They have done this b4, i was wondering where it went. This WILL be my next purchase. Being able to clean fans this easily was always something most gamers are interested in
I wonder if this design was originally planned for RDNA 4, but after AMD said they wouldnt do high end they've brought it to these models? Its a shame but these models are so cool. I love XFX
Amd may say they won’t make a high end gpu but I think they will. I could be wrong but In my mind they would be foolish to not make a flagship. Intels new battlemage will have a flagship, nvidia will have their 5090, AMD will have a flagship.
Magnets have always been a core part of Motors in general, so it's surprising but also concerning that we haven't seen something like this sooner; Unless it HAS been done before and there were problems that XFX is hoping won't come up! I am hopeful that this will change the cooling scene for the better. But I am also skeptical considering the key feature of how Magnets and Copper have been at the core of Power Generation and Motors since it's inception!
This has been done before IIRC, but that card is gorgeous. Glad XFX changed their style I was getting tired of the same thing they've had for 3 generations now.
At the beginning I thought that was only the fan to be removed, and I was asking myself "why contacts at the base?" - then I realized the whole fan/motor assembly is removed. Well XfX did the same thing some time ago, altough the system wasn't magnetic but mechanical.
I watched all the reviews on the new XTX here's a TL;DR: Pros; -Magnetic fans means it's easy to take them out to clean or replace them. Pretty smart and should be the way things are going forward with premium cards. -PTM 7950 means hotspot temps and delta should be in check, no need to worry about pumpout issues. -Decent price compared to Sapphire. Cons; -Fans are rather loud and inefficient. -Dissapointing cooing performance considering the large vapor-chamber. The Sapphire Nitro version runs cooler while being smaller. Conclusion: This card is worth a buy if you're looking for an XTX. While the cooling performance isn't the best, it's also more than enough, and the card will last.
I wouldn’t agree that the fans are loud. Not sure on how others tested but ours were where I’d expect them to be and no louder than the rest of your system. An AMD reference card would be much louder.
@@eTeknix cap this GPU to 2000 rpm then cap the sapphire nitro + to 2000 rpm and see which one is louder... I've used Sapphire, Powercolor, ASRock and XFX, XFX was always the loudest, I think the blade design is the culprit. Not that it's that loud on stock fan speeds. Just a bit louder than the competition running at those speeds.
@@zozstaryes it only spins at 1600 rpm, but the Sapphire model should be even quieter, though it still has better cooling than 99% of GPUs probably, lol. It can cool 400w with ease.
Not gonna lie this is the best idea ever. Legit, it will reduce noise and allow fans to be smoother to. We need all manufacturers to do this. Also xfx in general hasnt been the best perfoming gpu this year compared to the others and thesw fans wont change that. Edit: nvm all luck of the draw seem some amazing xfx units from my research. Just rough silicon on this one. Tbh the temps and fans made up for it in 4k when the fpu really gets toasty it made it keep up with the others. Def late year bad binning I mean the leftovers probably wont be the absolute best lol. But its a few percent most buying wont x Care.
@nitroxide17 nice that's good yeah I think it's just it's the end of the generation and sometimes you can get not as good of silicon. Usually they save the best for the bedt models when they release them but the xtx has been out for a while now so idk. All luck of the draw. Updated my comment lol.
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the 7900xtx black oc edition from xfx is amongst the best due to bios switch for higher wattage, in addition you can use certain mobo's like the asrock one if you want to go crazy and do a 500watt xtx build. So I think xfx has been a decent choice typically for awhile, but the silicon lottery will always exist.
This should honestly be adopted for standalone fans as well. It's often impractical to detach the fan frame from case or CPU cooler to clean it thorougly. Some attempts have been made by Enermax in the past, but their version actually removed the rotor out of bearing, which means breaking seal, needing to lubricate and potentially introducing contaminants.
Have you been hands on with recency of the magnetic air cards and their “standard” SKUs?. I love the idea and I’m wondering if I could swap the shroud/fans from my xfx non-magnetic card and just put on the magnetic shroud. Any idea if it’s the exact same card/cooler as their other versions or have they made a brand new cooler size/shape that a simple shroud swap wouldn’t work? I highly doubt anyone is going to buy this card and then water cool it making the fans/shroud for sale, but one can hope(if it’s even compatible)
they re not overclocked, it s just that the merc edition has more clock out of the box. merc edition: game clock 2254 MHz boost clock 2565 MHz magnetic edition: game clock 2124 MHz boost clock 2430 MHz
Has anyone ran this card in a vertical configuration? I.e. with the IO pointing towards the top of your case? A case I’ve been looking at would require this but cards with vapor chambers don’t always cool well like this.
I found a few online stores in my country that has a good handful or 2 in stock for the 7800xt, but the 7900xt gre black or white version is no where to be found.
I would like to see a watercooled 7900 XTX from other than just PowerColor and ASRock and in white with a white PCB + a 8*3 power connection. I know the PowerColor Hellhound Spectral White has a white PCB but it only has an 8*2 like the regular Hellhound. Would be sweet. :3
Considered this card, but ultimately went with the Merc Black edition XTX. I think the magnetic fans are a great idea, but I was too unsure of them in the long term.
@andrewtillson it's very good. You'll still be happy. I'm actually thinking of water cooling it tho. No real reason other than looks but there isn't a block for this card specifically.
Idea and execution good when compared to the power color red devil and sapphire nitro plus 7900xtx cards, at least they're actually using PTM7950! I think somebody @ xfx watches Linus Tech Tips!
tough choice. I was in store with the same question but the Asus card was out of stock I so picked up the XFX Mag air and been very happy with it so far.
Hi, I've read in some reviews that this model (RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air) is more complicated to overclock. Do you know if this is true? Do you have any tutorials to help me overclock this card?
Hi, someone bought this XFX RX 7800 quicksilver magnetic graphic card? There is a good price for it and im thinking about to buy it. Someone can help me ?
These cards with the magnetic fans seem Power limited, my 7900XTX XFX Merc 310 does 390watts and hits higher clock speeds and gets higher FPS than what your showing (80-100 FPS at 4k with full RT).
I agree, I think this guy was way off on this he said the 7800 is was just about just as good lmao there is no way in hell. My 6800 will lap that 7800 right now.
One of my fans has failed after a month. Bit of a bummer because the 7900 XTX was expensive. Unfortunately, I bought this card in South Africa and have since learned that there is no support here. No replacement fans for me. I will have to remove the whole GPU and send it back like you would with a normal warranty claim. XFX won't send me a new fan, and neither will the retailer that I bought it from over here. These fans are also not for sale anywhere so I can't even just buy a new one...
@@nepo10ball XFX wouldn't replace the fan at all. They told me they have a backlog of a few weeks at the factory and no fans are available. I've made a bit of headway with the retailer who sold it to me though. I've sent them the faulty fan back but will have to wait to see whether they can replace only the fan or if they want the whole card back. The other two fans seem to be fine though.
@@JoshuaFeldman-p1q I want to buy that version, but , i think I am gonna wait until February to see what new card offered, the sapphire nitro + 7900 xtx is damn good but the price difference between xfx magnetic air & sapphire nitro + is about $300 usd, hmm
Strange. This F1 gameplays shows that on 7800XT it is barely playable - massife slow downs during taking corners. AMD drivers or what? To high settings?
This idea is good on paper, but I'm concerned that XFX will stop producing these magnetic fans a few years into the future. so when a fan inevitably goes bad you are much worse situation.
Rather have regular fans tbh 12cm fitting that way doesn't matter if they stop working- all this fad with custom fans that are removable are a gimmick. Plus power consumption is nuts on new card, 300W+ wtf
magnetic air fan models of these amd cards literally are under msrp, the 7900 xtx can be found for 919 on best buy and 949 on newegg, comparable to sapphires pulse models with no magnetic fans
Nice gimmick but I'd prefer a shroud with standard 90 or 120mm fan holes and standard 4 pin PWM headers. Imagine just being able to swap in an arctic, noctua or other fan of your choosing
Well done XFX ,but i buy a brand new rx 6750 xt and something is not okay with the GPU, giving me a black screens from time to time and i don't trust your products anymore. But like i said - well done,this one looks awesome 👍
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Such a nice idea! We can easily clean the fans without disassembling the entire GPU.
Yeah and it's going to be like 50$ more than other models so I prefer spending 5 min disassembling the card than spending 50$ more 😂
Yes please make this a standard for al l makes and.models
sapphire had this kind of quick release fans for YEARS now. nothing "new" here
@@briangehremendoza3678 Aye id rather this than "hidden" power plugs that work in select cases become a big thing
You still kinda have to take out the GPU from the motherboard in Sapphire model. Then, still have screws to unscrew. This one is completely toolless.
They have done this b4, i was wondering where it went. This WILL be my next purchase. Being able to clean fans this easily was always something most gamers are interested in
I wonder if this design was originally planned for RDNA 4, but after AMD said they wouldnt do high end they've brought it to these models? Its a shame but these models are so cool. I love XFX
nah , this design was for china only
How is AMD not releasing ultra high end cards affecting GPU cooler design 😂
It was a China-only thing
Amd may say they won’t make a high end gpu but I think they will. I could be wrong but In my mind they would be foolish to not make a flagship. Intels new battlemage will have a flagship, nvidia will have their 5090, AMD will have a flagship.
???
I kinda want XFX to go all in on a full lineup of these cards in the future. Wonder how that would turn out for lower end cards too.
Magnets have always been a core part of Motors in general, so it's surprising but also concerning that we haven't seen something like this sooner; Unless it HAS been done before and there were problems that XFX is hoping won't come up! I am hopeful that this will change the cooling scene for the better. But I am also skeptical considering the key feature of how Magnets and Copper have been at the core of Power Generation and Motors since it's inception!
What do you have in mind telling about problems with it? Motors are not graphic cards so strange comparision. It does not work or what?
@@Bunczu i wonder what powers those fans. it has to be something that spins with electricity. hm any ideas?
@@Wi-Lu So what od the problem? XFX has magnets and they use electricity.
It is inception
@@Bunczucomparision
This has been done before IIRC, but that card is gorgeous. Glad XFX changed their style I was getting tired of the same thing they've had for 3 generations now.
Sapphire did similar but not magnetic so I didn’t think it was worth mentioning tbh.
That box looks clean af
I didn't really look too hard at it, but yes that box is very nice. Looks super premium and understated.
installed the white version in my case today and it just about fits but it looks amazing and runs games really well
Nice, thank you.
At the beginning I thought that was only the fan to be removed, and I was asking myself "why contacts at the base?" - then I realized the whole fan/motor assembly is removed. Well XfX did the same thing some time ago, altough the system wasn't magnetic but mechanical.
I watched all the reviews on the new XTX here's a TL;DR:
Pros;
-Magnetic fans means it's easy to take them out to clean or replace them. Pretty smart and should be the way things are going forward with premium cards.
-PTM 7950 means hotspot temps and delta should be in check, no need to worry about pumpout issues.
-Decent price compared to Sapphire.
Cons;
-Fans are rather loud and inefficient.
-Dissapointing cooing performance considering the large vapor-chamber. The Sapphire Nitro version runs cooler while being smaller.
Conclusion: This card is worth a buy if you're looking for an XTX.
While the cooling performance isn't the best, it's also more than enough, and the card will last.
I wouldn’t agree that the fans are loud. Not sure on how others tested but ours were where I’d expect them to be and no louder than the rest of your system. An AMD reference card would be much louder.
@@eTeknix cap this GPU to 2000 rpm then cap the sapphire nitro + to 2000 rpm and see which one is louder... I've used Sapphire, Powercolor, ASRock and XFX, XFX was always the loudest, I think the blade design is the culprit. Not that it's that loud on stock fan speeds. Just a bit louder than the competition running at those speeds.
I bought one recently. I can't hear the fans at all while gaming, even if the gpu usage is at 100%. I absolutely love it and definitely recommend it!
@@zozstaryes it only spins at 1600 rpm, but the Sapphire model should be even quieter, though it still has better cooling than 99% of GPUs probably, lol. It can cool 400w with ease.
Not gonna lie this is the best idea ever. Legit, it will reduce noise and allow fans to be smoother to. We need all manufacturers to do this.
Also xfx in general hasnt been the best perfoming gpu this year compared to the others and thesw fans wont change that.
Edit: nvm all luck of the draw seem some amazing xfx units from my research. Just rough silicon on this one.
Tbh the temps and fans made up for it in 4k when the fpu really gets toasty it made it keep up with the others. Def late year bad binning I mean the leftovers probably wont be the absolute best lol. But its a few percent most buying wont x
Care.
My xfx 7900xtx has a high power bio setting. It smokes most 7900 xtx.
@nitroxide17 nice that's good yeah I think it's just it's the end of the generation and sometimes you can get not as good of silicon.
Usually they save the best for the bedt models when they release them but the xtx has been out for a while now so idk. All luck of the draw.
Updated my comment lol.
Hi, what do you think about this build (700€)
Hyper x Savage 16gb 3000mhz
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Red dragon 6800xt
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the 7900xtx black oc edition from xfx is amongst the best due to bios switch for higher wattage, in addition you can use certain mobo's like the asrock one if you want to go crazy and do a 500watt xtx build. So I think xfx has been a decent choice typically for awhile, but the silicon lottery will always exist.
@@nitroxide17wow!
I had bad experience with a XFX cards, I switched to Sapphire and it’s like day and night. Just perfection with that brand.
I only wonder one thing.... How is the loudnes of these fans?
This should honestly be adopted for standalone fans as well. It's often impractical to detach the fan frame from case or CPU cooler to clean it thorougly. Some attempts have been made by Enermax in the past, but their version actually removed the rotor out of bearing, which means breaking seal, needing to lubricate and potentially introducing contaminants.
Given how sensitive rdna is to temps, using ptm is honestly great.
Have you been hands on with recency of the magnetic air cards and their “standard” SKUs?. I love the idea and I’m wondering if I could swap the shroud/fans from my xfx non-magnetic card and just put on the magnetic shroud. Any idea if it’s the exact same card/cooler as their other versions or have they made a brand new cooler size/shape that a simple shroud swap wouldn’t work? I highly doubt anyone is going to buy this card and then water cool it making the fans/shroud for sale, but one can hope(if it’s even compatible)
This card is meant to last forever. This will be my 7900 XTX. Fans die far more than GPUs!!
The reason for the 7800 being slower is because it is working at reference speeds vs the other two cards being overclocked ?
they re not overclocked, it s just that the merc edition has more clock out of the box.
merc edition: game clock 2254 MHz boost clock 2565 MHz
magnetic edition: game clock 2124 MHz boost clock 2430 MHz
@@samuele8796is that a high difference? Would get the merc if it was in white but heavily leaning towards getting the magnetic air
@@Shsusisnyou can tune it yourself in adrenaline
Has anyone ran this card in a vertical configuration? I.e. with the IO pointing towards the top of your case? A case I’ve been looking at would require this but cards with vapor chambers don’t always cool well like this.
5:20 I cannot find the white 7800 XT or the 7900 gre anywhere. I just do not think they exist really besides a few here and there
I found them in my country (Argentina) they are on sale for the Cyber Monday offers...
I found a few online stores in my country that has a good handful or 2 in stock for the 7800xt, but the 7900xt gre black or white version is no where to be found.
I read somewhere that the gre will be stocked in January, nvidia said something about this.
I would like to see a watercooled 7900 XTX from other than just PowerColor and ASRock and in white with a white PCB + a 8*3 power connection. I know the PowerColor Hellhound Spectral White has a white PCB but it only has an 8*2 like the regular Hellhound. Would be sweet. :3
Had just spotted 7900 xtx version of this randomly on AMZ for £868 though not through a seller I have heard of.
It looks banging.
If I hadn't got the Sapphire Nitro+ version, this would've been my choice. Such a bang tidy design
Considered this card, but ultimately went with the Merc Black edition XTX. I think the magnetic fans are a great idea, but I was too unsure of them in the long term.
Makes cleaning far more similar for some people that like to clean thier rig😅
I just got this card for like $850. Do you think its more worth it at that price point?
I paid almost 1000 for mine so so yes😢
@andrewtillson it's very good. You'll still be happy. I'm actually thinking of water cooling it tho. No real reason other than looks but there isn't a block for this card specifically.
There is somewhere where you can buy these fans?
Idea and execution good when compared to the power color red devil and sapphire nitro plus 7900xtx cards, at least they're actually using PTM7950! I think somebody @ xfx watches Linus Tech Tips!
hello! between the rx 7900 xtx asus tuf gaming OC And this model, which would be better? thank you!
tough choice. I was in store with the same question but the Asus card was out of stock I so picked up the XFX Mag air and been very happy with it so far.
afaik the magnetic air is better thermals and cheaper, but its barely a difference so just buy whichever one you think looks better
Hi,
I've read in some reviews that this model (RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air) is more complicated to overclock. Do you know if this is true?
Do you have any tutorials to help me overclock this card?
Thinking of mixing a one of these xfx rx 7800 xt with a ryzen 7800x 3d
Why isn't there rx 7900xt version?
Hi, someone bought this XFX RX 7800 quicksilver magnetic graphic card? There is a good price for it and im thinking about to buy it. Someone can help me ?
These cards with the magnetic fans seem Power limited, my 7900XTX XFX Merc 310 does 390watts and hits higher clock speeds and gets higher FPS than what your showing (80-100 FPS at 4k with full RT).
I agree, I think this guy was way off on this he said the 7800 is was just about just as good lmao there is no way in hell. My 6800 will lap that 7800 right now.
4k+Full RT on Amd? Nice joke
Now that's a sexy damn card....
One of my fans has failed after a month. Bit of a bummer because the 7900 XTX was expensive. Unfortunately, I bought this card in South Africa and have since learned that there is no support here. No replacement fans for me. I will have to remove the whole GPU and send it back like you would with a normal warranty claim. XFX won't send me a new fan, and neither will the retailer that I bought it from over here. These fans are also not for sale anywhere so I can't even just buy a new one...
How it's going now? So magnetic air it s not worth ?
@@nepo10ball XFX wouldn't replace the fan at all. They told me they have a backlog of a few weeks at the factory and no fans are available. I've made a bit of headway with the retailer who sold it to me though. I've sent them the faulty fan back but will have to wait to see whether they can replace only the fan or if they want the whole card back. The other two fans seem to be fine though.
@@JoshuaFeldman-p1q I want to buy that version, but , i think I am gonna wait until February to see what new card offered, the sapphire nitro + 7900 xtx is damn good but the price difference between xfx magnetic air & sapphire nitro + is about $300 usd, hmm
XFX is like EVGA for Nvidia, but XFX still in the game
What do you mean? Please explain.
@ evga was pioneering in gpu engineering for nVidia and same goes for xfx with the magnetic fans for amd
Strange. This F1 gameplays shows that on 7800XT it is barely playable - massife slow downs during taking corners. AMD drivers or what? To high settings?
Still doesnt have an X brace hope you like thermal paste pump out
Nooo I just got this gpu how would I be able to stop that
This idea is good on paper, but I'm concerned that XFX will stop producing these magnetic fans a few years into the future. so when a fan inevitably goes bad you are much worse situation.
and yet they still persist on this....5:11 just give it 4 brackets already jesus christ...and wonder why the chunky things barely got support.
Rather have regular fans tbh 12cm fitting that way doesn't matter if they stop working- all this fad with custom fans that are removable are a gimmick. Plus power consumption is nuts on new card, 300W+ wtf
Expensive solution to rise gpu prices even more
im pretty sure it aims to do the opposite. In my area a 7900 gre with the magnetic fans is the cheapest model
magnetic air fan models of these amd cards literally are under msrp, the 7900 xtx can be found for 919 on best buy and 949 on newegg, comparable to sapphires pulse models with no magnetic fans
Some of the best value cards you can get 😂😂
Do you tear down the card before or after benchmarking it? Honeywell ptm 7950 isn't reusable.... :)
Always after.
I can play frisbee now at home
I need a white XFX RX 7900 XTX @XFXforce
Thanks for doing amd cards
WHY ARENT WE FUNDING THIS!?
I just wish they would just make it all RGB!! This is 2024 and everything MUST be RGB!!
Thats stupid, rgb just takes away from budget that couldve been used on the coolers quality
RGB only if it doesnt increase in price. I prefer $10-20 cheaper without RGB
Nice gimmick but I'd prefer a shroud with standard 90 or 120mm fan holes and standard 4 pin PWM headers. Imagine just being able to swap in an arctic, noctua or other fan of your choosing
This thing is nowhere to be seen here in the Czech rep...
Sucks they have a patent. Xfx easily makes some of the most boring looking cards 😒
Nvdia fan boy
@@rodrigoziggsgg is this just your go to line? When was Nvidia mentioned?
personally i like the minimalist designs on XFX graphics cards, too many graphics cards now have way too much RGB than necessary
i prefer it over anything asrock makes and powercolors hellhound, sapphire gpus are nice and the powercolor red devil edition is nice
@@L_ightninng the red devil card is actually my favorite looking card out of all the current gpus
Well done XFX ,but i buy a brand new rx 6750 xt and something is not okay with the GPU, giving me a black screens from time to time and i don't trust your products anymore. But like i said - well done,this one looks awesome 👍
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Sapphire already does this lol. Nothing new
Replaceable fans on GPU's is not new concept. The difference is the magnetic implementation which is pretty nifty.
Not magnetic they don’t.
@@eTeknix they’re both tool less . Both have the same concept
@@utubie24 not really. Sapphire had quick connect that still had screws. They’ve never done magnetic because xfx own the patent for it.
What is the point of this comment? Honestly 😂 like just take a step back and realise how sad you are 😂
7900xtx IS A WAY BETTER CARD than a 7800 your nuts.
Price 😂