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http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-sapphire-radeon-r9-380-nitro-dual-x-with-backplate-pcie-30-5800mhz-gddr5-1010mhz-gpu-1792-stream

 

Its the dual-x version of the sapphire R9 380 and it has a backplate so its pretty good for its price, right?

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Nitro is superior to Dual-X - more copper and better quality fans. Dual-X also don't have backplates.

This IS the best 380 but the 380X is 4 days away :o

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Nitro is superior to Dual-X - more copper and better quality fans. Dual-X also don't have backplates.

This IS the best 380 but the 380X is 4 days away :o

 

I thought the 380X was meant to be released yesterday, how do you know its 4 days away?

CPU: FX-6300 GPU: Sapphire R9 380X MOBO: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB PSU: XFX XTR 550W CASE: Zalman Z11 Plus SSD: Samsung 840 Evo

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I thought the 380X was meant to be released yesterday, how do you know its 4 days away?

15th November. - wait - fuck - US dates on the laptop xD - likely soon though.

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15th November. - wait - fuck - US dates on the laptop xD - likely soon though.

 

No news on it so far, who knows when it will be announced!

CPU: FX-6300 GPU: Sapphire R9 380X MOBO: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB PSU: XFX XTR 550W CASE: Zalman Z11 Plus SSD: Samsung 840 Evo

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No news on it so far, who knows when it will be announced!

Murphy's law - you buy this and tomorrow the 380X is in stock :D - that's what happened with my Y50 - bought it - next few days the Y700 released here

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Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
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Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Murphy's law - you buy this and tomorrow the 380X is in stock :D - that's what happened with my Y50 - bought it - next few days the Y700 released here

 

Yeah, I've got a while to decide so I'll wait until black friday I think

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Yeah, I've got a while to decide so I'll wait until black friday I think

Buy me a Y700! :D

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Murphy's law - you buy this and tomorrow the 380X is in stock :D - that's what happened with my Y50 - bought it - next few days the Y700 released here

Also dont forget price drops. I regretted buying an 8gb stick of ram for 80 USD in april now its 80 USD for 16gb.

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Buy me a Y700! :D

 

If only I could!

Also dont forget price drops. I regretted buying an 8gb stick of ram for 80 USD in april now its 80 USD for 16gb.

 

If I don't find anything on black friday I'll wait nearer to christmas to find the best deal probably

CPU: FX-6300 GPU: Sapphire R9 380X MOBO: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB PSU: XFX XTR 550W CASE: Zalman Z11 Plus SSD: Samsung 840 Evo

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If only I could!

 

If I don't find anything on black friday I'll wait nearer to christmas to find the best deal probably

Here's a deal - if either of us wins the lottery we go on tech shopping therapy :D

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Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Here's a deal - if either of us wins the lottery we go on tech shopping therapy :D

 

Of course. If I win the lottery then free 980Ti's for everyone!

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Of course. If I win the lottery then free 980Ti's for everyone!

Lenovo Y700 for me :P

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Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Lenovo Y700 for me :P

Whatever tickles your fancy ;)

CPU: FX-6300 GPU: Sapphire R9 380X MOBO: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB PSU: XFX XTR 550W CASE: Zalman Z11 Plus SSD: Samsung 840 Evo

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