I think you might be misunderstanding how Crossfire (and SLI, for that matter) operate; you seem to have it backwards.

If you're going to Crossfire these, you absolutely want the 8GB version; you can only access half of the total VRAM in a 2-way Crossfire/SLI setup. That would mean effectively 2GB per card if you Crossfired two 4GB RX480s, but 4GB per card if you used two 8GB models instead.

Along with compatibility and optimisation problems, this is one of the other issues with gaining massive amounts of theoretical GPU power using a 2-way Crossfire/SLI setup with mid-range cards. You may well get the total GPU power (in theory...) of something like a GTX x80 or x80Ti card, but you'll often have a lot less VRAM (though not with an 8GB RX 480, as it has a lot of VRAM for its GPU power).

Your PSU will be fine; the RX 480 draws less power than the 7970.

As for performance, the RX 480 is undoubtedly the faster card, but whether it's worth the upgrade is up to you. I'm fairly sure it was the 7970 which was rebranded as the R9 280x. This video compares the RX 480, R9 380x, R9 280x and R9 270x playing various games at 1080p.

Seems like a great price

Heat this is going to the top

Fantastic!

Amazing price.

I've also used them in the past, no complaints.

This seems like an absolute steal. I'm waiting to build a whole new PC. I've been very tempted to buy one of AWD-ITs CPU and mobo deals but I keep holding on for Ryzen to shake things up!

This does seem like a great deal - just ordered mine!

Better deal than the 1060's all day long if paired with a capable CPU.

Great deal if you want one now. I'm tempted to wait a month or 2 to see what price drops vega and big pascal bring.

It might affect nothing but you never know. Ryzen is going to be brilliant for shaking the cpu market up though.

This or wait until the Sapphire Nitro+ 8GB drops down in price?

Good price either way!

Ok is this much of an upgrade from an Asus HD7970 ? Would I also need to upgrade my power supply its a cooler master GX bronze 750w?

its been a while since I kept upto speed with such things .....

thanks

when in Rome! been comparing 1060s and 480s in bed with the lights out. wife not been happy but this has just solved it. heat...

Bit the bullet, this is too much of a deal to turn down. The white design will match the new white case - It was meant to be. Thanks for the find OP

Glad to have found something others have found useful.

Well, actually Tahiti (7950/7970/7870LE, R9 280/280X) was retired after that and R9 380/380X is based on Tonga from the R9 285. Slighly newer so in some benches it will pull ahead due being able to handle tessellation better. Being a 256-bit bus design, it had less VRAM bandwidth though.
Anyway, for comparison for an upgrade from the 7970 the 280/280X is the one to use. 280X had faster clocks so more comparable to 7970 GHz edition.

Im really unsure as to whether they are good to buy from. Although yes they have many good reviews, the reviews that they have are very poor with things not turning up for example. What is the warranty on this? I really want to buy it but I don't know if i trust the seller 100% :disappointed:

the tax will be added as soon as you are ready to check out

what sort of noise levels do these cards have? about to build my first PC in years and I want something small, powerful and relatively quiet. this looks good.

Cheers, you learn something new everyday! :smiley:

I want this so bad, but I've ordered twice from other sites and have both of them refunded a day later.

There must be something dodgy going on, all these websites look the same, the same layout and the same text, what the hell is going on, am i the only one noticing this?

This card will be fine it's the better deal.

If only they had the 4gb version. Good price still.

I may hold out a bit and buy 2 4gbs

If you crossfire these you dont need 8gb versions as its pointless

What's the difference between this one and ...

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xfx-radeon-rx-480-8gb-189-98-ballicom-free-delivery-2619137

Added one to my cart, spent about 30 minutes debating, was about to buy it and then it goes out of stock. The gods have spoken.

Still waiting on my Novatech order so cancelled and bought this instead, cheers OP!

Just noticed this on the product page for anyone thinking of ordering:-

** Cards ordered 20th Feb or later will be shipped on Friday 24th Feb. **

We have that already, it's called the Titan XP. You just wouldn't want to pay for it.

This or wait for the Vega announcement?

Bought one

Waiting for 28th personally, probably won't change a great deal, but who knows.

Vega as far as im aware is for high end perforamnce gaming, like 4K and VR, I am 90% sure they are not bringing out any budget or mid range GPUs, So no need to wait imo.

They are rumoured to be launching a full stack, although the lower end cards will likely be months away. They have refined the process and may use some elements of Vega to enhance the revisions further, nothing definite though. Just like Vega / 1080 ti, it's all rumour at this point.

This looks like a really good deal. I currently have a GTX 760 which came with the pc http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/medion-akoya-pc-p5331-g-i5-128gb-ssd-nvidia-760gtx-free-23-6-monitor-615-95-medion-2005518.
Would I be able to upgrade to this without replacing the power supply?

Both have a 500w requirement but you might find that it's a little low for this card if the PSU isn't good quality. Worst case is you will install it and the system will lock up when you try to run games.

Thanks Spark, looking on the HUKD thread I bought the PC on it has a OEM 450W power supply (PSU is a Fortron 450W Standard ATX PSU that is at least bronze rated ) in it so may struggle with this upgrade - http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/medion-akoya-pc-p5331-g-i5-128gb-ssd-nvidia-760gtx-free-23-6-monitor-615-95-medion-2005518
May have to upgrade that too if I get this or just sell it and build/buy another.

Yeah, I would not recommend running this on a 450w supply at all.

Was pondering whether to get a new system or upgrade my GPU.

Opted for this which, for the money, will give my 3930k system life for a couple of years more.

Thanks OP.
:smiley:

Top end enthusiast CPU paired with a mid-ish range GPU, odd choice.

Haha - just got a call from AWD IT - they're unable to dispatch until Friday due to the item trending on hot uk deals.
Nice of them to let me know though.

Just because someone was an enthusiast or had an enthusiast's budget 5-6 years ago, doesn't mean that they are in the same position today.

What could I expect from upgrading to this from an r9 270x and still using an i7 950?

I'm waiting for feb 28th
AMD's supposed to release RX500 & more

Honestly? One hell of a bottleneck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV0fXAQyyVo

Don't know if I should upgrade over my R9 380 4GB?

One man's enthusiast purchase is the next man's performance bargain. CPUs these days are far more relevant a few years down the line than GPUs. Odds on the 3930k was picked up used for the cost of a new Series 5 i7

It was an Alienware system I picked up from the Dell outlet for a really good price a few years ago. Not a hardcore gamer by any stretch but the GTX680 it came with is struggling a bit.

Ah that'd be the problem, Alienware are infamous for selling very unbalanced builds, They normally put in one very high end piece of hardware (normally the CPU, I think they get good deals from intel from buying in such large bulk as they are a subsidiary of Dell) put it in a snazzy looking case, advertise it as high end, and then cheap out on every other component

I've noticed that the current range of Aurora's - some of their stock builds have i7's yet with GTX950's in them.

Mine (Aurora R4) hasn't been without issues. The CPU liquid cooling system had the "gunge coolant" problem and the PSU went pop after three years. Replaced both with Corsair products, the PSU being a major pain because of the bespoke power loom and having to unpick that!

Thats up to you, i believe so

https://youtu.be/iSpTe5zGmx8


Watch the video it compares this card to a RX 380 4gb

I checked out benchmarks, its not worth it, their is literally no difference when both cards are being used, you may see a slight difference when games dont allow Crossfire but its not worth the extra £60+

Is it worth the extra £30 for the 8gb version over the 4gb? Semi beginner in terms of PC components.

They are releasing Zen Ryzen (processors). And something to do with Vega, whilst they could suprise EVERYBODY and have a dual release, it's incredibly unlikely.

Probably confirmation Zen releases and ships on 2nd Mar and more tech demos of Vega, possibly Prey tech demo and a further insight into the tech involved. Possibly skus, but we don't know.

Nvidia are having a GTX thing-a-majig. Could be numerous thing, but most people seem to think it's 1080ti. If it is anf there are no prices from AMD side (which odds are there won't be) it will be priced high as it will be the only card if it's kind / position.

If / when Vega is assigned a price prices will fall, buy how much depends on what AMD are able to do and by how much this offsets any cist of hmb.

​an i7-3770k capable enough?

Thanks OP, ordered 3 for me and my boys, cant wait to get them as we're going from a radeon 6770, this should make a hell of a difference especially once the ryzen comes out so we can all get those too.

Yes it is :smiley:

So I'm definitely thinking of getting this. What would you guys say is a good CPU to go along side with it? I don't want the CPU to bottleneck performance. Something around £100-150?

Wait 1 week for Ryzen. They have a 4 core processor that's going to be around £120 and will be equal in performance to a core i5, and can also be overclocked. If you buy one now you'll kick yourself!

This one or recently posted MSI Radeon RC480 Armor 8GB ? can't decide (((

I doubt it will be £120, I've seen the US prices and they are amazing prices, but it will probably slightly get shafted as usual, so probably £150 which still is an amazing price.

this for sure!!!!, this one is defo better than the MSI.

Apparently the Ryzen R3 1100 will be $129 (USD). That could end up being anywhere from ~£125 to ~£150, depending on how they decide to price things on this side of The Pond.

Currently, $129 (USD) with 20% added on for UK VAT works out at just over £124. I would assume that these CPUs will work out more expensive in the UK than the US, especially since the prices are both being set well after the GBP took a dive last year, so they'l easily be able avoid the quirks of UK prices being cheaper due to the GBP's reduction in value vs the USD.

I'm currently using an R9-280X with an FX-8320E cpu. Would a bottleneck there stop me from seeing tangible improvements with this card? I'd be hoping to gain 10-15 fps in open world games, but I'm unsure if my CPU would effectively block any extra performance improvements in that regard.

I'm currently running an R9 380. I think I can get around £80 back for that so would I see a good performance increase / better future proofing by going for this card?

Sounds like a great family, i wish my family knew about technology
Their stuck in the past

I think this one its cheaper

Isnt the MSI one £20 more? Idk i havent seen the deal i think


Their basically the same card, you paying extra for either noise, Tempeture, Customer support.. Or no difference at all


Check a comparison but hey its up to you

Yes, ill say just get this as 4gb is more for 1080p, 8gb is for higher res, ill get 8gb just incase you need it in the future

Youd think so but if they werent up to date on technology i could have given them old equipment and saved a fortune :smiley:

I tend to find that when VAT is added and currency is converted, UK prices are not bad at all.

Would you recommend this card or 1060 6GB for £30 more? I would like to keep the card for at least a couple of years and want to use it for casual 1440p gaming on 25" monitor. I still use i7 920 (C0/C1) overclocked at 3.66GHz that I'm planning to upgrade at the end of the year.

​I had the same call this afternoon. I ordered when the website said they had 15 left, I was watching the figure drop while debating whether to buy for 1080 res gaming. I now see the 4GB one for a good deal, but I'm sticking with the 8GB just in case I decide to go 4k in future

I have a feeling they will make up another excuse on Friday, theres been 3-4 websites posted now with similar price to this, and none could fulfill shipment, I also placed an order and received the call said its fine, but hmm lets see i guess.

They've not been bad since the referendum, certainly.

Still, a new product could come with a more appropriate post-referendum price as they don't have to navigate the sticky issue of price rises like existing products do.

Not long until we find out now, I guess! :laughing:

Buy, buy, buy!

Noticeable improvement from a r9 280x ? And is my cpu ok still to delivery the performance bump (fx8350)?

Yes i believe so https://youtu.be/ksN3VMkutQQ

But this guy used a good CPU it may be different (oh ij the video i think its 4gb one not 8gb)

Just been in contact with them and as was pointed out there's now a comment on the item saying it will ship on Friday. Hoping this happens as i've already put a few on my blacklist such as BT who cancelled on me before so i'll never use them again (especially as with them it seems regular). You'd think these companies would learn but i'm beginning to suspect that most of these deals were never there and are just being used to drive people to the site. In my opinion such companies should be banned from here, it may stop this happening but i doubt it would happen.

May be getting my hands on a lenovo thinkstation s20

https://www.cnet.com/products/lenovo-thinkstation-s20-4105-xeon-w3550-3-06-ghz-monitor-none-series/specs/

Has 12gb ram

Can I just throw this in, do I need to consider the PSU?

Current PSU
https://www.serverworlds.com/ibm-41a9758-lenovo-thinkstation-s20-625w-power-supply-fs8003/

thanks man! I've ordered one :smiley:
I couldn't decide between rx 480 and a fury but the 50+ pounds difference this one is better
4k gaming is not really working at decent frame rates so no reason spending more for a few frames/sec difference + power consumption :smiley:

4k is not really possible unless you go low-medium settings... but what's the point of gaming if not on ultra?:smiley:

Yeah what's the point of driving if you don't have a Ferrari. I've ditched my two cars in to the river this afternoon, saved me all that worry.

This is a symptom of modern web design, most websites doing the same thing look the same now, in fact about 90% of sites doing anything all look the same now.

Website has updated, 8gb not shipping til next week now. Not very good :disappointed:

I was going to buy from them next week on pay day - don't think I'll bother now. That's pretty poor service I agree.

Apparently the delay is down to the storm but i agree with you redbutcher, i wouldnt buy from them until they fulfil all the orders they've promised. I know if they don't i wont bother even looking at their deals again.If you see something elsewhere in the meantime i'd suggest trying them now anyway

I cancelled my order for the 4GB version and ordered it from the Overclockers for £10 more but they are giving DOOM 2016 away with it, which could be sold to make up the difference.

...and those cheeky chappies at HUKD


Heh heh
:man:

I'll give it till monday and if i dont have a tracking number by then i'll do the same. Really do hate these companies that just do these offers most of them with no intention of fulfilling the orders, just using them as click-bait. Most of them know about this site and how much money it can make them, shame they cant be banned from this site like many other types of forums dont allow unreliable sources, that way we wouldn't keep getting these types of things .


you're right, that's the problem though, they know they'll get lots of clicks from here and some will buy other things etc. Im more than a little upset at this as im expecting a cancellation now on Monday

I have ordered the 8gb card, spoke to them this afternoon and was assured there was absolutely no problem with delivery just will be shipped first thing next week.
As this is such a good deal and heat just went so high I think they have had to get more stock in.
Still a brilliant deal.

Just had my order shipped by Oveclockers through DPD, but says delivery will be Monday and not tomorrow as I didn't want to pay for delivery and it costs extra to get Saturday delivery.

I messaged ADW-IT yesterday and I have mentioned earlier I had a doubt it my mind they would ship it, another website that was selling it that was posted here (One Stop PC) also got cancelled as did everyone elses, so I had little doubt this would too.

Although its not cancelled, its been delayed twice.


This makes sense if a few people who ordered first got their orders and now they have to wait for more delivery since so many people purchased it, but it seems they don't have any stock at all and need to wait for delivery from the supplier and then they can ship it out.

granted it was really windy yesterday but using that as an excuse is pretty poor

I think that's an AMD promo so probably comes with the AWD-IT one too.

Has anyone had an update on shipping? It was supposed to be Friday but not had any comma from them

They should have emailed you, they delayed shipping because they couldnt get orders from the supplier because of bad wind lol

I cancelled and ordered from Overclockers the same day and received it today

Latest I got was "We will ensure that any orders, placed on the 21st of February will be express shipped on Monday and should arrive with you Tuesday 28th. Any orders placed on the 22nd should be arriving with you by Wednesday or Thursday at the very, very latest."
They seem at great pains to stress that this is not their normal service and as they have been very pro-active in keeping me updated I'm happy to wait.

ah kind of regret getting my 1060 a few weeks ago

I was told today id have the tracking number by end of business today and delivery tomorrow. Ive been waiting patiently but no sign of the tracking number yet. Im already regretting using this company, just hope they keep to their promise (even though this is the 2nd one) but since theyre only open for another hour today im very doubtful

Whats your order number I can take a quick look at this for you to ensure your card has shipped.

Thanks but i just talked to James who said it was shipping in next 20 minutes, gave me a tracking number which hasnt kicked in yet. I'll check it later and see if it has started working and let you all know if i get this tomorrow as promised, James gave me a 100% guarantee it would be but i'll wait and see

No problem just has to have a scan at the hub. Will update shortly I am sure.

Just got a text message with tracking info.

My thoughts exactly. Some seem to be rubbishing them a bit but my experience has been fairly positive so far - I ordered on the understanding that it would only ship on Friday the 24th. This date slipped due to circumstances beyond their control (I'm happy to accept this does happen occasionally). Updates have been regular and I'm due to receive the item today.

Even if it had shipped Friday it is questionable whether I would have received it Saturday so I'm probably on track for being one day later than expected.

Just got it now, seems ok for me.

cracking graphics card, easily runs Tomb Raider and The Witcher 3. Amazing price so such a powerful card

Just got in from work, had a few problems installing it where for eg i couldnt hit the launch button because it was below the screen and i had a file missing on my win 7 x64 but got it all sorted now. Still not fast but thats down solely to me using an athlon x4 640 chip (slow as hell but waiting till the r1400x ryzen comes out). Looks good and i love having the 2nd hdmi meaning i can wire to the tv too. Just glad that i've finally got it. Now that mines working ive got to get the boys computers sorted, 2 more to install :smiley:

Ordered this a week ago, still no word on delivery. Can’t see where to cancel the order and get my money back.

I've bought one from CCL coz it's basically the same price and it comes with Doom, anyone know how much extra performance I'm likely to see over my current GTX 750ti 2gb?

Link to CCL deal here

Anyone else having issues with theirs? Mine turned up yesterday, installed it fine, but now everytime I start up Civ 6 the whole thing crashes (screen goes black or brown and system completely hangs, have to do a hard restart using the power button).
Have tried 3dmark11, and seems to run through benchmarks on "Performance (P) 1280x720 with a moderate load...".
But on "Extreme - 1920x1080 with a heavy load..." it crashes again... really odd.

Honestly, my old gaming laptop with a 770 GTX could at least run through the Extreme mode without crashing...

I have the same problem with Crysis and Witcher...

Returning mine with a heavy heart. Tried updating mobo bios, latest and then older drivers, etc. Couldn't get it working without crashing.

Borrowed a friends Zotac 1060 GTX and that works absolutely fine. Although I guess it consumes less power, the PSU I'm using should be solid (EVGA Supernova 650 G2 Gold)...

It sounds similar to problems I've had in the past with my PSU, but your PSU should be able to run that, mine is due to be delivered any minute now, so hopefully I don't have any issues.

I'm having the same issue, even bought a bigger psu and it still crashes??? Anyone help

Just set mine up, tried to play Fifa 2017 and it restarts my computer everytime?

I have 750w Corsair PSU...?

Eeek - that PSU should surely be fine... More people with failures... Not looking good... :-S

Sorry - not much use, but I've ditched mine, returning it tomorrow and have bought a 1060 GTX instead... at least I know it works based on one I borrowed.

Got mine and it does look new - slightly worrying number of people reporting issues. Sjb07 did get theirs from CCL too so a general card issue? Will report back with my results.

I have done a bit of research and it looks like the issue may be my aging motherboard, not the power supply.

Apparently there is a known issue with the the card drawing to much power from the motherboard instead of the PSU.

He's a video where the issue is explained a bit, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhjC_8ai7QA

My PC has a garbage Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 4.1...

I'm gonna do a bit more research, but it may be I need to either return or upgrade my motherboard...:disappointed:

I've done more testing and narrowed it down to how much power the gpu uses, not really related to the psu at all COULD have an issue with the motherboard but that should have been fixed ages ago

Does any one know if the card fans should be spinning when a game isn't running, the fans aint moving at all on auto, had to change it manually to get them spinning.

That's a feature of the GPU, they kick up once it hits higher temps.

EDIT: asking awd for a return

If you had to take a guess do you think these cards are faulty or would a replacement likely have the same problems.

650W PSU and while playing a game screen goes black. I don't think its the PSU or MB any ideas?

You're the 4th person to have the same problem, so it's looking like the card to me, I have requested a return.

I've been okay with mine so far - I bought a newish board recently (Am3+ gigabyte one with m2, etc), and have a 675w psu - will need to try some games but 3dmark has been fine.

Same problem here, brown screen followed by a reboot as soon as there is a significant load on the card.

I've never had to return any pc components, can I assume they will accept the return without any issue?

Do you think they would exchange for a GTX 1060 if I paid the difference?

Having similar problems here. Received the card Tuesday and fitted that night.
Started a game up and after 5 mins or so, screen froze and buzzing sound, had to hard reset as no response.
Even when on desktop - seemed like it was lagging slightly and struggling to load right click menus.
I've got a Corsair 600 power supply, I tried unplugging an unused hard drive and a few case fans to lower power consumption and it seems to help a little.
On some games (before they crash) i'm getting speckles flashing on the screen in various colours.

As there seems to be issues with others - are we leaning towards driver/software issues or faulty cards?
i'm running i7 cpu, Asus ROG mobo, 16gb ram, 1tb SSD.
Had no issues with the GTX 750ti thats now in the Radeon box feeling unloved.

Looks like there's enough people with a different variety of components all having the same issue that indicates there's a dodgy batch of cards out there that fall over when the load starts to ramp up.

Is everyone here with a problem using the 8GB card? I just got mine today but it's a 4GB model. Sadly I currently do not have a PC to test this on however. I don't seem to be finding any reviews or forum topics online with people having problem with this card.

My faulty card is the 8GB version.

My card is the OC8Gb - I've emailed AWD IT to see if they are having multiple customers reporting issues and see if they have any advice before I go for a replacement.

similar problems here, haven't had too much time to test just tried Fallout 4 and 3dmark. Fallout 4 runs fine but 3dmark has crashed with the older driver. After upgraded for the newest amd driver tests runs ok but when put the card to OC mode started to crash again. I returned a reference 480 for this but i had no problems with that card.

I really am not sure, but I don't think software can fix this as Asus should have been aware of the power problem since last year and there's no bios update for it. I reckon that it's probably an issue with this specific card due to so many others reporting the issue. If not the card, then possibly an outdated motherboard? But that shouldn't be the case.

I'm just concerned about the returns policy as they say they test it before refunding and everyone has different hardware.

Yeah, I phoned this morning to arrange an RMA, and will be dropping it off later today at the post office, my concern is that it takes over a week and then they send a replacement out and the exact same issue happens again, that's a about 7 or 8 people who have the same complaint now so somethings not right.

I'm having issues with mine.

BF1 crashes very quickly, Titanfall 2 and Star Wars Battlefront take a bit longer but eventually crash. And it's a hard crash - system total frozen.

I've got a Corsair 850W PSU so I would have thought that had plenty enough power. System is an Alienware Aurora R4 so a slightly old motherboard.

I did a test last night and changed settings on BF1 to low and it didn't crash. Clearly the additional load is causing issues. Whether this is power, memory or what (drivers maybe? Running Win7) I don't know.

I'm doing a Win 10 upgrade this weekend and if it still fails I will try an exchange.

Seems odd that so many people are reporting a similar issue?

Reviews on amazon for the 4GB version seem to report same issues. One suggests once it hits 75 degrees it shuts down.

Sounds like a duff card which is disappointing from the Asus stable.

Tried some 3dmark, Doom, Sniper Elite Zombie Army so far and all fine so I'm hopeful I haven't got a duff one. Sorry to hear quite a few others are having bother.

My card arrived yesterday and sadly I'm also having issues with it. Playing Fallout 4 on high/ultra with an ENB and various visual mods I can only get 5-10 mins gameplay before a black or brown screen with a system freeze. I don't think its a driver issue or a fault with my PSU (650 W Antec Gold) or mobo (GA-Z97P-D3) since my R9 280 card works fine.. Since there's so many of us having the same problem anyone have any advice on how to stop the crashes?

Wow this is getting concerning. Out of interest I checked Asus UK's website and no mention that they even do the 8GB version and no bios is available to download from the main Asus website. Were these cards just supposed to be sold to the Chinese market? I would advise ANYONE buying one of these cards to contact the retailer and find out from them if they are aware of a situation and possible solutions/remedies. IMPORTANTLY confirm that they will refund if issues persist AFTER the 30 days i.e. non-acceptance.

I would be absolutely disgusted if it turned out that this is a pci-e power draw issue considering that that was identified at rx 480 launch.

now i am running 3d mark continuously and having this issue for the second time: https://community.amd.com/thread/205919
If i can't found any solution on the weekend the card going back on monday. Bit afraid of awd return policy.

Just in case this helps I was just reading some reviews over at amazon.com and one review caught my eye:


If that's the case it beggars belief! Others seem to suggest the factory overclock is too high!

You can find the card here: https://www.asus.com/Graphics-Cards/DUAL-RX480-O8G/ but it's not on the main list

My point was that Asus UK lists the 4GB version but not the 8GB version. Its also concerning when sections like "Manual" or "FAQ" don't have any content!? :disappointed:

Yeah wierd for me too as the whole card.

Far fetched perhaps, but I wonder if these 8gb cards were originally 4gb cards and that has caused some of the issues, it was discovered a while back that the rx480 4gb cards were actually able to be converted into 8gb card by flashing them...?

My 8gb version actually only shows as 4gb when it gets checked on the can I run it site, but it shows as 8gb everywhere else.

how to repair black /brown screens :

1. GPU Tweak fan auto or user define
2. WattMan fan auto, current temperature set manually, set max. 50°C and target value 70°C.
My settings, are working perfectly. Most important is value max.(left slider). Regards.

how to repair black /brown screens :

1. GPU Tweak fan auto or user define
2. WattMan fan auto, current temperature set manually, set max. 50°C and target value 70°C.
My settings, are working perfectly. Most important is value max.(left slider). Regards.

I've been changing these settings on GPU Tweak and WattMan all day and monitoring my GPU temp (which doesn't go above 80 when testing at high load) but I'm still getting freezes while playing. Did you underclock your card because that seems to be the only way to get mine to run stable

Edit - so I tried setting the WattMan temps you suggested and I used GPU tweak for fan curve adjustment, since then I haven't had a crash. Hopefully that has fixed it so thanks janblack

When I was trying to get mine to work I turned the fan to full blast and underclocked all the settings, set up like that some games actually started but the PC always rebooted within a couple of minutes even at the lowest card settings.
All I would suggest to anyone who has a card that's working is to use a program that can run a stress test, coz you don't want to keep it if it's gonna be liability down the road.

Agreed I'll definitely make sure to stress test it and even if it holds up I still plan on contacting awd-it and ASUS to cover my back. It may be a great price but nobody should have this much trouble with a card at stock settings

Just sent mine off today, waiting to see what AWD will do

CCL received mine back today, and it's now being processed...

Not sure what to do if they offer a replacement or refund, I want the card but don't want to wait for it to come out again only to potentially go through the same issues.

If I were you I would get a refund and choose another card/wait until vega announcement if you can hold off until then.

Do you think there will be a version of Vega for the same type of money as the 8gb rx 480 that is considerably better?

And if there is are we talking about a 6 month wait?

Probably not, they might have a budget GPU but not at this price, it'll probably be better than the 480 though.

Probably not, they might have a budget GPU but not at this price, it'll probably be better than the 480 though.[/quote]Not sure I can be bothered waiting to be honest, decisions, decision...

My refund came through couple of days ago and the return was free postage too - just contact their support and they give you an RMA number and a postage slip to print out and attach to the return package - no problems with awd at all, very smooth.

Happy with AWD IT Service - posted my card back today using their free return label.
I said I'd be happy for a credit note instead of a Refund as I want a new card still, and i'd look at buying a different one from their website.
Just had email back from them confirming it will just be a refund, as they've had confirmation from Asus that they'd had a bad batch of cards, and they are all going back to manufacturer.

Glad to hear the bad batch theory has been confirmed, I shouldn't have any issues with my return.

Now what card to get as a replacement?

I was thinking about the cheaper end of a 4gb GTX 1050Ti.

I looked at them but they aren't much cheaper than the Rx 480 and the RX 480 is starting to creep ahead of the 1060 in a lot of FPS tests now, so I think it would be a bit too much of a step back for not much less money.

It doesn't stack up well against the 480 in this comparison, crazy that they aren't much different in price.

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti-vs-AMD-RX-480/3649vs3634

Wow yeah that's not great. I should just order another RX480, I'm just worried about getting another faulty one.

I'm the same, the 480 is great value for money and is exactly what I'm looking for performance wise but part of me is considering stumping up the extra cash for the 1060 for the piece of mind....

Which one though? Palit have got their 3gb 1060 on for £179.96 through ebuyer, or the Gigabyte 3gb for £190.96. I like the look of the MSI Gaming X version, £221.99.. and would match my colour scheme on the mobo :smile:

Haven't installed mine yet, I'd better try it tonight :disappointed:

Don't bother with 3GB, the GPU will not reach its full potential with such little VRAM. 4GB minimum, 6GB decent, 8GB better.

Thanks for info- was literally just about to checkout on the 3gb and ditched it for the 6gb.

Refund just came through, free return postage and good service from AWD. I'm going to wait for the 1060s to go down or maybe not buy anything at all until the new cards come out.

AWD also processed my return and refund quite promptly. No complaints at their level of service - would happily use again.

Frustrating that Asus pushed out a bad batch - must be a costly and time consuming process for the suppliers to manage these returns. I wonder whether Asus recognise this in any way?

Funnily enough my previous forays away from Nvidia have ended badly!

So now what to do? Wait for good 1060/1070 prices? How long before we start to see meaningful price drops, if at all?

When have you returned yours ? I did on Monday but still waiting hopefully everything ok. I am thinking to buy something really cheap maybe used one to keep up until rx580 or vega arrives or 1070 go below £300. I really just need a card to play Fallout 4 now.

Returned mine today, likewise would happily use AWD again but don't know whether to go for another flavour of the 480 or wait for a bit?!

So I went over to a friend's house and tested my rx480 4GB from awd-it on his AsRock 170 pro4s and everything was fine. We played VR and the card handled it fine, there was no overheating/noise/lag. Played CS on max settings and Ranbow Six siege as well. Both ran fine, card never crashed. Max temp was 67 C. I never used the OC feature just ran the card at the default 1300 speed. So either I didn't stress test it enough, or the 4GB models were OK with this batch

I was informed today that the card I returned was indeed faulty, they offered me a full refund or said they could next day ship a replacement card, I decided to give it another chance as I'm happy with the price and performance this card should provide so hopefully I don't get another dodgy one or it might put me off ASUS for life...

I posted mine at about lunchtime on Monday and the refund landed mid-morning today.

Given that it was a second class return it is quite plausible that yours will land tomorrow.

I got my replacement card today from CCL, I'm happy to report that it is working perfectly in the 3 or 4 games I've tested at 1080p and 1440p.

It also passed a load of tests on 3d mark.

Very pleased so far.

This card is quieter than my old Evga GTX 750ti SC, but I have nothing else to compare it with so I don't know if that's saying much, it certainly doesn't bother me.

If anyone is looking for some idea of performance, I have been playing doom on ultra settings at 1440p and getting an average of 85fps (make sure you change the API to Vulkan in the settings as it adds about 30fps to the performance)