Revenue Growth For Last Year!

https://wccftech.com/amd-blasts-off-to-space-with-meteoric-68-revenue-growth-for-last-year/

[Riptide]

up 150 bucks since i got it

The price on that one seems to vary +/- $150 and changes every few days. Been kinda keeping an eye on it myself just to see what it does. Currently 100 bucks more than I paid.

How do you have yours configured? Sadly, I've only run mine at default so far and haven't done a lot of tinkering. Still should boost to the advertised clocks and be a bit of a bump over a non xtxh gpu even at default.

[pax]

One leaker on twitter observed that AMD has a habit of releasing their new stuff just one quarter after a refresh of older stuff:

https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1488796790098849793

Greymon55
@greymon55
Q2:2700X 50th/VII 50th→Q3:ZEN2/RDNA
Q3:ZEN2 XT→Q4:ZEN3
Q3:RX 6X50XT→Q4:RDNA3
familiar routineUpside-down face
4:49 AM · Feb 2, 2022·Twitter for Android

Rumor is a 6x50xt refresh in ~June.

[bill dennison]

One leaker on twitter observed that AMD has a habit of releasing their new stuff just one quarter after a refresh of older stuff:

https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1488796790098849793

Rumor is a 6x50xt refresh in ~June.

yea their refreshes are just name and price changes most of the time
and sometimes it's only been a month or two before the new stuff

[Sasquach]

One leaker on twitter observed that AMD has a habit of releasing their new stuff just one quarter after a refresh of older stuff:

https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1488796790098849793

Rumor is a 6x50xt refresh in ~June.

NO RAGRATS!!!!

[Trunks0]

No worries sassy. You can always sell it, recoup and upgrade as needed if you get the feels to

Although don't think your gonna wanna. I think your gonna enjoy the card

[pax]

NO RAGRATS!!!!

I wouldnt regret it either. Itll be 100-200$ more for a x50 card that is maybe 5-10% faster...

[badsykes]

This is intersting:

https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/amd-confirms-the-release-of-zen-4-and-rdna3-this-year.html

Regarding capacity, Lisa Su noted that in addition to TSMC, the firm has had issues sourcing chips from other suppliers, and that they have been working aggressively to strengthen the supply chain. AMD was negotiating with its suppliers and sacrificing some revenue to absorb some of these increases and not completely pass them on to the end user, and will continue to do so throughout 2022 to try to improve the market situation as much as possible. While RDNA3-based GPUs are still unknown, AMD did discuss Zen 4-based GPUs. A new Ryzen 7000 processor based on Zen 4 with revised I/O and a vastly better processing architecture will be introduced to the consumer market. AMD will also debut new EPYC processors featuring Zen 4 cores, as well as a cloud-optimized variant called Zen 4c, in which instructions not utilized in cloud computing are deleted to reduce core size and allow for more cores per DIE, up to 128 cores per CPU.

[bill dennison]

This is intersting:

https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/am...this-year.html

it's GlobalFoundries

https://gf.com/press-release/globalfoundries-announces-extension-amd-wafer-supply-agreement-guarantee-supply

i think they still make the IO chip on Ryzen

[pax]

This is intersting:

https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/am...this-year.html

This is kind of interesting. I had read they were thinking of del the old x86 instructions and running them in software to be able to save on transistors. Apparently due to todays cpus being so powerful you'd lose hardly any perf in running old apps.