God I hate the scalpers. that's why it's best to wait

[ 2021-01-11 10:08:46Z ] 👍 1

Still 200-300 above RRP

[ 2021-01-11 10:00:03Z ] 👍 0

@@kaigas007 998eur approx. So we don't have it "extra-bad" in Estonia at least. 😅

[ 2021-01-11 09:41:11Z ] 👍 1

@@kallestofeles Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 Nitro+ £899.95 INSANE!!!

[ 2021-01-11 09:10:45Z ] 👍 0

True that! What kind of prices are you currently looking at in UK (non-EU version) for the 6800 XT?

Awesome production quality. Been looking for videos detailing 6000 series on Linux. Keep it up 💪

[ 2021-01-11 09:10:01Z ] 👍 2

Thank you for the kind words, really appreciate it! 😊 If you have any specific requests regarding the GPU, let me know.

I really like to upgrade my 1080 Ti to 6800 XT but current availability is so poor. Thanks for the video!

[ 2021-01-20 09:18:17Z ] 👍 2

@@kallestofeles Additionally that testing was done with power level increased from 250W to 293W, under Linux and Windows. So on cool days it can stay below 50'C *under load.* Also I use a 240mm Radiator with the CPU on a 120mm rad of its own. I live in South Australia, its summer time here, and it gets REAL HOT, which is why I do the whole DIY water loop.

[ 2021-01-20 09:12:18Z ] 👍 1

@@kallestofeles Sorry its already installed and I didn't take any photos, because bad memory :-/ Could have done a video but well it was a VERY HOT day and I was just tired as hell and it was a major exercise due to my ITX setup having rather tight tolerances. _Also I test my DIY water loops off a external power-supply without the PC on to ensure nothing blows out and leaks over anything._ Anyway today the ambient got to 30'C inside and the GPU temp sat on idle around 40'C and I've seen it reach 48-50'C under load. This weeks going to get real hot so will see what it peaks at, hopefully it stays under 70'C water because on the original HSF it reached close to 90'C! I used liquid metal thermal paste on the block as its nickel coated and why not _(I used whiteout to seal the GPU caps around core, but given upside-down mounting it probably wasn't needed)_

[ 2021-01-11 12:27:40Z ] 👍 0

@@PRiMETECHAU you lucky winner you. 😃 Be sure to share your experiences with the waterblock installation/performance - would be awesome to see.

[ 2021-01-11 11:49:06Z ] 👍 2

Yeah, I stayed up on launch night here in Australia and managed to snag myself a 6800XT, also coming from a 1080TI. Today my 6800XT waterblock turned up and its all going good so far. I paid the AMD launch price :P

[ 2021-01-11 09:58:31Z ] 👍 0

I hear you, a lot of people in the same boat as you for the time being which sucks as the GPUs have already been out for 1.5 months. 😟 Hopefully great things come to those who wait though... with better prices.

Running a 6800XT on Manjaro atm, it only worked with kernels 5.10+ for me, and we won't see all the features until 5.12 it seems. Yes I had a issue with the lower 1/3rd of screen being torn with VRR enabled, but updating to kwin-git MAY have fixed it for me. (I use plasma5) 4:00 are you using proton to play these game? not quite a native test for Linux. Keep in mind DXMD has somewhat broken DX12 support (for some cards), if you do go the proton route. I was under the impression DXMD had a Linux version from Feral but perhaps they removed it.

[ 2021-01-11 12:25:59Z ] 👍 0

Indeed I used proton but without DX12 support. There should be the Linux native version still available, but the last time I tried it, its performance lacked behind the proton pretty hard - would be interesting to test it out though as my data is more than a year old regarding this by now... will check once I get back behind the computer, thanks! 🙂

Haven't heard that sexy voice in a while :) Also, F for the internet speed.

[ 2021-01-11 18:06:41Z ] 👍 2

Oh you flatterer! 😁 I aim to be moar active again. Hopefully this year will be productive. 😉

I have recently switched to HW encoding for the Twitch streams, seems to work fine so far, although the quality could be better I think. I've yet to try with a higher bitrate and see whether that helps. Tried with about 4 kbps. I don't remember exactly how I set it up, only that I followed some instructions on the Arch wiki. Possibly the same instructions intended to help with HW decoding. I also have a question: What do you do with your previous GPUs? I had a 560, have now a 5700 and I'd sure like to upgrade to the one you have if the prices weren't insane. But I also don't want my old ones to remain unused and gather dust.

[ 2021-01-11 23:05:49Z ] 👍 1

​@@kallestofeles Thanks for the suggestions and good luck with your fiber! A secondary PC is something I was considering but it's more likely I build a new one and make this one into a secondary. About three years ago when I built it I had to make some cost saving choices which were reasonable even in hindsight but even after replacing a part or two the machine shows its deficits with some tasks. There's nothing I urgently need to replace so I think I'll hold off for a while longer. I doubt I could sell the 560 considering how underpowered it is.

[ 2021-01-11 18:14:27Z ] 👍 0

Thanks for the input. <3 Regarding my previous GPUs, well, I did have a 1070 and a 2080Ti before this generation, both of which I sold off. Alas, with the 5500 XT, I had originally planned on keeping it for a media-center/experimentation PC running UNRAID or simply donating it to my brother as he's an AMD fan with an older 2xx-series GPU. But his girlfriend's son was building a PC at the time and now I sold it with a very cheap price to her. If you still have the 560, then that is also a great candidate for a media-PC if you don't already have a setup. I think it would be a neat project to build a mini-pc... though again, everything costs money and more importantly time. I just hope to get the fiber soon to get to join in on your streams again. 😃

My question for you is how was the installation? What did you have to do to get to work

[ 2021-01-12 07:50:40Z ] 👍 3

Physical installation was as per usual - luckily the GPU is pretty light in comparison to the MSI GamingX 2080Ti, so no support bracket is needed and there doesn't seem to be any real sag to speak of as well. On the software side, I only had to update the packages (kernel 5.10=> needed) as I was coming from the 5500 XT. When doing a fresh install though, I initially followed the arch-wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AMDGPU Packages should be: mesa, lib32-mesa, xf86-video-amdgpu, vulkan-radeon, lib32-vulkan-radeon, libva-mesa-driver, lib32-libva-mesa-driver, mesa-vdpau and lib32-mesa-vdpau. Some extras there for video decoding stuff. But after that, it should work fine on Arch. Might also want to create the "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-amdgpu.conf" configuration file for manual intervention later. (to enable freesync for an example) Hope it helps. 😊

Hey there Kallestofeles. Just stumbled over your channel because I was looking for some AMD GPU reports on Linux. Your review was one of the few I found. First off. I like that video, thanks for your overview. I am one of the lucky people who were able to buy a 6900 XT (ref. model) and I want to install that thing soon. Never been on AMD while using Linux. Do you have any recommendations for software / drivers?

[ 2023-01-04 04:16:01Z ] 👍 0

I bought a RX 6800 16 GB and it will arrive soon and I'll see how it behaves. I will be replacing a nVidia GTX 980 4 GB. I hope raytracing works well, I will be playing Cyberpunk 2077, Metro Exodus, Tomb Raider, Battlefield 1, Quake Champions, Duke Nukem Forever, Left 4 Dead 2.

[ 2021-01-29 19:02:35Z ] 👍 1

@@ForeGoneProduction So far, I have not encountered anomalies with the games that I've been playing, but the performance loss is very noticeable on Wayland.

[ 2021-01-29 17:41:28Z ] 👍 3

@@kallestofeles Oh that sounds great. Yeah I wanted to swap to Wayland anyway then. Are there any problems when gaming? Or do I have to swap between X11 and Wayland? Heard that XWayland can cause issues. I am using Manjaro (KDE) on a regular basis, so I guess it should work fine. Read a couple of threads.

[ 2021-01-29 14:34:36Z ] 👍 2

Congratulations on the 6900 XT! I kind of wish I would have waited and tried to get that one as well. 😁 On the driver's side, not much to do but to install the basic mesa stuff. On Arch I have the following list installed: mesa, lib32-mesa, xf86-video-amdgpu, vulkan-radeon, lib32-vulkan-radeon, libva-mesa-driver, lib32-libva-mesa-driver, mesa-vdpau, lib32-mesa-vdpau Regarding software though, AMD is kind of lacking any GUI software so most of the usual changes, like setting freesync for an example, you would do through the Xorg config file. One neat little GUI tool that there is however is CoreCTRL, which you could use if you were to manually overclock/undervolt the GPU: https://gitlab.com/corectrl/corectrl But other than that, I can just say that when running Gnome, disable Wayland and enjoy - the experience for me has been very good and stable so far. 🙂 ... whereas Wayland does work miles-MILES better than with Nvidia GPUs, it's still a bit too raw and gaming perf still suffers a lot when comparing it to the old xserver.

Can you test blender ? I mean I am looking for a GPU, I am playing games ( on manjaro) anyway I do also do a lot of hobby work in blender and my vega 56 well it is very much showing its age, with its "small" amount of vram and very slow acceleration in 3d so far my cpu 5800x outperforms it even with open cl.

[ 2021-02-03 21:02:04Z ] 👍 1

@@kallestofeles Ohh man, never expected a video, this is just brilliant. Thanks a lot, keep up the excellent work. And yes I am a tiny bit jealous.

[ 2021-02-03 20:19:58Z ] 👍 1

@@rodovanra6783 Thank you for clarifying and my apologies for the late response - simply did not have the time to do anything computer-related. Anyways, I am a total n00b when it comes to Blender and this was the very second time I installed it... ever. 😂 But hopefully this gives you some insight to the performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0iwUjG1tto If I'm doing something blatantly wrong there with the testing, apologies, please do explain and I can try to do more testing if needed. 😉

[ 2021-02-01 16:18:04Z ] 👍 1

@@kallestofeles Just view port ray tracing on the GPU and render time, there are a few blender benchmarks, I am mostly interested in stability, my Vega 56 crashes often, and it often crashes the system forcing me to hard reset. So I just want to know if it can render a complex scene without crashing, and i would like to see how responsive the view port is.

[ 2021-02-01 07:01:47Z ] 👍 0

Sure. Do you have a specific blender test, or tests, in mind? 🙂

Wow, 800€ ist pretty cheap; here in Germany prices start at around 1000€...

Why gnome tho?

[ 2021-02-10 19:05:34Z ] 👍 0

It was the only DE which suited my workflow in the last place I worked at. Also moved over to it afterwards in private life to keep things consistent. As for today, idk, if it works great, why change it I guess. 😃

Can you please Tell me how to install amdgpu in Ubuntu? The hardware acceleration is not working. With manjaro IT was autodetect and installed without problems

[ 2021-04-04 18:56:39Z ] 👍 1

you need a kernel >= 5.10

epic

Nice when I get my 6800 xt this winter I will install Pop OS. :)

how do you measure fps on linux?

[ 2023-07-28 12:56:51Z ] 👍 0

Mangohud logging to file and then analyzing results