MSI RX480 8gb £192 + shipping after cashback from MSI PROMOTION period: 25TH November – 2ND December 2016
Purchase a qualifying MSI AMD RX 400 Series product from 00:00 25/11/16 until 23:59 02/12/16 to be eligable for 20% cachback.
MSI needs to receive the claim form no later than 30 days from the end of the promotion period. Claims received after this period will be made void
Latest comments (94)
zaniro
23 Mar 17#94
I received £40 from OPIA Limited this morning.. so 20% of £199.99 pre VAT amount.
paulod
23 Mar 17#93
Just had a payment of £40.83 from OPIA Limited into my account which must be something to do with this, unless someone else is giving me money.
Not sure how the maths works, think I paid £245 from ebuyer as Scan were oos, but looks like 20% off pre vat.
mikedigitales
22 Mar 17#92
Looks like MSI are doing the 20% calculated on the ex vat price?! Based on what I've read on the Over lockers forum anyway :disappointed:
tcboy
18 Mar 17#91
what's wrong with msi keep delaying the cashback?
paulod
9 Mar 17#90
Just spoke to MSI apparently I'm 'on the list' and will receive payment this week or early next week...........
paulod
22 Feb 17#89
No not got mine, had a reminder set on my phone to get in touch today then seen your comment, cheers for the update
paulod
2 Dec 16#84
My ebuyer order was delivered yesterday but not had a chance to open up yet, will see what code if any is in box and update in here.
Looking on AMD site https://www.amd4u.com/amdgamepromo/files/AMD-Game-Promo-Terms-and-Conditions-v005.6.pdf they seem to have a choice of games available.
I recently got a laptop with AMD cpu and just logged into the site which checks your system and then you get emailed a Steam code (got Dirt Rally on that occassion), would imagine this is something similar.
Edit - Just noticed I've been emailed a code for Civ 6 directly from [email protected]
zaniro to paulod
21 Feb 171#88
I suppose nobody else has received their cashback yet? Rang MSI to follow up .. They said the rebate service is outsourced to an agency and that they expect the bulk of the cheques/ transfers will shift by next week.
ZainAkib
2 Dec 16#86
Just ordered mine from Ebuyer. Half an hour and the offer closes. I'm pumped lads, it's LIT :smile:
Rom to ZainAkib
2 Dec 16#87
Just ordered too, phew!
PhilsterUK
2 Dec 16#85
Looking into the cashback details it does mean having to cut out the bar code label from the box.
Hopefully this wont affect warranty at all (and I am a bit of a stickler for keeping my boxes - normally in one piece!).
ZainAkib
1 Dec 16#82
MSI's support, emailed them from the support on the cashback link
Rom to ZainAkib
2 Dec 16#83
****. Thanks
Rom
1 Dec 16#81
Amazon or AMD's? Amazon's can be clueless..
ZainAkib
1 Dec 16#80
AMAZON IS NOT PART OF THE PROMOTION
I emailed their support and asked about it and they said amazon are not part of it.
Is the 20% cashback available with ebuyer? Is it store specific or available for a card purchased from any retailer?
bungler
30 Nov 16#77
I still have my pre-order but have just emailed them asking for an update and if they can't confirm I'll probably cancel as well.
Ebuyer is definitely in the Civ 6 deal although they don't advertise it on the product page
paulod
30 Nov 16#76
The C|iv 6 deal appears to apply to all RX 480 cards as it's an AMD rewards deal rather than a Scan offer.
Still no sign of stock so I've cancelled and ordered from ebuyer instead
tcboy
29 Nov 16#75
ebuyer has free civ 6 too?
paulod
29 Nov 16#74
Ebuyer deal of the day for £245 for anyone who missed out, same promotion applies so 196 delivered after cashback
ZainAkib
28 Nov 16#73
It's cheaper on Amazon now, whoever got it for 230 I'm jelly
paulod
28 Nov 16#72
Got an email earlier stock and dispatch due tomorrow :smiley:
Arcturas
28 Nov 16#71
Got mine as well. All up and running and its lovely!
tcboy
28 Nov 16#70
still waiting for 239.99
VKO
28 Nov 16#69
Got my card today just finished setting it up, it replaced HD 7970 card.
If anyone interested in a very good review of MSI RX480 card
paulod
28 Nov 16#68
Yep, email says payment processed on saturday morning so I guess that's the date that will appear on invoice. Scan now have the card listed at £265 where it was showing 'Price on application' yesterday, still pre-order though.
bungler
28 Nov 16#67
I'd have thought the purchase date would be the when the order was made so I think we'll be fine. We then have 30 days from Friday to get the form and label to them.
paulod
28 Nov 16#66
Spoke to online chat and my order isn't coming today and when I asked if they would receive stock before end of MSI deal on Friday they said 'Highly probable but nothing 100% certain'
eiamhere69
27 Nov 16#65
This needs expiring
andrefilipe94
27 Nov 16#64
Yes
ZainAkib
27 Nov 16#63
So if I buy it from say, Amazon, I'm still eligible for the cashback right?
Mildlytight
26 Nov 16#62
Went for the 4GB. Thanks for the helpful advice.
tcboy
26 Nov 16#61
this
Plasticpaddy
26 Nov 16#60
Now out of stock...
Aph3x
26 Nov 16#59
Scan are about a tenner cheaper then Amazon OcUK at the current rate, Is the better service at amazon worth that to some ? because for me it is.
hannibalhorn
26 Nov 16#58
I was due to get mine today but after waiting all day I chased up DPD to be told they hadn't put it on the van due to it being full but they didn't bother telling me. Order now cancelled so another one will be available once they've processed it but it's a lottery whether you will actually receive it.
Organdonor
26 Nov 16#57
Thanks mate
paulod
26 Nov 16#56
Ordered last night but didn't realise it was a pre-order, anybody know how you will stand with the MSI promotion?
It's still showing delivery on monday though.
cantonbean
26 Nov 16#55
decided to cancel mu order as just not playing games enough to justify it so might be worth having a check now as only just had e-mail confirming this.
vmistery
26 Nov 16#54
It will be fine, I recently stuck a 470 in a h61 board with no problems, just make sure you have an 8pin power cable on the PSU.
neiiilers
26 Nov 16#53
OOS. Showing preorder
Organdonor
26 Nov 16#52
Hey can any pc gurus tell me if this is compatible with my current system which is pretty majorly outdated now, ordered but now worried it's way overkill or completely incompatible:
CPU: i5-3550 3.3Ghz
Motherboard: Asus P8H61-MX USB3
RAM: 8GB(2x4GB) DDR3 1333Mhz
Corsair 600w PSU
Windows 10 64-bit
Radeon HD7850 being replaced lol!
TesseractOrion
25 Nov 16#51
If you mean the 4GiB 480x then just be aware the RAM is clocked a bit lower too, not enough to make much of a difference tho.
jsty3105
25 Nov 16#50
ta, the code came through about 30 minutes ago about 4 hours after my order. card's been dispatched now.
Arcturas
25 Nov 16#49
Within about 20 minutes or so
VKO
25 Nov 16#48
I got my invoice & code @ 19.30 and I ordered the card at 15.30
jsty3105
25 Nov 16#47
how soon did scan send the code to you?
The_Hoff
25 Nov 162#46
The only real benefits to you are warranty, heat reduction and energy efficiency.
On balance though I'd swap it.
MarcoLoves360
25 Nov 16#45
should I buy this and sell my 290x? should be able to do at no loss
Naizur
25 Nov 16#44
Always been a lurker on this site, decided to sign up with a new account hoping for advice. Would anyone recommend this over the PowerColor Rx 470? Just recently ordered after seeing it on here. Primarily a console gamer, just looking to switch certain games over to PC (Mass Effect being the big one in future) will be playing at 1080p. If CPU matters, I'm using my old system with an i5 4460.
Arcturas
25 Nov 16#43
And thanks OP. I bought one, sold the copy of CIV 6 to a mate for £20, so got the card for £172 (after i get the MSI cashback)!
if you scroll up there are instructions on how to get free postage by registering on a forum. it was free delivery to my home Monday or pick up from a local shop tomorrow.
N_S_23
25 Nov 16#37
Can someone quickly explain how to apply for the cash back and also is it certain to give me cashback if I do apply.
paulod
25 Nov 161#36
I've been waiting for a 1060 deal all day having convinced myself that the 1060 is the better card, now after seeing this I need to find reviews that say the 480 is the better card so I can order this :smiley:
Bully
25 Nov 16#35
Drat, i got 2 of these cards 3 weeks ago on amazon.Nice deal!
hamzahuk
25 Nov 161#34
Your gtx 960 is perfect for those games, even a bit of an overkill for those mobas. I would only get that 480 if you want a guaranteed 60fps on AAA titles 1080p ultra. Also for higher resolutions (1440p, 4k) dont get a 480, you would be getting under 45fps most of the time and it wouldnt be future proof at all for those resolutions.
lomax
25 Nov 16#33
True 3gb is too low for a new card today. Hopefully Vulkan will lead to better performance all round as developers get better at utilising it. It's already shown that AMD cards should have been performing better but were likely held back by their drivers. Anything that increases competition is welcome!
jsty3105
25 Nov 16#32
Happily, my previous Amazon FR warehouse deal for the reference Sapphire 480 card for £175 never panned out. After the cashback and flogging off the CIV 6 key, I should have a better card for equal or just a bit more.
The_Hoff
25 Nov 16#31
Wouldn't recommend the 3GB card for that duration as there's a good few games already searching for more VRAM.
On the AMD front in terms of optimizations you mentioned there's also Vulkan which should add some life to the card, Doom being a fine example as you mentioned.
The_Hoff
25 Nov 162#30
You don't need this card for the games you play.
Mildlytight
25 Nov 16#20
This or the 4gb at £153 after the cashback (from Amazon)? I'm not a hardcore gamer and won't be using it for 4k. More interested in something that will keep me playing mainstream titles at
middling frame rates for the next 3-4 years.
Advice welcome, I am so out of touch on recent GPU developments.
Thanks
lomax to Mildlytight
25 Nov 162#29
That's good value for that card, the RX480 was only released this summer. 3 years is probably a good bet but it's hard to tell the future. 4gb should be ok at 1080p for that duration as long as you're not trying to use the ultra setting for textures.
One nice carry over from console development is that newer titles are including dynamic resolution scaling. Like the name sounds it changes the render resolution dynamically to maintain frame rate at the cost of image quality e.g. Doom, Overwatch and Titanfall 2 all have this implemented for all cards. Hopefully this trend continues so that cards last longer.
You probably won't go wrong just buying whichever one is cheaper.
Personally I usually buy 2nd hand cards and then resell and upgrade every couple of years. This is by far the most cost efficient. The classifieds at avforums.com are pretty good for this. Usually cheaper than ebay due to the community and lack of fees.
DatAlbino
25 Nov 16#28
So basically all these graphics cards are strictly for above 1080p and apart from that my 960 will suffice for 1080p60fps gaming for the next year at least? all the hype is useless?
Or am I wrong? idk
should mention that I have a 144hz monitor and would like to make use of it, although admittedly I do mostly play csgo, rocket league, and other less intensive games, and easily hit 144+ on them
The_Hoff
25 Nov 16#27
You'll be fine on e-sports games and less demanding titles but you'll need to compromise quality settings (like AA or textures/shadows) to stay in your freesync range (the ideal) on titles like BF1, Mordor, Witcher 3. Forza 3 for example pushes my Fury on Ultra at 1440p with a desired 60fps.
Like it or not, the 480 is supposed to fill the 1080p Ultra settings at high FPS, that's where the vast majority (something like 85%) of PC Gamers operate.
Great deal though, especially if you sell the key via Kinguin or whatever.
Enjoy your new card.
yanick
25 Nov 16#26
It depends on the resolution you play at; if 1080p, the 470 would probably suffice you; you (probably) won't need the extra RAM for 1080p and the 470 has ~11% fewer stream processors (so probably a similar lowering of performance). It will play most current games at highest settings so _should_ play games released in the next few years with reduced eye candy :smiley:
fringedmurdock
25 Nov 16#25
Bought thanks OP :smile:
VKO
25 Nov 16#24
Thanks OP Went for it got free delivery as I am member with AVFourms :sunglasses:
DatAlbino
25 Nov 161#22
What is this comparable to in terms of nVidia?
I currently have a 4GB GTX 960, should I upgrade? Is this EVEN an upgrade?
cheers
hamzahuk to DatAlbino
25 Nov 16#23
Not much of an upgrade tbf, like around a 30% boost.
From what I've read online and tests and advice on here this should be fine for max settings on most games but that's only what people have said elsewhere. I did look at a fury but the one on offer doesn't get great quality reviews and I've got a freesync monitor so this when combined with 20% cash back and selling Civ seem good value!
cantonbean
25 Nov 161#12
Goodbye RX270 and hello 1440p with freesync!
RedRain to cantonbean
25 Nov 16#18
what setting are we looking at at 2k
hannibalhorn
25 Nov 16#15
Red hot! Would people recommend a HDMI cable or diplayport for my 4k monitor? I can't find any definitive answer anywhere. Will they both send audio to my inbuilt crappy speakers when I can't be arsed to put the surround sound on?
fishmaster to hannibalhorn
25 Nov 16#17
HDMI and Displayport both carry audio, HDMI needs to be version 2.0 on the input to support 4K resolution.
mikedigitales
25 Nov 16#13
Anyone who picked one of these up - Do you get a download code as an email or physical code with the product? Do you end up with it as a Steam download? Thanks!
yanick to mikedigitales
25 Nov 161#16
I got a download code in an email. You need to go to amd.com to redeem the email code.
I guess it will be a steam download but I gave the code to a friend so can't comment on the redeeming process itself.
JoshTip
25 Nov 16#10
Don't buy MSI, they have absolutely horribly disgraceful support. They make you pay £50 for issues even under warrenty.
Aretak to JoshTip
25 Nov 16#14
I used MSI's RMA service once a couple of years back and they were great. Sent in my broken GTX 460 and they returned a working GTX 570 to me in around a week, as they had no 460s in stock. There was no charge for this upgrade. The only thing that slightly sucked was having to ship the card to the Netherlands, but that can't be helped, since it's where their repair centre is located.
vmistery
25 Nov 161#11
Whoops just bought it. Goodbye 7950!
Hasslehogg
25 Nov 16#9
why wouldnt there be no cashback?
neiiilers
25 Nov 16#8
Is this worth extra 30 (if no cashback)?
RedRain
25 Nov 16#7
good deal and game aswell
Hasslehogg
25 Nov 16#6
yeah just returned the sapphire one from yesterday for this :smiley:
thanks
zabique
25 Nov 16#5
SOLD!
Aretak
25 Nov 161#4
Pretty amazing deal, considering this is probably the best model of RX 480 (and very quiet).
Under £200 and a free copy of Civ VI is a real bargain. MSI are good at dealing with cashback too based on my experience of claiming it for a motherboard a couple of years ago. Had no issues getting it.
rmarflitt
25 Nov 16#3
Done
kaylanify
25 Nov 16#2
should probably put this in the "Computers" section
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Opening post
Purchase a qualifying MSI AMD RX 400 Series product from 00:00 25/11/16 until 23:59 02/12/16 to be eligable for 20% cachback.
MSI needs to receive the claim form no later than 30 days from the end of the promotion period. Claims received after this period will be made void
Latest comments (94)
Not sure how the maths works, think I paid £245 from ebuyer as Scan were oos, but looks like 20% off pre vat.
Looking on AMD site https://www.amd4u.com/amdgamepromo/files/AMD-Game-Promo-Terms-and-Conditions-v005.6.pdf they seem to have a choice of games available.
I recently got a laptop with AMD cpu and just logged into the site which checks your system and then you get emailed a Steam code (got Dirt Rally on that occassion), would imagine this is something similar.
Edit - Just noticed I've been emailed a code for Civ 6 directly from [email protected]
Hopefully this wont affect warranty at all (and I am a bit of a stickler for keeping my boxes - normally in one piece!).
I emailed their support and asked about it and they said amazon are not part of it.
https://uk.msi.com/Promotion/radeon_cashback_q4_2016
Card also on Amazon now at £245
Ebuyer is definitely in the Civ 6 deal although they don't advertise it on the product page
Still no sign of stock so I've cancelled and ordered from ebuyer instead
If anyone interested in a very good review of MSI RX480 card
It's still showing delivery on monday though.
CPU: i5-3550 3.3Ghz
Motherboard: Asus P8H61-MX USB3
RAM: 8GB(2x4GB) DDR3 1333Mhz
Corsair 600w PSU
Windows 10 64-bit
Radeon HD7850 being replaced lol!
On balance though I'd swap it.
On the AMD front in terms of optimizations you mentioned there's also Vulkan which should add some life to the card, Doom being a fine example as you mentioned.
middling frame rates for the next 3-4 years.
Advice welcome, I am so out of touch on recent GPU developments.
Thanks
One nice carry over from console development is that newer titles are including dynamic resolution scaling. Like the name sounds it changes the render resolution dynamically to maintain frame rate at the cost of image quality e.g. Doom, Overwatch and Titanfall 2 all have this implemented for all cards. Hopefully this trend continues so that cards last longer.
You might also consider a gtx 1060. Super geeky analysis in the below 2 threads:
https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/4tztue/gtx_1060_vs_rx_480_a_statsbased_analysis_with/
https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/4tyco0/the_truth_about_480_vs_1060/
You probably won't go wrong just buying whichever one is cheaper.
Personally I usually buy 2nd hand cards and then resell and upgrade every couple of years. This is by far the most cost efficient. The classifieds at avforums.com are pretty good for this. Usually cheaper than ebay due to the community and lack of fees.
Or am I wrong? idk
should mention that I have a 144hz monitor and would like to make use of it, although admittedly I do mostly play csgo, rocket league, and other less intensive games, and easily hit 144+ on them
Like it or not, the 480 is supposed to fill the 1080p Ultra settings at high FPS, that's where the vast majority (something like 85%) of PC Gamers operate.
Great deal though, especially if you sell the key via Kinguin or whatever.
Enjoy your new card.
I currently have a 4GB GTX 960, should I upgrade? Is this EVEN an upgrade?
cheers
Found one comparison - in dutch though - https://nl.hardware.info/reviews/6936/17/radeon-rx-480-sapphire-nitro+-versus-msi-gaming-x-review-conclusie
I guess it will be a steam download but I gave the code to a friend so can't comment on the redeeming process itself.
thanks
Under £200 and a free copy of Civ VI is a real bargain. MSI are good at dealing with cashback too based on my experience of claiming it for a motherboard a couple of years ago. Had no issues getting it.