I found this on ebuyer, while looking for a card to crossfire with my other 4GB card. I looked for this Nitro Graphics gaming card a while ago, but the Sapphire r9 Nitro 380 was too close to £200 for my budget at the time.
I have a Strix R9 card, and this will go nicely with it!
the cooling plate looks really solid on this one. Thought I would share this with any games looking for a new GPU - Component for their computer system.
Quidco = 2% CB on all other purchases ebuyer plus £10 bonus running until 31st July via opt in.
- gupsterg
Top comments
cnewlol to Lucifer_UK
17 Jul 1614#6
Do you not mean VRAM?
Stop pretending you know what you're talking about because you read a hotukdeal post 3 weeks ago
vmistery to Lucifer_UK
17 Jul 166#2
4gb is fine for 1080 gaming. It's not like you are going to be doing much more on a card like this!
Marek to PR1
17 Jul 165#9
ohhh the memories, pun intended.
Gkains
29 Jul 165#39
Of course, RX 470 is coming out 'soon'. AMD released a 'expected August 4th' for that, and 'expected August 8th' for the RX 460. Price and performance remain unknown, but the specs of RX470 are very close to RX480 but the rumour was $150 vs $199 for RX480 (both for 4GB), so around £150 making this probably not that great value.
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Lucifer_UK
17 Jul 16#1
ram too low
vmistery to Lucifer_UK
17 Jul 166#2
4gb is fine for 1080 gaming. It's not like you are going to be doing much more on a card like this!
cnewlol to Lucifer_UK
17 Jul 1614#6
Do you not mean VRAM?
Stop pretending you know what you're talking about because you read a hotukdeal post 3 weeks ago
spudbynight to Lucifer_UK
18 Jul 16#27
I've got the 2GB version of this and I don't run into any issues at 1080p. I'm able to run pretty much everything at Max settings at 1080p with only the odd exception.
Just Wondering
17 Jul 161#3
4gb is perfect for 1080 my current card due to flogging my 290 vapour, a R9 285 is pretty much the same card except it has 2gb of video memory and it's great most settings on high, fxaa ssao etc some on very high, shadows usually medium, only game that really gets hit is the very poorly optimised Latest batman game.
Far cry 4, assassin's creed syndicate, ds3, fallout 4, battleborn etc all smooth 60fps.
I am not saying you must buy the 380 but 4gb is plenty as 8gb is really only required / used when gaming in higher resolutions.
Billythebubble
17 Jul 16#4
How does this compare to my R9 290 2 gb card?
Just Wondering to Billythebubble
17 Jul 162#5
Erm they don't do a 2gb 290 card!
Just Wondering
17 Jul 161#7
I think they might only have a 128mb 386 sx system so in that case, yes ram too low
PR1
17 Jul 164#8
128MB on a 386SX would have been epic. Actually I'm pretty sure it wasn't possible, mine had 4MB and I never met anyone with more than 8MB at the time...
First time I saw 128MB+ ram on a normal PC was with a P2 or an Athlon tbird I think
Marek to PR1
17 Jul 165#9
ohhh the memories, pun intended.
cnewlol
17 Jul 161#10
Yet it can play most games at high comfortably at 1080p?
It's not meant to be hitting 4k at 144hz. It's a cheaper alternative to buying an old 290 or 280x or even a 390.
Not everyone needs or is able to even utilize ultra settings.
Nice card for the price I have the R9 380 G1 and I don't need an upgrade for what I play maybe next year tho :smile:
Rhythmeister
17 Jul 16#13
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majorpain
17 Jul 16#14
It's on for £138 at CCL online too, got mine from there around 2 weeks ago
GAVINLEWISHUKD
17 Jul 161#15
Maybe wait for RX 470 at £129?
moneybag to GAVINLEWISHUKD
17 Jul 162#16
GAVINLEWISHUKD
17 Jul 16#17
You don't need anything as powerful as an RX470 to playback a gif. :smiley:
Are you suggesting it won't be that cheap? A RX480 at $199+Vat works out at about £180 (Ebuyer has them at less) so a RX470 at $149+Vat should be less than £130.
So unless AMD is telling fibs or Teresa May is going to increase VAT in the next 6 weeks or the pound drops dramatically then it should be around £129. :smiley:
sadbuttruee
17 Jul 161#18
very good deal
moneybag
17 Jul 16#19
There's too much profit to be had from us suckers!!
Latest from PC Advisor - The following prices are rumoured:
AMD RX 470 UK price
4GB VRAM: $149 / £140 inc VAT
8GB VRAM: $179 / £165 inc VAT
Of course I'd love it to be cheaper, but have you thought "wow, that's cheap" on any of these team green or team red "next-gen" cards, I know I haven't! P.S. If I'm wrong I'll eat a Dr. Oetker pizza as punishment!
tahir_owen
17 Jul 16#20
Don't think there's going to be a 8 gig version of the 470, but it will be around £135ish. Aibs will be more
bbfb123
17 Jul 16#21
Probably better off finding a decent second hand r9 290 on eBay for same price as what you'd pay for this 380. I wouldn't really say the 380 is a capable 1080 gpu unless you wanna play at medium-high settings.
stelo
18 Jul 16#22
Just a quick question. Can I crossfire it with my R9 270x 4gb??
thanks in advance
rev6 to stelo
18 Jul 16#23
No.
tahir_owen to stelo
18 Jul 16#26
only with DX12 games which use explicit multi-adapter.
the only game so far which uses that is Ashes of the singularity, there will be more games that will, but something you shouldn't rely on.
Also tests show that its more beneficial to pair similar rated cards, for example a 390 with a RX 480 or a gtx 970 with a 390
imcconvey
18 Jul 16#24
Brilliant 1080 card. Affordable max graphics gaming.
coventgamer
18 Jul 16#25
Cheaper before brexit
Lucifer_UK
18 Jul 16#28
gta 5? at 1440p?
rev6
18 Jul 16#29
1080p*
Billythebubble
18 Jul 16#30
Must be 280 or 285 then....
pr2thej
18 Jul 16#31
Great card, handles everything at 1080. Debating picking up another for crossfire (980ti levels) but I doubt my 750w superflower has the guts.
rev6 to pr2thej
18 Jul 16#32
750w should be enough. But CrossFire is another story :smile:
tahir_owen
18 Jul 16#33
come on! even a 500watt power supply would be enough... has a TDP of 190 watt
rev6
18 Jul 16#34
OK then! :smiley:
tahir_owen
18 Jul 16#35
:smirk: where's nate these days?
pr2thej
19 Jul 16#36
Crossfired this card has (for whatever reason) an elevated power draw. Add in a oc'd 6600k and the fact that its my main rig so theres a whole bunch of other hardware pulling power ....and that you only get 90% of that 750w anyway and you can see why its a bit of a risk! It's probably ok but then it may well not be.
kingpiinx
20 Jul 16#37
I'd pass on all these cards and only concentrate on the rx 480 4GB/8GB or GTX 1060 for £239. Save up or wait a little longer but avoid the older cards if you can.
spain
29 Jul 16#38
agreed, for those that can't afford the slightly more expensive 480 4GB this is a great price and gaming card.
Gkains
29 Jul 165#39
Of course, RX 470 is coming out 'soon'. AMD released a 'expected August 4th' for that, and 'expected August 8th' for the RX 460. Price and performance remain unknown, but the specs of RX470 are very close to RX480 but the rumour was $150 vs $199 for RX480 (both for 4GB), so around £150 making this probably not that great value.
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Opening post
I have a Strix R9 card, and this will go nicely with it!
the cooling plate looks really solid on this one. Thought I would share this with any games looking for a new GPU - Component for their computer system.
Quidco = 2% CB on all other purchases ebuyer plus £10 bonus running until 31st July via opt in.
- gupsterg
Top comments
Stop pretending you know what you're talking about because you read a hotukdeal post 3 weeks ago
All comments (40)
Stop pretending you know what you're talking about because you read a hotukdeal post 3 weeks ago
Far cry 4, assassin's creed syndicate, ds3, fallout 4, battleborn etc all smooth 60fps.
I am not saying you must buy the 380 but 4gb is plenty as 8gb is really only required / used when gaming in higher resolutions.
First time I saw 128MB+ ram on a normal PC was with a P2 or an Athlon tbird I think
It's not meant to be hitting 4k at 144hz. It's a cheaper alternative to buying an old 290 or 280x or even a 390.
Not everyone needs or is able to even utilize ultra settings.
FYI for purchasers:-
Quidco = 2% CB on all other purchases ebuyer plus £10 bonus running until 31st July via opt in.
Chin up. We'll have another offer for you soon, but in the meantime we've still got great cashback offers available at over 4,300 retailers. Simply browse our offers by category or, if you know what you're after, search for a specific retailer.
:disappointed:
Are you suggesting it won't be that cheap? A RX480 at $199+Vat works out at about £180 (Ebuyer has them at less) so a RX470 at $149+Vat should be less than £130.
So unless AMD is telling fibs or Teresa May is going to increase VAT in the next 6 weeks or the pound drops dramatically then it should be around £129. :smiley:
Latest from PC Advisor - The following prices are rumoured:
AMD RX 470 UK price
4GB VRAM: $149 / £140 inc VAT
8GB VRAM: $179 / £165 inc VAT
Of course I'd love it to be cheaper, but have you thought "wow, that's cheap" on any of these team green or team red "next-gen" cards, I know I haven't! P.S. If I'm wrong I'll eat a Dr. Oetker pizza as punishment!
thanks in advance
the only game so far which uses that is Ashes of the singularity, there will be more games that will, but something you shouldn't rely on.
Also tests show that its more beneficial to pair similar rated cards, for example a 390 with a RX 480 or a gtx 970 with a 390
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10530/amd-announces-radeon-rx-470-rx-460-specifications-shipping-in-early-august
They will start shipping from the 4th of August, not sure how quick the UK retailers will get them in.