I used that promo code and got a fury X for 540 after the 50 off and 9 from using a debit card.
The debit thing isn't sketchy as retailers pay less in fees when a consumer uses a debit card. Although depending on the CC you may get purchase protections so YMMV on that.
I've been there and this is very very true. I my old company had an office down there which I visited on several occasions. They have a huge import taxes to try and promote in-country manufacturing and development so everything imported has massive taxes sometimes approaching 100%.
let's bring this train back on track for a minute. Looks like rumors of an actual launch date have surfaced.
http://www.tweaktown.com/news/45124/amd-reportedly-launching-hbm-powered-radeon-r9-390x-june-24/index.html
I live in northern Arizona and it sucked. ALL of the conventional ISPs up here apparently run through the single fiber conduit. The only thing that was working was Verizon Wireless service. Banks closed and even the regional 911 center shut down forcing all 911 to failover to the backup POTS...
Way back in the day you could user a application to change the TLER on drives but that was taken away and then they started producing the drives with firmware customized for specific uses. In today's market having these drives marketing in this manner makes it easier for less tech savy people...
The 290X is roughly 10%-20% faster depending on the game. You can overclock your 290 and get fairly close to a stock 290X but you can't "unlock" a 290. Your old crossfire setup is going to outperform a single 290 setup.
I have a pair of 6970s and I've been on the fence about a 290x or a...
Has anyone seen any eyefinity/Surround performance comparisons? This is what will tip the scale one way or another for me. My 6970s are getting long in the tooth.