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Why isn't there much to choose from in the AMD gpu range anymore
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Soldato
There's RX580, RX590, Vega56, Vega64 and Radeon 7, in the mid to high end. How many more do you want
equivalent, well slightly faster than the 2060/2070 are the Vega56/Vega64
I mean there's not meny brands to choose from, as I am quite fussy how inside my case looks. The Veg56 cards looks naff and the Vega64 is out of my price range.There's RX580, RX590, Vega56, Vega64 and Radeon 7, in the mid to high end. How many more do you want
equivalent, well slightly faster than the 2060/2070 are the Vega56/Vega64
There aren't as many AMD AIBs as there used to be, but there's still quite a bit of choice. Asus, ASRock, Gigabyte, HIS, MSI, PowerColor, Sapphire, XFX... surprised you think the Vega 56 Pulse looks naff. It's a very handsome card IMO and also IMO the best graphics card deal in the UK right now when factoring in the free games.
I guess theres still a few brands to choose from, but when your spending a few hundred £££ on a card you want a bit of bling or uniqueness aswel.
I quite fancy a 1fan card this time as I have gone off the big hardware thing. I have been looking at this card,, less noise and dust, but not sure about the temps. But anything I upgrade too will be cooler then my r9 290?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-42v-as.html
Soldato
Good luck with the noise of 1 fan cards......
I have my 290 fans set to run at 80% while gaming and thats close to 3000rpm, so thats not exactly quiet even though its a 2fan card, but it doesnt run cool either.
So finding a gpu with low temps is half the trouble solved right there. Then it depends on the air flow in the case, the actual fan design of the card and how much care was involved placing the paste/heatsink on the gpu.
Soldato
Think you will find the 2070 is faster in most things than both the vega56 and vega64 and even the 1080.There's RX580, RX590, Vega56, Vega64 and Radeon 7, in the mid to high end. How many more do you want
equivalent, well slightly faster than the 2060/2070 are the Vega56/Vega64
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If noise is an issue, then get a 1660Ti, they run much more efficiently and fans won’t need to spin so fast to keep it cool. But you can grab a vega 56 and tweak it, it should run without much noise also I would imagine.
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This !!!
What's 'blingy' or unique about that card though?
If you want that, wait until the weekend and check our homepage, its gonna be £289.99 for a one weekend only special, we also only have 50 and that is then it, as purchase cost from distribution is around £311
Vega 56 however is better.
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either clearing stock, or price drop been to good and selling.
vendors guessing dont want same problem as what happened with nvidia stock
vendors guessing dont want same problem as what happened with nvidia stock
Yeah there's not much choice in terms of coolers but there's plenty of choice in terms of AMD range of cards at that performance range.
Soldato
Hope you're playing with headphones on with that card, or your PC is in another room....
I dont need to upgrade my r9 290 card just yet as it still runs most games almost maxed out at 1080, So I might see what amd/nvidia has to offer about september time. Because RTX 2070 are a tad too much for me atm and I am a bit put off with the RTX 2060 only having 6gb of memory, also I dont like the look of the vega56 cards and the other amd cards are a too pricey..
Will there be any new cards out later in the year?
Will there be any new cards out later in the year?
Yes, AMD are releasing an entirely new architecture called Navi some time this year. It's going to be a mid-range product though based on everything that's been said, perhaps offering Vega 64-ish performance with much lower power draw and at 1660 Ti-esque pricing. Which sounds like what you're after, but it's all still entirely rumours and speculation at this point.