Asus 7990 - £399.99 pre-order. Is this for real??

[Gerard]

Not really.

How many units of these are you expecting in? Im still on the fence because I'm not sure if it'll be any faster than my 6990+6970.

 

[Panos]

Bit pointless surely it'll be roughly the same fps.

Not actually. Because the 7990 is basically 2 7970s, is single card not two taking over the motherboard*, having better airflow-cooling, and easier to watercool if needed.



*Had to remove the wifi pci adapter, and pull a long network cable to fit both the 7950s

 

[Gerard]

Not actually. Because the 7990 is basically 2 7970s, is single card not two taking over the motherboard*, having better airflow-cooling, and easier to watercool if needed.



*Had to remove the wifi pci adapter, and pull a long network cable to fit both the 7950s

Forgot about the speed, was thinking more along my 6990 being 2x 6950's essentially.

 

[TonyTurbo78]

incredible price, but I'm happy with my crossfire

 

[ALXAndy]

I would rather pay a little more and get some decent warranty. Sometimes its true when they say you get what you pay for !

In both instances you would deal with the place you bought it. Asus, like XFX, do not deal directly with the public.

Asus = more warranty, more money. You pays your money and makes your choice.

 

[Rannoch]

Yes.

I have the Gigabyte 7990. I cant hear any coil whine under load!!! Hope I'm not tempting fate with this post

 

[Mathematics]

Just ordered one of these..! Couldn't resist any longer..

 

[JediFragger]

Well Asus ain't got a great rep for warranties, but I'd still take them over XFX

 

[Orangey]

XFX.

I think I'm going to be sick.

 

[MrMarvelous]

Let me know when you are so I can lap it up, vomit again and then lap that up too while listening to George Michael's 'Careless Whisper'.

 

[gpuerrilla]

Still sub £400 for that card is an awesome price!

 

[tlrBeta]

Gibbo if I order a 7990 and get one that whines can I return it ?

Any thoughts?

 

[Addicted]

In both instances you would deal with the place you bought it. Asus, like XFX, do not deal directly with the public.

Asus = more warranty, more money. You pays your money and makes your choice.

Ahh cheers I didn't know that, must have been why the 290X Asus were so popular as well

 

[Addicted]

Any thoughts?

Under the DSR you can return it within 7 days, OcUK honor 14 days, so yes, technically.

 

[Hades]

Hmmm, just got a 7970. Tempting to get one of these to trifire.

 

[SS-89]

Cancelling my Asus order, warranty is similar between the two (ie rtb with retailer dealing with RMA) and I'm unlikely to keep the card for two years. Will go for the XFX.

 

[teppic]

Cancelling my Asus order, warranty is similar between the two (ie rtb with retailer dealing with RMA) and I'm unlikely to keep the card for two years. Will go for the XFX.

I've heard that XFX will just tell you to use the retailer? I think Gibbo posted that they kept refusing to honour warranties properly (even ones confirmed as faulty) so ocuk no longer sells any XFX cards.

For the sake of a few pounds I'd go for the Asus.

 

[Ryan-3]

Freaking hell that's immense!

I only just noticed it. It's immense!!

This or the Xbone?

 

[Addicted]

XFX are nasty, their cards use real cheap components, wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. For the sake of waiting 2 weeks, you are brave.

 

[daveip]

XFX are nasty, their cards use real cheap components, wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. For the sake of waiting 2 weeks, you are brave.

It does make me wonder. Even though boards might be reference design, the quality of the components that manufacturers use must differ right?

I've bought an XFX for a friend's build before - had a capacitor fall off! Never XFX again ...