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XFX Radeon RX 480 Core 8GB [PCCaseGear] $379

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XFX Radeon RX 480 Core 8GB [PCCaseGear] $379
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vid_ghost on 30/06/2016 - 09:41 pccasegear.com (494 clicks)
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A small factory overclock over the default 1266Mhz but looks to be the cheapest graphics card for the performance it provides on the Aussie market (XFX GPU clock 1288MHz )

Limit of 2 per customer!

Pros

Excellent 1080p performance
Decent 1440p performance
Cheapest VR-ready GPU

Cons

Slightly noisy under load full fan speed
Temperatures - 70C to 80C range under load
Not that much faster than a GTX 970 and R9 390

Key Features

GCN 4 “Polaris” architecture
8GB GDDR5 memory 8000Mz
2,304 stream processors
1,120MHz base clock speed
14nm Samsung finfet node 
256bit Memory bus
150w TDP

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/06/amds-radeon-rx-480-benchmar… Aussie Review

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  • Diji1 on 30/06/2016 - 09:42

    today

    Right up until tomorrow :p

  • XeKToReX on 30/06/2016 - 09:45
    +7

    Standard price, wheres the bargain?

    • vid_ghost on 30/06/2016 - 09:48
      +4

      Just looking around the net.. most stores are selling the Rx480 for well over $400… MSY have it for $479

      And for the performance its still the cheapest card on the market until maybe when the RX470 and GTX 1060 come out.

      • XeKToReX on 30/06/2016 - 10:13

        PLE is cheaper for the HIS card, this is just the normal price.

        • ProspectiveDarkness on 30/06/2016 - 16:48
          +1

          3 year warranty vs 2 is worth $10 IMO.

        • Slippery Fish on 30/06/2016 - 20:29
          -1

          His is missing a rearange and a T. Shit.

  • [Deactivated] on 30/06/2016 - 09:47
    +4

    Not really a bargain :\ just the release price.

    XFX is the cheaper brand amongst the big four.

    • vid_ghost on 30/06/2016 - 09:49

      They are AMD branded cards.. Pretty much the same product.. the extra cost is warranty from another brand along with accessories and pretty printed logos on cardboard

  • edfoo on 30/06/2016 - 09:53
    +5

    Wait for AIB cards to be released in the near future.
    Hopefully better cooling, better overclock ability and better price/value.

    • vid_ghost on 30/06/2016 - 09:55
      +1

      all true.. unless you need a card now.

      • gizmomelb on 30/06/2016 - 10:29
        +1

        or want to buy a card NOW to be able to claim on THIS year's tax return.

        • AlexF on 30/06/2016 - 10:34

          Gaming card claimed as work-related expense on tax return? Best not to draw attention on internet.

        • vid_ghost on 30/06/2016 - 10:41

          @AlexF: can be called a CAD card or for a workstation PC

        • garage sale on 30/06/2016 - 10:43
          +1

          All part of being innovative startup and creating jobs and growth.

        • AlexF on 30/06/2016 - 10:45
          -1

          @vid_ghost:

          CAD card

          Like Quadro and FirePro?
          Don't assume ATO is dumb. Public Service being useless and incompetent is only a conservative's propaganda.

        • ryang on 30/06/2016 - 10:49
          +1

          @AlexF: LOL you think the ATO gives a shit what I do with the card… If I do work on it, I can legally claim it.

        • AlexF on 30/06/2016 - 10:52
          -1

          @ryang:

          ATO gives a shit what I do with the card

          Actually, yes, if you're audited. But it's ok, you never will be, right?

        • klaw81 on 30/06/2016 - 10:56

          @AlexF: It's perfectly justifiable to use a gaming-style card for work - they're heaps more cost effective and give excellent performance in workstation tasks these days.

          That said, I would recommend using a GeForce card for CAD work - AMD cards don't seem to have a good level of driver support for the software I use.

        • Calvin27 on 30/06/2016 - 11:02
          +5

          A few engineering firms use sli titans for cad work. I don't see why the ato would question your selection of hardware. It's like saying the ato would clamp down on business machines running amd cpus. Pretty stupid.

        • ryang on 30/06/2016 - 11:32

          @AlexF: And when the invoice has a list of computer hardware items they'll run through it with a fine tooth comb…

          "Corsair 750w platinum PSU? Please… It's a work PC, it could've had a generic - DENIED."

          Seems legit.

        • vid_ghost on 30/06/2016 - 11:33

          @AlexF: Tony Abbot and Turnbal have fired most of the ATO staff .. so less workers to carry out those audits

        • AlexF on 30/06/2016 - 11:34

          @Calvin27:

          engineering firms …

          What a firm buys is a different tax scenario to a home office or work-at-home.
          A firm can buy a PS4 and half a dozen games and legitimately claim depreciation.

        • vid_ghost on 30/06/2016 - 11:37

          @ryang: some work PC's require the most reliable system on the market.. we have some lighting Calc software that can run for over 14 hours and if it FAILS during this time due to unreliable hardware the client doesn't get the info on time and we lose out on securing future project worth $100,000 dollars+

          GOOD Costly PC Parts play a big part in reliability

        • ryang on 30/06/2016 - 11:54
          +1

          @vid_ghost: Exactly! The ATO has no power over what system you want to build, even if you claim it. All they care about is that it is actually being used for what you claimed it for..

          Could you imagine them trying to tell a tradie that he didn't need those top of the line power tools? HA! Same deal here..

        • Calvin27 on 30/06/2016 - 11:55

          @AlexF:

          My point is tax treatment is irrespective of hardware selection.

        • iMagoo on 30/06/2016 - 12:02

          @vid_ghost:
          Redundancy is probably a better approach to achieve reliability.

        • smoke87 on 30/06/2016 - 12:29

          @ryang:

          You have no idea how an ATO audit works.

          If you have a cafe with seating for 5 and you buy a 20 slot toaster, they don't do an assessment as to whether that model was necessary and a legitimate investment in the business by reason of its extraneous capabilities. They examine the use it was applied for only. If it is reasonably applied to the business activity for the portion claimed it is deemed OK.

        • gizmomelb on 30/06/2016 - 16:38

          @AlexF: jeez the lack of thought here is astounding.. who cares if it's 3D accelerated - it handles multi-monitors and displays 2D - guess what? That's what I need to be able to do my work in excel at home! shock! horror!! I can claim the percentage I use my PC for work related activites - power, upgrades, internet etc.

        • squall3031 on 30/06/2016 - 21:12

          @gizmomelb:
          You can just say, I want the best quality for my workstation!

  • cdaddy on 30/06/2016 - 10:00

    Price will only get lower than this in the coming days/weeks

    • nick nick on 30/06/2016 - 21:24
      -2

      No it won't.

    • ProspectiveDarkness on 30/06/2016 - 22:04
      -1

      I doubt it. nVidia's cards are dropping because they started out higher than MSRP due to stock shortages. This is pretty close to AMD's MSRP of US$239. Lower than I was expecting actually.

  • Jack D Price on 30/06/2016 - 10:02
    +1

    I don't like cards that have that pissy little fan just at the end. Prefer a decent 2 or 3 fan system

    • vid_ghost on 30/06/2016 - 10:21

      i don't know if its a good option for the super small ITX case i have :)
      blowing hot air out.

      • edfoo on 30/06/2016 - 10:26
        -5

        2 or 3 fan system is even more important for a small PC case to blow all the hot air trapped inside the case.

        • gizmomelb on 30/06/2016 - 10:30
          +2

          wrong.. more important is decent fan to expel the hot air from INSIDE the case. otherwise those 2-3 fans are just like the fan in a fan forced oven.

        • klaw81 on 30/06/2016 - 10:47

          Blower cards like this are often the only viable option for very compact PC builds.

          In a small case, it's important to look at where air flows, and where it is needed for cooling. A dual-fan or triple-fan open-air design may not work well in a small case, where it may end up sucking already heated air back into the fan intake side and creating a cycle where the fans have to work harder and harder for less and less cooling.

          Blower-style cards suck air from the side of the card (ideally, adjacent to a side vent in the case) and push their exhaust air directly out of the case via the vents at the end. This means that the GPU doesn't really release any hot air into the case itself. This reduces the heat load that the CPU fan and other components need to deal with.

      • qwijibo on 30/06/2016 - 10:30
        +8

        These "blower" style cards are generally better for ITX cases - they exhaust all their hot air out the back, instead of back into the case.

        From the reviews I watched, it seems the fan noise on the RX480 is not as bad as past cards - more like a medium whirr at load, rather than hair-dryer/leaf-blower.

        I'd put down the extra $20 for the 'black' OC model - higher stock OC, possibly better binned parts.

        • gizmomelb on 30/06/2016 - 10:31
          +1

          wow! someone on the net who knows what they're talking about :)

        • [Deactivated] on 30/06/2016 - 10:49
          +1

          Correct. That giant grill near the display ports is where all the hot air comes out. Doesn't rely on case push pull fans to dissipate hot air.

        • spriggan43 on 30/06/2016 - 11:42

          same going for the black oc model,
          I think of attaching a GPU core water-block to it, something like this, http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hot-GPU-Water-Cooling-Block-Coppe…

          looks like the GPU alloy block can be removed with ease, and the core does not look sunken like on my older hd7970, so attaching a aftermarket water-block should be painless
          https://youtu.be/BzfW2f_Y8pw?t=591

    • Balls on 30/06/2016 - 10:33
      +2

      what they said is actually correct the blower fan expels hot air OUTSIDE the case, multiple fans will just keep circulating hot air inside the case

      • AlexF on 30/06/2016 - 10:41

        multiple fans will just keep circulating hot air inside the case

        Not circulating but be drawn out by case fans.

        • klaw81 on 30/06/2016 - 10:52

          Why have extra fans do the job that the GPU fan can do by itself? Keeping most of the GPU's heat load out of the case is ideal - it means that fewer/smaller/quieter case fans can be used, since they only need to deal with heat from the CPU, RAM and other components.

        • AlexF on 30/06/2016 - 13:41

          @klaw81:
          Smaller fans at high RPM are more distracting than large fans at low RPM.

        • klaw81 on 30/06/2016 - 15:02

          @AlexF:
          Sure, but small fans at low rpm are fine for small cases where the GPU isn't putting hot air inside the case.

      • girliebird on 30/06/2016 - 11:31

        This discussion has been very informative for me, as I was toying with the idea of getting the RX 480 for my current desktop and moving its GTX 970 Windforce OC (3 fans) card into a new microATX build & case, this was assuming RX 480 > GTX 970 (which it seems is hugely debatable atm), it was gonna fit but I hadn't realised about the air circulation issue. So thanks
        I will probably just get a different/cheaper card for the microATX build when prices come down.

  • thelittlething on 30/06/2016 - 10:39

    I believe it's bargain for now, Cause I can't find anything which is cheaper than that price. If you guys could find any thing cheaper than that, Please post it

    Cheer

    • vid_ghost on 30/06/2016 - 10:45

      thats what we will do! :)

      this is $10 less https://www.ple.com.au/Products/624306/HIS-Radeon-RX480-8GB-… but no stock and postage is super, crazy, insanely ridiculously expensive from WA

      • gizmomelb on 30/06/2016 - 16:44

        So it's 'cheaper' like the USA cards are cheaper, but once you factor in delivery it's more expensive than buying locally. I don't see the point of people 'online bargain hunting' when the 'bargain' ends up costing as much as buying it from a brick and mortar store, when you factor in postage.

        Anyways, I ordered the XFX OC model last night for $399 and picked it up just after lunchtime - so the bonus is I can claim a percentage of the purchase cost on this year's tax return. Won't have the opportunity to install tonight, most likely will be a weekend project and will upgrade to Windows 10 at the same time.

        Should be a nice frame rate boost over my AMD HD 7870 - but will be running on a 5 year old motherboard alongside my i5-2600K CPU.

        • vid_ghost on 01/07/2016 - 10:37

          i5 2500k doncha mean :) the 2600k was an I7

        • gizmomelb on 01/07/2016 - 21:13

          @vid_ghost: yeha, it's so old I don't even remember what it is :)

  • vid_ghost on 30/06/2016 - 10:50

    AMD RX 480 Custom Cards Can Hit 1.4-1.6Ghz AIBs Report – Asus Announces RX 480 Strix & MSI RX 480 Gaming Leaks Out

    Read more: http://wccftech.com/amd-rx-480-asus-strix-msi-gaming/#ixzz4D…

    • cmdwedge on 30/06/2016 - 10:55
      +5

      Please stop getting your news from wccftech. They're a cancer on the industry.

      • vid_ghost on 30/06/2016 - 11:41

        so we should look towards http://www.fudzilla.com/ :)

        News about upcoming factory overclocked 6+6 pin products are not too bad if you think about it.. These are pretty much cards that will be on sale in the next few weeks and we all know they will come with overclocks

  • leznix on 30/06/2016 - 12:01

    Just made a impulse purchase.

    Currently I am using 270x, I was thinking of using this this one to tied over till Vega.
    Now think I have a little buyer remorse.

    • vid_ghost on 30/06/2016 - 12:08

      allot less remorse then if you forked over $1,250AU at launch for a founders edition GTX1080 clocked at 1,607MHz when you can now get custom designed AIB parter cards with close to 1900Mhz core clock at only $999AU

      The waiting game pays off.. but if you want the best right now nothing can touch it for the money.

    • vid_ghost on 30/06/2016 - 12:20

      i spend $750AU on a nVidia GeForce FX 5900 a long time ago ..buyers remorse for me

      The first and last time i spend more then $400 on a graphics card.

      • [Deactivated] on 30/06/2016 - 13:07

        Arguably Nvidia's worst series of Graphics cards

        • vid_ghost on 01/07/2016 - 10:39

          YEP .. the FX5800 was a turd of a card and the FX5900 fixed a few things but was still a turd but with lipstick on to make her pretty.

    • scrimshaw on 30/06/2016 - 12:59
      +1

      You might want to cancel your order. AMD made a serious design flaw with the RX480.

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/255334

      • [Deactivated] on 30/06/2016 - 13:22

        Good post

      • leznix on 30/06/2016 - 14:10

        Thanks for pointing it out. I called PCCaseGear and they already processed my order, far too late to cancel.
        All I can do is to return it if I want to.

        Reading all those comments, some say its a problem some say its not.
        As a none techie person, all so confusing to me.

        • ryang on 30/06/2016 - 14:18

          Short story: if you are only using one card, you should be OK.. Unless your motherboard really sucks….

          Extra power draw from the motherboard could potentially put more strain on the power circuits on the board, causing premature failure.

        • leznix on 30/06/2016 - 14:41

          @ryang:

          My mobo is like 7 yrs old Gigabyte with Intel Core2Quad cpu. I thought 480 is good enough to buy time for this ancient machine until vega is out for my new system.

        • ryang on 30/06/2016 - 14:44

          @leznix: Could be the end of the board then..

          If it was me, I wouldn't risk it. Asking an old board to output more power than it was designed for… ??

        • leznix on 30/06/2016 - 15:25
          +1

          @ryang:

          Hell ya. Now my remorse is even greater.

          Paypal should have a check point against impulse buying before finalising the purchase by prompting "Are you sure", "Are you very sure", "Don't you want to reconsider" …lol

        • gizmomelb on 30/06/2016 - 16:46

          if you're REALLY paranoid.. pickup the card, wait a few weeks and I'm sure this will be resolved one way or another. if need be, return it.

        • leznix on 30/06/2016 - 17:00

          @gizmomelb:

          Not really paranoid, just being excited about this card. I know I should wait a little while before
          buying.

          Anyway, I think its a minor issue but I will wait to see what AMD has to say after their investigation.

        • vid_ghost on 01/07/2016 - 10:40

          @leznix:

          Nvidia making something thats not an issue into one to avoid losing market share.

  • smoke87 on 30/06/2016 - 12:31

    You got to be mad buying one of these cards. Those load temps will be pushed beyond the thermal limits in an Aussie summer, just like the 280 and Crossfired 7970s.

    • gizmomelb on 30/06/2016 - 17:03
      +1

      Sigh.. nivida fanboyism is WORSE than ps4 vs xbox fanboyism.

      nvidia cards are DESIGNED to operate up to 105C - with the GTX980 generally running at 80C under load

      https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2752/~/n…

      So I'm guessing these AMD cards will perform quite nicely as well at the 'high temperatures' that they ARE DESIGNED to run at.

      You're not going to get a GPU running under load at 30C-40C - the amount of pro-nvidia and anti-AMD BULLSHIT in all the AMD threads is really shitting me now. If you want an enthusiast level card and can pay the $600+ for it, fine.. FEK OFF and buy it and stop spouting crap - it's worse than the bloody election.

      • vid_ghost on 01/07/2016 - 10:42

        Labor have NBN fiber 100-1000 and 10,000MBPS in the future

        Liberal have NBN Copper 25mbs now and 25mnps in the future "until we spend billions upgrading it again"

        Nvidia cards are ok.. and so are AMD cards.. but price is king and competition brings prices down. The more companies giving us products the cheaper they will be

      • smoke87 on 01/07/2016 - 10:59
        -1

        AMD took 2 years to release a card that consumes as much power as a 980, to barely match it, and while they were at it, generating more heat.

        What is worse is they do this via the main board.

        As the target market is non enthusiast, this card is faulty out of the factory, as it requires an enthusiast and purpose engineered motherboard to safely supply the power via the PCIE.

        Anyone who sees this card as an option for a budget upgrade or an overcooking dream is in for a horribly surprise when ot kills their aging or mid-tier motherboard.

        • vid_ghost on 01/07/2016 - 11:29

          lol WHAT! .. do you work for Nvidia? are you trying to save them from losing market share

          lol half of every Nvidia card ever made drew more power from the PCI-E lain then allowed. suddenly this is an issue now because AMD have the best bang for buck card out in the market …

          If someone has $300-$450 to spend on a videocard today! there is only 1 card that a person with a brain would recommend and that would be a RX 480..

          Until the GTX 1060ti or whatever its called comes out and we know how it performs. The RX 480 is the number one midrange card in the world.. just like the 1070 and 1080 are the number 1 high end ($600-1000) cards

          The Add in board partners are adding an extra 6-8 power connectors to their custom boards to factory clock it to around 1.6Ghz .. this will add even more value to the card.

          Price talks! and AMD did not take 2 years to release anything.. AMD had to wait 2 years so did Nvidia for the smaller manufacturing processes to become available from Samsung, TCMS

        • smoke87 on 03/07/2016 - 07:17

          @vid_ghost:'more' was never, on average, some 90% more than the standard and over 250% of the standard when over clocked under load.

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