RX 480 Pricing

[EllaPlays]

So, when I heard about the RX480 being $199 I got super excited and have been saving the money to get one, and now that I have the money I cant find one for $199 their all like $260 (I know about the 8gb model price being that, but I only need 4gb) hell NCIX even has one for a fucking outrageous $350. Where can I get one for $199??

[spartaman64]

7 minutes ago, EllaPlays said:

So, when I heard about the RX480 being $199 I got super excited and have been saving the money to get one, and now that I have the money I cant find one for $199 their all like $260 (I know about the 8gb model price being that, but I only need 4gb) hell NCIX even has one for a fucking outrageous $350. Where can I get one for $199??

are you talking about canadian dollars? the rx 480 4GB is about 199USD 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131693

[EllaPlays]

1 minute ago, spartaman64 said:

are you talking about canadian dollars? the rx 480 4GB is about 199USD 

No USD I was looking on ncixus and amazon.com and newegg.com

[spartaman64]

3 minutes ago, EllaPlays said:

No USD I was looking on ncixus and amazon.com and newegg.com

looks like they are currently sold out so wait for them to restock

[EllaPlays]

1 minute ago, spartaman64 said:

looks like they are currently sold out so wait for them to restock

Should I just wait for aftermarket coolers? Will they be cheaper? 

[spartaman64]

3 minutes ago, EllaPlays said:

Should I just wait for aftermarket coolers? Will they be cheaper? 

they will probably be a few dollars more expensive but imo are worth it because they have much better cooling and noise

[Megazero]

2 minutes ago, EllaPlays said:

No USD I was looking on ncixus and amazon.com and newegg.com

Price gouging. The 480 "seem" to have more stock compare to 1070 and 1080 on launch, but 1. It still not enough, 2. AMD is recalling it due to the PCI-E power problem so the stock is low -> the price become higher

[Monkey Dust]

1 minute ago, EllaPlays said:

Should I just wait for aftermarket coolers? Will they be cheaper? 

You should wait for aftermarket coolers regardless, with the factory cooler it runs a bit hot.

[EllaPlays]

2 minutes ago, Monkey Dust said:

You should wait for aftermarket coolers regardless, with the factory cooler it runs a bit hot.

And it looks like shit in my opinion. WHY NO BACKPLATE .~.

[CeremonialSnips]

 Apparently the majority of cards available are the 8gb and thus they will be priced at $239 minimum.  Due to local taxes (depending on where you live in the world) and limited availability it will likely be a month or more before you see a $199 RX480.

[Infin8]

3 minutes ago, EllaPlays said:

And it looks like shit in my opinion. WHY NO BACKPLATE .~.

because its a 200$ card.

We got the same Problem here in Germany. the cheapest 480 is 220€ (around 230$), but it should be 180€ (200$)

[HKZeroFive]

4 minutes ago, EllaPlays said:

And it looks like shit in my opinion. WHY NO BACKPLATE .~.

XFX has a backplate variant but obviously that costs more.

[EllaPlays]

2 minutes ago, CeremonialSnips said:

 Apparently the majority of cards available are the 8gb and will thus they will be priced at $239 minimum.  Due to local taxes (depending on where you live in the world) and limited availability it will likely be a month or more before you see a $199 RX480.

Well there is no sales tax where I live so, that doesn't affect me at all

[EllaPlays]

5 minutes ago, CeremonialSnips said:

 Apparently the majority of cards available are the 8gb and thus they will be priced at $239 minimum.  Due to local taxes (depending on where you live in the world) and limited availability it will likely be a month or more before you see a $199 RX480.

Do you think that the 8gb is worth the extra money, or does it not matter. I am running 1 1080p monitor @ 60hz and dont plan on getting more monitorr. my current card is a 270x with 2gb or vram.

[Monkey Dust]

3 minutes ago, EllaPlays said:

And it looks like shit in my opinion. WHY NO BACKPLATE .~.

In fairness it is a cheap card, backplates add unnecessary expense when your pitching at the value orientated consumer. Sure if you're paying 1080 money, a back plate is not an unreasonable expectation, but at 480 money not everyone will be willing to pay extra.

[Centurius]

5 minutes ago, EllaPlays said:

Do you think that the 8gb is worth the extra money, or does it not matter. I am running 1 1080p monitor @ 60hz and dont plan on getting more monitorr. my current card is a 270x with 2gb or vram.

Even at 1080p 4 GB is starting to hurt. For the premium it's definitely worth going 8GB.

[CeremonialSnips]

9 minutes ago, EllaPlays said:

Do you think that the 8gb is worth the extra money, or does it not matter. I am running 1 1080p monitor @ 60hz and dont plan on getting more monitorr. my current card is a 270x with 2gb or vram.

I would hold off on buying the 8gb.  There is a rumor that the 4gb model can have a bios flash to reach 8gb, mind you at a lower clock speed (but this is untested and hearsay at this point, so take with a tablespoon full of salt).  Yes 8gb is better, so if the 4gb can't be flashed then the extra 40 bucks is definitely worth it.

[ivan134]

14 minutes ago, CeremonialSnips said:

I would hold off on buying the 8gb.  There is a rumor that the 4gb model can have a bios flash to reach 8gb, mind you at a lower clock speed (but this is untested and hearsay at this point, so take with a tablespoon full of salt).  Yes 8gb is better, so if the 4gb can't be flashed then the extra 40 bucks is definitely worth it.

Nah, it's not true. Unlike cores, you can't possibly unlock more RAM since you can physically see how much RAM the card has.