msi Gaming RX 480 GDDR5 8GB Crossfire VR Ready FinFET DirectX 12 Graphics Card (Radeon RX 480 Gaming X 8G)

The MSI Rx 480 Gaming X 8GB GPU is amazing. Much better than my old MSI R9 380. I can definitely enjoy my games pretty much maxed out at 1080p, and I absolutely enjoy it. I use Afterburner for a custom fan curve, and have noticed that even under heavy load, this RX runs much cooler than my old R9 did. The power consumption is much less that the earlier generation as well, which lends itself to the cooler performance.I am a huge "fan" of the MSI TwinFrozr cooling solution. It looks better than those on the competitor cards, such as ASUS or EVGA, and it super quiet.Yes, this card is a little large, but if you read the dimensions, you should be aware of its size. measure your case before hand. This is user issue, not MSI issue. This card is a little longer and wider than my R9 380, but it's not obnoxiously heavy.The lights on the card are cool. The R9 didn't light up along the edges of the cooler like this one does. I do wish I didn't have to use MSI Gaming App to control the LED though, since I cannot have Afterburner and MSI Gaming App working at the same time. Sorry MSI, but Afterburner is my app for fan curve and OC. I wish you'd have the app for LED only, so it wouldn't mess with anything else from Afterburner.I attached a picture of my Unigine Valley run. This is on stock FX 6350, no OC on either the CPU or the GPU. Haven't had time to mess with OC much, and can provide an update once Ryzen arrives.Great card. I will be purchasing another for Crossfire in the future.*** Update, so I did purchase another for Crossfire. I've been waiting on one last part to assemble my new PC. The only thing I'm dissappointed in isn't the product, but the reseller. They aren't supporting the AMD promotion for free Doom with purchase of an RX 480 GPU. Kind of wish I could return this and purchase through Newegg; however, after the cost of returning and the slightly higher price on Newegg, I could just buy Doom. Kind of lame. I contacted them, and they stated they don't support the promo.Otherwise, great products. MSI knows what they are doing.

First thing I did after installing all drivers was to see its overclock limits. So far I've been able to overclock:GPU: 1405mhzVRAM: 2200mhzCooling: AirCore voltage: 1250mVOriginal clock setting:GPU: 1303mhzVRAM: 2000mhzCore voltage: 1081mVIf you want to overclock this card past 1400mhz, make sure you put it on water cooling, and yes, it's true this card uses a huge amount of power if you decide to overclock it. It uses an 8-pin power connector so under full load, the original manufacture settings peaked at 180 watts (yes, I know they claim 150 watts, but real world reviews shows that these cards suck more power out of the PCIe slots than the claimed 75 watts).Overclocked, I was peaking at 270 watts under full load. I'm using a 725 Watt PSU (the 12 volt rail alone provides 576 watts - more than enough for both power hungry CPU and GPU) For some odd reason, this card begins to act weird near 60 degrees C. So your best bet is to keep it happy and cool below 55 degrees C. Make sure your fan speed settings are manually set according to temperature, the default zero-spin quiet operation on a card like this is a bad thing. It puts out tons of heat quickly. Within seconds it can shoot from 37 degrees C. to 55+ degrees.Overall it's an excellent card so far, the only thing is AMD isn't very keen on keeping bugs out of their drivers and utility software, but the hardware is fine. I've had my mouse pointer morph into some odd black box, then I googled and found out other people were having this problem too. I went directly to AMD's website and installed their latest drivers and that black box disappeared. Just make sure you're up to date (up to minute) with the drivers for this card, because it's kind of finicky. I'm running Windows 7 Pro x64, btw. Just keep this furnace happy by keeping the fans spinning (NO ZERO SPIN! bad bad bad!) and drivers up to date. I keep mine at a minimum of 750rpm at all times. These fans can hit 2500-2600 rpm at full speed.As for overclocking software, I'm using MSI Afterburner, but I'm also using Crimson to turn on features like: AMD Freesync and Virtual Super Resolution. AMD has their own overclocking software that comes with the drivers called Wattman, but I'm experienced in overclocking with MSI's Afterburner so I use it instead.System specs:CPU: AMD FX8350 @ 4.2GhzRAM: Team Elite 4x4GB 1600mhzMOBO: Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Rev. 4.0OS Boot Drive: Dual 256GB SSD in RAID 0Storage: WD 4TB and Hitachi 2TBCurrent GPU: MSI RX 480 Gamer X 8GBFormer GPU: EVGA GT 740 Super Clock 4GBPSU: Sentey XPLUS 725W

Ordered 2 of these opposed to 1 MSI GTX 1070. I was hesitant at first due to the known compatibility issues with AMD cards over the years, but I have to say - Way to go AMD and MSI!!! MSI is by far the leading edge for Gaming GPU's right now. Love the Black/Red design and the RGB lighting, which you can set to any color, really sets this off in a nice case. The fans are the patented Twin Frozr fans and the are the quietest fans I have ever heard and they keep my GPU's at 40 - 53 degrees! Nice design, sturdy, reliable, the list could go on.Now the moment where this review can go either way. If you are looking to play games at 4K resolution with ultra settings, these cards are probably not for you. I was getting anywhere from 40 to 60 fps on a wide variety of titles (new and old). However for the price for 2 of these (roughly $550 after mail in rebate, hurry that will be ending soon) these do spectacular at 1080p and 1440p with all settings on ultra. If you are looking for 4K gaming go and spend more money on either a single GTX 1080 for $750 or buy 2 GTX 1070's for $900 or so. You will get roughly 60 - 90 fps at 4K with those setups.Now all in all for the value with these cards, this is the way to go for enthusiasts and professionals alike. I have no cons for this product because for $250 you can not find a better performing or even more appealing card than the MSI Gaming X RX 480 8GB you just can't. Oh and by the way being an AMD product you get to take full advantage of FreeSync technology. FreeSync is easily 2 to 3 hundred dollars cheaper than Gsync and in my actual and honest opinion works just as good. I currently use the Acer Curved 34-inch UltraWide QHD (3440 x 1440) Display with 21:9 Aspect Ratio (XR341CK) and OMG its amazing.

Purchased two of these to pair with AMD FX8350's.Fantastic. Blazing fast, hammers through every game that I throw at it with Ultra graphic settings, does not struggle to deliver 60+FPS. .Heat management is dealt with efficiently with 2 large bladed fans. Power usage is less than I expected as well.Most people wouldn't worry about the outward appearance or aesthetics of this type of hardware but MSI always did make very "sharp" looking video cards.========================================================Pay attention to the connection types, 2 x HDMI, 2x Display Port and 1 DVI-D Dual Link.Although I'd recommend using HDMI or the Display Port, your monitor may not have either so if you plan on using the DVI port, your older DVI adapters/cables may not work! Make sure you order or already have a DVI-D Dual Link.*Provided an image to show the difference.========================================================Pros:Power to plow through any GPU intensive game.8Gb GDDR5Quiet considering the size of the 2 large fans.Very nice outward appearance.Power requirement was less than I expected.Cons:Where I do so very much enjoy the physical appearance of this card, I am very slightly put off by the inability to control the LED's. They are constantly on. This is only a very slight annoyance, but I felt I should mention it.Also:The packaging was TOP SHELF. Absolutely zero bloat, only what is required and the box is sharp. In the end that doesn't really matter but it sure is nice.

Worked well enough for what it is. For the games I play, a gtx 1060 was a bit faster and a lot quieter (I bought one of each). Either card was OK for 1080p gaming, but I decided I wanted to play at 1440p, and neither card was adequate for that. I really wanted to like this card, because I wanted to go with a Freesync (rather than GSync) monitor, but this just wasn't fast enough. Yes, I could have gone with 2 of them in crossfire, but that requires more power, and a larger case than I have.If you want to do 1080p gaming, and you want freesync, this would be an OK choice. If want to do 1080p gaming and you do *not* care about freesync, then the 1060 is a better card. If you want to game at more than 1080p (and play at Ultra), then I think you need something quite a bit faster than this.I ended up returning both this and the gtx 1060.

No cons yet! Looks great! Cheaper than my friend's GTX 970 and they're somewhat tied in performance.Got Civilization VI for free with my purchase. If you register it on MSI's website, you get 1 year of X-Split Premium for free.I haven't bothered to mess with the fan or voltage settings.Works just fine with PCIE 2.0, though it's compatible with the newer 3.0My PC is 5 years old with minor upgrades. This gpu being the only significant/costly upgrade I've done so far.Sabertooth 990fx motherboardPhenom II x6 1100t CPU (overclocked to 3.8ghz)Hyper212 EVO CPU coolerRecently upgraded with more RAM. Previously had 2x4gb DDR3 but needed more for games such as Ark. I bought 2 more faster 8gb DDR3 sticks to have 24 gb total now. Too much, but it was a good deal.Even with this aging PC, after installing this RX 480 8GB, the VR-ready test on Steam shows I'm fully capable of running VR games.

Picked this up to swap out a pair of 6850's.Parts:MSI 890FXA-GD65Team Vulcan ddr3 1600 2X8GB ramAMD FX-8350CoolerMaster Hyper 212EVOPNY 120GB SSDWD Black 250GB HDD750Watt PSUWindows 765" LG 4K TV as monitorDropped it in and installed the latest Catalyst drivers and was off and running. Ran at stock speeds to break it in for a few days, did a little gaming and cryptomining. Then I started to throttle it up a little, stock clocking is already over factory and was able to take it up to 1390 without a sweat. Gaming it stays around 60c, mining nicehash algo gets to around 53c and getting around a 255 to 260 H/s. Voltage is set to auto so they are whatever the factory set them at. I am sure I could bump them up and go even higher, at 1400 it gets unstable with driver crashes.Running Overwatch on maxed settings at 4K resolution with 75% render scale and getting 50 to 75 FPS in game. Set WoW to 4K and maxed the settings and was able to bring it down to 15 FPS but toning down the AA brought it up to a stable 60FPS in the trees around Elwynn and Stormwind. Have not done much else for newer games testing but pretty much everything else I have can max their settings at 4K resolutions.I can stream to twitch using OBS studio and see MAYBE 1-2 FPS drop in framerate but honestly well within the margin of error and this is while downsizing the stream to 1080p.I am EXTREMELY happy with it overall and some of my setup is likely holding it back not to mention that I the OS has been well used before installing this card. When I swap out the current SSD/HDD combo to a larger SSD and a fresh install of windows it will be even better.

Runs most games perfectly. Have yet to find a game where I don't get 60fps with ultra settings.Doom, Rust, Path of Exile, WoW, The Witcher 3, all run like melted butter. Mmmmmm tastyEdit: The fans don't work. They do sometimes, and some times they don't. It just depends on how the card is feeling. I have an aggressive fan profile set up to keep the card under 70c. The fans are at 5% up until it reaches 40c, at which point they linearly increase to 75% at 70c and then 100% at 80c.Periodically the fans simply WILL NOT SPIN and I'll have to COMPLETELY reset my pc in order to get them spinning again. I notice when this is happening because my computer gets really quiet and the performance of my games plummets. This is not ok. Oh also, it will randomly put the fans to 100% speed with no way to stop them other then powering the PC off.1. Zero Frozr is disabled2. Fan profiles set.3. Fans ignore fan profile.4. Fans occasionally won't spin, even when I go into the software and manually set change the RPMs of them.5. Fans will jump to 100% for no reason, and won't stop, even when I go into the software and manually set change the RPMs of them.6. My screens will sometimes just go black and I'll have to restart my pc.In addition, the card idles at EXTREMELY high temps. On 0% load it will idle upwards of 60c, it puts out a lot of heat.::: UPDATE :::I did get a replacement, though it still occasionally will randomly go to 100% fan speed for no reason, and I'll have to reset it with Afterburner which is annoying. It also will still occasionally stop the fans COMPLETELY and disregard the fan settings that I have set, causing the GPU to, under no load at all, go to 60+c. While under load when this happens it will spike almost instantly to 75+ at which point I have to hard power my PC off in order to prevent it frying.Video Demonstration of the problem - [...]

awesome product from msi would recommend to buy if you have a healthy CPU paired , i can play with all ultra but with little tweak in some game i can play with prest ultr aand in some need to adjust , for vulkan and dx12 gives 60fps in 1080pin some like gta v and watch dogs its play smoothy on 35 to 40 fps happy with the product surely buy if you have 21k bugdet

Card works great, all the software and drivers installed without issue. Had to re-arrange some existing wires in my PC to allow it to fit as this is a large graphics card. Consumer warning though make sure your power source has a 8 pin PCI-E connector, my existing had a ATX12 connector so I had to get an adaptor, otherwise great purchase if your in the market for a great enthusiast level performance

Esta GPU es capaz de correr los siguientes juegos:Tomb Raider (2013): Todos los graficos al maximo, 2560 X 1440, 60fps promedioMiddle Earth: Shadows of Mordor: Todos los graficos al maximo, 2560 X 1440, 60fps promedioLo bueno: No se calienta considerablemente ni hace mucho ruido. Buena relacion costo-beneficioLo malo: Quiza para este momento (Noveimbre 2016) sea major esperar a la futura generacion de AMD Vega

Es una excelente opción para jugar en FHD, a mi parecer en el mercado no hay otra opción una relación Precio/Rendimiento similar, muy silenciosa, la mayoría del tiempo no hace ruido, el software de MSI es muy intuitivo y te permite modificar parámetros de manera sencilla. La recomiendo ampliamente.

I'm not gonna go into crazy techno mumbo jumbo if you want to read that there are plenty of articles online about this. I'm gonna write a plain review to somone who is less tech savvy. In plain English if you want a graphics card that will play all the newest games on high quality and most on ultra this is what your looking for. With the combination of msi and amd you can't go wrong