wait for AIB cards then, especialy if you want to overclock, the reference cooler can barely handle any overclocking
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SAPPHIRE RX 480 NITRO NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER AT OVERCLOCKERS UK (WORLD FIRST) !!!
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wait for AIB cards then, especialy if you want to overclock, the reference cooler can barely handle any overclocking
...so, they admit it's a problem, they know how to fix it, but they choose not to for the mass market and people just have to roll the dice?
(Not a dig at you Gibbo. I'm just lamenting the days when manufacturing corners weren't cut to the point of making for a worse user experience.)
...so, they admit it's a problem, they know how to fix it, but they choose not to for the mass market and people just have to roll the dice?
(Not a dig at you Gibbo. I'm just lamenting the days when manufacturing corners weren't cut to the point of making for a worse user experience.)
They know how to reduce it, but coil whine is inherent in this type of stuff, there is no exact cure, but steps can be taken to try and reduce/eliminate it.
But so many factors can cause it and sometimes its not the VGA cards, motherboards and power supplies can whine too.
Pre-ordered 
I can't see other AIB's hitting that price and being better, and if the 6GB 1060 is faster I'm sure it'll be more than £250. Which is pretty much my limit.
Do all 8pin cards these days come with a dual 6pin to 8pin cable, or might I have to source one from elsewhere? My old OCZ StealthXstream 600W only has 2 x 6pin.
I can't see other AIB's hitting that price and being better, and if the 6GB 1060 is faster I'm sure it'll be more than £250. Which is pretty much my limit.
Do all 8pin cards these days come with a dual 6pin to 8pin cable, or might I have to source one from elsewhere? My old OCZ StealthXstream 600W only has 2 x 6pin.
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FYI
a 480 clocked at 1350mhz, benched in a few games
http://www.pcgameshardware.de/AMD-Radeon-Grafikkarte-255597/Specials/RX-480-Test-1199839/2/#a2
a 480 clocked at 1350mhz, benched in a few games
http://www.pcgameshardware.de/AMD-Radeon-Grafikkarte-255597/Specials/RX-480-Test-1199839/2/#a2
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100% same position
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Absolutely no sense at all in going to these from a 290.
Plenty of people will be rightfully concerned about how it'll play now and in the near future, and not just what it'll do in 6-12 months.#SIGH It's new tech and we need a competitor how are you going to do that if you do not buy the opposite side? Nubs you are forgetting driver optimisation
Plenty of people said that about the R9 290X but mine still goes strong fella
The good thing is the 480 and 390/290's are all same GCN so it's unlikely that the 480 will pull away too much, making those purchases still strong for a few more years. Imo the 480 is a clear upgrade for people who still had HD7000 series cards from AMD (like me!), but not so much for those that have the newer ones.
I dont think you read my post properly.
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If those German benches are an indication of the true performance then a custom 480 hitting 1350 is going to be slightly better than my 290, and probably a good bit better in dx12, it's going to give Youwattman over clocking suite also. Now if that can also be pushed another 5% that puts tbe card around 1415mhz, 10% puts it to around 1485 which I think is going to be pretty nice, around Fury level performance?
And if it takes 6 months more for Vega this card won't devalue too much I think, so will be a good option til then.
And if it takes 6 months more for Vega this card won't devalue too much I think, so will be a good option til then.
One thing I do know and trust is when Sapphire make a card they do it right I have enough to buy the 1070 but as Raja said "hardware is less than half the issue" so that would lead to the coding and seeing as AMD are working with Microsoft it's a bit of a "no brainer" for me personally
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Exact same upgrade I am looking to do. Well, sans the boost edition.
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This could surpass the 390x/nano in certain DX12 games with enough clock
I mean its beating the 980 in some scenarios at stock (Warhammer, Hitman) lets face it many more DX12 games are to come
I mean its beating the 980 in some scenarios at stock (Warhammer, Hitman) lets face it many more DX12 games are to come
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