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SAPPHIRE Radeon R9 280X Dual-X OC 3GB GDDR5 £169.99 @ Novatech (+3 Free Games-possibly;))
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Posted 27 June 2014

SAPPHIRE Radeon R9 280X Dual-X OC 3GB GDDR5 £169.99 @ Novatech (+3 Free Games-possibly;))

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Really good price for 280X.
The only thing that puts me off from buying one of those are the reviews mentioning fan problems/failures.
Shame it's not Vapor X edition.
But as I said really good price-cheapest 280X I could find.
And a decent retailer - not pixmania :P

Not sure why it's not showing in a bundle with AMD Radeon Gold Reward(3 free games). I think the offer is still on - its just not showing...
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  1. BootyBandit's avatar
    blank0502

    This is good. Saving to build a brand new pc. Was going to wait another … This is good. Saving to build a brand new pc. Was going to wait another month and buy everything together. But what do you guys think? Go for this or do you think there could be a better r9 280x cheaper or around the same price by then


    unless you plan on rendering or 4k gaming, this card will be more than sufficient at a pretty good price. you never know though as confrences are coming up so they may release new things pushing prices down more.
  2. Protoype's avatar
    *HOT*

    been around £200 -/+ for a while. nice price now!
  3. blank0502's avatar
    This is good. Saving to build a brand new pc. Was going to wait another month and buy everything together. But what do you guys think? Go for this or do you think there could be a better r9 280x cheaper or around the same price by then
  4. deleted610886's avatar
    Two of them make brilliant renderer's for video work. All I need is money to buy the cards, upgrade my PSU to around 800W, buy a new case to handle the cards and extra heat and reconfigure the entire system. That works out at around £520 plus time, let's call it around £750.

    Anyway I can't afford them but they are good value so heat from me.
  5. delusion's avatar
    Amazing price, arguably the best option currently available for all cards under £200.

    I got the non x version recently and am very happy with it, this is a better card and only £20 more than I paid (without games).

    (edited)
  6. lEoNaDec's avatar
    Great value!
  7. blank0502's avatar
    What's the standard warranty for this card. Specially with the reviews on bad fans
  8. cahir's avatar
    Author
    2 years
  9. nitro228's avatar
    Cold - what is it for?
  10. stsonic's avatar
    These things dropped way to quick. I just sold my MSI 280x for £125 after buying at £240 in February!
  11. Mada06's avatar
    stsonic

    These things dropped way to quick. I just sold my MSI 280x for £125 after … These things dropped way to quick. I just sold my MSI 280x for £125 after buying at £240 in February!



    Waste of money, buy second hand a generation before for the best value.
  12. Jawz's avatar
    Not bought a graphics card for a while and know they have changed all their numbers again.
    I bought it quite a while back for just over £300 before Xbox one and PS 4 came out, but how does the 7950 compare to these latest cards.

    Am I still good to go for a while? My monitor is only 1920x1080 (a think, anyways it ends in 1080 not one of the 1200 or higher ones)

    Thanks in advance, just know how fast technology can change, just hope I ain't got to start replacing parts just yet, or may just grab a console!?
  13. zayf's avatar
    stsonic

    These things dropped way to quick. I just sold my MSI 280x for £125 after … These things dropped way to quick. I just sold my MSI 280x for £125 after buying at £240 in February!



    tell me about it, used 5 of these for mining litecoins over £210 each, great cards though, never had a problem.
  14. Cosmic.Schwung's avatar
    nitro228

    Cold - what is it for?



    I feel like I'm missing a joke here. Nitro's post in the R9 290 Tri-X deal...

    nitro228

    Cold - I don't know what this is for?


  15. The.Fatter.Cat's avatar
    blank0502

    What's the standard warranty for this card. Specially with the … What's the standard warranty for this card. Specially with the reviews on bad fans


    I had a 7950 with the Dual-X cooler, got a lot of heavy use and is still running without any issues in my Nephews rig.


    blank0502

    This is good. Saving to build a brand new pc. Was going to wait another … This is good. Saving to build a brand new pc. Was going to wait another month and buy everything together. But what do you guys think? Go for this or do you think there could be a better r9 280x cheaper or around the same price by then


    At this price, I'd suggest grabbing one now, I doubt there will a cheaper option in 1-2 Months (or longer to be honest).
    (edited)
  16. deshepherd's avatar
    stsonic

    These things dropped way to quick. I just sold my MSI 280x for £125 after … These things dropped way to quick. I just sold my MSI 280x for £125 after buying at £240 in February!


    Price was held higher than it ought to have been due to demand from miners. Then bitcoin etc price dropped making mining uneconomic so everyone started to dump their cards and prices plummeted ... I got a ex mining 280x for £130 delivered so I'm not complaining!
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  17. mamboboy's avatar
    nitro228

    Cold - what is it for?


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  18. geeko's avatar
    Jawz

    Not bought a graphics card for a while and know they have changed all … Not bought a graphics card for a while and know they have changed all their numbers again. I bought it quite a while back for just over £300 before Xbox one and PS 4 came out, but how does the 7950 compare to these latest cards. Am I still good to go for a while? My monitor is only 1920x1080 (a think, anyways it ends in 1080 not one of the 1200 or higher ones) Thanks in advance, just know how fast technology can change, just hope I ain't got to start replacing parts just yet, or may just grab a console!?


    7950 = 280, 7970 = 280x - they just renamed the cards
  19. JesusChristFenton's avatar
    Great offer, however, the Sapphire's are known to have terrible fan issues (at least the original versions). Unsure of they've fixed this issue, but on OC forums there's been a lot of people had burnt out cards within 6-10 months, so just be careful with that.
  20. mattwalsh25's avatar
    Great price. Very tempting.
  21. Open.Sauce.81's avatar
    Graphics card first-timer, here.

    The 4gb 270x also seems to have been reduced, to £165 on Amazon. Is it worth plumping for that or is there a better card I can get for the same money?

    (My PC currently has an i5 4670k with 8gb ram, plenty of hard disc space and 600W of power, none of which I want to change)
  22. ajmitchell's avatar
    4k possible with this card?
  23. Aretak's avatar
    Open Sauce 81

    Graphics card first-timer, here. The 4gb 270x also seems to have been … Graphics card first-timer, here. The 4gb 270x also seems to have been reduced, to £165 on Amazon. Is it worth plumping for that or is there a better card I can get for the same money?


    Well... this one. For a fiver more you'd be nuts not to buy this over the 270X. It's a fair bit more powerful.
  24. YoshimiMac's avatar
    I was looking at upgrading to a GTX 770 or 780. This looks like it's not far off a 770, but cheaper much cheaper. Very tempted.
    (edited)
  25. delvey1987's avatar
    Crossfire beats a 780. Great price may pick a second up
  26. Weehamish's avatar
    This a miss print? cant be £170 for a 280X has to be just a 280 they suck and always do this, when you get it i bet it shows as a 280 not a 280x in other words a 7950....
  27. Weehamish's avatar
    YoshimiMac

    I was looking at upgrading to a GTX 770 or 780. This looks like it's not … I was looking at upgrading to a GTX 770 or 780. This looks like it's not far off a 770, but cheaper much cheaper. Very tempted.



    Not far off a 770? it beats a 770 80% of the time once oced, a 770 is only a 680 and a 7970 beats a 680 plus 1gb more vram, no brainer really, specially at this price if indeed its a 280x and not a 280.
  28. delvey1987's avatar
    Take screenshot when ordering. If it's a 280 and not a 280x send it back at there expense
  29. dxx's avatar
    seanmorris100

    Not far off a 770? it beats a 770 80% of the time once oced, a 770 is … Not far off a 770? it beats a 770 80% of the time once oced, a 770 is only a 680 and a 7970 beats a 680 plus 1gb more vram, no brainer really, specially at this price if indeed its a 280x and not a 280.



    Is there a reason why the 770 can't also be overclocked?
  30. cahir's avatar
    Author
    seanmorris100

    This a miss print? cant be £170 for a 280X has to be just a 280 they suck … This a miss print? cant be £170 for a 280X has to be just a 280 they suck and always do this, when you get it i bet it shows as a 280 not a 280x in other words a 7950....



    I dont think so (or rather I hope not :P cause I ordered one )
    It's not THAT much cheaper - other retailers have this card for around £200
  31. YoshimiMac's avatar
    Well I went ahead and ordered one. Hope I notice a marked jump up from my 6870.
  32. Weehamish's avatar
    dxx

    Is there a reason why the 770 can't also be overclocked?



    Yes 770 doesnt clock nowhere as near as good as the AMD cards
  33. delvey1987's avatar
    And it has 2GB of Vram
  34. deleted1083862's avatar
    Very, very nice deal. It finally got me to stop dithering and finally upgrade. -- Assuming it is the 280x and comes with the freebies, but it should have/be both. Will find out later in the week

    At that price it is hits the sweet spot dead on. Was considering the 270x because it would be fine playing at 1080p right now, but for me, its worth an extra £50ish (280 pretty pointless while this deal is on) for the extra power and future proofing.

    Going the other way, the 770 is nice, but you are in the £220-230 range for similar performance, and to get a seriously more powerful card, you are in the £300+ bracket.
  35. deleted10210's avatar
    Looks a good deal, swithering on whether or not to upgrade my 6870 to this, or maybe the Grade B Gigabyte 290 OC in the other thread. Is now a good time to buy, or can we expect general prices on cards to drop any time soon?
  36. YoshimiMac's avatar
    I contacted Novatech through their live chat yesterday to ask about the Gold Reward (3 free games). They said they were out of stock of codes, but expecting more today. She added one to my order and said it will be sent out separately when in stock.

    If you're still swithering about buying one, better be quick. Only 5 left in stock.

    Edit: Just checked my tracking and looks like I might be receiving my card today!
    (edited)
  37. deleted457054's avatar
    I have this exact card, it performs extremely well and overclocks quite well too I would buy another for crossfire but my PoS motherboard only has one PCI-E x16 slot
  38. cahir's avatar
    Author
    Just received the card-I can confirm it's 280x not 280
    did not receive the Gold Reward unfortunately-but will contact customer service as the post above suggests
  39. RunsFromRobots's avatar
    Now showing as £179.99!
  40. BadBunny's avatar
    daJago

    Now showing as £179.99!



    Bunch of buggers! Wanted to get this but sod them for raising it by 10 quid!
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