It's based on temperature. That is caused by power draw (watts) but not directly triggered by them. I had to run the CPU and GPU at 100% each to make it spin. I suspect its set to 50C.

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Pretty sure you shouldn't be exposing the seed phrase though.

Thanks, these things are a ton of work. I'm excited to see how 2024 stacks up to 2023 in terms of consistency.

All I know is that the one I have has performed flawlessly. I found it ran pretty hot and the fan wouldn't turn but I used FurMark and CPU burner to max out the watts and eventually it did go. So far so good. It's on my 9800X3D test bench.

It is a cheaper, unknown brand so I wouldn't bet against this. So far so good for me.

​@@bradeinarsen Sama XP 1200w for $85 Canadian , i just bought an RX 7900 XT ... Should I trust this PSU and get it ?

@@Haywood-Jablomie I don't know. Mine is great. Look at the reviews on Newegg would be my advice.

I'm not familiar with those two cards. I got the Sapphire Nitro and it's my favourite card for looks.

It's not the hardware, GTA is known to have issues on high end equipment. Don't get the 9800X3D unless you're upgrading from something older than a 5800X3D though, especially for 1440, a GPU makes more difference.

Thinks Gamers Nexus remarked about that at some point when they tested some Intel CPU.

Ohhh, I’ll try this. I wonder what happens at lower settings / higher fps.

Definitely lower than that. I'd just set it at 144 fps and call it a day.

Not sure, sorry. At this time though the ARC B580 is a better low end card.

It is! Now on the 9800X3D

@@bradeinarsen I was going to buy this PSU but when I went to purchase it I saw all the reviews and like 99% were all bad claiming it fried their entire systems so I skipped it. I ended up getting a white NZXT 1200w for the same price..

@@craigharris9591 interesting!!! Mine is super solid but I’ll keep an eye out for odd behaviors.

@@craigharris9591 Where have you seen these reviews? I have been looking for reviews on all SAMA PSUs and most of what I have seen has been positive

Should be fine. Handles the 7800X3D no problem on R23

3 months late, sorry! www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09J16L1WP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

Ha ha... not a fan of the Noctua colours? The D15 gives a lot of AIOs a run for their money. I haven't tried the new G2 yet. www.amazon.ca/Noctua-Standard-All-round-Version-Recommended/dp/B0D5B6MXJF/

Gosh, I'm late with this reply. The PSU has performed flawlessly so far and the fan rarely spins so it's essentially silent. However, this is a sample of one so hard to say. I'm Canadian so we're on the 115V standard same as the US.

My drivers seem pretty good, what issues are you seeing?

It's fantastic. Agree, love the cables and it's super silent.

Update?

@@yordypoppe9439 did I promise an update more than the above? It’s awesome! The Gigabyte went to the Plex server.

Just ordered a sama 650, regardless of reddit discussions . No one even tries them. I'll do it. Ty for posting this

How is the Sama 1200?

Sapphire Nitro 1000%

I have this one bc at the time the sapphire costed 200€ more but I'd you can the Nitro +. Hope you got it by the time you read this comment. ✨

@@cachetemcmuffin fast forward to 11 months later lmaoooo. I ended up getting the sapphire but within a week I started having some very bad driver issues so I got fed up and returned the card 😅😅 I got my money back and I got me a 4090 lmao. I tried getting the 4080 super but sold out.

The xtx was and still is a powerhouse of a card. The card did everything as expected specially for warzone since that’s what I play the most like more than enough.

temperature is terrible!! Hotspot is 95 celius and normal temperature 75-85 celius

and the fan is very loud!

Oh I should really do that... audio testing is paused as it's summer and our home AC is outside my window (never quiet). Mine isn't loud and the fans spin up but not excessively.

I'm just doing some more bench testing with a 10700F and it's not loud. The fans spin up for RDR2 for sure but not loud at all. Fans stop once test stops of course.

Mine is great with cooling. 100% usage with Furmark (plus CPU burner but doesn't affect GPU) only gets to 73C on bench. Maybe the case is restrictive? drive.google.com/file/d/1BFTMlB5BYY8HufuAGNECOkDXx2g5QTak/view?usp=sharing drive.google.com/file/d/1p4x7h5zeQmJaqS9MV4VXhraNHNV0mudo/view?usp=sharing

I just got mine yesterday. I bought it from Newegg because of the $10 rebate and the Starfield Premium promo. Sitting at the CoD Warzone 2.0 loading screen the fans go full tilt. It's VERY loud. I can hear it through my headphones if no audio is playing. I'm going to play around with the fan curve and/or other settings, but at this point I'm considering returning it. My previous GTX 1060 was silent even at maximum load.

@@mrmax1984 Yikes. That doesn’t sound like a good time. I decided to go with an Asrock 6750xt Phantom, because it has 3 fans and the RGB is a nice bonus.

Edit: turns out my case had bad thermals that my 1060 was masking. One exhaust fan came mounted backwards, so both ends of the case were trying to push air into the case. I corrected this and added a fan to the front. This helped quite a bit, but I still had to manually lower the 6750 XT's fan curve such that it never goes above 50%. Now, temps max out around 70C in Furmark, which is acceptable to me for the noise the fans make. For $300 and having to futz around with the fan curve a bit, this is still a decent deal for me. I also undervolted the card. It's running at 1120mV stable. In Warzone 2.0 it maxes out around ~190W of power draw, which I think helps with the fan noise and temps.

@@mrmax1984 You're ahead of me re: tech... I do recognize the fan sound with the shallow heat sink but on bench it's not bad. Certainly not headphones-level noise. Problem with all test bench testing I guess.

Way late so I assume you've made your purchase but: 100% usage with Furmark (plus CPU burner but doesn't affect GPU) only gets to 73C on bench. Maybe the case is restrictive? drive.google.com/file/d/1BFTMlB5BYY8HufuAGNECOkDXx2g5QTak/view?usp=sharing drive.google.com/file/d/1p4x7h5zeQmJaqS9MV4VXhraNHNV0mudo/view?usp=sharing

i have the same card for 1 month and i recorderd max junction temp at 98-100C on demanding games, with only 1 exception with a recent game in which max temp reached 110C

I have the same card, only in star Citizen I got 90 junction. Other games stay around 68-72 junction

I have the same exact card, highest junction temp ive seen while gaming is 86C

Yes, mine was terrible. Fans to 100% right away and I think transient power spikes as the system would reboot. The Sapphire Nitro is almost silent and no issues at all.

Good tip! YES YES YES!!! I just about had the same thing yesterday. Be VERY careful. I'm leaving the cable on from now on when swapping.

i still have the main light on front, so not sure what that connection is for, brilliant card@@bradeinarsen

@@neilwalker4686 Oh, the RGB works without the cable attached? I have to admit I never tried that.

I hear that. I display my boxes as well! Mine wasn't glued and opened easy. :(

I haven't seen one but MSI makes good cards, I bet it's fantastic!

Depends where you are. They were selling for $600 CDN up here in Canada.

@@bradeinarsen would you say it is worth it for 330 usd

@@rahemshaikh8550 Now? No. When I bought it at launch it was still a GPU desert... now you can pick up a 6750 XT for $540 CDN ($400 USD) and that is faster than a 3060ti. The 6600 is the low price leader.

@@rahemshaikh8550 That's $436 CDN for something more powerful than a 3060ti (raster) so yes I'd say that's good. but times change and research before you buy

Argh... I have the data on the test bench but away from it right now.. I don't think it was bad.

I'm pretty sure that 2 months later is too late ... but just ran Furmark / CPU Burner for 5 minutes and the system isn't loud and the 6750X is at 70C constant... nice.

I just got one off Amazon for 410

@@renediaz3217 The key with computer hardware is once you buy STOP SHOPPING. The prices will always go down. If you have something you like just use it and don't worry.

Looks like on Newegg this card is $360 right now. It is also currently bundled with the $100 premium edition of Starfield. AMAZING value for a GPU that performs like a 3070

@@dsan1138 Yes, prices keep going down. 2023 is the inverse of 2020 and 2021!!!

not me but if it's that new then take it back!

Hi sir , did you get it? If yes, What's temperatures on memory and hot spot? What 850w power block is ok for it?

@@afghankilla No i got the Sapphire Nitro+

Full Furmark / CPU burner is only 70C.

Mine is on open bench though.

Interesting. I have the same opinion of ASRock but I think their higher end stuff is good. I used to like ASUS before the warranty fiasco. What are we supposed to do???

It's treating me well. The infamous Radeon drivers are a thing... MOSTLY it's 100% and as good as my Nvidia cards (3080 and down) but there are two issues: • In Dirt5 the mouse cursor actually stays on the screen in the centre and it's annoying. Often the cursor gets whipped eventually but it's aggravating. • The coil whine is LOUD in high fps screens (menus and some high fps games) mine is on a test bench so it's open and i suspect a case would get rid of most of this. Want to see benchmarks? Check out my Google sheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-OQ3JYRJLtW3gJei8VS9xNYXYEqTERu1vGXqvbpKJ38/

@@bradeinarsen Thanks for the report. Coil whine kind of a deal breaker for me. Hate noisy systems.

@@jamesmiscellaneousno coil whine in a case, i keep fans on 46% and the thing is silent and cool