SAPPHIRE RX 480 NITRO NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER AT OVERCLOCKERS UK (WORLD FIRST) !!!

Zhuni · 2 Jul 2016 at 18:58

If I go 480 then this will be the card. Just gotta check out the 1060 before ordering

Yutang13 · 2 Jul 2016 at 19:01

So how many have been pre-ordered so far and when do you think the first batch will be fully pre-ordered?

Minstadave · 2 Jul 2016 at 19:14

CREATIVE!11 said:
Clocks my good sir.... CLOCKS!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm glad I'm not the only one that is thinking this. If this clocks no better than the standard card I'm not sure it's great value.

karik666 · 2 Jul 2016 at 19:18

Minstadave said:
I'm glad I'm not the only one that is thinking this. If this clocks no better than the standard card I'm not sure it's great value.

Thats why its best to wait for reviews,and dont preorder.

kieran_read · 2 Jul 2016 at 19:20

Minstadave said:
I'm glad I'm not the only one that is thinking this. If this clocks no better than the standard card I'm not sure it's great value.

I'm getting it purely for the fans, and maybe a little OC if i can work it out never OC before lol.

Probably gonna be the cheapest AIB, if not I can't see it being that much different.

Troezar · 2 Jul 2016 at 19:21

Got to hand it to Gibbo he knows how to sell! Really like the look of this, definitely on the short list. Just need to see reviews of the AIB cards to check which if any will be enough for 1440p.

Gibbo · 2 Jul 2016 at 19:36

Yutang13 said:
So how many have been pre-ordered so far and when do you think the first batch will be fully pre-ordered?

At 17:30 when I left the office we had pre-sold 103 units, first batch is 1000 units due mid-end July, then another 1000 1-2 weeks later.

Orangey · 2 Jul 2016 at 19:42

Any more info on the Toxic Gibbo? Normally they are insanely well built/clocked so could be interesting.

Gibbo · 2 Jul 2016 at 19:46

Orangey said:
Any more info on the Toxic Gibbo? Normally they are insanely well built/clocked so could be interesting.

No doubt same card, but will be gunmetal in colour, slightly higher clocks, unlikely to be dramatically different.

HRL · 2 Jul 2016 at 19:48

Well I need a card now as I don't currently have anything.

Can't see the other AIB's being massively faster and if they are they'll probably demand a higher premium. Hopefully this one at only £20 more than most of the 8Gb cards, will do the job. Set myself a budget of £250 and I just about did it.

JediFragger · 2 Jul 2016 at 20:03

Gibbo said:
Will see what I can do, but I have said it before I am very sceptical on improved power and phase doing much for OC, but I do know the reference cards were a little handicapped on OC potential.

I think the realistic targets are circa 1400MHz core, I do not forsee any cards getting close to 1500 let alone 1600 on air or even water. But I would like to be proven wrong of course, but I think 1400MHz area is more realistic on AIB cards once overclocked.

Agreed, it looks like AMD are running these right on the edge again like the Fury/FuryX.

Damn shame tbh, I love me some free performance

/strokes 1080

SiDeards73 · 2 Jul 2016 at 20:33

Gibbo any news on other brands? I know Powercolor have the 480 Devil coming, MSI have a Gaming edition and Asus have a Strix, do you know if other vendors and making custom 480s?

I'm guessing Powercolor will be competitively priced as well?

Are HIS (sp?) Making one also do you know? It seems XFX have a DD version coming but I hope that they improved that cooler from the 290 days as it was terrible

Spuddy · 2 Jul 2016 at 20:36

Thats one sexy looking card. Unfortunately it doesn't seem like much of an upgrade from my GTX 780 to warrant a purchase.

Mr Latte · 2 Jul 2016 at 23:40

Gibbo said:
I convinced some AIB's to make some in Munich yesterday, hope they don't change their minds.

Makes sense to have 4GB AIB if below £200 and with 1060 starting with only 3GB
HL3 in the sales pitch was a bit OTT though...

humbug · 3 Jul 2016 at 00:43

Love the idea of removable fans, after a few months use they can lose efficiency due to dust and it is a pain in the proverbial having to unscrew and strip down the shroud to clean the fans and the heat-sink.

Along with the rest of my PC like to keep my cards crisp and like new, a particular pain on my Gigabyte WF 970 as one of the shroud screws is obstructed by the DVI

I'm surprised this idea has not caught on years ago, for custom PC builders its very much a plus.

Orangey · 3 Jul 2016 at 01:03

Probably because coming up with a clip-on design that didn't rattle etc was hard.

Lokken86 · 3 Jul 2016 at 01:13

Why is everyone so keen for this one? Do we expect much of a difference with the 8pin supply and better cooling?

fs123 · 3 Jul 2016 at 02:04

Lokken86 said:
Why is everyone so keen for this one? Do we expect much of a difference with the 8pin supply and better cooling?

The custom cooled cards will allow better overclocking due to the cooler temps and plenty of available power. This should give us a true picture of what the maximum performance is for the Polaris.

Blackjack Davy · 3 Jul 2016 at 02:32

Saw this mentioned on WCCFtech and had to take a look here. Well done Gibbo!

Gibbo said:
Yes looking around end of July / August time for AIB 4GB's.

Ooh now you're talking. Might not be able to hold off any longer on this one.

HarryBizzle · 3 Jul 2016 at 03:07

Will be paying close attention to how this card performs, especially with that 8 pin connector.

If it weren't for the power throttling concerns I'd go for a 4GB.

Think I'm going to hold on for either a 4GB AIB or the 1060.