The Polaris RX 480 Owners Thread.

AgedIdiot · 30 Jun 2016 at 13:53

Am SOOOOO tempted - new shinny's !!!

But as am running 2 x (4gb)290 (waterblocks on both)and a non freesync 34" 3440x1440 Dell monitor I cannot think of any good reason to change

Unless someone can help with a really good reason to change that will not involve a divorce , it looks as tho I will be waiting for Vega (unless nvid halve their prices? - probable ???).

Baboonanza · 30 Jun 2016 at 14:04

AgedIdiot said:
Am SOOOOO tempted - new shinny's !!!

But as am running 2 x (4gb)290 (waterblocks on both)and a non freesync 34" 3440x1440 Dell monitor I cannot think of any good reason to change

Unless someone can help with a really good reason to change that will not involve a divorce , it looks as tho I will be waiting for Vega (unless nvid halve their prices? - probable ???).

If you're water-cooling you'd be crazy! The block would cost half as much as the card!

Toss3 · 30 Jun 2016 at 14:09

Baboonanza said:
If you're water-cooling you'd be crazy! The block would cost half as much as the card!

You don't have to cool the whole card, just the core and if possible the VRMs (much cheaper).

Bantu · 30 Jun 2016 at 14:15

If you guys are up for it, could one of you undervolt the card and see what the impacts are on temps and performance? I've got mine but am working late tonight so can't do any testing

Kaapstad · 30 Jun 2016 at 14:24

SiDeards73 said:
Kaap you putting yours under water? i am interested to see how they perfom, i know your usually thorough in your testing

I will be using them on air and hopefully they won't get too warm.

Tute · 30 Jun 2016 at 14:28

I seem to be last on the DPD rounds today.

ETA 5pm!

Kaapstad · 30 Jun 2016 at 14:28

melmac said:
Hi Kaap, congrats on your cards, just wondering why you didn't wait for custom cards? The stock cooler on these is supposed to be bad and only has 6 pin connector?

And, the same question to you actually. Why not wait until a custom board comes up? I know it's for a review, but, you waited for a custom 1080. Isn't only fair you wait for a custom 480 as well?

I wanted to see how they go in quadfire which means I had to use the reference cooler.

orbitalwalsh · 30 Jun 2016 at 14:30

will be water cooling mine. Intend to hybrid cool like ive done before.
Also see if about attaching a GPX uni block to it in the mean time .

MDPlatts · 30 Jun 2016 at 14:32

Tute said:
I seem to be last on the DPD rounds today.

ETA 5pm!

Ditto - Eugene is on delivery #48 with me at #70 and due 16:05 to 17:05.

whyscotty · 30 Jun 2016 at 14:33

DHR said:
Just found the 4GB XFX edition for £173.99... decisions decisions! £25 for an extra 4gb? Is it worth it at 1080p, thinking of 12 months down the line too?

You'll probably need 2 to benefit from the extra 4Gb.

Kaapstad · 30 Jun 2016 at 14:38

Welcome all and TROH updated.

The Roll of Honour.

Date 30/06/2016, Make XFX Reference 4gb, Bantu, Link
Date 30/06/2016, Make XFX Reference 4gb, TheLegendOfMart, Link
Date 30/06/2016, Make Sapphire Reference 8gb, montymint, Link
Date 30/06/2016, Make Sapphire Reference 8gb, roy23, Link
Date 29/06/2016, Make Sapphire Reference 8gb, stulid, Link
Date 29/06/2016, Make Sapphire Reference 8gb, Kaapstad, Link
Date 29/06/2016, Make Sapphire Reference 8gb, whyscotty, Link
Date 29/06/2016, Make Sapphire Reference 8gb, AMDMatt, Link

To get on the Roll of Honour all you have to do is post a pic with your user name on it of your RX 480.

Tute · 30 Jun 2016 at 15:14

MDPlatts said:
Ditto - Eugene is on delivery #48 with me at #70 and due 16:05 to 17:05.

Is it our punishment for only going 4GB?

whyscotty said:
You'll probably need 2 to benefit from the extra 4Gb.

I don't like to wee on cornflakes but I just can't see how the extra 4GB is worth the money. This is a fab card at £170-180, over £200 not so much, especially if you have MM access.

[Edit] Having thought about it, I can see the benefit if you're going to be running Crossfire.

|cJ| · 30 Jun 2016 at 15:22

Agree I got 4GB for 175 and have overclocked to 1300mhz / 8000mhz no problem. I'll be replacing the card in a year so will get an 8GB vega then, no way am paying an extra 50 quid for some extra RAM that most of the time I won't even use.

MDPlatts · 30 Jun 2016 at 15:30

Tute said:
Is it our punishment for only going 4GB?

You maybe, but I've got the full 8 coming - running on 3440 x 1440 you see - this is just a tide-me-over until big Vega turns up. Had a FuryX but sold it for a good price 3+ months back and feeling some pain on skylake HD530 even on basic browsing.

A DPD van just rolled into the works car park, but their website says hes still 12 deliveries away - probably a different van/driver/route.

Kaapstad · 30 Jun 2016 at 16:34

https://www.techpowerup.com/223784/ek-water-blocks-ready-with-radeon-rx-480-full-coverage-block

harney · 30 Jun 2016 at 16:39

My pc has just melted with all this AMD info in this thread

Bantu · 30 Jun 2016 at 16:45

Kaapstad said:
https://www.techpowerup.com/223784/ek-water-blocks-ready-with-radeon-rx-480-full-coverage-block

Looks nice for those looking to squeeze a bit more out of this card. I wonder if we'll hit the power limits before getting in trouble with thermals.

MDPlatts · 30 Jun 2016 at 16:56

I think I've uploaded it - but cannot view images at work -
https://imgur.com/a/AqXuv

harney · 30 Jun 2016 at 17:00

montymint said:
mine coming tomorrow.

I use the acer x34 (freesync) so can test some games in UW 1440p if anyone wants

that would be great

Overlag · 30 Jun 2016 at 17:01

Got mine this morning, thanks OCUK. Will put in my current case, but when EKWB bring out there block ill be moving it all into a Fractal Design Define S

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