My Phantom Gaming 6800xt has been with me since release of the series and has been reliable. That being said I did take the heatsink apart repaste the GPU and tighten the screws to my liking. This dropped hotspot temps 10c alone. It wasn’t my first choice for brand but I got it at MSRP at the time.

Similar story I got my VII in 2019 but it was open box at a local Microcenter. 530$ out the door with tax. Sold it for 2200$ in 2021. I really wanted to try that card on water though but $$$ talks!