AMD is firing shots

[OhNoesItsDobby]

http://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/80130-amd-takes-aim-nvidias-gtx-970-cuts-r9-290x-price/

 

Somewhat predictable considering the whole debacle over the 970's memory, but that slogan, damn.

[KamiKatze]

http://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/80130-amd-takes-aim-nvidias-gtx-970-cuts-r9-290x-price/

 

Somewhat predictable considering the whole debacle over the 970's memory, but that slogan, damn.

 

Repost

 

Edit: actually no, the price drop is new, sorry.

[lovingGamer]

ahaha cool

[Paralectic]

They are better off improving their thermal design and reducing heat.

[mayu]

Even further price drops

 

Just release 3xx cards

[OhNoesItsDobby]

Repost

My bad, the Hexus article was only 30 minutes old so this was the first I'd heard.

[KamiKatze]

My bad, the Hexus article was only 30 minutes old so this was the first I'd heard.

 

See modified post ^

[wyattzx]

That's a very.. arousing appealing price point for the 290x.. Is the 290x better than the 970? 

(Please refrain from mentioning AMD's new 3XX GPUs.)

[OhNoesItsDobby]

See modified post ^

>_>

On-topic, this post actually caught my eye since my MSI GTX 970 is out for an RMA because it has a particularly bad case of electrical noise, so I'm currently sans-GPU. That said I still wouldn't consider a card like the 290/X right at the end of its life cycle, since AMD's new lineup is on the verge of release.

Reckon I'll go with the Strix 970 instead this time. :3

[OhNoesItsDobby]

That's a very.. arousing appealing price point for the 290x.. Is the 290x better than the 970? 

(Please refrain from mentioning AMD's new 3XX GPUs.)

I believe the 2 are roughly on-par with each other performance-wise, but of course the 970 is cooler and less power-hungry. Still, at this point in time you can't really ignore the 3XX cards since the 290 is about to be directly replaced.

[Splashzed]

The r9 290 is an extremely good card for that price point but why the hell aren't we seeing the r9 3xx series cards????

I hope they release them before Q2, i think the r9 2xx series were introduced like in october of 2013!! 

Come on, AMD!

[Fate]

That's a very.. arousing appealing price point for the 290x.. Is the 290x better than the 970? 

(Please refrain from mentioning AMD's new 3XX GPUs.)

At 1440p+ it's better performance. 

At this pricepoint there's almost no reason to go with a 970 imo, power consumption/heat is/should be irrelevant to most people. 

[Justhavocman]

I believe the 2 are roughly on-par with each other performance-wise, but of course the 970 is cooler and less power-hungry. Still, at this point in time you can't really ignore the 3XX cards since the 290 is about to be directly replaced.

The Sapphire Tri-x and MSI LIghtning go toe to toe with most 970's temp wise , or if not toe to toe , at least within a ~5C range. Power consumption wise the 970 is the clear winner .

[zappian]

At 1440p+ it's better performance. 

At this pricepoint there's almost no reason to go with a 970 imo, power consumption/heat is/should be irrelevant to most people. 

 

This.

 

Why go with slower VRAM if you can get a card thats 100 bones cheaper and performs essentially the same.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290X 4GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($232.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $232.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-30 06:05 EST-0500

[R_Golden]

It's so cheap! I know what i'm using for my brother's build.

[Tetters]

where are those prices available? I dont see the drops in Canada yet. The R9 290s still selling for $379 to $479

[dandrix]

Hope AMD will fix that GTX 970 real good, tired of Nvidia's bullshit marketing, saying that as Nvidia user.

[Najuno]

This is again just marketing strategy, though I have to admit a good one. But AMD's CEO announced already that AMD will not reveal anything GPU wise until Q2 2015. What they do now in order to gain capcity is clear out the old stuff. AMD saif that they will try to sell out as much as they can because of the over production.

That nVidia has this is marketing disaster going on at the moment is a perfect chance for AMD's marketing to sell their cards better.

[JustCallMeVlad]

Hope AMD will fix that GTX 970 real good, tired of Nvidia's bullshit marketing, saying that as Nvidia user.

Stop crying. Card is fine. Just has. An issue in less that 1% of games in 4K

[stconquest]

where are those prices available? I dont see the drops in Canada yet. The R9 290s still selling for $379 to $479

 

Don't buy for now.  Our dollar is at like a 20 year low.

[JustCallMeVlad]

Amd could drop the 290X price to 250 and people still wouldn't buy it.

[Justhavocman]

Amd could drop the 290X price to 250 and people still wouldn't buy it.

Actually people already are all over the 290x and 290 , the only reason i see people not buying them is because they are waiting for the 3xx.

[JustCallMeVlad]

Actually people already are all over the 290x and 290 , the only reason i see people not buying them is because they are waiting for the 3xx.

Yeah I never subscribed to the whole "Let's wait for the next new card" way of thinking. What if the 3xx sucks?

[Fate]

Amd could drop the 290X price to 250 and people still wouldn't buy it.

If the 300 series wasn't around the corner I would buy a 290x over a 970 all day everyday. I'm not paying nearly $100 more for equal/less performance lmao

[Justhavocman]

Yeah I never subscribed to the whole "Let's wait for the next new card" way of thinking. What if the 3xx sucks?

Really doubt it will suck. After Nvidia shot themselves in the leg with the 970 outbreak , it should be really easy for AMD to make something  , if not groundbreaking , at least a great deal , i mean they'd be stupid  if they did otherwise.