SAPPHIRE RX 480 NITRO NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER AT OVERCLOCKERS UK (WORLD FIRST) !!!

DHR · 20 Aug 2016 at 13:58

Is it safe to use a 6pin to 8pin adapter for these?

MyBrainz · 20 Aug 2016 at 14:03

bigSadFace said:
See if they will match price. Gibbo said the Gaming X would come down in price as supply increased. At least one supplier in the UK has held stock of the Gaming X for the last 48 hours (still has stock). You never know!

I'll see where things are on monday, with more stock of the Sapphire Nitro+OC coming next week, being a fan of Sapphire and how reliable they have been for me in the past, i can see me ending up getting the Nitro+OC. My current Sapphire Dual X 7950 is over 4 years old now and still going strong

Problem is i have a red theme in my case now so the MSI 480 would look kinda nice in there

bigSadFace · 20 Aug 2016 at 14:14

MyBrains said:
I'll see where things are on monday, with more stock of the Sapphire Nitro+OC coming next week, being a fan of Sapphire and how reliable they have been for me in the past, i can see me ending up getting the Nitro+OC. My current Sapphire Dual X 7950 is over 4 years old now and still going strong

Problem is i have a red theme in my case now so the MSI 480 would look kinda nice in there

Im sending my Nitro +OC back in favour of the gaming X. The Coil whine and Fan noise are strong in my Nitro.

Roob65 · 20 Aug 2016 at 16:20

Floofy said:
I've been hearing a lot about needing to update MoBo BIOS for the card to work, and I'm getting my 480 next week. Is this something for all boards, or just some? Mine hasn't had any updates since 2010 :I

I updated my Sabertooth 990fx as ASUS just published their first BIOS update for that board in over 2 years. Unfortunately it didn't like something on my setup (system kept freezing) so I flashed it back to the earlier BIOS. I don't think the dreaded Windoze 10 anniversary update helped so I rolled that back too.

Swathe · 20 Aug 2016 at 17:19

MyBrains said:
I'll see where things are on monday, with more stock of the Sapphire Nitro+OC coming next week, being a fan of Sapphire and how reliable they have been for me in the past, i can see me ending up getting the Nitro+OC. My current Sapphire Dual X 7950 is over 4 years old now and still going strong

Problem is i have a red theme in my case now so the MSI 480 would look kinda nice in there

Unscrew the backplate and dip it in a semi-transparent red paint to colour the white parts, then set the LED to red and you have a black and red colour scheme

MyBrainz · 20 Aug 2016 at 17:34

Swathe said:
Unscrew the backplate and dip it in a semi-transparent red paint to colour the white parts, then set the LED to red and you have a black and red colour scheme

Best way to void warranty i guess.. im good though

bigSadFace · 20 Aug 2016 at 17:45

Swathe said:
Unscrew the backplate and dip it in a semi-transparent red paint to colour the white parts, then set the LED to red and you have a black and red colour scheme

Can't set LED to red until Trixx 3.0 is released.

adam cool dude · 20 Aug 2016 at 18:49

My order has changed to shipped so I guess a new batch of cards has come in?

hyperseven · 20 Aug 2016 at 20:03

TTL's review of this card

benjii · 20 Aug 2016 at 20:29

adam cool dude said:
My order has changed to shipped so I guess a new batch of cards has come in?

Which card?

danlightbulb · 20 Aug 2016 at 20:32

hyperseven said:
TTL's review of this card

Guy doesn't like the noise of it then nor the high operating temperature.

fuzzylogic · 20 Aug 2016 at 20:34

I've had the Nitro OC 8GB installed for a few days now and it's been brilliant. I've ordered a decent Corsair fan to replace the Aerocool exhaust one on my case, but the temps haven't gone past the late 70's.

Maximum settings in XCOM2, No Mans Sky at maximum with extras through Wattman. Looking forward to finishing GTAV at max/60fps settings once I've cleared my gaming backlog.

I'm on a Sony TV from 2015 at 1080p. Great input lag, but bad tearing until I set the frame rate limit to 59. Superb since.

Gerard · 20 Aug 2016 at 20:46

danlightbulb said:
Guy doesn't like the noise of it then nor the high operating temperature.

Funny how his reviews for the most part neglect to include fan noise, only when he wants to have a whinge about it. Oddly enough he's reviewed asus 980ti cards in the past he claimed were "whisper quiet" and that was contradicted heavily by other reviews. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact he's sponsored by asus and his shelf is a nvidia advertisement behind him.

MyBrainz · 20 Aug 2016 at 20:51

i think i just wasted 20 minutes of my life watching that video

danlightbulb · 20 Aug 2016 at 21:07

Seems to be something wrong with every review for every card. Where does one get genuine information?

Burr · 20 Aug 2016 at 21:16

danlightbulb said:
Seems to be something wrong with every review for every card. Where does one get genuine information?

Myself, i'll usually read/watch around and then compile an average of the reviews. Not easy though when there's not many reviews to start with.

zophiel · 20 Aug 2016 at 21:48

who sits there with the head inside the case next to the fans, which is where he put his mic :/

Phantom Shadow · 20 Aug 2016 at 21:54

Does the fan get loud? yes, it definitely gets louder when gaming.

Can I hear it with my headphones on? Nope

The fiancee might complain though...

danlightbulb · 20 Aug 2016 at 22:20

Phantom Shadow said:
Can I hear it with my headphones on? Nope

The fiancee might complain though...

Which is exactly what the guy in the video said. Not good if you like the quiet.

HarryBizzle · 20 Aug 2016 at 22:28

Very disappointed with the memory on my 4GB model. Can't even bump the memory to 1800MHz without it crashing/artefacting.

Meanwhile the GPU clock will happily hum along at 1415MHz.