The Fury(X) Fiji Owners Thread

Silent_Scone · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:09

Boomstick777 said:
Yeah I think Nvidia are creating a monster in a lab somewhere right now.

Pascal is going to be a lil scary I think..

Hopefully AMD release sooner with the next lot of cards VS Pascal.

Rumours are they've got some bits coming in and out of places. You can bet your house there is a dual GPU card in the pipeline

Kaapstad · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:12

Gerard said:
Indeed, really can't see the point. Don't enthusiasts generally go for the highest performing card of which he has 4?

His money to spend but just seems like a waste.

Sometimes people including the review sites miss the obvious.

When the GTX 980 launched everyone raved about the performance yet when I actually got 4 and put them up against the 290Xs @2160p it was the older cards that came out on top. The 290Xs just worked better together @2160p.

At the moment the Fury Xs have a driver problem and also don't have voltage control but these things will be resolved and then things could get very interesting.

I got the Fury Xs because I am prepared to wait for the start up problems to be sorted.

I also think the Fury X is the best choice for playing my favourite game Civ5. This is a game that although old can cripple even the most powerful PCs if you have a massive map, huge empire and lots of cities.

Gerard · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:12

Silent_Scone said:
Rumours are they've got some bits coming in and out of places. You can bet your house there is a dual GPU card in the pipeline

Ironically you'd probably have to sell your house to afford it.

Gerard · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:16

Kaapstad said:
Sometimes people including the review sites miss the obvious.

When the GTX 980 launched everyone raved about the performance yet when I actually got 4 and put them up against the 290Xs @2160p it was the older cards that came out on top. The 290Xs just worked better together @2160p.

At the moment the Fury Xs have a driver problem and also don't have voltage control but these things will be resolved and then things could get very interesting.

I got the Fury Xs because I am prepared to wait for the start up problems to be sorted.

Here's the thing though, they have no excuse for having driver problems, this line was also trotted out when the 2900xt launched and proved to be bs. I gave amd the benefit of the doubt in the past but its not something i'm willing to do anymore.

You'd think they would have their drivers in order considering how much gum flapping they've been doing about how this card was designed for 4k, much like the freesync launch it was all lip service.

Bottom line is if they're gonna be "bigging up" their card then they need to have it perform to expectations, and having quality launch drivers when ALL the reviews are gonna have it in the spotlight is a must. Yes performance will improve some but that's the case for any card really, its not going to be game changing performance by any means or change the view of the card.

Dicehunter · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:21

Kaapstad said:
Sometimes people including the review sites miss the obvious.

When the GTX 980 launched everyone raved about the performance yet when I actually got 4 and put them up against the 290Xs @2160p it was the older cards that came out on top. The 290Xs just worked better together @2160p.

At the moment the Fury Xs have a driver problem and also don't have voltage control but these things will be resolved and then things could get very interesting.

I got the Fury Xs because I am prepared to wait for the start up problems to be sorted.

I also think the Fury X is the best choice for playing my favourite game Civ5. This is a game that although old can cripple even the most powerful PCs if you have a massive map, huge empire and lots of cities.

Yes but, 4 x GPU's, I mean, Another 4 ?!?! You my man need to get laid ASAP and go cold turkey on this over the top buying

JediFragger · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:22

majnu said:
Well AMD have a head start with HBM so I do hope next year the competition will be feirce. Prices will be decent too but I don't like retailers that price gouge, hopefully it's opened everyone's eyes that not all are the same.

Damn man, one step at a time! Let's hope AMD are still around next year :eek:

Hotwired · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:23

Clov!s said:
You can't fit blocks to the Fury X.

Doesn't seem to pass a logic check. What's stopping the already installed block being replaced by someone elses.

formby · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:23

Kaapstad said:
Sometimes people including the review sites miss the obvious.

When the GTX 980 launched everyone raved about the performance yet when I actually got 4 and put them up against the 290Xs @2160p it was the older cards that came out on top. The 290Xs just worked better together @2160p.

At the moment the Fury Xs have a driver problem and also don't have voltage control but these things will be resolved and then things could get very interesting.

I got the Fury Xs because I am prepared to wait for the start up problems to be sorted.

I also think the Fury X is the best choice for playing my favourite game Civ5. This is a game that although old can cripple even the most powerful PCs if you have a massive map, huge empire and lots of cities.

This is why I'm going to give it two months before I make a decision, not going to be easy though those G1's look very tempting.

JediFragger · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:24

Gerard said:
Here's the thing though, they have no excuse for having driver problems, this line was also trotted out when the 2900xt launched and proved to be bs. I gave amd the benefit of the doubt in the past but its not something i'm willing to do anymore.

You'd think they would have their drivers in order considering how much gum flapping they've been doing about how this card was designed for 4k, much like the freesync launch it was all lip service.

Bottom line is if they're gonna be "bigging up" their card then they need to have it perform to expectations, and having quality launch drivers when ALL the reviews are gonna have it in the spotlight is a must. Yes performance will improve some but that's the case for any card really, its not going to be game changing performance by any means or change the view of the card.

Also not to forget, the Fury's seem to be tweaked Tongas (and how long have they been out!!???). Their might be leg-room for driver improvement, their might not be...

at least we now know why AMD have been absolutely silent recently..........and it wasn't due to confidence!!!!!!!!

Bonjour · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:25

Pedant senses tingling...

uksoldierboy · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:27

Mines shipped too,

There was a link posted in the old thread that EK are making a block for the Fury X.

LtMatt · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:29

uksoldierboy said:
Mines shipped too,

There was a link posted in the old thread that EK are making a block for the Fury X.

Correct.

I've got four coming tomorrow as well.

Gerard · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:30

AMDMatt said:
Correct.

I've got four coming tomorrow as well.

4 freebies?

Captain · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:31

That was late last night, i read on another forum they weren't making a block for it!

fs123 · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:33

majnu said:
Well AMD have a head start with HBM so I do hope next year the competition will be feirce. Prices will be decent too but I don't like retailers that price gouge, hopefully it's opened everyone's eyes that not all are the same.

After seeing the reviews I honestly can't see what the HBM is doing that is supposed to make it better than GDDR5. Maybe DX12 will be using it's potential?

flopper · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:33

AMDMatt said:
Correct.

I've got four coming tomorrow as well.

sweet

Gerard said:
4 freebies?

His own money.

Kaapstad · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:34

Dicehunter said:
Yes but, 4 x GPU's, I mean, Another 4 ?!?! You my man need to get laid ASAP and go cold turkey on this over the top buying

I hate getting laid when I am on holiday, it interrupts my beer drinking.

Mynight · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:34

Clov!s said:
That was late last night, i read on another forum they weren't making a block for it!

It's coming don't worry

.

EK Water Blocks is also working on a full-cover water block for the upcoming AMD® Radeon R9 FURY X flagship performance graphics card, based on the Fiji XT GPU, which is due to release in June 2015.

EK-FC R9-Fury X will be available in all four versions, along with aesthetic retention backplate and will be available for purchase through EK Webshop and Partner Reseller Network.

http://www.ekwb.com/news/606/19/Exi...ks-compatible-with-Radeon-Rx-300-series-GPUs/

Gerard · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:34

Clov!s said:
That was late last night, i read on another forum they weren't making a block for it!

If semi accurate are to be believed then they're saying that the exposed sections of the interposer are incredibly fragile, he doesn't even recommend taking off the thermal paste that's on it due to this.

flopper · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:38

fs123 said:
After seeing the reviews I honestly can't see what the HBM is doing that is supposed to make it better than GDDR5. Maybe DX12 will be using it's potential?

I see numbers shifting due to one variable, drivers.
first thing I noticed when I checked reviews was the inconsistency and that pointed to drivers.

saw that civ beyond earth had a really good fury x number for example in 4k.
reached 87fps where the 980ti reached 70fps and not even the oc 980ti could reach it having 79fps. computerbase.de

That just shows the numbers are off and inconsistent atm.