MSI VGA Graphic Cards RX 580 ARMOR 8G OC

still going strong basically on 14 hours a day daily, great gamer but there are better for the price I paid for a "lower" version it was totally worth it!***UPDATEso after 4 years of great service (built PC in late 2019 bought this new & installed) my PC ran great for gaming then this past week I had an issue when my cpu cooler sprung a leak luckily the liquid is non conductive or it would have fried my whole system I had recently upgraded to an i7 from an i5 and I should have replaced the aging cooler as well but anyway, I took my PC apart cleaned and dried every part and put all back together with a old cooler I still had but I still was able to POST so I had to go back and inspect... finally after some troubleshooting I got my box to start but it would only stay on for 10 minutes before it would auto shut and it kept happening so after a day of pondering and ordering new parts for a build that I would need to replace this PC I decided to take out this GPU and use an older one in its place, my box booted up immediately and stayed on but it was old and wasn't able to handle Starfield, that's when I decided to take the cooler fan off of this card ran the fan using an 9 volt and it was fine then replaced the thermal paste with arctic silver and put it all back together popped it back in to my box (that I'm writing on now) viola success!So, to summarize removing the cooler fan from the GPU will void the warranty but that's moot since it's pasted that, replacing the old thermal paste with a premium fixed the overheating issue, bottom line is the card works again.

The great price and AMD promotion for 2 free games drew me to this card, as well as the good reputation of MSI products. Just wondering, did anyone receive their code for their games yet? I haven't yet and am wondering about it (want to get Resident Evil 2 which releases in late January).Wow, what can I say but wow, amazing upgrade to my now 6 year old custom build PC. Spent less than $200 (after pending rebate) for a major increase in graphics performance (coming from a GTX 670 which was a top performer in its class when I bought it years ago lol). Very nice looking and sturdy gpu that runs more quiet than any of my older cards. Bought it mainly so that I could run my new LG Ultrawide 3440 x 1440 monitor with no worries (working magically so far!), and then discovered the amazingness that is 21:9 gaming! I've seen a few videos on it but never really intended that for this card, but just wow, the higher level of immersion that I am experiencing at 3440 x 1440 is just incredible, and this card runs at that resolution for Final Fantasy XV (demo) with no issues, and I feel looks a lot better than I remember it when I played the game on PS4 ^_^. My large and mostly unplayed library of Steam games are old and pretty much NO game will even tax this card, thus downloading the Final Fantasy XV demo. Will probably update this review as well as my LG Ultrawide monitor review as the months go by~

I purchased the MSI RX 580 (Armor 8gb) card and have nothing but great things to say so far.The packaging is nice and minimal but keeps the card nice and safe. I'm convinced I could kick the box and not phase the card.It has nice little handouts that explain how to install; which is extremely easy but was helpful none-the-less. The GPU came with a driver installation CD, I don't have a CD drive in my PC (I haven't seen a CD in ages!) but it's helpful for those with poor or no internet. Driver installation was a breeze.As far as performance, it has given me great increases in all games.I haven't tested features for streaming or VR, but I can say that this card will bring you into the modern gaming era without issue.Side Note: The card is pretty big, be sure to double check the dimensions of it and your PC case to ensure a good fit.

Pros: As far as frames per $$, this thing takes the cake. Runs most newer games on 1440 @ 50-60 fps on high settings. AMD FreeSync looks nice, too, given your monitor supports it. This card is an excellent value and will give you the most fps if you have $200 to spend on a card.Cons: Imagine you put a horse saddle on a Boeing 747 jet engine and tried it ride it around your house... That's what noise this card makes. Okay, maybe not as loud as a jet but let's just say I can walk in other rooms of my house and still hear the thing. On a moderate overclock, it's very loud. On stock settings, it's still loud, but bearable. I don't think my card is defective, just doesn't have a heat sync up to par with a card like the Gaming X. Other than this, the card sags a tiny bit. You can remedy this by routing it's 8 pin power cable from above instead of below - that's what I did.Overall, it's a great card if you can handle the noise. I think I'm going to return it and bump my card budget up to $300 to get something a bit quieter. If your budget is firm at $200, though, go ahead and jump on this card - the noise can be gotten used to and you won't regret the performance you get.