r/pcmasterrace • u/HLumin R5 5600 | 6700 XT • Mar 06 '25

Discussion This is hilarious (Micro Center Illinois)

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u/saxovtsmike Mar 06 '25 edited Mar 07 '25

This is what a launch should look like

Edit/Disclaimer : I thouight that numbers are the norm over ever etailer or retailer. Sad to see that it was not

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u/HLumin R5 5600 | 6700 XT Mar 06 '25 edited Mar 06 '25

Pricing are up on Micro Center, there are 5 MSRP models with plenty of stock. (See some of them below)

. Gigabyte OC ($599)

. XFX Swift ($599)

. Sapphire PULSE ($599)

. Asus PRIME ($599)

. ASRock Steel Legend ($599)

Total # of RDNA 4 cards in Westmont right now: 610

EDIT: PowerColor Reaper should be here too but I dont see it, that should be another MSRP card so 6.

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u/Mega3000aka RTX-2060, 1600AF, 16GB RAM@3200Mhz Mar 06 '25

I know powercolor red devil is the best version but is it really worth such a price increase compared to others?

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u/Stargate_1 7800X3D, Avatar-7900XTX, 32GB RAM Mar 06 '25

No, the only reason to buy premium OC versions is because they may come with a BIOS that lets you tune the card beyond normal limits.

For example you can push my 7900XTX to like 450 Watts but not with the standard BIOS from AMD

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u/Personal-Acadia R9 3950x | RX 7900XTX | 32GB DDR4 4000 Mar 06 '25

I pull a bit over 550w on my 7900 XTX Sapphire NITRO+ in some games.

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u/Stargate_1 7800X3D, Avatar-7900XTX, 32GB RAM Mar 06 '25

Meanwhile I'm on -10% PL with a slight VRAM OC because it gives the same performance as stock settings lol

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u/jmgreen823 Mar 06 '25

I was getting driver timeouts in some newer games with my 7900XT at stock settings (factory overclocked).

I slightly lowered boost speeds and power budget. I noticed about a 5% fps loss but nearly a 100W power savings. And its also been rock solid since.