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[melmac]

Sorry 3 days out from 1 year.....

And yes, it's not like for like but that still doesn't change the FACT that vega and all other GPUs should be a lot cheaper by now. Before the mining boom and retailers/manufacturers realising they could get away with over pricing GPUs, it is guaranteed that these cards should/would have been at least £50-70 cheaper at this stage (especially nvidia's cards)

When I said 290, I was referring to the point just before the 970 came out, so not quite end of its life but near it (from a performance POV). Either way, can you see vega 56 dropping to <£250 come that point? Let me answer that for you, nope.

People keep saying in "todays market" to try and make current prices sound good, sorry but just no..... In no world should these be considered good prices especially when they are "deals". Tech. evolves and as they get older, prices should be continually dropping, especially when coming to 1 year old.

Who knows, maybe when nvidia cards drop in the next few weeks, prices will drop even further (without them being "deals") ala what happened with every previous gen.

As it is, I would much rather buy from the MM than support these inflated prices.

You are the one the emphasised the 1+ year ago. Trying to make it like it was a longer time frame when it has just about been a year.

The 290's didn't drop in price until after the 970 came out, not before. I don't know what the price of then Vega 56 will drop to when Nvidia releases new cards, it will depend on the price/performance of those new cards.

Not sure I understand What do you mean end of it's life from a performance point of view? The only end of life that matters is when it stops been produced for sale.

People keep saying in today's market, not to make current prices sound good, but, because it's today's market. And prices don't drop just because time passes. That's not how business works. Why should prices fall after 1 year? Who decides that arbitrary time span? Pascal and Vega are currently the best consumer GPU technologies in the market. Until that changes then prices won't change apart from the odd special offers now and then.

That's your choice, nobody is forcing anybody to buy a graphic card.

 

[D1craig]

are these vega cards custom pcb or can you get a ekwb block for them?

 

[Nexus18]

I don't think that's the way to look at it, With the Free-sync, G-sync segmentation of the monitor market a Freesync owner like myself is likely to have close to another year before there's any sort of meaningful replacement for the Vega 64.

Well yes, if you have tied yourself into freesync then there isn't exactly much choice....

You are the one the emphasised the 1+ year ago. Trying to make it like it was a longer time frame when it has just about been a year.

The 290's didn't drop in price until after the 970 came out, not before. I don't know what the price of then Vega 56 will drop to when Nvidia releases new cards, it will depend on the price/performance of those new cards.

Not sure I understand What do you mean end of it's life from a performance point of view? The only end of life that matters is when it stops been produced for sale.

People keep saying in today's market, not to make current prices sound good, but, because it's today's market. And prices don't drop just because time passes. That's not how business works. Why should prices fall after 1 year? Who decides that arbitrary time span? Pascal and Vega are currently the best consumer GPU technologies in the market. Until that changes then prices won't change apart from the odd special offers now and then.

That's your choice, nobody is forcing anybody to buy a graphic card.

Sorry, I'll wait another what is it, 4/5 days until I can say 1+ year.....

Pretty sure they did, as I remember I was annoyed seeing the 290 drop to <£250 only a matter of a few weeks later after having bought one just for £310 (and with only 3 games of which weren't as good as the 4 game pack later on), which was also just a week or 2 before the 970 came out, after the 970 came out, didn't they then drop to £200 as "deals" a lot of the time?

The performance is rather old hat now is what I mean, we've had it for 2+ years in the form of a 1080.

 

[Panos]

are these vega cards custom pcb or can you get a ekwb block for them?

Strix has only EK makes waterblock for. Bykski i believe makes one for the Powercolor as they do for the nitro+

But need to confirm first.

Update
Yeah they aren't making any and was reason bought the Nitro+ because Bykski had waterblock, which is superb must say.

 

[TheSwede]

Bite the bullet bit earlier and bought the PowerColor RedDevil card, never had a card from them but hopefully it all be good ! Also, with the exchange rate I actually saved roughly £170 buying it from OcUK and that is included with the postage of £30 to have it shipped to Sweden. And they was not offering the game bundle either, so that's 3 games "saved" as well, although of those three was only planning on buying Odyssey but the other two looks interesting as well so hopefully they are !

Wont be here until middle of next week though, so have to be a bit patient until then !

 

[nashathedog]

Bite the bullet bit earlier and bought the PowerColor RedDevil card, never had a card from them but hopefully it all be good ! Also, with the exchange rate I actually saved roughly £170 buying it from OcUK and that is included with the postage of £30 to have it shipped to Sweden. And they was not offering the game bundle either, so that's 3 games "saved" as well, although of those three was only planning on buying Odyssey but the other two looks interesting as well so hopefully they are !

Wont be here until middle of next week though, so have to be a bit patient until then !

I've had both a 470 Red Devil & a 480 Red Devil I'm using now and they've both been nice solid cards so I'm going to stick my neck out and say you made the right choice out of the Powercolor & the Gigabyte Vega's.

 

[flea.rider]

£120 drop is a hell of the way to go .. makes me think there getting rid or southings coming .. I'm thinking the refresh will be announced soon

 

[TheRealDeal]

Bite the bullet bit earlier and bought the PowerColor RedDevil card, never had a card from them but hopefully it all be good ! Also, with the exchange rate I actually saved roughly £170 buying it from OcUK and that is included with the postage of £30 to have it shipped to Sweden. And they was not offering the game bundle either, so that's 3 games "saved" as well, although of those three was only planning on buying Odyssey but the other two looks interesting as well so hopefully they are !

Wont be here until middle of next week though, so have to be a bit patient until then !

The card gets good reviews and i currently have a Powercolor PCS+ 290 which has served me well. Well built card and overclocks well so had no problem using them again with the Vega 64.

 

[Panos]

Bite the bullet bit earlier and bought the PowerColor RedDevil card, never had a card from them but hopefully it all be good ! Also, with the exchange rate I actually saved roughly £170 buying it from OcUK and that is included with the postage of £30 to have it shipped to Sweden. And they was not offering the game bundle either, so that's 3 games "saved" as well, although of those three was only planning on buying Odyssey but the other two looks interesting as well so hopefully they are !

Wont be here until middle of next week though, so have to be a bit patient until then !

Great choice mate. I was between Devil and Nitro+ early July but got the Nitro (£504 offer) because it there was waterblock for it.
Both cards are superb and the Devil block is absolutely superb and big.

I would advice you if you feel adventurous to replace the paste with Thermal Grizzly liquid metal.
It will drop the temps by 10-15C and allow higher clocks.

 

[TheSwede]

I've had both a 470 Red Devil & a 480 Red Devil I'm using now and they've both been nice solid cards so I'm going to stick my neck out and say you made the right choice out of the Powercolor & the Gigabyte Vega's.

Thanks, appreciate the comment, makes things easier on my mind.

The card gets good reviews and i currently have a Powercolor PCS+ 290 which has served me well. Well built card and overclocks well so had no problem using them again with the Vega 64.

Sounds good, glad to hear that, since as above, makes things bit easier on my mind.

Great choice mate. I was between Devil and Nitro+ early July but got the Nitro (£504 offer) because it there was waterblock for it.
Both cards are superb and the Devil block is absolutely superb and big.

I would advice you if you feel adventurous to replace the paste with Thermal Grizzly liquid metal.
It will drop the temps by 10-15C and allow higher clocks.

I be running it on stock, although lowering the temps sounds tempting I think I will refrain myself, since never messed with a GPU and don't want to risk screwing things up.

 

[Panos]

I be running it on stock, although lowering the temps sounds tempting I think I will refrain myself, since never messed with a GPU and don't want to risk screwing things up.

Visit the Vega 64 owners thread and see my big posts from July 3rd onwards. I have plenty of results on investigations I did with the card.

 

[D1craig]

Strix has only EK makes waterblock for. Bykski i believe makes one for the Powercolor as they do for the nitro+

But need to confirm first.

Update
Yeah they aren't making any and was reason bought the Nitro+ because Bykski had waterblock, which is superb must say.

there is a vega 56 in stock for £440 somewhere else that has a ekwb block that fits. but £10 more gets you a 64...

 

[Panos]

there is a vega 56 in stock for £440 somewhere else that has a ekwb block that fits. but £10 more gets you a 64...

Indeed it ain't worth to get the V56 when for £10 more you get the V64, especially the Devil one.
V64 is better card full stop. The Devil cooler is the best out there next to the Nitro+ and are as good as GPU aircooling can get.
Having seen apart both, even my old GTX1080 Xtreme has worse cooler, and that on a card burning more power than those two Vega 64s. (Devil, Nitro).

And still has option for improvement. There is always Conductonaut to drop 12-15C of the temps, and the the best part with HBM is that can benefit also
Also a strong but quiet fan like the Enermax magma, blowing air directly towards the card, helps a lot if someone has issues with case temps and airflow.
Assuming that same person tries to OC the card on air by using brute force and 376W, while the room has 30C in the middle of the summer.

Btw must say the Nitro+ with the Bykski waterblock works superbly well together, keeping the card cold (28C-34C) with the Predator 360. And on that most of the heat comes from the Z370-I monoblock and the 8600K @ 5.1Ghz.

 

[Nexus18]

@Gibbo

Can you confirm if the games can be sold on or not?

Seeing mixed reports on this....

 

[DONOHUE07]

Is there any 2 slot vega 64’s? I use a mini itx case and I’m short on space as I use pcie usb 3 hub for my oculus rift sensors.

 

[Padraig]

Well if there are any Vega 64's left at this price in october might just have to buy one.

 

[Panos]

@Gibbo

Can you confirm if the games can be sold on or not?

Seeing mixed reports on this....

I can tell you from the FC5 offer I had to register in July.
You will be given a code you go to AMD website. When you register it AMD checks your hardware installed, and if correct it asks you to connect to your uplay account to put the games into it.
It doesn't give you the codes of each game to use them separetly.

Now if someone has an AMD card those included in the deals, can use the codes. But not someone using an Nvidia card.
That can be done if you the seller, get the uplay account of someone with Nvidia card, and do the registration in your system.

Go to the MM section of this forum and see how it can be done, because some bought the codes and couldn't activate them.
There are few threads around early July with people selling FC5.

 

[Nexus18]

I can tell you from the FC5 offer I had to register in July.
You will be given a code you go to AMD website. When you register it AMD checks your hardware installed, and if correct it asks you to connect to your uplay account to put the games into it.
It doesn't give you the codes of each game to use them separetly.

Now if someone has an AMD card those included in the deals, can use the codes. But not someone using an Nvidia card.
That can be done if you the seller, get the uplay account of someone with Nvidia card, and do the registration in your system.

Go to the MM section of this forum and see how it can be done, because some bought the codes and couldn't activate them.
There are few threads around early July with people selling FC5.

Thanks.

A lot of faff that though and I can't see many buyers wanting to do that either.

Shame as if the game keys could be sold on without the faff, I could see these selling a lot better.

Would really need someone who has bought one of these and done the above to confirm this first before buying and finding out that I may be stuck with games I don't want that much...

 

[Panos]

Thanks.

A lot of faff that though and I can't see many buyers wanting to do that either.

Shame as if the game keys could be sold on without the faff, I could see these selling a lot better.

Would really need someone who has bought one of these and done the above to confirm this first before buying and finding out that I may be stuck with games I don't want that much...

Unfortunately I do not have the FC5 code to trade it for those games. Because I am not on Far Cry games, and I would prefer the games of the current bundle

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Is there any 2 slot vega 64’s? I use a mini itx case and I’m short on space as I use pcie usb 3 hub for my oculus rift sensors.

Only the ref. ones were dual slot, as far as i know, all the custom ones are 2.5/3, and the ref. ones were stopped eons ago, so only way to get one would be 2nd hand now.