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Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 380 NITRO 4GB GDDR5 Graphics Card £139.98 @ Dabs
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Posted 14 January 2016

Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 380 NITRO 4GB GDDR5 Graphics Card £139.98 @ Dabs

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Awesome price for a very capable card, good time for a cheeky mid range upgrade if £140ish is your budget.

This deal claims to be an email only deal, the link should take you directly to the correct page, if not then go to Dabs and simply search on the Quicklinx code - BVB7I700

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AND... 12% Quidco cashback!

SAPPHIRE NITRO Radeon™ R9 380 4G D5 with back plate

The SAPPHIRE NITRO Radeon™ R9 380 features the latest version of our award winning Dual-X cooler now with dual ball bearings in both of the fans for higher reliability and enhanced Intelligent Fan Control (IFC-II) which turns off the fans for silent operation under light load. Its industry leading 10cm fans and diecast heatsink design keeps the card running cool even under the most demanding applications, and the use of long life capacitors and SAPPHIRE Black Diamond chokes contribute to consistent performance and high reliability. Based on the latest GCN architecture from AMD, the SAPPHIRE NITRO Radeon™ R9 380 supports DirectX 12, TrueAudio, AMD FreeSync and Ultra HD. With a 4GB frame buffer and a SAPPHIRE Performance Index of 3 it is guaranteed to deliver a great gaming experience in high detail at 1080p and beyond.

NB: For Components and Storage sales it is 4% not 12%.
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  1. Oneday77's avatar
    tighty

    showing as 149.98 for me via the "get deal" - but that quicklinx shows as … showing as 149.98 for me via the "get deal" - but that quicklinx shows as 139.98.Im currently in the market for a new GPU but can't see the point in buying this card when the GTX 970 is far, far, far better and only a £100 more. Pound for Pound it seems a no brainer to get the 970 for both VR future proofing and just far better for the money.


    Only £100 more. What planet do you live on where a 70% increase in cost is only?
    If I applied that to all components in a £500 bill I'd need £850 for the whole thing.


  2. deleted429878's avatar
    tighty

    showing as 149.98 for me via the "get deal" - but that quicklinx shows as … showing as 149.98 for me via the "get deal" - but that quicklinx shows as 139.98.Im currently in the market for a new GPU but can't see the point in buying this card when the GTX 970 is far, far, far better and only a £100 more. Pound for Pound it seems a no brainer to get the 970 for both VR future proofing and just far better for the money.


    Far far better.
    Problem 20-30% more performance for 60% more cash. What planet is that a better deal?
    And if people were thinking high end they would go for the AMD 290/390 which is much better value than Nvidia 970 for around the same price _ more ram-better hardware- better performance. That is a no brainer to everybody who is not an Nvidia sheep.
    (edited)
  3. puddingcub's avatar
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    Keer-en

    Good price and at a £100 difference you can't compare it to the 970. But … Good price and at a £100 difference you can't compare it to the 970. But if you are willing to spend £100 more than a 390 is a better buy IMO.



    Exactly, the 380 was never meant to compare to the 970, it's a competitor for the 960 and cheaper, £100 more is another level and another budget.
  4. deleted219837's avatar
    Good price and at a £100 difference you can't compare it to the 970. But if you are willing to spend £100 more than a 390 is a better buy IMO.
  5. somerandomguy123's avatar
    tighty

    showing as 149.98 for me via the "get deal" - but that quicklinx shows as … showing as 149.98 for me via the "get deal" - but that quicklinx shows as 139.98.Im currently in the market for a new GPU but can't see the point in buying this card when the GTX 970 is far, far, far better and only a £100 more. Pound for Pound it seems a no brainer to get the 970 for both VR future proofing and just far better for the money.



    "only 100£ more" a 139£ card, so 'only' a 70% price increase. I don't think the 970 is 70% better, so your 'pound for pound' argument seems nonsense. Furthermore if you want to go 2 tiers above, the 390 is most likely the better buy, especially if you want to 'future proof'.
  6. Dodge62's avatar
    Jeez, I paid £155 for this last week, and £160 for an Asus one the week before. Best hope the people I'm building the PCs for don't read HUKD.
  7. arithon68's avatar
    Just as a word of caution; all these cards (AMD & nVidia) are based on 28nm (nanometer) chip technology. Both manufacturers are going to launch a full range of new cards based on far superior 14nm chips later this year (Q2). The AMD "Arctic Islands" and nVidia "Pascal" cards will be at least double the performance.
    While the new top-end cards won't be any cheaper, the newer mid-range models will out-perform the current high-end cards and will cause the current cards to drop in value sharply when they are released.
    So if you can wait a few months, you'll see a better card on the market for less, or one of the last gen cards drop to a bargain price.
    (edited)
  8. f1refox's avatar
    This is a decent GPU for the money and very capable at 1080p.

    Heat added.
  9. tighty's avatar
    showing as 149.98 for me via the "get deal" - but that quicklinx shows as 139.98.

    Im currently in the market for a new GPU but can't see the point in buying this card when the GTX 970 is far, far, far better and only a £100 more. Pound for Pound it seems a no brainer to get the 970 for both VR future proofing and just far better for the money.


    (edited)
  10. chapchap's avatar
    For Components and Storage sales it is 4% not 12%.
  11. TamerUK_'s avatar
    tighty

    showing as 149.98 for me via the "get deal" - but that quicklinx shows as … showing as 149.98 for me via the "get deal" - but that quicklinx shows as 139.98.Im currently in the market for a new GPU but can't see the point in buying this card when the GTX 970 is far, far, far better and only a £100 more. Pound for Pound it seems a no brainer to get the 970 for both VR future proofing and just far better for the money.



    I really wouldn't consider the gtx 970 "vr future proofing" they've said it can run everything currently available at launch, but they've also stated a 4k version is in development which this card cannot run. So your argument is erroneous really, power per £, this is compares to a 960 and most of them are £150+ anyway so its a good deal at this price range, heat added.

    That being said, value for money wise hes correct, the gtx 970 is a much better "bang for your buck" card but isn't in this price range so shouldn't be considered when making this decision, if you can afford the better card, you wouldn't you be looking at this anyway.
  12. f1refox's avatar
    arithon68

    Just as a word of caution; all these cards (AMD & nVidia) are based on … Just as a word of caution; all these cards (AMD & nVidia) are based on 28nm (nanometer) chip technology. Both manufacturers are going to launch a full range of new cards based on far superior 14nm chips later this year (Q2). The AMD "Arctic Islands" and nVidia "Pascal" cards will be at least double the performance. While the new top-end cards won't be any cheaper, the newer mid-range models will out-perform the current high-end cards and will cause the current cards to drop in value sharply when they are released.So if you can wait a few months, you'll see a better card on the market for less, or one of the last gen cards drop to a bargain price.



    There is always something better on the way and I doubt any new cards are going to be cheap.
  13. chapchap's avatar
    wozukSilencer

    I'm not saying its not , just I think the next gen cards will be more … I'm not saying its not , just I think the next gen cards will be more expensive this time round ,either way I'm still waiting even if I'm rocking a gtx 550ti X)


    GTX 650 Ti Boost here lol And doing the same..wait and see.
  14. chapchap's avatar
    Because this is running at 1010 MHz it looks like it comes with a back plate. Tempted...but....ummmm
  15. TheMappers's avatar
    When I search using the 'quicklinx' it brings up the product for £149.98?
  16. puddingcub's avatar
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    chapchap

    For Components and Storage sales it is 4% not 12%.



    Ok, apologies my bad, thanks for correcting.
  17. TheMappers's avatar
    I take it back. I just typed it in wrong *face palm*
  18. chapchap's avatar
    Been having a good think- this is cheap but still not quite good enough. I will still wait until the Pascal's come out and if they are as fantastic as they sound I will either buy one or pick up a cheap 970 (when inevitably they will *have* to drop in price.)
  19. Freeboski's avatar
    12% Quidco is for Cables, Power and Adaptors sales, components is 4%
  20. TesseractOrion's avatar
    Glad prices are falling to realistic levels. Want to upgrade from a 280x but since this is basically a re-badged 285 with more RAM this isn't the model for me (can't Xfire it with my card, unfortunately).

    Voted Hot
  21. deleted89378's avatar
    Do Sapphire cards have fan speed profile control like the MSI Afterburner ?
  22. abulkasam's avatar
    How does this compare to the Nvidia GTX 950 or 960?
  23. Zooms's avatar
    abulkasam

    How does this compare to the Nvidia GTX 950 or 960?



    This hands down better than the 950, and around even maybe has a very slight edge over a 960.
  24. puddingcub's avatar
    Author
    zworld

    Do Sapphire cards have fan speed profile control like the MSI Afterburner … Do Sapphire cards have fan speed profile control like the MSI Afterburner ?



    The MSI Afterburner is a separate piece of software that can be installed as you normally would a bit of software, just download from MSI website, it sits and runs all on it's own.
  25. deleted1435068's avatar
    Should I get this or save up a little while longer for the 390? How much better is the performance increase between the two?
  26. chapchap's avatar
    gambe1984

    I really wouldn't consider the gtx 970 "vr future proofing" they've said … I really wouldn't consider the gtx 970 "vr future proofing" they've said it can run everything currently available at launch, but they've also stated a 4k version is in development which this card cannot run. So your argument is erroneous really, power per £, this is compares to a 960 and most of them are £150+ anyway so its a good deal at this price range, heat added.That being said, value for money wise hes correct, the gtx 970 is a much better "bang for your buck" card but isn't in this price range so shouldn't be considered when making this decision, if you can afford the better card, you wouldn't you be looking at this anyway.



    The 970 is more future proof at 1080P (is probably what he meant)? Still lets wait until the Pascal's are out - woohoo!! Maybe 970s will be sub-200 quid by the summer...
  27. somerandomguy123's avatar
    arithon68

    Just as a word of caution; all these cards (AMD & nVidia) are based on … Just as a word of caution; all these cards (AMD & nVidia) are based on 28nm (nanometer) chip technology. Both manufacturers are going to launch a full range of new cards based on far superior 14nm chips later this year (Q2). The AMD "Arctic Islands" and nVidia "Pascal" cards will be at least double the performance. While the new top-end cards won't be any cheaper, the newer mid-range models will out-perform the current high-end cards and will cause the current cards to drop in value sharply when they are released.So if you can wait a few months, you'll see a better card on the market for less, or one of the last gen cards drop to a bargain price.



    Has nvidia confirmed the launch date?
  28. deleted429878's avatar
    dcpp4

    Has nvidia confirmed the launch date?


    No they have not but AMD has.
    Ready for - back - to school some of the 14nm parts will be.

    Nvidia werent able to show a dual Pascal CPU (14nm) at the recnt CES. Well, they told people it was but they lied and journalist worked out it was a current gen part.
  29. thebiophysicist's avatar
    It says ultra hd. does that mean I can use my 4k TV as a monitor?
  30. somerandomguy123's avatar
    thebiophysicist

    It says ultra hd. does that mean I can use my 4k TV as a monitor?



    You can indeed but you won't really be able to play any serious game at 4k. Also if you want 4k at 60hz you'll need to buy a displayport to hdmi 2.0 adapter (should be around 20£).
    (edited)
  31. f1refox's avatar
    thebiophysicist

    It says ultra hd. does that mean I can use my 4k TV as a monitor?



    Yes but only at 30Hz as this only has a HDMi 1.4 port and not a HDMi 2.0 port needed for UHD @ 60Hz.

    It will also struggle to play anything at a decent fps apart from simple less graphical games.
  32. adderrson's avatar
    If these drop much more. The temptation to build a Crossfire setup will be pretty high for me.

    Yes, I know buying one, more powerful card is the better option, but that frankly doesn't look as impressive
    (edited)
  33. deleted1435137's avatar
    i just bought a MSI r9 290 gaming oc edition 4gb for £185. Is this sapphire better/better value?
  34. ck12111's avatar
    Is this much better than an R9 285?
  35. UZOR's avatar
    Ferrari100

    Far far better.Problem 20-30% more performance for 60% more cash. What … Far far better.Problem 20-30% more performance for 60% more cash. What planet is that a better deal?And if people were thinking high end they would go for the AMD 290/390 which is much better value than Nvidia 970 for around the same price _ more ram-better hardware- better performance. That is a no brainer to everybody who is not an Nvidia sheep.



    ​ there's something in the nvidia sheep mentality. As it turns out many game makers use nvidia tools, an upshot of this is crippled performance on amd cards. hairworks is a prime example. I recommend youtube.com/wat…d8M for a balanced take on red vs green
  36. deleted1435068's avatar
    reznor7

    i just bought a MSI r9 290 gaming oc edition 4gb for £185. Is this … i just bought a MSI r9 290 gaming oc edition 4gb for £185. Is this sapphire better/better value?


    No that's a really good deal. Where did you get that from? It depends on the condition (I assume it's used) but from what I've read the MSI and Sapphire versions of the R9 series seem to be the favourites. And 290 > 380.
  37. fishmaster's avatar
    gambe1984

    I really wouldn't consider the gtx 970 "vr future proofing" they've said … I really wouldn't consider the gtx 970 "vr future proofing" they've said it can run everything currently available at launch, but they've also stated a 4k version is in development which this card cannot run. So your argument is erroneous really, power per £, this is compares to a 960 and most of them are £150+ anyway so its a good deal at this price range, heat added.That being said, value for money wise hes correct, the gtx 970 is a much better "bang for your buck" card but isn't in this price range so shouldn't be considered when making this decision, if you can afford the better card, you wouldn't you be looking at this anyway.



    GTX 970 will be fine for 1080p gaming VR. 1080p resolution is a very low resolution for VR anyway. VR needs at least 8K and definitely more if you're looking for quality. Oculus haven't even delivered the standard Rift yet and have already put the release date back after taking pre-orders, so the fact they mention a 4K version isn't worth much at all.
  38. deleted289851's avatar
    Basscadet

    No that's a really good deal. Where did you get that from? It depends on … No that's a really good deal. Where did you get that from? It depends on the condition (I assume it's used) but from what I've read the MSI and Sapphire versions of the R9 series seem to be the favourites. And 290 > 380.




    Got it second hand, but basically new...not a spec of dust on it!

    (this is Reznor7 btw)
  39. rev6's avatar
    adderrson

    If these drop much more. The temptation to build a Crossfire setup will … If these drop much more. The temptation to build a Crossfire setup will be pretty high for me.Yes, I know buying one, more powerful card is the better option, but that frankly doesn't look as impressive



    Make sure you read uo on the current situation for CFX as support is dwindling driver and game side.
  40. deleted1435068's avatar
    dcdobson2

    Got it second hand, but basically new...not a spec of dust on it!(this is … Got it second hand, but basically new...not a spec of dust on it!(this is Reznor7 btw)



    Oh wow nice! I'm planning on getting the Sapphire R9 390, but from what I've researched the 290 and 390 are very similar. I'm going to get it from ebuyer for £253 (http://www.ebuyer.com/724601-sapphire-nitro-r9-390-tri-x-8gb-gddr5-dvi-d-hdmi-3x-displayport-11244-01-20g), but if I can get a deal like yours that would save me a fair amount. Not sure if I can find one though. The ebuyer one's still an alright price I guess.
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