AMD POLARIS RX-480 IN STOCK: THE PERFECT GAMING UPGRADE!!

easyrider · 30 Jun 2016 at 01:11

I bought a gtx 970 for 229 on launch years ago ....

Purgatory · 30 Jun 2016 at 01:20

easyrider said:
I bought a gtx 970 for 229 on launch years ago ....

Yup but it came with 3.5GB of ram.. These come with 8GB and are better in DX12. DX12 is the future and give AMD time to refine their drivers too and the card in today's financial landscape looks good value.

Gibbo · 30 Jun 2016 at 11:04

Over 1000 now sold!

SiDeards73 · 30 Jun 2016 at 11:10

Gibbo said:
Over 1000 now sold!

Lol impressive, well done AMD on bringing the stock to the shelves in a good fashion..

Hamfist · 30 Jun 2016 at 11:50

Gibbo said:
Over 1000 now sold!

Interesting how all the 4GB models sold out so quick.

Do you thing it's just that £170-£180 is the sweet spot for most main stream buyers now, or were there a lot less of the 4GB models? Maybe there's a lot of people out there trying to build cheap media PC's.

If AMD got the price of the 8GB model down to £180 and 4GB £165, I wonder if the 4GB's would still sell first because people are just trying to spend as little as possible.

Gerard · 30 Jun 2016 at 11:53

Hamfist said:
Interesting how all the 4GB models sold out so quick.

Still a sapphire 4g in stock.

TheRealDeal · 30 Jun 2016 at 11:54

Hamfist said:
Interesting how all the 4GB models sold out so quick.

Do you thing it's just that £170-£180 is the sweet spot for most main stream buyers now, or were there a lot less of the 4GB models? Maybe there's a lot of people out there trying to build cheap media PC's.

If AMD got the price of the 8GB model down to £180 and 4GB £165, I wonder if the 4GB's would still sell first because people are just trying to spend as little as possible.

I doubt Amd will do that as there $ price is already really low. The 480 8gb is priced the exact same as the 380x was at launch ($229). If the £ bounces back you will see much better pricing for these in the UK. As it stands now the UK pricing looks worse not because of Amd but because of the weak £.

melmac · 30 Jun 2016 at 12:08

Hamfist said:
Interesting how all the 4GB models sold out so quick.

Do you thing it's just that £170-£180 is the sweet spot for most main stream buyers now, or were there a lot less of the 4GB models? Maybe there's a lot of people out there trying to build cheap media PC's.

If AMD got the price of the 8GB model down to £180 and 4GB £165, I wonder if the 4GB's would still sell first because people are just trying to spend as little as possible.

Sub £200 is definitely the sweet spot for this market. Shame the Brexit caused a price rise here in the UK.

Radeon Wattman · 30 Jun 2016 at 12:28

Can't wait for the AIB cards. The 6 pin and poor coolers are definitely holding the card back.

h4rm0ny · 30 Jun 2016 at 12:42

Hamfist said:
Interesting how all the 4GB models sold out so quick.

Do you thing it's just that £170-£180 is the sweet spot for most main stream buyers now, or were there a lot less of the 4GB models? Maybe there's a lot of people out there trying to build cheap media PC's.

If AMD got the price of the 8GB model down to £180 and 4GB £165, I wonder if the 4GB's would still sell first because people are just trying to spend as little as possible.

I think it's simply that whilst 8GB is a nice to have and it has the memory clocked a very small amount higher, most people recognize that 4GB is enough for the foreseeable future. I still have a 285 which only has 2GB, and it's still fine at 1080 for me.

Dirk Diggler · 30 Jun 2016 at 12:47

I'm not saying it's a flop, but AMD launch a new card and everyone piles in to discuss... promo girls ... and cuddly dragons... and Gibbo's mugshot... and Simon Belmont just has to be different, claiming the girl is a munter.

Gibbo never mind your

nonsense, where's the 1080ti thread!

CREATIVE!11 · 30 Jun 2016 at 16:45

Gibbo said:
Over 1000 now sold!

God.... colour me surprised sir.

I thought these cards have been a massive let-down... power consumption / performance wise.

But I guess for people coming from much older cards like gtx 760 etc 7950+ this is probably a great deal. I'm going to hold out for the after market ones, maybe they will be better clocks and cooling.

Radeon Wattman said:
Can't wait for the AIB cards. The 6 pin and poor coolers are definitely holding the card back.

This.

TheVoice · 30 Jun 2016 at 16:53

CREATIVE!11 said:
God.... colour me surprised sir.

I thought these cards have been a massive let-down... power consumption / performance wise.

But I guess for people coming from much older cards like gtx 760 etc 7950+ this is probably a great deal. I'm going to hold out for the after market ones, maybe they will be better clocks and cooling.

I'm still on a 6870, so that's why I'm interested in these. Little disappointed with the talk of power consumption and heat though, I have a Dell XPS 8300 currently so it's just an OEM PSU and one case fan. That said, I can't imagine its any worse than the 6870 is for power and temps.

Lokken86 · 30 Jun 2016 at 16:59

Hamfist said:
Interesting how all the 4GB models sold out so quick.

Do you thing it's just that £170-£180 is the sweet spot for most main stream buyers now, or were there a lot less of the 4GB models? Maybe there's a lot of people out there trying to build cheap media PC's.

Plenty of people running 1080p and the 4gb one to me would be perfect for that. It's what I'd have got.

CREATIVE!11 · 30 Jun 2016 at 17:01

TheVoice said:
I'm still on a 6870, so that's why I'm interested in these. Little disappointed with the talk of power consumption and heat though, I have a Dell XPS 8300 currently so it's just an OEM PSU and one case fan. That said, I can't imagine its any worse than the 6870 is for power and temps.

In your case this card is a great deal, but the blower fans are a bit tacky.... I wonder how well these cards could OC if they had a water block on.

DHR · 30 Jun 2016 at 17:03

Has anyone here actually tested the power consumption?

a) Is it a dodgy batch of cards
b) Fixable via the drivers
c) FUD spread by people who insist on taking sides?

TheRealDeal · 30 Jun 2016 at 17:03

TheVoice said:
I'm still on a 6870, so that's why I'm interested in these. Little disappointed with the talk of power consumption and heat though, I have a Dell XPS 8300 currently so it's just an OEM PSU and one case fan. That said, I can't imagine its any worse than the 6870 is for power and temps.

For you this will be a great upgrade. I came from a 6870 to a 290 oc which is pretty much the same performance as the RX480. It's night and day.

thebennyboy · 30 Jun 2016 at 17:07

Sending my card back, it's not boosting at all or at least very rarely. Seems to be a lot of frame latency too. Fresh driver install didn't help at all. Dodgy card maybe?

TheVoice · 30 Jun 2016 at 17:14

TheRealDeal said:
For you this will be a great upgrade. I came from a 6870 to a 290 oc which is pretty much the same performance as the RX480. It's night and day.

Think I'll hold off a while until the power draw through the PCI-e connector is fully explained, last thing I need to do is damage my motherboard.

TheRealDeal · 30 Jun 2016 at 17:16

TheVoice said:
Think I'll hold off a while until the power draw through the PCI-e connector is fully explained, last thing I need to do is damage my motherboard.

I would not be getting the stock cooled version anyway. The aib ones will be a long soonish with way better cooling and this power situation should not be a problem with them.