PCB Breakdown: Sapphire RX 480 Nitro+

[@adrianglessner5979]

Donated $5 for you work. I cant thank you enough for your amazing work, thanks for the knowledge you bring to soo many people

[@SWEbear021]

the sapphire cards is always a safe bet and often have good price aswell:)

[@ahnaftech]

This channel seriously deserves more subscribers! The amount of information you give is staggering!

[@bradstreetmichael]

Love the videos. This is a real review.

[@weasle2904]

Another PCB breakdown. Yay.

[@bummer01]

I've been looking for the PCB review of this card and so far you are the only guy who does this kind of review. I've watch your PCB review on the Power color and G1 gaming and thanks to that I have a pretty good option on which RX 480 to buy.

[@Wardoggy63]

Thank's for what you do here. Very informative. Even if I'm a newb to all of this. I'm running a GT 730 right now, and almost gave up on AMD. FX 8350 Wraith gigabyte FX 990 UD3 V5 Toshiba 500 GB HD EVGA 80 plus gold psu. I'm going to buy the Nitro. Thanks again. Hope you feel better!

[@holmd90]

I just picked up one of these and it is a beast, I'm getting 1485mhz in firestrike at 1.22v and at 1500 it's made it through a run or two as well, all on air and in the 60-70C range. I know there's more performance to be had but I'm definitely needing to read up more on overclocking polaris before I can get there

[@Testbug000]

A tiny bit of info on memory power, 8GB 8GBps RAM AND the memory controller uses

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

Yeah I realized after I recorded. The ref 480s at stock average 150-165W and the core is pulling 110 so I was off on my power numbers a bit because I forgot that there's 2 things that pull those extra 40-55W not just the mem.

[@xOxMAGxOx1]

Are you going to do a MSI RX 480 PCB review?

[@jomunoz]

I noticed two fuses after the 8 pin power connector and one fuse after the 12 volt input that comes from the PCI-E slot. Nice safety measures.

[@FirstLast-sy9il]

After all the 480 pcb's you've seen so far, which would you say is the best?

[@asdrubael1985]

XFX GTR and ASUS STRIX

[@DerpDerpDerpDerp]

can you do a sum up of all GPUs? best of 480s, 1070s, 1080s etc

[@Owesome]

I think you're over estimating how hot the VRMs get on gpu-only watercooling. My cards with a watercooler stuck on gets the VRM under 70C under all loads I put even at 1420MHz 1.25v with just a fan blowing on them. So the Reference cards would still probably do better than this in real life

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

the few unheatsinked high power VRMs I've run went straight for 100C and then the thermal protection started to step in.

[@Owesome]

Actually Hardcore Overclocking Huh weird. I mean I guess the reference ones do run REALLY hot though now that I think of it. My old reference cards VRM ran at 90C ish with the stock blower still on. But I think that's mostly because the GPU itself ran hot. But yeah actually on my cards the VRM ran cooler after putting the watercoolers on and no heatsinks on them. Previously on the stock cooler it ran at high 70s to low 80s even with it heatsinked to the main fin array.

[@mrnarason]

msi gaming x 480 pcb review?

[@notaccel]

Buildzoid cant find the spec sheet for the MOSFET's because theyre so new.

[@SuperSpetterpoep]

I just did a fairly, simple mod. K5-pro thermal paste, took the VRM screws, rubbed them in with that thermal non-conductive paste, screwed them back in, and simply increased backplate efficiency.

[@roadtonever]

Did it improve thermals?

[@LexxDesign3D]

Thank you for explaining the difference in the second version! I thought my card was missing components and was looking to buy them haha

[@dugg117]

As it turns out a specific part of Anthem will make my Nitro + pull that 200A at 1480MHz 1.27 V [water cooled] and trip OCP and shut my machine down. I caught it once thanks to micro-stutter and checked HWinfo it showed 198A. Took me ages to figure out why my machine would straight shut off in Tyrant mine.

[@Degalfox]

could you do the MSI rx480

[@notaccel]

Buildzoid cant find the spec sheet for the MOSFET's because theyre so new.

[@Degalfox]

interesting, i wonder how good those VRMs will be or bad depending on what they are

[@phil6649]

Great video man, could you do the MSI gaming x rx 480 next? curious if MSI uses better parts than asus

[@kazansky22]

Can you do an XFX PCB breakdown next?

[@Cryptomined]

hi Will

[@ballcandy1117]

Sounds great, Thanks for the Breakdown. Just bought 2!

[@CoreMaster111]

My RX 480 Nitro+ core power managed to hit 235w at 1.175v. HWinfo also reported core current at 204amps. So basically my card hit its limit for 4 full seconds when benchmarking.

[@heizenbergone]

you should mention that this video is about the 4gb version of the sapphire rx480 nitro which is obviusly cheaper than the 8gb version and has a different PCB. this one has 4gb of SK-Hynix H5GC4H24AJR-R0C 7-Gbps-GDDR5, the 8gb version has Samsung K4G80325FB-HC25 8-Gbps-GDDR5. buy the 8gb version and you will get all 6 phases, this is why it is more expensive ;)

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

Both the 4GB and 8GB cards use the same 5 phase PCB.

[@heizenbergone]

ok looks like PCGH has wong info in their magazine. i bought the strixx after i saw your video, keep up the good work :-). can you make a video about quality of caps? looks like the srixx has also some smaller caps on the backside of the pcb

[@viko207]

Nice video, as always, hope you get better soon :) On the "i dont like video format for review" subject,i mostly think the same way, but a lot of people like them. Its a fast way to get the information you need without reading 1-2 or more pages of text.It will make some variety as well and will attract more people for sure. Sometimes you need to think like the "masses" on order to get their attention ;)

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

I hate writing almost as much as I hate editing video. So I generally try to write my reviews more like information dumps and less like the novels that most sites do.

[@alexandernadem4133]

Love these videos keep it up bro

[@randomviewer896]

Did really early rx 480 nitros ship with the six channel VRM, or did all nitros that got shipped come with only five mosfets?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

some are 6 some are 5 but all have software fix so that they all only run on 5 phases.

[@randomviewer896]

Could the 6 versions be unlocked with a bios hack?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

in theory yes.

[@TheMedicStephens]

So they wouldn't have to put out 2 versions of every Bios update from now on.

[@FlaviaPitariu]

I think the 6th phase was causing extra fan noise and heat. because some people say that the nitro is more quiet recently than it was. the clock speed was also dropped a bit in the newer nitro cards. I'm thinking this would be a great card for water cooling

[@Wasmachineman]

Watching this on a computer with a waterblocked RX480 Nitro overclocked to 1400/2150 MHz, glad I made the right decision in 2016 by buying a RX480 Nitro+ lol

[@NorroTaku]

I would love to see fan reviews. I have no clue if buying a 1$ fan is ok xD And if sp vs af does make a difference (for a case fan, a radiator and an air cooler). And if you can trust stats given by the manufacturer. So many questions xD

[@Cryptomined]

isn't that an RX470?? it has HYNIX VRam... isn't that only used on the 470s? is hte 480 the same as the 470 when it comes to PCB less the HYNIX vs SAMSUNG Vram?

[@fastcx]

really interested in how msi Rx 480 PCB layout looks like, and component used. strix compares to msi gaming x in price, I would get msi. but not sure about component used.

[@notaccel]

Buildzoid cant find the spec sheet for the MOSFET's because theyre so new.

[@davisrei]

Okay, what m I missing here? 200amps is enough to run a house and trip the breaker in a standard circuit 5 times over. Do you mean watts, or am I not understand what you mean by "Amps" here?

[@kaspars6470]

Late answer, I know. But Watts=Volts*Amps Your house runs on 110V or 230V. A RX 480 however runs at around 1.2V. So if you multiply 200 amps with the 1.2 Volts you'd end up at 240 Watts whereas your house (assuming your house is consuming 200A) would end up at 22.000 Watts (or 46.000 for 230V).

[@dcikaruga]

Looks like a better deal than the Red Devil at least, I've been looking at your videos and thinking about the long term life of a card I might buy. Any 1060 GTX videos would also be appreciated.

[@heizenbergone]

there are no two different versions of PCB. you can clearly see the hynix memory which is on the 4gb version. the 8gb version with samsung memory has 6 GPU phases!

[@phantomhofficial5776]

Thanks for making this!

[@joaquinbaquie3319]

my card dosnt have any voltage on those 5 phases and also 0 volts on both sides of the inductor next to 8pin connector what seems to be broken?

[@jerrybomcool]

Could you help me find out what the 6R8 coil is on the picture you use it has “6R8 1522” but on my card it’s missing the 1522, I brought a card broken and I narrowed it down to this blowing up, it’s located just below the 8 pin

[@300maze]

i have the powercolor 7970 vortex with 9 phases ir3553 i think

[@llobell86]

In my opinion this very useful reviews lacks of a last resume with pro and cons. It is nice but seems a final estatement is necessary :D

[@L3xou97]

In my country I see a lot of Inno3d high end cards having problems with the PCB (sometimes nearly catching fire on aircooling) and we can clearly see that there is a problem when looking on the RMA percentage. Can you do a PCB breakdown about one of these? Like a 980ti (or a card that have high RMA percentage).

[@davidseguin3191]

i have the nitro non plus 1306mhz 8gb without led, is that the 6 phase? its on amazon as the 20-20g i think, discontinued model, i dont want to have to take it apart to find out just yet, but i may do that here shortly to get some measurements and apply new thermal paste to it and some of the mobo heatsinks i have to get everything ready for water cooling, i was also wondering if the size of the holes for the screws are m2.5 m3 or m4 (2mm 3mm or 4mm) without having to take it apart and go through putting it back together right now.

[@nuyabiss]

so the two sapphire nitros on newegg right now one is a 1306 core clock the other is a 1342 core clock are they both 5 phase ?

[@angrygoldfish]

Does anyone know this chap's education? Looking through his videos there's no 'About Me' that I can see. Is his word based on both anecdotal and factual experience or is he a qualified engineer that just happens to love LN2 and heavy overclocking? I'm not doubting his words; I'm just curious.

[@Sunshrine2]

Electroengie ;)

[@creepysk7975]

hello, I have question about this card's VRMs. I have RX470 sapphire 4gb and it got water damage by some juice water. But when I compared it to my other (working) sapphire rx470, they were different. I mean, on broken one they were almost all shorted. Is that a part of design? And if no, what could it damage and what can I use to replace them (I can find similar, but not exact same parts)? Thank you a lot, and also a very good video :D

[@mattiaippolito1625]

Can I install the water cooler GPU block from EKWB on this version of the card?

[@SGreen77Gaming]

I was waiting for the nitro PCB video, I had a feeling sapphire would make a nice PCB. now its time to see why the msi card is so expensive...

[@estephangoicochea5317]

I have one of these and the video feed coil has broken. I can not find any reference to the part model. Would you have any recommendations for getting this information?

[@tkllluigi]

Very good video.Also one question.So which is the best solution for rx 480?I leaning towards XFX GTR...

[@zahee241]

just what i needed. thx man.

[@chadley9700]

what is the difference between Sapphire's RX 480 Nitro and Sapphire's RX 480 Nitro+

[@NeDixTV]

The RX 470 PCB should be the same quality ?

[@razviM]

hey man! could you please tell me if i should worry about pcie draw going over 75 W with this card since it has an 8pin connector? i have an older motherboard

[@RidvanKahveci]

I have that pcb one phase not exist version. İ have mem controller voltage, memory voltage but there none core voltages. Whats is the problem man? Anyone has idea?

[@DCPWNGE]

could you check out the MSI 7970 Lightning BE. Mine died and had artifacts but sold it :(. would love to know what couldve happened en the card looks pretty baller

[@cybotx1024]

Hi, great work on the PCB break down videos. If I may ask, on the flip side of this card, what are the two ICs next to the bottom right GPU cooler screw hole? Been looking everywhere and can't seem to find anything. Thanks

[@DSDSDS1235]

So is this the Nitro or the Nitro+ model? Would that be the reason why the one phase is gone?

[@mousev1093]

Is there a way to know if I have the older or newer version through serial numbers, revision numbers, or dates?

[@Fatjuice]

I really hope you see this comment :D I have a Sapphire Radeon RX470 4GB Nitro Mining edition, which has only 1 HDMI port, but it's missing 3 rows of resistors on the bottom left near the output of the HDMI output, on the PCB. Can you identify the names or types of those components? I'd like to try to get my card to give me output signal. Thanks!

[@FlaviaPitariu]

I wonder if the rx 480 water block fits on this lol

[@Sephirot120]

I thought you said you wee gonna do an msi gamin x one?

[@notaccel]

Buildzoid cant find the spec sheet for the MOSFET's because theyre so new.

[@TheMikrostaR]

can i havw the image in close up for me pleade i need i cant find nowhere

[@bruciekibbutz2947]

great stuff as always! xfx next?

[@letsgoiowa]

Question: does your PCB breakdown on the Nano apply to the Fury X? If so, to what extent do they differ, if at all? Just bought a Fury X for $330, so I'm curious as to how I can OC the everliving shit out it.

[@taiiat0]

i'm fairly certain that the R9 Nano is almost identical to the Fury X except it has an Air Cooler instead of a Closed Circuit Liquid Cooler. the R9 Nano has a less powerful VRM set though. they should be very similar (basically identical) except for VRM design. some stuff is moved around, but it looks like all of the same things are on the PCB.

[@Rasmu88]

Would you see noticeable improvements in temperatures if you replaced the stock thermal paste with some arctic mx-2 or so?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

No idea. You'd have to test. Also if you are going to be switching pastes I would recommend something better than MX-2. I run MX-2 as my expendable paste and use Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut when I want to get the best possible thermal performance. Of the top of my head I think the top pastes in particular order are: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut (this one is designed to also work really well with LN2 which is why I use it) Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut Gelid GC-Extreme Noctua NT-H1

[@amigoarc1844]

is it okay that my card missing like what you crash out?

[@samfedorka5629]

So this does 40A*5phase=200A at any temperature, but the red devil handles 46A@25C dropping to 34A@80C through 6 phases comes out to 276A@25C and 204A@80C. Now in the powercolor video you say that it's worse than the reference card because the ref can do 66A@25C and 50A@80C (much better than the power color to be sure) but according to my math, the red devil still delivers the same current as the sapphire nitro at 80C so as long as your VRMs are at 80C or less then it's just as good as this card. So for actually hardcore overclocking, do you usually push the VRM into 100C territory, where the red devil will derate under 200A, and that's why it's worse or do you usually cool the VRMs sufficiently to keep them under 80C in which case the red devil is just as good as this card? 'cause if you need more than 200A into the core, then this card won't ever be able to do it, and the red devil (and especially ref card) will happily deliver more than 200A into the core provided you cool the VRM sufficiently. I'm not an expert in overclocking, so I'm just trying to get a handle on why the red devil is so much worse than this, even though it delivers more current up to 80C.

[@martingreen6428]

How hot is safe to run this card for a extended period of time 80c ok?

[@ziokalco]

Do the xfx pcb

[@panjitimor8823]

can i run this vga with seasonic g450, i see in the website the recomendation psu is 500 thanks

[@CharcharoExplorer]

So... The top 3 RX 480 PCBs are the ASUS one (excellent for Uber OCing, kinda overbuilt) and the XFX/Sapphire one (really good, great for lots of OC, high quality all around)? And the Sapphire R9 Fury non X is the best one? Thank you for these videos.

[@96erAtDrift]

The reference is good as well, but yeah the Fury is the best ;)

[@Antilli]

You sure that the RX 480 Nitro is missing one phase? There could be a difference in phases between the 1342 MHz and the 1306MHz version for example...

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

Everything I've read points to some old 6 phase 4GB cards floating around with the 6th phase disable in firmware and everything else runs 5.

[@phantomhofficial5776]

Im going to get this card so i can confirm it when it arrives

[@notaccel]

How much of a hassle would it be to enable the 6th phase? That is assuming I have one with all 6 phases present.

[@matthewfennell7886]

Tehee mine has the extra phase! 1342 version

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

It should just need a different BIOS. I'm also pretty sure almost any RX 480 BIOS should work on any other RX 480 just because they all use similar voltage controller setups. Since you do have a BIOS switch just try what ever BIOS you want.

[@Almostboy97]

could you do a pcb breakdown of the nvidia gtx1070 ftw? btw really good videos

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

same PCB as the 1080 FTW Hybrid which I did for Gamers Nexus. You can find it the PCB Analysis playlist on the channel.

[@fabicastillobb]

hi, i wanna make sure what versions of the rx480 are the best quality, bc i bought a used 4gb XFX and it died in 2 months. Strix, Saphire, Msi, XFX, Asus... these are the best manufactures in that order? i noticed my XFX have no disipation on VRAMs and i wasn't happy with that

[@Wasmachineman]

RX480 Strix is the best of them all.

[@Aioweio]

So, if I want to mod my nitro bios with PBE, should I change my TDC to 200 A? or simply x1.5 it (from 124 to 186, like TDP and max power limit, i x1.5 them from 110 to 225)

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

TDC to 200A and TDP to 300W. That should give you the best results.

[@Aioweio]

Actually Hardcore Overclocking ok ty, but is 300 out of pcie specs? like 75 watts from mb ad 150 from 8pin?

[@TechHippie]

My 470 8gb Nitro+ hits 102C on the VRM1 temps with the card undervolted and max airflow going through my case, do you think there's something wrong with my thermal padding or the card itself? I have an 89% ASIC, and according to Sapphire Support the VRMs are safe up to 120C, but I just don't feel like I should be hitting those temps without even overclocking it. Thoughts?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

No idea I never had the card in hand to test how it behaves IRL.

[@TechHippie]

Ah, bummer. Thanks for the reply though man, I just built my first PC a year ago and I recently started watching your channel, keep up the awesome work man, I wish I had your knowledge!

[@Megalomaniakaal]

I have the RX 470 Nitro+ 8GB, is it any better/worse? (purchased during a moment of lower pricing) edit: Just to clarify, I don't mean is it better vs a 480, but rather nitro vs nitro+

[@Gotallofthem1]

The 3553 your referring to at 125 degrees. Is that Celsius or Fahrenheit?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

no it's 125°K of course it's Celsius

[@Gotallofthem1]

Actually Hardcore Overclocking Thanks My VRM Temp show it hit 80 degrees max, so I'm good.

[@LocDeu]

Plesse do the MSI rx 480 gaming x...

[@gagataprianto1623]

what is the best? xfx or shappire?

[@OptimuSekac]

Hey i know its an old video but i hope someone can answer is this a reference pcb i have a reference blower style card and was wondering i i could take a cooler ( heatsink and should and fans) from a nitro card and put it on the my card? Whould that be possible since they are the same pcb?

[@Wasmachineman]

Different PCB.

[@TotoGeenen]

What does a bios switch do excactly ? Reset the bios for if you fcked it up?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

A card with a BIOS switch will have 2 BIOS chips. So if you mess up one of the chips you can switch to the other boot on it and then once in the OS switch to the messed up chip and try flash over it with a good BIOS.

[@TotoGeenen]

Actually Hardcore Overclocking thanks for the fast awnser :) Btw, should I go for asus strix rx480 or nitro + rx480 (8gb) If I get nitro+ I will watercool

[@od13166]

Toto Geenen for Nomal users( mean Not flashing bios or somthing) it usually Switches between Reference Clock and slower Fan RPM Config other bios is Factory Overclocked Setting with Aggresive Fan profile

[@hellfire70]

great video !!! man thanks a lot. !

[@popalex1990]

can someone explain? whats better GIGABYTE G1 Gamig RX480 or Saphire 480 Nitro +? Thank you, just my English is realy low =) =)

[@od13166]

Alexey Popov for the cool go nitro

[@NoobyDoop]

Can anyone confirm that this model has binned the chip?

[@davidseguin3191]

i have a 4+1 vrm rx 480 sapphire 8gb with the memory having an M with a circle around it like nasa kind of has, dont know the memory chips, but these are my vrms courtesy of sapphire's facebook page after i messaged them: www.vishay.com/docs/76784/sic634.pdf i see that i want to keep these under 125 degrees, any recommendations on how to keep them cool after i drop a water block on the pcb, i ordered some 9x9x12 aluminum heat sinks and have an 80mm fan to blow directly on them, will that be enough when i start overclocking it? any way to let me know how good of memory i have without tearing it apart again to find out the memory being used? what kind of potential can i look forward to getting out of this card if i didnt lose or win the silicone lottery but have a mid ranged chip?

[@slikrx]

IF we ant to email/message you, what's the best way?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

KZbin PM

[@cookiemonsta_za]

So, which RX480 has the best pcb?

[@DankCool]

can you do one for gtx 970 strix please :)

[@dra6o0n]

How much money do they actually save by omitting that 1 set of parts? By skimming down on 10% of the PCB, they think they can save 10% on all of the cards they sell, making 10% more profits?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

The PowIRstages used on this card are about 3$ a piece on Mouser when buying bulk. The inductor and cap are probably around a dollar each.

[@hmslc8289]

Sorry to hijack the comment thread, but in your opinion which is the best RX 480 PCB? I don't really have the spare time atm to watch all of your PCB breakdowns, as awesome as they are. Excuse me if this is a dumb question.

[@taiefmiah]

no need to actually have 6 phases. you know a more rigorous design than the 1080 vrms. this 5 phase is near enough the same as the 1080

[@hmslc8289]

taief miah Fair enough, but if the cards are the sameish price then you may as well get the one with all 6 phases.

[@taiefmiah]

SYST3m but if it makes no difference in actual practice there still isn't any point to it

[@iskerdi5509]

what about xfx rs

[@matthewfennell7886]

So my card has the extra phase, how does it stack up against the other cards with it?

[@alexandrebony6221]

It won't make much difference.

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

Sapphire released a statement that the extra phase is disabled in firmware so it doesn't actually do anything.

[@matthewfennell7886]

EpicName Bro Wow, really? I don't understand why they would disable it on the cards that do have it.

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

me neither but what ever even without the extra phase the card is good.

[@petelane8058]

Msi rx 480 armor ?

[@Tsiab1337]

Hey buildzoid, do higher quality VRMs last longer when not overclocking or are they no different if you stick to the stock voltages with occasional minor overclocks ?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

They do last longer but generally at stock most VRMs will last for ages and ages. The capacitors are usually the first things to give up after 5+ years of use.

[@Tsiab1337]

I see, thanks. Does the same rule apply with capacitors, where quality = longevity ?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

Caps have a K rating. This is how many thousands of hours a capacitor will last at a certain temperature.

[@-mrbright]

So which PCB is better this one or the Strix? Guessing the Strix is better since it's more expensive

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

Strix is better. There's a video on the channel about it.

[@-mrbright]

Okay i'm gonna go with the Strix thanks

[@GregoryCunningham]

The Strix has the best PCB. But the Nitro has higher quality fans on the stock cooler. I'd personally choose the Nitro.

[@MrChainrule]

The bios switch is a big selling point also, if the strix had that it would be perfect.

[@96erAtDrift]

+Totally Not a Ninja Get another GPU (can be old, you only need to be able to connect if to your monitor) and you shouldn't need it. But it would be nice to have...

[@matthewfennell7886]

I wonder if my card has the extra bits on it...

[@matthewfennell7886]

It does! Early production sample FTW!

[@raggz3677]

same

[@matthewfennell7886]

Is yours the OC version? 1342MHz?

[@raggz3677]

yeah i got mine in the first batch to enter the UK also

[@reccatyo]

Do you open your heatsink or is there an easy way?.

[@asasdas-iz2bi]

cad file??

[@leonea1985]

make for xfx rx 480

[@danieldimitrov3518]

which rx 480 custom is the best rog strix or sapphire ?

[@Bang4BuckPCGamer]

Daniel Dimitrov sapphire in my opinion. I have a full review on my channel where I run the card @1430mhz stable

[@danieldimitrov3518]

is it nitro which is 1306 or 1342 core clock

[@Bang4BuckPCGamer]

Daniel Dimitrov it's the 1342 sapphire nitro+OC

[@danieldimitrov3518]

okay thanks probably i will go with sapphire

[@EobardKhan]

My card!

[@Phil_Goodman]

people make this misconception all of the time.... that missing phase is an RX 470... sucks that these manufactures do this... because other brands like ASUS and MSI people are posting up RX470 with missing phase powers thinking that it's a 480... i bought a brand new one... like 5 months after all of those wildfire reddit posts about all of these brands doing this.. and when swapped out my cooler... I have all of my powerphases that is advertised by MSI Gaming X....

[@crimson60634]

is the sapphire 480 nitro a good card?

[@CoreMaster111]

It's decent.

[@od13166]

crimson60634 its Pretty Decent to use

[@Wasmachineman]

Cooler is garbage compared to the RX580 Nitro.