Don't want to wait too long for new GPUs.

[Yoo Song Won]

Should I get the Radeon R9 380X before waiting for the new Mid-range gpus from AMD or Nvidia? I'm planning to get Mirror's Edge Catalyst and Overwatch as soon as they come out but my current GPU is broken.

[Malaki Titi]

3 minutes ago, Yoo Song Won said:

Should I get the Radeon R9 380X before waiting for the new Mid-range gpus from AMD or Nvidia?

For R9 380X money, you can get a GTX 970 and blow the 380X out of the water.

If you don't want to wait, you will get screwed.

[ivan134]

3 minutes ago, Malaki Titi said:

For R9 380X money, you can get a GTX 970 and blow the 380X out of the water.

If you don't want to wait, you will get screwed.

Seriously, go back to wccf comments where your kind belongs. 

 

@Yoo Song Wonno,  don't buy a 380x. You will regret it in a month. 

[Yoo Song Won]

Just now, Malaki Titi said:

For R9 380X money, you can get a GTX 970 and blow the 380X out of the water.

If you don't want to wait, you will get screwed.

Radeon R9 380X on Newegg is $221 while the Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 is $300.

[Kryptyx]

EVGA and Step-Up?

[Malaki Titi]

5 minutes ago, Yoo Song Won said:

Radeon R9 380X on Newegg is $221 while the Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 is $300.

Fry's Electronics had them on sale last week.

You gotta shop around dude.

Fry's has a 30 day full refund with ZERO restocking fee.

Hopefully you live near one.

[Malaki Titi]

10 minutes ago, ivan134 said:

Seriously, go back to wccf comments where your kind belongs. 

Angry that someone is considering something other than an AMD product?

[Yoo Song Won]

Just now, Malaki Titi said:

Fry's Electronics had them on sale last week.

You gotta shop around dude.

Fry's has a 30 day full refund with ZERO restocking fee.

Hopefully you live near one.

Ok fair enough... But I live in Britain and the cheapest things I can buy is through the internet.

[Imakuni]

1 minute ago, Yoo Song Won said:

Ok fair enough... But I live in Britain and the cheapest things I can buy is through the internet.

Get a second hand 970. There will be plenty of people selling their 970s now that hte 1080 benchs are out.

[Yoo Song Won]

Just now, Imakuni said:

Get a second hand 970. There will be plenty of people selling their 970s now that hte 1080 benchs are out.

Is second hand worth it though?

[LabRat]

a good price for a 4gig 380 is $180 + a rebate. keep your eyes open. with the impending release all cards seem to be high now.

if you can score a 970 for $250 like I did it's the much better buy.

 give yourself until the end of June. by then we'll all have a decent look at the new cards along with the performance and price data.

[ivan134]

1 minute ago, Yoo Song Won said:

Is second hand worth it though?

No, it is not. Not with the up coming cards on a node shrink. Expect 390/970 performance for about 200 usd. Just be patient. 

[Malaki Titi]

2 minutes ago, Yoo Song Won said:

Is second hand worth it though?

Depends how cheap.  I personally wouldn't pay more than $150 for a 970 and not a dime more than $230 for a 980.

[Imakuni]

2 minutes ago, Yoo Song Won said:

Is second hand worth it though?

Yes it is. You get more performance for cheaper.

 

1 minute ago, ivan134 said:

No, it is not. Not with the up coming cards on a node shrink. Expect 390/970 performance for about 200 usd. Just be patient. 

He's not willing to wait for the "miracle" that will be Polaris.

[ivan134]

1 minute ago, Imakuni said:

Yes it is. You get more performance for cheaper.

 

He's not willing to wait for the "miracle" that will be Polaris.

Why? What is the rush? It's less than a month. People are not going to stop playing overwatch after the 1st week. I swear people act like crack addicts. 

[Malaki Titi]

2 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

He's not willing to wait for the "miracle" that will be Polaris.

If what AMD says (Polaris is shooting for R9 380 performance) is true, then he's waiting for nothing.

 

The best outcome is to still wait.  He might be able to score a 970 for $200 or a 980 for $300.

[ivan134]

1 minute ago, Malaki Titi said:

If what AMD says (Polaris is shooting for R9 380 performance) is true, then he's waiting for nothing.

 

The best outcome is to still wait.  He might be able to score a 970 for $200 or a 980 for $300.

Its a good thing AMD didn't say that. 

[SteveGrabowski0]

35 minutes ago, Yoo Song Won said:

Should I get the Radeon R9 380X before waiting for the new Mid-range gpus from AMD or Nvidia? I'm planning to get Mirror's Edge Catalyst and Overwatch as soon as they come out but my current GPU is broken.

You can already get GTX 970s for cheap if you get on newegg's mailing list, they sent me a coupon code to get a Zotac one for $255. It would be an enormous upgrade for $25 more than a R9 380x costs. But even better to hold out for the R9 480x that should be coming out in June. AMD has already said they're targeting affordable VR spec, so the absolute worst case performance would be GTX 970 level. The price will probably be something like $250-$300. Buying a 380x right now doesn't make sense.

 

EDIT: This is the card, it's $284.99 and newegg sent me a coupon code for 10% off. Unfortunately these codes don't seem for work for others, when I have posted them in the past people said they couldn't use them. So I won't post the code.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500362

[SteveGrabowski0]

14 minutes ago, ivan134 said:

No, it is not. Not with the up coming cards on a node shrink. Expect 390/970 performance for about 200 usd. Just be patient. 

I'd be floored by any price under $250 for Polaris 10. I'd love to see it though, VR spec for $200 would be awesome.

[SteveGrabowski0]

Oops, I see you're in GB. No idea what 970s go for there. I wouldn't touch an old generation gpu unless it's on some kind of really big discount.

[ivan134]

5 minutes ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

I'd be floored by any price under $250 for Polaris 10. I'd love to see it though, VR spec for $200 would be awesome.

I definitely expect a $200 Polaris card with 390/970 performance. Even at $250, it would still be a much better deal than buying a 380x for $230 or used 390/970.

[SteveGrabowski0]

1 minute ago, ivan134 said:

I definitely expect a $200 Polaris card with 390/970 performance. Even at $250, it would still be a much better deal than buying a 380x for $230 or used 390/970.

All AMD has said is below $300 though. So I'm guessing somewhere from $270 to $299 for the full fat VR ready Polaris 10.

[ivan134]

2 minutes ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

All AMD has said is below $300 though. So I'm guessing somewhere from $270 to $299 for the full fat VR ready Polaris 10.

There will be multiple cards though and not just one. So I'm expecting cards to fill the $150 to $350 range.

[ivan134]

3 minutes ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

All AMD has said is below $300 though. So I'm guessing somewhere from $270 to $299 for the full fat VR ready Polaris 10.

I havent seen anything as specific as $300. Did i miss something?

[SteveGrabowski0]

8 minutes ago, ivan134 said:

I havent seen anything as specific as $300. Did i miss something?

I recall seeing them talking about below $300 at one of the shows. Maybe GTC?