XFX RX 480 is $249 @Amazon

Hehe, gone before I got out of checkout.
 
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Weren't the 4GB cards supposed to start at $199? So far I've only seen 8GB listed.
 
Some idiot is trying to sell it for 375. Just made the account too, ... that is just beyond me.
 
if the 200 model goes live tonight ill buy 2
 
PC Hound is showing solid stock as of this posting. Including a $199 MSRP 4GB Sapphire version!
 
Sigh, I wanted to buy one but incoming expenses is stopping me.
 
I wanted to grab 2 for crossfire.. here is what the total comes out to
Subtotal: $479.98
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Tax: $36.00 plus $6 shipping ;)

Guess i can hold off 1 month more. Been waiting upgrade 280x crossfire for SO LONG, and my other pc's wouldnt mind having a single 280x in each.


there are crossfire reviews out showing better than 1080 in most games.
 
DocSavage said:
I'm waiting for the [H] to review before I bite. I have a 2560x1600 monitor, so I'm not so sure these are sufficient.
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Would be nice to have, but looking around, the conclusions seem to say that it's roughly a 970. Which is not a bad upgrade from my 280.
 
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Rauelius said:
I heard that the 4GB models can actually be FLASHED to 8GB models...Can anyone else confirm hearing that?

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I heard it from the PCPer podcast!!! Latest one. Just remembered. Listened to it again, and apparently they got one card and given two BIOS', one for the 4GB and one for the 8GB.

and here:

AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB versus Radeon RX 480 8GB - Legit Reviews
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The extra 4GB isn't going to make a difference. Nvidia would have took them off, they'll squeeze you for everything, even 0.5GB.
But AMD has already sold a ton of 8GB for $40 more for nothing if this is true.
 
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Rauelius said:
I heard that the 4GB models can actually be FLASHED to 8GB models...Can anyone else confirm hearing that?

:edit:

I heard it from the PCPer podcast!!! Latest one. Just remembered. Listened to it again, and apparently they got one card and given two BIOS', one for the 4GB and one for the 8GB.

and here:

AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB versus Radeon RX 480 8GB - Legit Reviews
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They probably had an 8GB card sent to them and flashed it to a 4GB bios for testing. I highly doubt AMD is putting a full 8GB on all the PCBs.
 
I'm sure the 4GB ships with only 4GB. But, the 8GB's ram is faster. An 8GB card's bios might bring the 4GB up to the same speed, without actually overclocking.

*hmmm, the legitreviews article says that the 4GB cards do indeed have 8GB of ram physically present.
 
I doubt AMD has the money to spare to gimp their own products just to sell it for less, when it costs exactly the same to produce it.
 
The article specifically mentions this applies to boards sent to reviewers, presumably so they could post 4GB number for their readers and viewers.
 
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Rauelius said:
I heard that the 4GB models can actually be FLASHED to 8GB models...Can anyone else confirm hearing that?

:edit:

I heard it from the PCPer podcast!!! Latest one. Just remembered. Listened to it again, and apparently they got one card and given two BIOS', one for the 4GB and one for the 8GB.

and here:

AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB versus Radeon RX 480 8GB - Legit Reviews
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Confirmed by Raja during the AMA today. Review samples had a dual-bios that allowed the reviewer to compare 4GB and 8GB. Retail cards have either 4GB or 8GB of physical RAM. No switch.
 
4GB model was available at bestbuy.com for no price gouge at 199.99. I was about to post here cuz I saw it ten minutes or so ago. I went back to see if its still there before I waste my time and it was frickin gone lol.
 
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