If you're not bothered by the fan nise then this is a cracking card. But the MSI gaming version for 10-15 quid more is way better.

These prices are getting ridiculous now lol heat

Do you want a full PC build? My choice for a budget system around this card (without bottlenecking at all) would be:

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/jVndtJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/jVndtJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£168.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£47.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: ADATA XPG Z1 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£44.15 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£28.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£39.00 @ Aria PC)
Other: XFX Radeon RX 480 (£189.98)
Total: £554.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-17 13:13 GMT+0000

Although it might be worth waiting a few weeks for AMD Ryzen to come out, we don't know performance or UK pricing yet though.

why? ryzen is CPU
Polaris is GPU
Vega (yet unreleased high end Fury replacement) is GPU

The decline in prices on these midrange cards is easily explained by the normal, yearly sales slump in Feb-Apr when most smart PC builders buy their parts

Tempting, I've got an R9 380 4gb by XFX which can get quite noisy though..

These prices are getting ridiculous now lol heat

If you're not bothered by the fan nise then this is a cracking card. But the MSI gaming version for 10-15 quid more is way better.

The NDA is removed 28th February, but the release date is supposedly 2nd March 2017.

ah ok, that explains it! Still, its close and maybe we will see more price drops?

why? ryzen is CPU
Polaris is GPU
Vega (yet unreleased high end Fury replacement) is GPU

The decline in prices on these midrange cards is easily explained by the normal, yearly sales slump in Feb-Apr when most smart PC builders buy their parts

Damn. No delivery to Ireland :disappointed:

I'm a photographer and I'm looking to upgrade my current setup. I currently use dual monitors which I'm looking to upgrade for Dell UltraSharp U2515H 25" IPS 2K Monitor (I haven't got the budget or need for 4K just yet.)

Frustratingly, my current GFX card has 1x HDMI, 1x DVI and 1x RGB connections, the U2515H requires HDMI or DisplayPort connections.

I NEVER use my PC for gaming, just for internet, basic tasks and Photoshop/Lightroom.

Is this card recommended for my purpose or complete overkill? Any help would be greatly appreciated, all I know is that I want to have a dual-monitor setup and the rest doesn't mean an awful lot to me in all honesty!

Vega (the 500 series) is due out sometime in the second quarter of this year, so probably mid-June.

When to buy Tech is easy: if you need it now, buy it now; if not, then wait. Tech will always get smaller, cheaper and faster in the long run but, as Keynes said: "In the long run, we are all dead."

well yeah I know but im wonder maybe (and thats a massive IF) they are bringing down the radeons when the new CPU's come out so people would by that combo? I dunno, maybe im thinking too much into it

Do I buy ?

- True 8 Bit IPS LG Panel inside the U2515H, roughly £300. Might be possible to purchase a 10 bit PLS / VA / IPS for a similar price but depends on your exact specifications of your machine. Depends on your setup whether the Radeon Rx480 can simply replace the GTX graphics card, but without more information on the Power Supply Unit it is difficult to post a recommendation. Although could be overkill as a lower model Nvidia / AMD GC could be sufficient for your requirements.

My advice is post your full computer specifications on the Misc section with your requirements and budget then you'll get plenty of responses.

Something like an RX460 would probably do it for £100, you can daisy chain the displayport cable(s) in a pinch if there's not enough dp outputs. 2515Hs support it just fine, nice monitors.

Thanks for your response, it's reassuring you like the monitor so much! Perhaps I should look at alternatives in that case.


Thanks for your advice.

My PC is an Asus M51BC. It has an upgraded graphics card previously (as the previous one couldn't run dual monitor at all). According to Device Manager it's a AMD Radeon R9 255. When I Googled it most of the results looked different, it definitely has a VGA, HDMI and DVI only.

According to Google, my power supply is 500W (350W Peak).


Please see above quote for basic answers, I appreciate the MSI suggestion, thanks.


Thanks for the reply. Not heard of Daisychaining them before, but it'd need an upgrade from my current situation anyway.


Processor
AMD® AM3+
Chipset
AMD 970

Thanks for the suggestion, probably best to look at some cheaper options! :smiley:


My understanding is that DVI wouldn't support the resolution required? (2560 x 1440)


From what I was reading, to be able to use it with this setup I'd need to get an 'active' switch/converter, which in itself costs around £100. I figured I may aswell kill two birds with one stone and upgrade both while I'm already there.

That link from the Dell forum said they were able to do use the DVI from their old GTX 260 to drive your monitor at 1440P.
A DVDI<>HDMI cable is about £2-£3 on ebay though so surely worth the risk.
For instance item # 252488192520 even has 1440 in the description.

DVI-D dual link supports up to 2560x1600 resolution, but you are right sadly the adapter will probably limit you to single link 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 maximum.
You can buy much cheaper cards than this that support what you need though, oh and I run dual Dell U2515H monitors for photo editing, fully calibrated they are absolutely superb. :smiley:

What is this like for video rendering? Is CUDA supported in Premiere Pro does anyone know?

Currently looking to upgrade my rig and still rocking a GTX 660.

A bit random, no? I already have an SSD, but it didn't replace my monitor...

I have 2 480s both are ref cards. Can't say am fully understanding the "noise" comments. My rig is connected to my TV and I set about 5-6ft away from my PC and TV. Sure I can hear the fans a little while playing but it's not that loud and I have 2 ref cards with these blower coolers remember.

Love the 480 so much value for money.

Republic here. I've heard about Parcel Motel. I guess Wizard is something similar? I'll check it out! Thanks

Very tempted, got an ageing GTX 760 2GB that can't really keep up anymore. Do we think this would be a good value upgrade that's likely to last a couple of years?

Should I upgrade to this from a 7950? Would I see a big upgrade? Or, should I wait until AMD release Vega

Yep if you are going to do photo editing and not gaming I don't see a case for anything beyond a slot power card. GTX1050ti is the fastest slot power only card but you don't even need that.

Yeah, think I'll go for one, don't see it getting any cheaper as you say. Thank you.

I'm sold on it - just ordered one!! Thanks!

Hmm trying to decide if this is a worthwhile upgrade from my GTX 780 3gb or whether to wait and get a 1070 when they come down a bit in price...

What's the cheapest processor/motherboard you could pair this with that wouldn't throttle the performance to build a strong gaming PC? Been toying with the idea of replacing my PS4 with a gaming PC for a while, but it's been over 10 years since I last built a PC.

Reportedly the CEO said Q2 in her statement about quarterly earnings:-

https://liliputing.com/2017/02/amd-ryzen-chips-coming-march-followed-vega-gpu-q2-2017.html

Brilliant, thanks. That's exactly what I was after. I thought I would have been too cheeky asking for a full build, but you gave me it anyway. :smiley:

PM me for any help (this goes for anyone else on this site too).

damm looking at that its not much faster than my r290 which i got for £290 over 3 years ago

Thanks, will wait a while. :smile:

The 480, simply put, is not an iteration in performance, it's just a 290x redux in a cheaper package with more VRAM.

If you already have a 290x, 390, or a 285+, there is no point changing to the 470/480.

The only cards this last generation that have improved performance are the 1070 and the 1080 (ignoring the Titan, because ok..).

anyone use these for video editing? I know premiere pro is programmed to make use of cuda cores in Nvidia cards, amd seem to have "stream processors". are these the amd equivalent and are they good for premiere

Edit: prob safer to stick with Nvidia for premiere pro and after effects
http://create.pro/blog/opencl-vs-cuda/
best stick with Nvidia for premier pro I think

Premiere Pro should have an option to select either CUDA (nVidia proprietary) or OpenGL for AMD cards.

Im sure it will, but from what I read, some functions perform better work Cuda than opengl (mercury playback engine for real time video editing & accelerated rendering - should provide a faster smoother timeline, apparently). So yeah, not sure how much difference that would make in real time, or how much of an upgrade this card would be from my gtx760, but I'll prob make my next upgrade with Nvidia for premier pro

anybody planning to pay less for 4gb - http://zippytom.com/asus-radeon-rx480-dual-4gb-ddr5-pcie3-dvi-2-hdmi-2-dp-1320mhz-clock-overclocked-vr-ready

best deal ever

Do you think this would be a worthwhile upgrade from an R9 380 (4gb model)

Can anyone tell me what the difference is with this one and the one posted a while back apart from the obvious £10? I know it says overclocked but surely that can be done by anyone and not worth paying more for. Aside from that is msi better than xfx?

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/msi-radeon-rx-480-armor-oc-8gb-199-98-novatech-2617854#comments

Im trying to decide between this card and GTX 1060 (http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/msi-geforce-gtx-1060-oc-6gb-209-98-novatech-2614550).
Which one do you think is better for 1440p 60hz monitor (Dell U2515H)? I use it for casual gaming.

as anyone bought from this store? their feedback is quite bad... I bought an rx470 on 12 of february and it as not arrived yet

**** canceled. Both orders. ****.