XFX Radeon R9 280X Double Dissipation.... SEX on a PCB!

[Mei]

xfx's rubbish rma aside, it is a nice looking card
i dont think i like the new reference cooler much, i know the red lights up etc, and maybe it will look nice on a asus board, its not exactly classy tho is it

looking forward to seeing some evga designs and i guess gigabyte will go the usual windforce, hope they keep the black pcb atleast

"launch of the R9 290 series will be tightly controlled by AMD (i.e., don't expect non-reference designs for a while)"

why do they do this? if its even true

 

[spixelspixel]

XFX 7970
Qty sold - 240
RMA rate - 8%

XFX 7970 Black Edition
Qty sold - 340
RMA rate - 11%


Those return rates are very high, most cards are 2-4%

 

[Zenduri]

Thanks for explaining Gibbo and if that was the case you know what.... i totally support OCUK's decision to pull the cards!. My current card form XFX has been fine so farand the one before this was so it must have been a recent problem i assume

@Others

Whilst i know dual fans aren't new i just think the cooler design is so much nicer on that that what we usually find on coolers.

 

[erazor51]

Is there any difference spec wise with new cards?

 

[Orangey]

Is it too late to get in on the XFX-hate bandwagon?

xfx sux

 

[Thaifood]

Thankyou for your amazing input now please go crawl under your rock/bridge/in your hole

Lol

 

[Panos]

Tbh what I do not see on the side specs is True Audio Technology support.

 

[whyscotty]

looking forward to seeing some evga designs

Don't think so

 

[the1gooner]

Tbh what I do not see on the side specs is True Audio Technology support.

That's because the 280x doesn't have it.

Not sure whether this going to be something that stops anyone buying this card though.

 

[whyscotty]

That's because the 280x doesn't have it.

Not sure whether this going to be something that stops anyone buying this card though.

Do we know which cards will support True Audio?

 

[LtMatt]

Its a nice looking card and looks a lot better designed than their previous coolers. Looks doesn't mean much to me though once its inside my case. As long as it performs well and is quiet then im happy.

 

[the1gooner]

Do we know which cards will support True Audio?

At the moment it seems it will be supported on the R9 290, 290X and the R7 260X.

 

[whyscotty]

At the moment it seems it will be supported on the R9 290, 290X and the R7 260X.

Thank you


That is one fine looking card - looks like XFX have upped their game

 

[Gregster]

XFX do suck. I have read to many horror stories to think otherwise. I own an XFX PSU and I am begging it doesn't fail in case I need to RMA it.

 

[Martini1991]

You'd just RMA the XFX PSU to your E-tailer, so no worries there

 

[Aneskimo]

With the 280x is this a replacement/updated 7970?

 

[Gregster]

You'd just RMA the XFX PSU to your E-tailer, so no worries there

Very true. How long does OcUK deal with the RMA after sales or is it the whole length of the warranty?

I have no idea in honesty.

 

[Martini1991]

It's moot, as you can request they act as middle man.
So while they might not deal with the warranty directly, you'll still get it replaced as they deal with the vendor.

 

[the1gooner]

With the 280x is this a replacement/updated 7970?

A re-badged 7970 Ghz edition with maybe some tweaks to the core/memory clocks.

Haven't seen confirmed final specs yet but doubt it will be too different.

 

[Aneskimo]

A re-badged 7970 Ghz edition with maybe some tweaks to the core/memory clocks.

Haven't seen confirmed final specs yet but doubt it will be too different.

Cheers for that bud, oh nice footie team by the way