Should I sell my R9 Nano to get RX 480 4GB?

[happyleonardo14]

Hello, I'm just wondering if should I sell my R9 Nano since I can sell it on ebay from $300 at the end I'm gonna get like $230 because I have to pay ebay fee, shipping, and paypal fee. 

The RX 480 Armor it's $200 from amazon.

The reason that I would like the RX 480 it's because has less power consumption it's new architecture and the R9 Nano have a little bit coil whine.

[stealth80]

3 minutes ago, happyleonardo14 said:

Hello, I'm just wondering if should I sell my R9 Nano since I can sell it on ebay from $300 at the end I'm gonna get like $230 because I have to pay ebay fee, shipping, and paypal fee. 

The RX 480 Armor it's $200 from amazon.

The reason that I would like the RX 480 it's because has less power consumption it's new architecture and the R9 Nano have a little bit coil whine.

hmm what res is your monitor?

[happyleonardo14]

1 minute ago, stealth80 said:

hmm what res is your monitor?

1080p/144hz

[LabRat]

that would be a pretty stupid thing to do IMO.

[stealth80]

It depends on the game really, in some games the nano is a lot faster, in others its equal, it wouldn't be a great move imo

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_radeon_rx_480_gaming_x_review,18.html

[niofalpha]

No. That would be a tremendous waste.

[happyleonardo14]

3 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

It depends on the game really, in some games the nano is a lot faster, in others its equal, it wouldn't be a great move imo

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_radeon_rx_480_gaming_x_review,18.html

In that case I gonna keep the Nano thanks for the help.

[Techstorm970]

http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=3489&gid2=3081&compare=radeon-r9-480-4gb-vs-radeon-r9-nano-4gb

RX 480 = R9 Nano, pretty much.

 

If you want to upgrade your GPU, I would suggest waiting for Vega.  

[it_dont_work]

8 minutes ago, happyleonardo14 said:

The reason that I would like the RX 480 it's because has less power consumption it's new architecture and the R9 Nano have a little bit coil whine.

There's most likely going to be no performance benefits from doing so. I mean if you plan on going cf later on a 480 is probably easier to get at this stage compared to the nano, try using frame target to stop/ reduce coil whine, it's usually only present from stupidly high frame rates in menus. 

 

Most 480's will whine just as much, the extra noise they make in general with fans will mask it a little better though.,

[stealth80]

2 minutes ago, techstorm970 said:

http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=3489&gid2=3081&compare=radeon-r9-480-4gb-vs-radeon-r9-nano-4gb

RX 480 = R9 Nano, pretty much.

 

If you want to upgrade your GPU, I would suggest waiting for Vega.  

please don't use such sites to base advice

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_radeon_rx_480_gaming_x_review,18.html

[happyleonardo14]

2 minutes ago, techstorm970 said:

http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=3489&gid2=3081&compare=radeon-r9-480-4gb-vs-radeon-r9-nano-4gb

RX 480 = R9 Nano, pretty much.

 

If you want to upgrade your GPU, I would suggest waiting for Vega.  

nah I don't plan to upgrade it was just this situation only, I'm gonna keep my gpu at least 3 years.

[Techstorm970]

1 minute ago, stealth80 said:

please don't use such sites to base advice

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_radeon_rx_480_gaming_x_review,18.html

Sooooo...Game Debate is awful?

[stealth80]

2 minutes ago, techstorm970 said:

Sooooo...Game Debate is awful?

for comparing gpu's ye

[Techstorm970]

1 minute ago, stealth80 said:

for comparing gpu's ye

Would UserBenchmark be better for that?

[stealth80]

3 minutes ago, techstorm970 said:

Would UserBenchmark be better for that?

nope, best to look for specific benchmarks as the test platform on those sites can differ greatly

 

again

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_radeon_rx_480_gaming_x_review,18.html

[Techstorm970]

1 minute ago, stealth80 said:

nope, best to look for specific benchmarks as the test platform on those sites can differ greatly

 

again

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_radeon_rx_480_gaming_x_review,18.html

Ok thanks!

[xAcid9]

1 hour ago, happyleonardo14 said:

Hello, I'm just wondering if should I sell my R9 Nano since I can sell it on ebay from $300 at the end I'm gonna get like $230 because I have to pay ebay fee, shipping, and paypal fee. 

The RX 480 Armor it's $200 from amazon.

The reason that I would like the RX 480 it's because has less power consumption it's new architecture and the R9 Nano have a little bit coil whine.

I think power consumption is similar unless you've unlock the beast in that Nano.

1 hour ago, happyleonardo14 said:

1080p/144hz

Sell that and grab a Freesync monitor.  

[happyleonardo14]

27 minutes ago, xAcid9 said:

I think power consumption is similar unless you've unlock the beast in that Nano.

Sell that and grab a Freesync monitor.  

Umm tearing isn't a real problem when I play cs go or league of legends at 144fps I can't see anything and with other games like The Witcher 3, The Evil Within, Inside I use vsync. there's no really good monitor like LG 24GM77 with Freesync.

[xAcid9]

Not a fan of Vsync because of the added latency. If you're content with not getting 100fps - 144fps in many other AAA games to utilize that monitor then no need to switch to Freesync monitor.  

[IAR117]

For the same price you could get an R9 Fury. I'm not sure if your PC is a SFF one, but if you have space for a radiator, then go for it. The most common versions of the Fury are Sapphire air cooled cards which are huge. 450mm, so if your case allows for it, then take the pluge as Vega is coming soon so these cards may be harder to find.

[Morgan MLGman]

12 hours ago, techstorm970 said:

http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=3489&gid2=3081&compare=radeon-r9-480-4gb-vs-radeon-r9-nano-4gb

RX 480 = R9 Nano, pretty much.

 

If you want to upgrade your GPU, I would suggest waiting for Vega.  

Oh not at all, R9 Nano > RX 480.

 

That site you linked is utter garbage, here's a much more reliable one for comparisons:

 

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-RX-480-vs-AMD-R9-Nano/3634vsm58413

 

As for OP, it'd be a downgrade and I wouldn't advise it. What's more, I'd advise you to put a custom BIOS on the Nano that allows more voltage so it's essentially a full-fledged Fury X.

[happyleonardo14]

On 2/13/2017 at 6:58 PM, xAcid9 said:

Not a fan of Vsync because of the added latency. If you're content with not getting 100fps - 144fps in many other AAA games to utilize that monitor then no need to switch to Freesync monitor.  

latency of v sync only matters when you play competitive games for single players games I don't have any problem to use v sync and I already said  this when I play cs go or league of legends at 144fps, I can't see tearing and for those Triple AAA games I max every setting so I get around 70fps. There's no a real good monitor with free sync better than LG24GM77 that's why didn't bought a free sync monitor.

[happyleonardo14]

On 2/14/2017 at 4:08 AM, IAR117 said:

For the same price you could get an R9 Fury. I'm not sure if your PC is a SFF one, but if you have space for a radiator, then go for it. The most common versions of the Fury are Sapphire air cooled cards which are huge. 450mm, so if your case allows for it, then take the pluge as Vega is coming soon so these cards may be harder to find.

R9 Fury it's almost the same thing but it has more power consumption so I think I'm okay with the Nano.

[xAcid9]

7 hours ago, happyleonardo14 said:

latency of v sync only matters when you play competitive games for single players games I don't have any problem to use v sync and I already said  this when I play cs go or league of legends at 144fps, I can't see tearing and for those Triple AAA games I max every setting so I get around 70fps. There's no a real good monitor with free sync better than LG24GM77 that's why didn't bought a free sync monitor.

Personal preference really, I can't stand the extra latency from Vsync give in many games.

 

I take Nixeus Vue 24 anyday anytime over that LG monitor.

[IAR117]

Eh, now that I think about it, just keep it. The R9 Nano will probably need more power and it's saving you a little money. IMO not worth the hassle