Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

humbug · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:25

LoadsaMoney said:
No wonder they are gona be (a rumoured) £200.

Would you rather it be £350 and have a better looking lump of alloy inside the GPU where you can't even see it?

I don't see your point.

RavenXXX2 · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:26

Aretak said:
Only on the 1080. The 1070 uses a standard heatsink.

So much for premium founders edition. :rolleyes:

Mauller · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:27

RavenXXX2 said:
It's a vapour chamber though.

still a tiny heat sink which is the main business end of the setup.

Merisimus · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:27

hmm get two of these or a 1080 (will a 650w bronze PSU suffice for two 480s?)

Can anyone comment how crossfire is these days, I remember it having barely any support and horrible micro-stutter.

If price gouging isn't as prevalent as Nvidias offerings.. AMD will get my money that's for sure (haven't had an AMD GPU since 6850 crossfire)

tavtavtav · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:27

sprite- said:
Am i the only one who doesn't care what a GPU looks like or what materials it's constructed of providing the performance is good?

I've never understood why people don't like or won't buy some cards if it's "ugly"

I see my graphics cards three times.... When i'm installing it... When i'm cleaning my PC for dust... When i'm uninstalling it... Even if you've got a windowed case, it's only the side of it that gets shown... Seriously, it could have a picture of a **** on it and be made out of bamboo, providing when it's reviewed by respected sites they tell me it's fast, durable and they recommend it as a buy then that's it.

Fwiw my card will stand fully upright.

Paul N · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:27

So a company is offering consumers a good performing card at a low price and people are complaining about what it looks like!

humbug · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:29

I think LoadsaMoney is just taking the #### by making silly comments.

Gerard · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:29

RavenXXX2 said:
Loadsamoney cares.

I believe its called "trolling".

Aretak · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:30

RavenXXX2 said:
So much for premium founders edition.

It's probably part of the reason why the FE has actually turned out to be one of the cheaper models of 1070, versus the 1080 FE being one of the more expensive options for that card.

Mauller · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:31

Aretak said:
It's probably part of the reason why the FE has actually turned out to be one of the cheaper models of 1070, versus the 1080 FE being one of the more expensive options for that card.

Lookup Sapphire Vapor-x, they have been offering vapour chamber based solutions for a while at reasonable prices.

Aretak · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:34

Mauller said:
Lookup Sapphire Vapor-x, they have been offering vapour chamber based solutions for a while at reasonable prices.

I used to own a 290X Vapor-X.

The Vapor-X has always been their premium model though, positioned above the Tri-X/Toxic editions in terms of price. "Cheap" is relative, but it obviously costs more to include a vapour chamber than not. The 1080 and 1070 just happen to be overpriced across the board.

LoadsaMoney · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:34

humbug said:
Would you rather it be £350 and have a better looking lump of alloy inside the GPU where you can't even see it?

I don't see your point.

Well you wouldn't put one of these in yer PC would you

Seanspeed · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:36

Lokken86 said:
My god. That was awesome.

I'm guessing you've never seen this:

SiDeards73 · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:38

Hmmm Sapphire Vapor-X 480 would be decent or an MSI Lightning one, doubt we will see an MSI Lighting edititon, but then again if its a massive seller they could end up doing one

Or an AIO one would be decent, never thought i would say that after the FuryX

Mauller · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:42

SiDeards73 said:
Hmmm Sapphire Vapor-X 480 would be decent or an MSI Lightning one, doubt we will see an MSI Lighting edititon, but then again if its a massive seller they could end up doing one

Or an AIO one would be decent, never thought i would say that after the FuryX

well if it does overclock to buggery then there might be one at some point.

pumaz · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:51

Aretak said:
That's why I always stick everything up as BIN and requiring instant payment these days. Not worth the hassle of dealing with timewasters who buy things just to secure them, then either change their mind or get a better deal elsewhere and don't pay.

If your forced to use eBay this is absolutely the best way to sell, just get an average price of the last few that SOLD for your BIN price.

Before anyone says MM you almost have to pay buyers to take it off your hands!!!!

LoadsaMoney · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:52

I can't see what the ref looks like making a difference though tbh, as everyone will no doubt go for the custom ones.

~>Dg<~ · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:53

LoadsaMoney i have one of those psu in cupboard. going to save it see if its rare in the future. one of the few that survived

shankly1985 · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:53

LoadsaMoney said:
Well you wouldn't put one of these in yer PC would you

That just looks ugly altogether. Humbug point was, you don't see the heatsinks so, if it's doing its job who cares what it looks like.

r7slayer · 19 Jun 2016 at 16:55

LoadsaMoney said:
Well you wouldn't put one of these in yer PC would you

i used to have a power supply that looked like that ages ago. Noisy as **** lol.
fugly too.