Pros: :: Cool & Quiet; No coil whine :: Best performing DX12 GPU :: FreeSync :: Price~Performance ratio best in class behind standard Fury :: Melts 1080p games :: Runs CURRENT 1440p games at max :: HMB memory :: A++ driver support :: VR and 4K capable :: Support competition vs. Intel & NVidia

Cons: :: Large fan, will be difficult to attach in small cases; do measurements :: Power hog; Consider upgrading to 700W+ PSU; Higher power draw means PSU fans working harder (And louder) :: Bad value compared to standard Fury. Buy the Fury if you do not have heat problems

Overall Review: Let me start off by saying; It's good to be home. I haven't owned an AMD/ATI product since the Athlon 64 X2 days and my old ATI X800 Pro. Still remember my first custom build like it was yesterday! I know AMD use to have a bad rep with driver support and quality; But I can say after upgrading the drivers now multiple times and changing many settings; Drivers come out swiftly, and perform well. And since I'm coming from an NVidia build; Let me tell you they have been dropping the ball month after month. I researched for about 2 weeks before purchasing; The biggest misconception is that the 4GB of HBM will hinder the performance and the RX 480 is the better buy; This is completely FALSE. 4GB of HBM while true it can be used up rather quickly in high demand games; Will not underperform a 480, ever. HBM due to its' speed will always turnover quicker than standard memory and will ALWAYS beat the 480 by a large margin barring any engine/driver problems. Do not be scared of the 4GB of memory for this day and age. It may become an issue in 1-2 yrs at 1440p and higher; But it is no problem now. The proof is in the benchmarks. The 480 8GB struggles to even stay in the shadow of the Fury's at the same settings, regardless of the game and settings. This will be true even 2 yrs from now. This is not a card that you can expect to max out games 4 yrs down the road. If you are looking for extended future proof you need to invest in a 1080 or at LEAST a 1070. There is no AMD alternative to them unless you are interested in crossfire; In which case, yes this can compete and even beat the 1080 in DX12; Assuming the game performs and supports CF. Dollar per performance, no card comes close to the Fury. The Fury X is not as good value. I purchased it because I need the cooler card because i'm running air, multiple HDD's and a lot of overclocking and benchmarking. This card is not for your "Average" gamer. The standard Fury will do almost as good as this at a huge dollar saving. Buy the Sapphire Nitro Fury if you aren't sure; because chances are you wont need the Fury X, and you're cutting into your value. When you compare this to NVidia. Don't just compare GPUs. Yes the Fury's beat the NVidia cards in value. But when you factor in Gsync vs FreeSync, the comparison ends in a landslide. To get the same performance in an NVidia card and Gsync monitor you're talking $300-600 totals in premium. It's insane. There is no comparison. To argue otherwise is just stupid. If you're still running 1080p and "Considering" 1440p it means you have no intention of 4K any time soon; don't waste your money on the over-the-top NVidia cards. Buy yourself a Fury and game at max for the next 2 yrs. Everything is else overflow at 1080p and 1440p. The Fury can handle EVERYTHING at 60 FPS+. And if you're like me, and don't typically buy modern games; there is no use for anything above a Fury. And as consumers we have a job to put NVidia in its place. Their price gouging and premiums on the same exact products, like Gsync, is a slap in the face to gamers everywhere, and they are taking their brand for granted. They are doing what Sony did 5-10 years ago with TVs and Laptops. Consumers need to stand against the greed, do not pay for the stubbornness and greed of NVidia. Support AMD and let them shake up things at NVidia HQ so they wake up. We will all benefit from that. I hope I could help someones decision; As I struggled this gen when upgrading as well. But I made the right choice. PS: Upgraded from a NVidia 660 TI, Framerates have doubled ~ tripled with higher or same settings. ::Current Build:: Corsair D550 Case i5 3570K @ 4.5 GHZ on Noctua D15 32GB Corsair DDR4 Dominator 1 TB Samsung EVO SSD 1 TB WD Black 750W Corsair Platinum Modular PSU

Pros: Great key layout, perfect for MMO's

Cons: Just really disappointed, I went all out as i'm a brand loyal person and have constantly purchased razer products. I've had to replace every model of razer naga I've purchased. I was an avid MMO player (AION, FFXI, FFXIV) and this brand never lasts. Whether it's poor driver quality, or the mouse laser/optics randomly jumping all over for no reason. It is a great design but Razer's cheap plastic, poor "sticker" rubber grips which fall off and keys that eventually wear out, on top of driver issues and laser/optic issues, it's not worth the trouble.

Overall Review: I'll be trying out the new Corsair MMO mouse. Initial feel, the quality feels far superior and Corsair is just a higher quality brand.

Pros: Bought this last year and it's still going strong, so decided it's time to review. It gets pretty much identical benchmarks to my more expensive samsung drives.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Great for the price, however, with PS5 game production starting to ramp up; there's a good chance we'll start seeing HD bottlenecking, as the PS5 drives are insanely fast. Currently, only the Samsung 980 Pros can achieve PS5 HD speeds.

Pros: Pretty much the tightest timings you can get on 3600 memory.

Cons: Will only clock to 3466 on X370 boards, including the Taichi; even when paired with a 3900X.

Overall Review: I wouldn't recommend this if you are running an X370 board with no plan to upgrade. You likely won't be able to hit the 3600 rated speed. Board wont boot with XMP. However, it will boot on an X570 Taichi paired with a 3900X, infact, I was able to OC to 4000 relatively easily. For gaming, however, I saw no difference. The 3600 speed is the sweet spot for Ryzen CPUs, anything beyond that gives little to no gaming performance. If you're building for gaming. This is pretty much the best you can get. I ordered two more sticks. If you're looking to eventually get 32GB, I'd highly recommend getting them right away, as this memory was out of stock for 4 months. I was lucky to finally get another set.

Pros: It's good in modern games.

Cons: Don't bother purchasing this if you play DX9 games, MMOs, or virtually anything not released this year. When I was researching this card I really only saw problems related to release drivers and assumed 6 months later they'd be solved. Nope. Black screens, alt tabbing, problems galore. I can't alt tab on the current MMO I'm playing because it'll literally get stuck in a flickering black screen forcing me to hard reset. Many DX9 games have issues and the only real recommendation is to use a not at all perfect DX wrapper that may or may not work after tinkering with it for 30 minutes. This card isnt worth the headaches. I wanted to get something to hold me over for a reasonable price the next year or so, but I might just say forget AMD and go big with a 2080ti despite the fact it's an awful time to purchase one, but I'm simply fed up with having driver issues. I've been dealing with them on my Vega 56 that has not been perfect since I bought it, but at least I could use it and have limited problems. This card is nothing but trouble. To be clear, it's not the vendor. Its amd. The drivers are awful. The dx9 issues are disgusting. People that claim to have zero issues should be met with skepticism, because talking on forums of the games where I experience problems, they're shared by every navi owner. So it's not some "myth" or roll of the dice. The problems are inherent to this card and not by chance

Overall Review: Run.

Pros: ::HBM ::Quiet ::Supports competition vs Nv & Intel ::Keeps relatively cool ::Solid driver support ::Runs most games at max, including many modern games ::A+ CF performance

Cons: ::Size. Literally huge... ::Large power draw ::Can get hot in cramped cases ::Large power draw can lead to coil whine from PSU or from the card

Overall Review: I ended up actually returning this card for the Fury X instead. But after long consideration I wish I hadn't. This card was a much better value in the end and I likely wont do crossfire and instead be waiting for the next gen lineup of HBM cards from AMD. Overall, don't be afraid to buy this card. It's ran everything I've thrown at it. Driver support is fine. Be wary of its' size. It is quite literally the largest single card I've ever owned. I was shocked at the size. I have a Corsair 550D case and it struggled to get inside this thing. I can't imagine every person can install this. This is great value. And don't be afraid of the 4GB of HBM. It is true you may get close to, or even cap out memory in high demand games, but if optimized well (Which, thankfully most demanding games are) HBM memory will still turn over and outperform the memory in the RX 480. The proof is in the benchmarks. This card surpasses the RX 480 across the board, regardless of memory draw. And it will continue to do so. The 480 is a great card, but it's not worth owning now as it is a mid-range card, regardless, and price:performance, this outperforms it; If you can fit it, that is. Check out my review on the Fury X if you are considering both cards. And for what it's worth; There is real value in supporting competition vs Nvidia. I've been using Nv cards since 2001; I'm happy to be home to AMD and look forward to staying on board with their next lineup.