Out of interest, this was mostly people buying 2-3 of them for 4K right? or did you get any single card sales from people who think 8GB will make CoD run better at 1080p?
Mostly single card sales.
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Mostly single card sales.
Soldato
19 units pre-sold, not bad for first night of sales.
I was going to ask about how many you've sold, surprised they've not all gone.
If I had the money and running a higher res to 1080p, I would get one and WC it. Not a fan of the blue, but they do look sweet!!
We've not rolled it out into our PR channels yet, in a few weeks the visibility will increase and they will sell faster.
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We've not rolled it out into our PR channels yet, in a few weeks the visibility will increase and they will sell faster.
What is the limited stock quantity?
250pc is what we have, all Sapphire produced.
As with the 295x, very tempting.
However, after spending more than I should have on a 4k last year, I'm trying to hold off buying more visual hardware until DP 1.3 (or maybe HDMI 2.0) so the DP MST trick isn't needed. Also, I'm trying to remain optimistic about Variable Refresh Rate.
However, after spending more than I should have on a 4k last year, I'm trying to hold off buying more visual hardware until DP 1.3 (or maybe HDMI 2.0) so the DP MST trick isn't needed. Also, I'm trying to remain optimistic about Variable Refresh Rate.
Soldato
These would look nice with those old style blue Giga mobos
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Stunning cards but only really aimed at those lucky enough to have a 4K screen.
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I know the extra memory is great for 4K, but would 2 of these bad boys really have enough grunt to run maxed out games at this resolution? Or would they still struggle?
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The main reason I am hesitating to snap up two if these is I am not sure if it will be easy to watercool them effectively due to what is presumably a unique board layout. What do you all think about this?
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Would a 750w PSU be sufficient for 2 of these cards?
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Just get some good watercolour pencils and away you go!
OK, you got me! I meant to say watercool, bloody autocorrect!
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Probably need a bit more juice to be on the safe side. I'd be looking at minimum of 1000 watts but would probably get 1200 watt psu (Superflower Leadex Platinum).
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850W+ is where id be looking.