oh i just bought this on amazon delivery on monday!
jameshothothot
24 Nov 161#5
paid 149.99 last night on amazon
Whyte901
24 Nov 16#6
Been looking for a half decent card around £100 mainly for Zwift (Cycling training game, But also use as my media device) this seem well worth the extra £50
orig
24 Nov 16#7
nonsense
Doogeh
24 Nov 16#8
You're right. Corrected sentence sorry.
notos
24 Nov 161#9
Seems the best deal for this performance level. Ought to be able to run everything well for a good while and you can use a freesync monitor which costs a small premium over a standard one.
jameshothothot to notos
24 Nov 16#10
i am looking fot best value freesync monitor. don't really need it... but buying amd as has freesync so allows you to! lg 23" is about 130 i think...
Axino
24 Nov 161#11
Cancelled my amazon order for the reference model and bought this one.
Thanks OP!
red_dwarfer
24 Nov 16#12
So I ordered the one from Amazon on Monday - how is this one better?
'Recommendations' pretty simple and hardly offensive. Back to ya troll hole
rev6
24 Nov 16#26
Says the humourless child. Grow up.
xp3200
24 Nov 16#28
Great card for this price range :smiley: HEAT
jameshothothot
24 Nov 16#29
free hitman game? when did that happen? does the one I am getting from amazon have that? (149.99 deal)
Axino to jameshothothot
24 Nov 161#30
According to AMD UK on twitter, the offer is on from the 22nd. ebuyer, overclockers, and scan mentioned, but not amazon.
I've already got my game code from scan :smiley:
JimJamJamie
24 Nov 161#31
Couldn't resist this, even with the expensive delivery cost. Replacing a 750ti so I can dial up the settings in Rise of the Tomb Raider.
nellybauer to JimJamJamie
24 Nov 16#32
there's a delivery to a local shop option for a fiver, plus I gave an easy way to get free delivery by joining avforums.com, takes 5 mins to do!
oscarfs
24 Nov 16#33
Voted hot! Excellent price. I bought a reference 470 on release for £165 and have been extremely happy with it for the games I play.
jameshothothot
25 Nov 16#34
ny amazon due on monday. will ask amd if can get hitman as saw offer on their website too
benrp
25 Nov 16#35
If someone who gets theirs delivered today could let me know if the fans turn off when idle it would be much appreciated.
If you could also say if it has a backplate and how many heatpipes the cooler has that would be great.
nellybauer to benrp
25 Nov 162#37
No backplate but feels sturdy enough. Can confirm fans are off when idle.
Few pics:
rbnoble06
25 Nov 16#36
Considering upgrading from a r9 380, either to this RX 470 or the Sapphire Nitro+ RX 480 8GB for £215 & Civ VI. What would you guys recommend for 1080p gaming with some future-proofing for newer games? Is the RX 480 worth £65 more?
jameshothothot to rbnoble06
25 Nov 16#38
for 1080p i decided to get this. rx480 4gb is only 10pc better for 1080p gaming. and the 8gh not really suited for 4k gaming. so i decided to spend 150 on this for 1080p and in future can gey day an rx 490 when released and sell this. didn't see much difference worth 70 quid eg cheapest 8gb 480 around 220 if lucky maybe 230.
thesheep
25 Nov 16#39
Is this page down for anyone else?
stephenh0
25 Nov 16#40
oos
Whyte901
25 Nov 16#41
As previously mentioned this is definitely a different version to what the listing mentions backplate and seems to suggest a BIOS switch to select a factory overclock and LED button this has none of that.
Also the images for this card typically show the power connector on the rear of the unit, On this one they are placed on top
Not sure whether to keep just about to contact Scan
nellybauer to Whyte901
25 Nov 16#42
I posted a link earlier in this thread of the card on the sapphire site that shows pics with the power connector on the side. Scan do seem to have manufacturer part number incorrect and does incorrectly state there is a backplate but I saw no mention of the bios switch or led fans on the scan listing??
Whyte901
25 Nov 16#43
Yes sorry what I meant is when searching online for this I typically came across reviews and website that showed the power connector on the rear and BIOS switch. I didnt realise such a version existing as this until I saw your product listing (By that time I had already ordered)
The XFX is clocked 10mhz lower, not much of a difference admittedly! The XFX has a backplate whereas the Sapphire doesn't, not sure what benefit it really makes though. Next to no difference, I'd probably save the fiver
lindtexcellence85 to Ipburov
26 Nov 16#47
If you compare them side by side, it states that they both have backplates. The XFX card has 3 Displayport + 1 HDMI, whereas the Sapphire has 2 Displayport + 2 HDMI. The XFX has easily detachable fans, and a 6 pin connector (Sapphire has an 8 pin connector). Sapphire card is very slightly larger.
Personally, I would opt for the Sapphire card.
Axino
25 Nov 161#46
This is the Nitro,not the Nitro+. There's very little information about it.
As far as I can tell the differences are:
1236MHz clock instead of 1260MHz (2% difference)
No backplate
No LED lighting
No mode switch
Fans don't have two ball bearings?
Power connector on top rather than at the back
1cm shorter
I'm not too bothered about any of those. I'm happy with mine, good performance, and the fans switch off below 50 degrees.
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HEAT!
Immense price.
You're right. Corrected sentence sorry.
Thanks OP!
EDIT: same product code as the nitro+ on scan but different clock speeds; looks like they just have a different listing up for the sale version.
I've already got my game code from scan :smiley:
If you could also say if it has a backplate and how many heatpipes the cooler has that would be great.
Few pics:
Also the images for this card typically show the power connector on the rear of the unit, On this one they are placed on top
Not sure whether to keep just about to contact Scan
Personally, I would opt for the Sapphire card.
As far as I can tell the differences are:
1236MHz clock instead of 1260MHz (2% difference)
No backplate
No LED lighting
No mode switch
Fans don't have two ball bearings?
Power connector on top rather than at the back
1cm shorter
I'm not too bothered about any of those. I'm happy with mine, good performance, and the fans switch off below 50 degrees.