RX 480 question.

[LMT50]

Hi, I'm new to the forum.

I'm building a new gaming rig, and have settled on the RX 480 as my GPU of choice.

I was wondering what people's opinions are on which of the different non-reference designes would be the best pick?

I know in the UK we don't have all of them on the market yet, (anyone any idea when they'll start to be released) but I don't know weather to wait for the likes of MSI and gigabyte's offerings, or to go ahead and buy the sapphire nitro.

Thoughts?

Thanks allot.

 

[LMT50]

Thanks for all the replies, seems like power colour is the favourite, then.

How is the build quality? as good as MSI, ASUS, gigabyte etc?

 

[LMT50]

I think the Devil's cooler casing is metal as well as the backplate so better than the others you mentioned since they are all usually plastic.The PCS+ card I have is also metal and feels very solid and better than my old 7950 Vapor-X.

Sounds great.surprised that I've never heard of the company until a month or so ago.

Why such a high price with the likes of MSI, ASUS etc?

 

[LMT50]

Because people will pay it, basically. They're amongst the biggest-selling graphics cards brands, because they're huge companies with huge marketing departments and have convinced people that it's worth paying more to have their name on the box.

Makes sense

 

[LMT50]

I dare say that PCS+ is the BEST quality build out of any bar the extreme versions (Kingpin, Lightning etc.) for cards in general. It would always be my first choice, and considering the price for the 480 - it's a no brainer.

When you say PCS+, is that a type of power colour GPU?

 

[LMT50]

PCS+ is a name for the 3-fan powercolor gpu's. the cooler is basically the same as for the Red Devil 480.

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/88169-powercolor-radeon-r9-390-pcs/

Ah okay, understood

Thanks for the link!