** The AMD Navi Thread **

[Zernath]

When was that mentioned? i always thought it would be around 40-50gbp difference

I was quoting Gamers Nexus, and it was mentioned numerous times throughout the video as a selling point for that card. Good prices are for U.S residents only I'm guessing?

 

[Curlyriff]

What's with XFX's naming schemes these last few years. This card looks better than the other design but still not great. Is that other card they showed off the Fatboy 2 then?

Tbh that is the best looking card in years for me

 

[Chrisc]

I was quoting Gamers Nexus, and it was mentioned numerous times throughout the video as a selling point for that card. Good prices are for U.S residents only I'm guessing?

yeah quite possibly

 

[Hotwired]

How so? The cheapest 5700 XT is £379.99, with the Sapphire reference actually being more expensive interestingly enough.

£424.99 - £379.99 = £45. 1 GBP = 1.20721 USD.

Maybe you have special prices the rest of us don't have access to?

???

You quoted my specific statement that both are £35 more than the reference card from the same manufacturer. Everything in there is correct and I exactly tell you what is being compared.

Then you say I'm wrong and demonstrate you're comparing a Sapphire Pulse and a Powercolor reference...

 

[Zernath]

???

You quoted my specific statement that both are £35 more than the reference card from the same manufacturer. Everything in there is correct and I exactly tell you what is being compared.

Then you say I'm wrong and demonstrate you're comparing a Sapphire Pulse and a Powercolor reference...

I honestly have no idea what you're trying to prove at this point. Consumers will obviously compare the cheapest reference design, since all reference designs are identical. This isn't difficult to understand!

 

[Troezar]

Where are the rest of the cards? Seems odd for AIB cards appearing in dribs and drabs and no mention of some...

 

[BriT]

Pulse review from gamernexus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQJCm7bnOfU

 

[Rup]

Horrendous back plate colour scheme. Think I'll wait 4 better models.

 

[ljt]

Nice card, but where's the "only $10 more than reference" pricing? This is $54 more!

The reference 5700xt is $399

The pulse 5700xt is $410

ergo the pulse is $10 more than the reference.

The reference was released 7th July, in the weeks leading up to that the £/$ was about $1.26/£1

So, $399/1.26 = £316 + 20% VAT = £380

The Pulse was released today, and the £/$ has been about $1.20/£1 over the last couple of weeks

So, $410/1.20 = £341 + 20% VAT = £410, so this is only over priced by about £15.

Remember the USD prices quoted are without sales tax due to the variation between US states.

If the reference models were bought at todays £/$ then they would cost us £400, not £380.

 

[Ross Thomson]

good to see the thermals are much improved but the pulse is pretty nasty looking.

 

[D1craig]

Yeah, I noticed this recently. His latest video moaning about Navi's "historical problems" and "AMD Jimbaited" are just pathetic. Unsubbed very quickly after that.

Tom from Moore's Law Is Dead commented recently that he felt AMD's marketing team had used Adored Jim to hype Zen 2 and Navi, and then left him to the wolves when the leaked information (which was already 10 months old) didn't pan out. If that's true then I'd be annoyed too, but the petulant whining about it is unprofessional; other people had the same information as Jim and I don't see them kicking up as much of a fuss.

Although even if Paul from Red Gaming Tech was frothing at the mouth I wouldn't know because I can't stand listening to that guy slurring like he's had a stroke...

I have watched his videos and enjoyed all but the reviews. So much info lots of it goes over my head. Did he really get annoyed AMD screwed him over the leaks or did he get annoyed AMD ignored him for review samples? I though it was the latter.

 

[Zernath]

If the reference models were bought at todays £/$ then they would cost us £400, not £380.

Except, you can still get the reference XT for £380, so... yeah.

 

[Chrisc]

Horrendous back plate colour scheme. Think I'll wait 4 better models.

I Have the pulse Vega56 which i think looks ace. The Navi card looks a bit meh imo

 

[ljt]

Except, you can still get the reference XT for £380, so... yeah.

Because they were probably bought back in early July....when the exchange rate was $1.26 / £1

When that stock is finally sold then any new stock will be bought at the current rate

 

[stuman]

wow, they are all so far, so ugly. I think I would sacrifice some noise and thermals if I could avoid those ugly as sin monstrosities. They should really employ some real designers to come up with AIB designs.

 

[Panos]

How do you know all this? Are you a patreon of his? Do you have access to his videos and explanations?

He has retracted all youtube videos that he received negative comments from almost everyone. Including those he was saying that everything is behind paywalls.
Pay a visit on the CPU discussion, as we were talking about all these as they came out back in July.

Read the discussion from that point onwards.
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/posts/32896147/

 

[Hotwired]

I honestly have no idea what you're trying to prove at this point. Consumers will obviously compare the cheapest reference design, since all reference designs are identical. This isn't difficult to understand!

As has already been demonstrated to you, comparing prices from another manufacturer has its flaws because pricing is not identical.

 

[JediFragger]

@Panos I went a little crazy and got the big-ass 49" Samsung earlier and the 5700XT is handling it surprisingly well!!! Slight reduction in game internal resolution (Division 2, 85%) and the fps are pretty damn good for 5120x1440p !!!

CAS more than makes up for the resolution drop too, chuffed

 

[Panos]

@Panos I went a little crazy and got the big-ass 49" Samsung earlier and the 5700XT is handling it surprisingly well!!! Slight reduction in game internal resolution (Division 2, 85%) and the fps are pretty damn good for 5120x1440p !!!

CAS more than makes up for the resolution drop too, chuffed

Thats the CRG9 yes? The one with the Freesync 2 HDR?

How's the image quality with that baby? Does the local dimming work properly or leaves a glow around the cursor? Do you use the GPU Scaling option also?

Tbh I was looking that monitor as I wanted something bigger like a dual 1440p but not atm while my real life is bit complicated

 

[JediFragger]

Thats the CRG9 yes? The one with the Freesync 2 HDR?

Yeah, I'm v impressed tbh (and that's coming from the LG 34GK950F). Lots better than the first gen one (tried that but had problems with it). Was considering waiting for the new 4k/120hz panel to show but similar price and feel the graphical requirements of this resolution would be somewhat less punishing.

Was initially concerned about text but am pleased with it, tbh I've given it a bump up in size and it's absolutely fine. IQ is overall pretty stunning in parts (esp the colours) and seen no glow (12 zones I gather) and not tried GPU scaling yet (not seen the need to? Plus never used it).

Overall am v happy with it, just a matter of getting used to the sheer size of it!!!! The right wallpapers are absolutely epic on it, really really nice stuff out there!!