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I'm pretty sure the answer is no, but is there a chance OcUK are doing shipping for Monday arrival for the launch. Would be great to get it next day but I know it's not usually a thing when ordering on Sundays.
 
Hexus are reporting rumours of AMD cutting Navi prices.

  • RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary: was $499, NOW $449
  • RX 5700 XT: was $449, NOW $399
  • RX 5700: was $379, NOW $349
 
Mid-range GPUs at high prices. The fact that these cards were supposedly named 690/680, they should be priced in line with the 590/580.

Both AMD and Nvidia are taking the **** with pricing.
 
varkanoid said:
Personally thingk you are wrong just by the generally sweeping statement of PC gaming, dont bite my head off first read on. Think of all the games out there at the moment bar the RTX ones and to play them a good 1080p card will suffice. A card such as a RX580 or GTX 1660/ti can give you an excellent 1080p experience. A 980 or 980ti still can. So PC gaming is becoming too expensive - why ? What do you need to buy so you can play a game. Nothing. There hasnt been a game you need to buy a graphics card for in order to play it for a long long time.

If you compare console gaming against a PC playing 1080p games its not that much more expensive. The new PC hardware is expensive but then you dont really need it. Do you ?
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Oh no I get your point too, you put it well.

To play modern games on a PC, I mean modern demanding games, not CSGO or the like

Windows OS
Mouse
Keyboard
CPU
RAM
MOBO
Case​

GPU​

PSU​

SSD/HD​

​

I'll use ball park figures, nothing looked up, just a "rough" estimate​

​

Windows OS - £25​

Mouse - £10​

Keyboard - £10​

CPU - Quad cores are starting to show their age but we'll run with a quadcore from AMD - 1400CPU - £130​

RAM - 8gig £40​

MOBO - some B450 board - perhaps £85​

Case - £25​

GPU - RX560 - about £125​

PSU - £40​

SSD/HD - for a 256 to fit games and OS - £30​

​

That's over £500 easy. Yes you could go for a APU from AMD but you'd need faster RAM and APU's can just about play 1080p MODERN GAMES remember, at low settings. Console you can get for less than £500 now.​

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I remember building a HIGH END setup, at the time, with a 4870 GPU and a q9550 core2quad, for around 650. Even with inflation, you can't really build a high end pc now for less than 800-1000 to be able to comfortably play at 1080p modern games at medium settings.​
 
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Those £25 Windows licenses aren't strictly legit, as they violate the EULA.

You know what they say about things being too good to be true.

The £25 licenses activate, sure, but they breach the EULA (who cares? we've all done it).
 
subbytna said:

Oh no I get your point too, you put it well.

To play modern games on a PC, I mean modern demanding games, not CSGO or the like

Windows OS
Mouse
Keyboard
CPU
RAM
MOBO
Case​

GPU​

PSU​

SSD/HD​

​

I'll use ball park figures, nothing looked up, just a "rough" estimate​

​

Windows OS - £25​

Mouse - £10​

Keyboard - £10​

CPU - Quad cores are starting to show their age but we'll run with a quadcore from AMD - 1400CPU - £130​

RAM - 8gig £40​

MOBO - some B450 board - perhaps £85​

Case - £25​

GPU - RX560 - about £125​

PSU - £40​

SSD/HD - for a 256 to fit games and OS - £30​

​

That's over £500 easy. Yes you could go for a APU from AMD but you'd need faster RAM and APU's can just about play 1080p MODERN GAMES remember, at low settings. Console you can get for less than £500 now.​

​

I remember building a HIGH END setup, at the time, with a 4870 GPU and a q9550 core2quad, for around 650. Even with inflation, you can't really build a high end pc now for less than 800-1000 to be able to comfortably play at 1080p modern games at medium settings.​
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Can get rx570s for £99 currently.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-41s-as.html

Very good 1080p60 card
 
Rock_n_Roll said:
Mid-range GPUs at high prices. The fact that these cards were supposedly named 690/680, they should be priced in line with the 590/580.

Both AMD and Nvidia are taking the **** with pricing.
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This. All very well AMD filling the high volume middle of the market but it's no good if they price high end. Su said she didn't want AMD being the value option anymore. Well, she's doing that :p CPU can be justified because AMD are doing what Intel can't/won't, GPU... Another gen I'm sitting out personally
 
Tell you what would be good from AMD
if they do some sort of discount voucher if you buy an X570 board, a Ryzen 3XXX and 5700/5700XT on Sunday.

That would be absolutely glorious for people like me .
@Gibbo

Make them see the light :p
 
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