I’m looking at buying a used reference RX 6800.
I notice there are quite a few brands for the reference model (ASUS, MSI, Sapphire, etc) and wondered if any of them use better components for example. I would quite like lower odds of having coil whine if it’s related.
Just to explain my choice of card:
- Max 40mm thick
- Supported by Ollama
- No proprietary software when using linux
For those three, my experience has been Asus - overpriced, Sapphire - great value, Gigabyte - optimised but close to manufacture performance. My target has always been a Sapphire Radeon because they’re cheaper than Asus, but not suspiciously cheap that they might burn your rig down. ASRock are a good choice too, typically above average price:performance.
Thanks. I’ll consider that. What makes you decide one manufacturer is better than another?