Tear-Down: AMD RX 6800 XT Disassembly & Quality Inspection

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We're tearing down the AMD RX 6800 XT reference video card today, including a look at hole spacing, (unique) die size, thermal pads, thermal design, and comparisons to other cards.
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Watch our review of the AMD RX 6800 XT here: • AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT ...
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Taking apart the RX 6800 XT reference design isn't difficult and, to AMD's advantage, we didn't encounter any glue. That said, it's also not an impressive design, and perhaps explains why the card runs up above the 100-degree range with an overclock.
You might also enjoy our RTX 3080 FE tear-down, where a drill may or may not have been involved: • Tear-Down: NVIDIA RTX ...
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - AMD RX 6800 XT Cooler Walk-Through
01:29 - Internet Discovers Air Goes Through Holes
02:50 - NVIDIA RTX 20 Founders Edition vs. RX 6800 XT Design
03:40 - Removing the Backplate
05:31 - No Thermal Pads When Stock
05:45 - AMD RX 6800 XT RDNA2 Hole Spacing for Water Cooling
07:15 - Removing the Cooler Hardware
09:28 - Separating the PCB & Cooler
15:00 - Shroud & Cooler Separation
16:46 - RX 6800 XT Fan Specs
19:24 - Conclusion
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@GamersNexus 3 жыл бұрын

Watch our AMD RX 6800 XT review & benchmarks here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oLKGeq9oxqe9l40.html Grab a GN Modmat here: store.gamersnexus.net/products/modmat

@FranckKerisit 3 жыл бұрын

Almost feels like you are upset with that card , the way you handle it :D going to watch the bench video now

@Satou-Akira71 3 жыл бұрын

AMD & Nvidia discussing successfull Paperlaunch kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kNmJm8Vlmtu7iGg.html&feature=emb_logo

@andrewryder3075 3 жыл бұрын

Just a quick FYI: The IR/Infineon TDA21472 isn't a "MOSFET"; it's a (70A) power stage, which, while it does contain MOSFETs, also has a driver stage and current/temperature sensors. As a rule of thumb, if you see two or more individual (3 to 8 pin) packages on each output phase, those'll typically be (high and low side) MOSFETs. If you see just one (14 to 32 pin) package, it's usually an integrated power stage. Not trying to nitpick semantics here; just trying to provide helpful info. Hope you take this in the spirit in which it was intended. Carry on the good work; love the channel.

@Dtr146 3 жыл бұрын

You guys are the first people to point out that that thing doesn't have a grill on PCI bracket

@EM-ks5my 3 жыл бұрын

So odd shape , like the chip in the series x.

@merylsmith5305 3 жыл бұрын

Linus 3 years ago: "HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE WARRANTY STICKERS???" Steve: "just pull off the whole thing and claim it was never there in the first place"

@bits2646 3 жыл бұрын

I actually did that once and it worked, but then when I actually needed rma I got screwed for 3x more expensive product... Even with 10 year warranty claim (which ironically just expired few days ago), I got really screwed and since then I was soo disappointed that I never bought anything from that brand again... Geeez, thanx G.skill :S

@ColtaineCrows 3 жыл бұрын

There were those that left behind some schmoo that said "VOID" on it back in the day. Those you kinda had to scrape/lift off with a PTFE(teflon) tool. Anyway, never understood why you couldn't attempt to fix something on your own, that just seems ridiculous.

@luisa9628 3 жыл бұрын

3 years ago was before the FTC ruled that warranty stickers are illegal.

@TheGuruStud 3 жыл бұрын

@@luisa9628 companies will still lie to you hoping you don't know

@Madchris8828 3 жыл бұрын

Steve is the OG lol

@joshuablaz 3 жыл бұрын

1:29 Internet discovers air goes through holes Top tier timestamp titles there

@TheBANDEMIC 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@aleo_ca 3 жыл бұрын

@@timno9804 truly revolutionary indeed!

@philslaya 3 жыл бұрын

Glad thats cleared up from the fanboys in the back who dont know basic physics

@hoilst 3 жыл бұрын

It's true, too: Nvidia actually found this out while they were inventing ray tracing.

@Saltssaumure 3 жыл бұрын

Thermaltake hasn't figured this one out yet, from Steve's video on their holeless airflow technology. (Video link, skip to 11:50 to get your mind blown kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rM6bjMaAlrzcf58.html)

@GoingMenthol 3 жыл бұрын

2:50 Watch out you might activate RAGE MODE if it's near a competitor's card

@marcos14223 3 жыл бұрын

LoL

@anirudhprabhu8521 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@yassinefilms272 3 жыл бұрын

@@theastronaut1876 thats hot

@nickspallone8493 3 жыл бұрын

"Apparently now that Nvidia talked about it people are aware that airflow exists, they invented it in fact" I like when he takes digs at either company's fanboys

@RobBCactive 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoy the irony of AMD moving away from a blower reference design, so Nvidia has now used a hybrid one. But I didn't even understand why someone could think there was a problem until Steve's sarcastic remark

@Pixel_FX 3 жыл бұрын

Sapphire cards used blow through designs first.

@Zosu22 3 жыл бұрын

I don't get any free glue with my GPU?! Unacceptable.

@naufaldihilmi8507 3 жыл бұрын

with glue it's gonna be the same price as the rtx3080

@Earthless_Rock 3 жыл бұрын

@@naufaldihilmi8507 Still beats rtx3090 in lots of places

@johnathanvarghese8171 3 жыл бұрын

@@Earthless_Rock Look at the benchmarks not rlly true

@sujimayne 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnathanvarghese8171 Yeah, doesn't beat, but matches in 1080p and 1440p, but not 4k.

@DoomsdayR3sistance 3 жыл бұрын

@@Earthless_Rock a lot of places is still actually not many. A few games which are better optimised for things like Vulkan, maybe. It's competitive to the RTX3080 in rasterization, but is competitive with the 2080ti in Ray Tracing and has nothing like DLSS. However in pure rasterization performance then sure, it can in a few titles get up there with a RTX3090 and in a few work station apps but still most work station apps will prefer CUDA over OpenCL soooooo... yea.

@TheUncleshady 3 жыл бұрын

This teardown will be relevant to me in 2021.

@TheGamerUnknown 3 жыл бұрын

Mid 2021*

@Ricky-oz4ic 3 жыл бұрын

@@nadaso8819 you can still buy 5000 series and rtx 2000s. I dont know what you are crying for.

@gang-yc4je 3 жыл бұрын

i'm going from a 5700xt to 6800xt

@LogiForce86 3 жыл бұрын

@@nadaso8819 I am sure it will be available after graduation. 😂

@slayer9240 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ricky-oz4ic may be can not afford a new card.

@samtherat6 3 жыл бұрын

Technically the sticker hasn't been removed, just punched through, so the warranty should still be valid.

@GrubKiller436 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing...

@aryasotya9797 3 жыл бұрын

wait that's illegal

@saywhat9158 3 жыл бұрын

Lol. Laws are always written with loopholes to support the hiring of lawyers.

@silverhawkroman 3 жыл бұрын

@@saywhat9158 the fact we have so many ridiculous laws is because some one in a million $hole decided to have fun

@smoketinytom 3 жыл бұрын

I’m super interested in how similar and different the PCBs are between the companies. Gonna be buying smarter thanks to these videos!

@butifarras 3 жыл бұрын

Usually the reference design is just the same.. At least in Vega, dont know about navi

@Codec264 3 жыл бұрын

Historically they were all produced by sapphire and then labeled by each brand. They may be doing it differently now.

@Chuckiele 3 жыл бұрын

AIB cards on launch day are almost all reference PCBs as theres not enough time to design your own.

@nitepone 3 жыл бұрын

2:50 Be gentle, those are priceless limited run collectables.

@darksouls8667 3 жыл бұрын

He really doesn't care XD what was that. I was like the poor gpu that thousands of people are trying to get their hands on is getting yeeted by Steve

@jeffrobertson3030 3 жыл бұрын

LOL he doesn't care, he's been doing it for years. Most think he does it on purpose to trigger viewers.

@CaveyMoth 3 жыл бұрын

Heeere's Turing!

@mrtwinky2007 3 жыл бұрын

he doesn't care he gets sent them. Plus he doesn't like amd he only ever handles amd cards rough. It's because he says AMD fans moan about it. OF COURSE THEY DO, you only ever do it to amd cards.

@mrtwinky2007 3 жыл бұрын

also I hadn't even gotten to 2:50 yet I was on 1:07 he is a asshole when it comes to taking care of the $1000's worth of amd products he gets given. I guess youtube fame went to his head. Actually come to think of it. Due to how he handles the card AMD should've just sent the card to a retailer so it could've been sold to someone who clearly wanted it. Cause he surely could care less about it. AMD should've left him to buy one himself since he surely would pay for it to "review" it. XD

@Penfold101 3 жыл бұрын

9:57 "These tweezers..." *The Verge has entered the chat.*

@JaZoN_XD 3 жыл бұрын

"Nvidia invented air. and holes. Air goes through holes" - Steve GN, 2020

@BlastinRope 3 жыл бұрын

Hole technology was actually invented in the late 2000s for use in xbox accessories. KZfaq hole technology

@davidw7269 3 жыл бұрын

I love how Steve slams the cards around, just knowing that people are going to needlessly freak out.

@picklewiickle.1583 3 жыл бұрын

well his complaining about pads that and not even cooling memory, clearly for support.

@alexblank1913 3 жыл бұрын

**tries to fuck the fans up** "I wouldn't be surprised if this is gonna be an RMA issue at some point"

@hughjazz44 3 жыл бұрын

I don't love it. The entire world is trying to buy these cards, and he gets them for free and then just throws them around.

@silverhawkroman 3 жыл бұрын

@@hughjazz44 silicon is strong, the soldering is strong, the thermal paste can handle relatively rough bumps, the screws aren't cheap easily breakable alu and the fans will not dislocate unless you actively pull on it. that card is fine, it's like you flipping out because he threw a brown glass bottle against the wall. Yes it's glass, but it's those brown ones you find in medicine bottles and they can take quite the beating

@hughjazz44 3 жыл бұрын

@@silverhawkroman You're completely missing the point.

@Sziklapeti 3 жыл бұрын

I love hove you handle those electronics. Definitely helped me to be more comfortable around pc parts. So far nothing got damaged but then again I didn't toss them directly. :D

@peterpain6625 3 жыл бұрын

You should also watch LTT where Linus is manhandling hw in his youtube-butterfingers persona ;)

@DoomsdayR3sistance 3 жыл бұрын

working in datacenters, most electronics are more resilient than people make out. However it's not an excuse for not being careful anyways.

@MrStuchi 3 жыл бұрын

Electronics can take a surprising amount of abuse. Had an electronics professor who would smack motherboards against the table to fling the solder out after heating it up. I'm not saying you should do that, but it definitely made me less nervous around them :D

@simoSLJ89 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, knowing that those parts are not that easy to break is great. In the end, the only parts that need attention are pins (on cpus or mobos) and sata connectors on hd/ssd.

@OGPatriot03 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe I'm the only one here who gently pulled a GPU out of his case after thinking he unlocked the PCIE slot only to see after removing the GPU that the guts of my MOBO were hanging out and the PCIE slot itself remained attached to the GPU pins. Now to your point all I did was cut the guts to be flush with where they were hanging out and applied liquid electrical tape to the affected area and the PC works to this day, but alternatively I let my brother swap the PSU on my server rig and he fried the entire thing somehow.

@jaigupta2770 3 жыл бұрын

Amd: *nervous sweating*

@StormsparkPegasus 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, if they had just kept their mouths shut and not had PR campaigns that were doing nothing saying how much Nvidia sucks (hint: this is what Intel is doing with their CPU's, AMD should realize this because they are on the other side of this with their CPU division), then maybe this wouldn't have seemed so underwhelming. It is a decent improvement over their 5000 series GPU's.

@kittyyuki1537 3 жыл бұрын

@@StormsparkPegasus They delivered what they promised in terms of performance nothing disappointing there. And calling a nearly x2 improvement over the last gen just from a year ago "decent" is a severe understatement. One year and getting nearly twice the performance is more than "decent". Compare to Nvidia that took 2 years to improve at most 45% on an improved node vs their previous gen, meanwhile AMD achieving their massive gain while using the same manufacturing node as their last gen.

@Morpheus-pt3wq 3 жыл бұрын

@@kittyyuki1537 considering the cooler design, temps and driver instability for overclocking, the card may cook itself over time. Cooling VRMS via piece of metal connected to main cooler via 2 little thermal pads? With no direct airflow? I hope the person, who came up with this particular idea, will burn in hell, just like the card will. For me, reference design is a NO-NO. It´s only viable if you want to put an aftermarket air cooler or water cooling on it.

@falxgod6848 3 жыл бұрын

@@Morpheus-pt3wq To "cook" a card you have to run the components out of spec... So far the temps that were reported were all in spec so pls clarify what you mean

@inyourfacedisgrace7137 3 жыл бұрын

@@StormsparkPegasus haha classic fanboi

@eriknew3584 3 жыл бұрын

So it looks like board partners have some headroom to make improvements.

@Vasharan 3 жыл бұрын

Unless the margins are so thin (looking at you nvidia) that they literally don't have more than a couple bucks to spend on the cooler.

@acethebunny 3 жыл бұрын

also looks like watercooling blocks are going to be real easy to make

@PCPAyLOAD 3 жыл бұрын

Love these detailed teardown vids Steve. Really helps with the little things like how you detached the cable with tweezers. Installing my EK waterblock on my 6800 XT today I will definitely have this one playing in the background.

@generalbacon7476 3 жыл бұрын

Well this is super neat. Tear downs are one of the more interesting things for tech stuff. I don't have any practical use for this information but it's always cool to see how engineers make things.

@SMGJohn 3 жыл бұрын

AMD is gonna be releasing a new bike soon for Steve to review, but this time they wont fail at their mission.

@munchkinmatt1670 3 жыл бұрын

Great work! Your videos have taught me a lot about the technical side of hardware as I dive back into PC gaming. What I appreciate the most is your consistent methodology in each of your videos. I've watched some that are a few years old, and I can compare them with brand new reviews and teardowns of the 3000 and 6800 series.

@ViciousBits 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU @gamersnexus, for your tip with the fan cables! Couldn't get them off and I was stuck. You saved my water cooling project!

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't even watch the review yet. But for this i have always time. Keep up the good work tearing down things.

@GamersNexus 3 жыл бұрын

DO NOT TEAR UP

3 жыл бұрын

@@GamersNexus i just realized, and maybe it's already been answered milion times. But why don't just do bits instead of whole different screwdrivers?

@GamersNexus 3 жыл бұрын

@ Whole screw drivers are generally better quality because you don't have bits that slip, but mostly, they're way faster to work with. We prefer high-quality, dedicated tools.

3 жыл бұрын

@@GamersNexus thank you for your answer, appreciate it.

@iamdarkyoshi 3 жыл бұрын

@@GamersNexus Another big one is that they can get into recessed holes that replaceable tip drivers can't

@exmortis4404 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, love the tear downs! Few others take the time to delve so dep into the actual hardware, thanks for being the one to lead.

@echsenjackson7182 3 жыл бұрын

GN really renewed trust in independent reviews. With no holding back due to fear of getting blanked by companies. Just nice to have a source to trustfully rely on for quality parts. And stuff to stay away from. Thanks. 💎

@lucassuhadolnik3672 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely LOVE the format for these videos. Steve is learning along with us on little treks of discovery everytime a new gpu releases. Wholesome af.

@SwGuru 3 жыл бұрын

Wish they would engineer them so you can replace the fans without having to take the whole thing apart.

@poppyrider5541 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think you have to remove the fin stack.

@Nick-ue7iw 3 жыл бұрын

XFX has done that a few times. It's never stuck because usually the card will be obsolete long before the fans die.

@Chuckiele 3 жыл бұрын

@@Nick-ue7iw Well, the vast majority of users live with obsolete cards for years though.

@biscuit715 3 жыл бұрын

Fans are one of the last things to die on a GPU

@deadscene1 3 жыл бұрын

@Ben T. all nitro are with removable fans

@tommaso8517 3 жыл бұрын

Fanrastic Job Steve! I love this kind of videos, teardown is always interesting

@Leonsimages 3 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who thinks those tear-downs are extremely relaxing?

@LogiForce86 3 жыл бұрын

Nope, I love to watch James May as well. Putting back together old gear, repairing train models. Stuff like that.

@CaveyMoth 3 жыл бұрын

You should try a graphics card teardown sometime. It's not as relaxing as it looks, sadly. =\

@LogiForce86 3 жыл бұрын

@@CaveyMoth Been there and done that. Quite a boring affair when you do it yourself to be honest. First one I did was way back... Geforce 4 Ti 4200, before KZfaq even existed. The tiny fan on that quit working so I converted it to become a passively cooled one with the Zalman passive cooling solution, to which I also bought the extra fan just in case.

@Leonsimages 3 жыл бұрын

@@CaveyMoth I did tear down my KFA2 GTX 1070 Mini to remove all the dust and repaste it and that was a quite enjoyable process - but it only had 14 total screws (4 heatsink, 4 shroud, 3 per fan) and was super simple. The size also helped by making it easy to handle!

@CaveyMoth 3 жыл бұрын

I've only torn down 2 graphics cards: An EVGA GTS 450 and an EVGA RTX 2060 XC Black. Both came apart easily with only 4 screws. I love EVGA, man.

@triadwarfare 3 жыл бұрын

6:40 Those stickers are not meant for you, or for any countries with great consumer protection laws. They're meant for us, third world countries with an out of touch and tech illiterate government where it's completely legal to void warranty under these cases as well as scalping straight from the retailer.

@mjc0961 3 жыл бұрын

Doesn't mean that they don't work on people who don't know better in countries with consumer protection laws. It's always important to point out when they don't apply.

@sargentjdude96 3 жыл бұрын

So who else couldn’t even view any products online today until they were already out of stock...

@matthiasfrohlich5010 3 жыл бұрын

I like the design, being able to see the finstack from the side. Really looks like useful airflow path

@oOWaschBaerOo 3 жыл бұрын

i have removed countless of those stickers ( even the playstation ones that leave a pattern behind ) just by using some alcohol , soaking them, and then you can just pick them up with no damage to them, or ruining the pattern on the ps ones, and the adhesive will work like new after drying :D .. those stickers are useless anyways

@flepgg 3 жыл бұрын

Steve is so careless with hardware the way he handles them, sometimes it seems he doesn't even like hardware. Love it hahaha

@aboodz 3 жыл бұрын

Gamers' Nexus tares it up once more!!! Thanks for the all the in-depth and timely reviews!!

@KyleMorpheus 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being so thorough, subbed!

@anotherchannel5979 3 жыл бұрын

I love watching your videos at night. They help me sleep.

@NinerowCenter 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to you i modified my 5700xt a year ago. Huge improvement. I very like your reviews, because you dont say what pc parts to buy. Neutral, facts, reliable reviews.

@ieatbaggles 3 жыл бұрын

does anyone else find these teardowns just super satisfying

@itxaddict7503 8 ай бұрын

Time to change thermal pads and time to look back through the GN teardown videos. Such an invaluable reference. Thanks 2020 Steve.

@freepremium3980 3 жыл бұрын

Great Work Steve!

@cb8148 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I just got in the Ekwb and was so afraid to dig into this.

@heygek2769 3 жыл бұрын

Steve tearing stuff down is my favorite ASMR content

@tellis17 2 жыл бұрын

For those of you who want to know the thermal pad thickness, I have looked everywhere to try and find an answer but I can’t. So I ordered a digital caliper and will tear my down and measure all the pads & replace them with 12w/Mk or higher and update the results be a couple days time I get everything done

@utkualcn8145 Жыл бұрын

did you measure the pad thickness ?

@BattlesuitBoBos 3 жыл бұрын

Steve is channeling our frustration in these GPU videos, and I love it.

@voyager33mw 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, Steve. I just took apart my reference 6950xt to put on a water block. Same cooler design, so this helped.

@Enzarch 3 жыл бұрын

As someone that uses 'universal' waterblocks; these types of teardowns are essential, So thank you. (as an aside, this cooler is about the absolute best case scenario for this use-case)

@leviathanpriim3951 3 жыл бұрын

the 1 vid I care about today, thanks GN. interesting that the die is not on an angle like previous Radeon cards

@kbrnsr 3 жыл бұрын

The teardowns are definitely my favorite content, probably because of some childhood memory where I smashed electronic just to get to the magnets

@IamNFI Ай бұрын

THANK YOU! I did it for my 6900 XT! I applied MX-4 and now my temps are 71 with Hot Spot 100, before I was 75 with 111! Took me about one hour to do it. 👍😁

@peytonhastreiter6866 3 жыл бұрын

2:50 best part just because I know people lost there minds.

@amitdev652 3 жыл бұрын

Steve looks genuinely happy in teardown videos.

@pancakeoperator 3 жыл бұрын

Your awesome dude, with your warranty snippet

@makisekurisu1925 3 жыл бұрын

ty steve great teardowns as always

@infernus6278 3 жыл бұрын

If the temps of the VRM are in normal zone then I have to disagree. If design works good enough there's no problem with it

@Notusasusus 3 жыл бұрын

the design is old and stupid who care if work but is not for 2020/2021.

@infernus6278 3 жыл бұрын

@@Notusasusus very scientific thinking you have there. You should look for some work within the industry

@andersjjensen 3 жыл бұрын

@@Notusasusus You basically just implied that things should be made more expensive for no practical gain.

@Notusasusus 3 жыл бұрын

it's called efficiency and optimization, something you may not understand or don't care. In doing so they only had to produce more screws, more plates and use more thermopads is equivalent to spend more time and money and make an old system on the fact of dissipation. the question is wasn't it better to do one piece? in fact it will be you to use a crap piece of product. because i goin to use a waterblock on that. I wonder when things can be done better why not?

@andersjjensen 3 жыл бұрын

@Aaron Moody But that is also going to make a practical difference... Though from a price/performance ratio it is probably not exactly a value proposition. My point was: These are reference design cards. The solution meets the required spec at MSRP. These are not targeting the OC crowd, so if the VRM cooling has the specified headroom (which is usually 30C from max temp when running at 20C ambient) it's perfectly fine. Doing more would cost more, but benefit very few of the total intended audience (granted, GN viewers are disproportionally swayed towards OC'ing the snot out of everything - but we're not "normal" in that regard).... If a reference card isn't noisy, flimsy, loud or hot it is a good card.. unless it's performance doesn't match it's price point.

@herropreaseherro7870 3 жыл бұрын

Nobody: XFX: “XFX TRIPLE THICCC III ULTRA 6900 XT”

@dirtyasianmafia2310 3 жыл бұрын

that was funny last year

@priitmolder6475 3 жыл бұрын

MSI Maestro II 6900 XT Magnum

@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep 3 жыл бұрын

@@priitmolder6475 They'll append "Nice" at the end of the name

@rareraven 3 жыл бұрын

@@dirtyasianmafia2310 Not even then... God I hate these fncking comments...

@0UR0US 3 жыл бұрын

*angry comment made seconds after the video launched claiming to have watched the entire thing*

@andreilazar9575 3 жыл бұрын

=))))

@NaumRusomarov 3 жыл бұрын

MAD!

@cooldudeachyut 3 жыл бұрын

RAGE MODE ON 😎😠😈

@kriszhao80 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all your hard work :)

@DraXaly 3 жыл бұрын

I'll be waiting for the custom cards on this one. Last radeon card I had was a 290

@Mindseas 3 жыл бұрын

A teardown with no dremel is always a good one. Thanks for making these! Do you really need to remove the entire cooler assembly to gain access to the fans? That's a weird and cumbersome solution!

@googlewreckedit 2 жыл бұрын

I really wish the follow up piece on this had actually come out. Of all the GN content I've watched the one piece that doesn't materialize is the one for the card I actually got!

@NGHutchin 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so early that I can only access the video through my home screen instead of GN's channel. Interesting.

@Justathought81 3 жыл бұрын

like watching the food network when your really hungry

@kingnormie 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Steve, can you check if the red plastik ring can be removed and painted / replaced with a black 3d printed part? Thank you very much

@johnr4724 3 жыл бұрын

$50 saving over 3080 from not including any glue

@samgoff5289 3 жыл бұрын

Just a shame they didn't take notes from the evga ftw3 and not put red all over the damn card

@deathnightANIMATED 3 жыл бұрын

@@samgoff5289 atleast the red on this looks better than on the evga ftw3. Its still not great for non red builds

@TwinsCustomsCA Жыл бұрын

I disassembled this card a few time. Pads on the die is 0.3mm, vrm 1.5 mm, memory chips 1.12mm. After several cards modded for paste, I ve found that 1.5mm on vrm, 1mm on memory and 0.5mm nylon washers are the best. There is no 0.5mm washers available anywhere, so i use my finger tip to sand down a M3x1mm washer on a 220 grids sanding paper. Perfect die contact everytime

@sibanyez6819 Жыл бұрын

what happen if put paste in DIE ?? 0,3mm

@sibanyez6819 Жыл бұрын

my question: can I put paste on the gpu chip??? and not hitachi pad... or put a 0.3mm copper plate?? maybe 0.2mm cooper with thermalpaste

@TwinsCustomsCA Жыл бұрын

@@sibanyez6819 overheat in short term. If the paste is too thick, when dryed, it act as an isolant

@SilverPeach 9 ай бұрын

I have to underclock, undervolt, and crank up the fans on mine to keep the temps under control. I’m too scared to try to replace the thermal pads or mod it to use thermal paste.

@Abe_bb 3 жыл бұрын

Are you guys going to do production benchmarks for these new AMD cards? I didn’t see then in the last review

@CharcharoExplorer 3 жыл бұрын

Where is the follow up piece you are referring to? I have a 6800 XT and would love to see how you improved it even if by little.

@ads0608 3 жыл бұрын

Confirmed gamers nexus mod mat is just a PaPeRlAuNcH never in stock

@joe_ferreira 3 жыл бұрын

Except if you backorder it, you will actually get the modmat. 😁

@OriginalATLI 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, big fan of the video. Would you advise removing the backplate for better heat dissipation?

@thomaswilliams 3 жыл бұрын

When the duel bios cards get released by aib's i wonder if you can flash the 6800xt bios on the 6800 boards ? Might unlock clockspeeds like the 5700 / 5700xt maybe even cores depending on if they are lasered off or are defective/ bios locked off

@1uzfe 3 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to get one 👀

@c0mplex564 3 жыл бұрын

Steve and the fellows at the GN Network, you guys are doing god’s work. Godspeed you magnificent bastards.

@SpeedRebirth 3 жыл бұрын

It is kinda similar to God. Neither can be found

@DrakkarCalethiel 3 жыл бұрын

Do I smell a fellow MB? 🤣😂

@andydbedford 3 жыл бұрын

What, AMD does not use the secret glue! I love these tear down videos. It means the consumer really gets to see what they getting for their hard earned money. Thank you GN, really appreciate it. Will you be doing a 6900XT tear down?

@jompkins 3 жыл бұрын

I apologize if this has already been answered, but I'm very interested in what thermal pads you're using here Steve to add between the backplate and the card. I'd get me some of those, maybe even whip us up an affiliate link?? :) P.S. thanks for these awesome tear-downs, and thanks to Andrew and Keegan for some rad 4K camera work and editing. I'm a new subscriber and GN is one of my faves now.

@mrtwinky2007 2 жыл бұрын

5:50 due to how you treat things i'm not shocked they don't work

@VelcroSnake93 3 жыл бұрын

I guess that cooler kind of explains to me why some reviewers were getting 75-80c on open air test beds. Definitely makes me interested to see what AIB's bring along, although for me it might not matter because there might not be any AIB cards that actually fit in my case.

@jackcl 3 жыл бұрын

Cool brother ... Thanks 4 share

@aria2447 3 жыл бұрын

Did you get the water cooling kit Steve? Any plans to do a water-cooled OC benchmark video?

@xDownSetx 3 жыл бұрын

What are your thoughts on trying thermal pads or TIM (if the gap is small enough) between the plate and vapor chamber to test if there is any significant impact on memory and VRM temps?

@Kepe 3 жыл бұрын

Memory is already in contact with the vapor chamber through thermal pads. It's the VRM that is only contacting the plate. But yeah. Why does that plate even exist, why isn't everything in contact with the vapor chamber?

@concinnus 3 жыл бұрын

@@Kepe Adding more protrusions to the vapor chamber, like those for the VRAM, would be a pain in the ass.

@Overonator 3 жыл бұрын

Steve's most hated nemesis has got to be glue.

@tmdosu 3 жыл бұрын

The only true winner here is Samsung.

@legitscoper3259 3 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@yngfljm2277 3 жыл бұрын

holy shit, you right

@MazeFrame 3 жыл бұрын

1:23 True, however most cards will be with the fans pulling away by gravity when idle and by force of air when spinning.

@giovannip.1433 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a relatively easy pull apart - makes water cooling even more tempting.

@channelwhywhywhy 3 жыл бұрын

After watching this I'm dying to watch the thermal vid! Do you have the 'gun case' water cooling kit?

@namelessgent5406 5 ай бұрын

Fun fact about that "Warranty Void if Removed" sticker: The warranty itself states that removing the sticker does not void the warranty.

@arrowsmind6605 Ай бұрын

@gamersnexus, do you think swapping the gpu's pad with ptm 7950 might be worth it?

@Seidowas 3 жыл бұрын

so do you guys think it's a good idea to remplace the pad for paste with more mounting pressure ( 1mm spacers on the 4 corners ? )

@kellyjackson1451 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a follow up that shows thermal results with the thermal pads? I cant find it.

@Helixan 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tear downs. I watched the 3080 FE and was hoping this might be even easier. However, as I would like to put a third party cooler on the GPU, I think the 3080 FE looks like the easiest option of the two as the FE uses paste. In a few months when I'm panicking, I'll be sure to come back to your vids.

@Melamamoduro 3 жыл бұрын

You sure have something against the card to throw it around like that.

@Shoey69 3 жыл бұрын

durability testing. Have to be sure it can survive shipping out to consumers.

@GamersNexus 3 жыл бұрын

It's to trigger comments because people think these things are so fragile.

@kazzng2087 3 жыл бұрын

lol it's not as fragile as you think I've been handling parts for years without proper safety measures and I've had 0 problems

@ebsmith1102 3 жыл бұрын

@@GamersNexus linus approves of this method.

@JustinEittreim 3 жыл бұрын

@@GamersNexus True that. People seem to think you have to handle them with the tips of your fingers, with gloves and an ESD strap.. in reality, in my 20 years building computers I've only lost a handful of parts to damage from handling, and they were all platter drives. I appreciate the more down-to-earth approach. Thanks for the review!

@lucian6172 2 ай бұрын

Very nice. Now I have to buy at least a broken one and try to fix. How do you find replacement components for it ? How do you find the part number ? Where do you buy the parts from ?

@richardfritz769 2 жыл бұрын

Hex nex , witch thicness of thermalpads did you useed for your Padmod? I saw you were allready stocking them to get contact with the "Heatsink". Would be happy to use K5 Pro from CS :)

@nabiljellouli6272 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, thanks for the informative video. Is the card compatible with the nzxt g12 bracket ? Any way we can get a video to install a custom AIO ?

@roozbeh18 3 жыл бұрын

Dropping of the cards are so subtle . Almost intentional ;)

@aidanberger9528 3 жыл бұрын

I just want you to know I love your sense of humor, Steve. When you knocked over the 6800xt, I laughed really hard.

@matveyyang4770 3 жыл бұрын

Did you guys get a chance to go back with working calipers and see what the actual hole spacing is? Wondering since I have a universal block I would like to use.

@righteousred723 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to steve and all at GN

@wattzongaming8138 3 жыл бұрын

I'm excited for the 6800!

@Mr.Kim.T 3 жыл бұрын

In regards to your criticism of the baseplate design, is there any benefit from dumping all the mosfet heat into the vapour chamber if you can get away with keeping them within operating temps by using the baseplate as a giant heat spreader? That way the vapour chamber has more cooling capacity for the GPU and VRAM, which are connected directly to the vapour chamber. I assume the two thermal pads that connect the baseplate to the vapour chamber are there to assist the cooling of the mosfets on that side of the board because there is less metal in the baseplate on that side of the board. Or am I missing something in regards to the importance of mosfet cooling?