VEGA IS FINALLY HERE, ITS IN STOCK ALONG WITH SOME EPIC BUNDLES & FREESYNC DEALS!!

[RavenXXX2]

^^Even more of a **** up, amateurs.

 

[Freddie1980]

This.
Using buying power and tactics might see me a saving, but at most $10 per GPU, any real price move is always supported by the GPU manufacturer or via marketing fund from the AIB.

But of course were not going to simply not sell a product because we don't get our own way, I think most of us grew up of that whilst at primary school. If we just did not sell it, we'd lose sales and business, fact, the simple fact is at the higher price it does still sell. Of course it would sell at lot more at £450 and hopefully AMD will make it possible again in the future.

Is their a risk to your business that the purchase price from a distributor or an AIB is so high that by the time you put your margin on it the final retail price becomes so high that the card won't sell and eventually you have to sell it at a loss to free up your cash? Has that ever happened to you before?

 

[ubersonic]

There are at least three variants of Vega 10 GPU packages

https://videocardz.com/72173/there-are-at-least-three-variants-of-vega-10-gpu-packages

That was covered last week, it's just a difference in the process used by the different factories supplying the chips, there's no performance difference.

 

[Gibbo]

Is their a risk to your business that the purchase price from a distributor or an AIB is so high that by the time you put your margin on it the final retail price becomes so high that the card won't sell and eventually you have to sell it at a loss to free up your cash? Has that ever happened to you before?

Yes all purchases are a gamble, thankfully I am pretty good at what I do as are my team, hence why OcUK makes good profits, we have a good team here buying product.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

That was covered last week, it's just a difference in the process used by the different factories supplying the chips, there's no performance difference.

Yeah i know, but it says the 64 is using Samsungs HBM2, where as i thought (along with everyone else), that they were using SK Hynix.

 

[ubersonic]

Yeah i know, but it says the 64 is using Samsungs HBM2, where as i thought (along with everyone else), that they were using SK Hynix.

Don't mean to be rude but did you read/watch any reviews? Most of them did say it was Samsung, some even had pictures of the card with "Samsung HBM2" next to the chips.

IE:

 

[LoadsaMoney]

I might have got it wrong tbh, i just remember the talk of them being delayed, was because of SK Hynix HBM2 date keeping on being pushed back, and them not having it listed anymore, or something like that anyway.

That article also says, that the different variants, are causing their board partners lots of problems, so we might not see lots of customs for a while.

 

[AmateurExpert]

Reading the original TH article, they tested one of the non-level GPUs and were happy to not find any problems with cooling the HBM. It's such a small gap that thermal paste renders it an insignificant issue.

Also I'm skeptical that the 0.1mm core high variance makes much difference to the board partners; GPU heatsink mounts have some flexibility in them anyway in order to keep the mounting pressure within specifications.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Still in stock all over the place now these, and even more of them.

 

[old gamer]

Still in stock all over the place now these, and even more of them.

I think the whole ooh ha about the price is really putting people off, as much as I want one I just can not justify paying 1080ti prices for 1080 performance, I set my budget to 450 for a new gpu and at the mo I think I would rather pay the extra for a 56 with decent cooling.
watched a couple of vid from tech of tomorrow ( quite like his no nonsense approach) his review actually showed the 56 beating the 64 in some games which is odd but if the 56 asus strix or sapphire tri x comes in at about 450-480 bundled with Wolfenstein then I will jump

review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flVdpuxKze8

 

[Daiyus]

I think I'm going to go for an R5 1600 with a Vega 56. I've been going back and forth over different builds at different price points and this is the pairing that feels "right". Hopefully I'll be able to start building next month.

 

[prjwebb]

This.
Using buying power and tactics might see me a saving, but at most $10 per GPU, any real price move is always supported by the GPU manufacturer or via marketing fund from the AIB.

But of course were not going to simply not sell a product because we don't get our own way, I think most of us grew up of that whilst at primary school. If we just did not sell it, we'd lose sales and business, fact, the simple fact is at the higher price it does still sell. Of course it would sell at lot more at £450 and hopefully AMD will make it possible again in the future.

Did it not seem some what of a gamble buying over a thousand units for more than you thought they were worth at retail?
Or after the mining comments went viral, I guess you knew they'd sell either way.

 

[Gerard]

^^Even more of a **** up, amateurs.

Down to the foundry obviously.

 

[Gibbo]

Did it not seem some what of a gamble buying over a thousand units for more than you thought they were worth at retail?
Or after the mining comments went viral, I guess you knew they'd sell either way.

Simple tactic, buy everything so your one of a few with stock and you will sell it. Remember OcUK is part of a group so we have access to the whole European market, vastly reduces our exposure risk and gives us the ability to move stock to another region if in that region product is in shortage and we have enough to meet our own demands.

 

[prjwebb]

Simple tactic, buy everything so your one of a few with stock and you will sell it. Remember OcUK is part of a group so we have access to the whole European market, vastly reduces our exposure risk and gives us the ability to move stock to another region if in that region product is in shortage and we have enough to meet our own demands.

Makes sense.

 

[erazor51]

Simple tactic, buy everything so your one of a few with stock and you will sell it. Remember OcUK is part of a group so we have access to the whole European market, vastly reduces our exposure risk and gives us the ability to move stock to another region if in that region product is in shortage and we have enough to meet our own demands.

Question on Vega 56 stock. Will there be AIB cards available during launch?

 

[old gamer]

Question on Vega 56 stock. Will there be AIB cards available during launch?

Something I would also like to know, I have a feeling we will, in fact I have my doubts there will be reference available, a bit like the 7950

 

[LoadsaMoney]

I think the whole ooh ha about the price is really putting people off, as much as I want one I just can not justify paying 1080ti prices for 1080 performance, I set my budget to 450 for a new gpu and at the mo I think I would rather pay the extra for a 56 with decent cooling.
watched a couple of vid from tech of tomorrow ( quite like his no nonsense approach) his review actually showed the 56 beating the 64 in some games which is odd but if the 56 asus strix or sapphire tri x comes in at about 450-480 bundled with Wolfenstein then I will jump

review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flVdpuxKze8

Yeah got to be the pricing, just doesn't make sense being more expensive than the 1080, and i like watching ToT too.

EDIT:

The 56 beating the 64 in his vid, is because he got them the wrong way around

 

[Telecaster]

Question on Vega 56 stock. Will there be AIB cards available during launch?

Unless something has changed then Gibbo has already said it will be reference Vega 56 only at launch, just like the 64.

 

[five8five]

Question on Vega 56 stock. Will there be AIB cards available during launch?

According to Gibbo last week there won't be. I'm not sure if that'll change.

Beaten too it by Telecaster