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AMD XFX RX 480 8GB Black Edition £212.99 @ AMAZON
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Posted 29 June 2016

AMD XFX RX 480 8GB Black Edition £212.99 @ AMAZON

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This is not a deal so I don't care for voting but it's just a heads up for people who want the card to secure one via pre order from Amazon. This card is the Black Edition and with boost clocks hits 5.92 teraflops of compute power. Both cards ship today but I went for the Black Edition OC as it's the fastest 480 at launch and with boost clocks it is rated at 6.11 teraflops + it has a backplate on it. If anyone is interested in that model it is £222.99 also from Amazon. Hope this helps someone out.
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  1. corgi74's avatar
    F1ct

    it's amd cold.. amd if it's on par with a 970...... buy a 970. I have a … it's amd cold.. amd if it's on par with a 970...... buy a 970. I have a 1070 and it was worth every penny..



    28309098-ApQzQ

  2. BetaRomeo's avatar
    southseakid

    £212 lol


    £212.99 isn't £212, it's £213! DON'T FALL FOR THEIR MARKETING TRICKS!!!!
  3. jimhuf's avatar
    Wasn't this supposed to be £150?
  4. deleted167754's avatar
    Tanweeralqarni

    Great! Now its more expensive because we left the eu. Last time i heard, … Great! Now its more expensive because we left the eu. Last time i heard, this was $200 usd. X(


    That was for the 4GB version and will be without VAT.

    8GB 480 has a RRP of $229, 4GB at $199.

    $229 + 20% (our VAT rate = $274.8 )

    $274.8 current rate according to Google = £206.62

    Not exactly an economy breaking difference.

    (edited)
  5. jimhuf's avatar
    F1ct

    it's amd cold.. amd if it's on par with a 970...... buy a 970. I have a … it's amd cold.. amd if it's on par with a 970...... buy a 970. I have a 1070 and it was worth every penny..



    Peasant. I have 2 1080s. Worth every penny
  6. ThatTechGuy's avatar
    Chidmas

    ​I don't know if you are joking but it was never going to be £150 that wa … ​I don't know if you are joking but it was never going to be £150 that was people directly converting the US pricing which never happens


    Left the EU... might as well join the US for better deals, They'd also make France build a wall for us...
  7. drasim's avatar
    I'm not entirely sure people understand how businesses work.
    If you think that UK businesses bought this stock in the last few days based on the current exchange rate...well....I got nothing.
  8. fishmaster's avatar
    JS94

    Sorry, but don't try to defend the economic effects of your Leave … Sorry, but don't try to defend the economic effects of your Leave vote.Retailers have said themselves that the Brexit vote will affect prices, the pound is down to $1.35!This card is supposed to retail at $199 including taxes for the 4gb version, which WAS £140. Of course, nobody expected it to actually sell for that in the UK. With our slightly higher electronics importation fees and VAT retailers expected to sell the card at around 15-20% higher than in the US ~ £160-170. Bear in mind we haven't even left the EU yet. There are no extra tarrifs on these cards at the moment. This is purely the effects of Stirling being devalued. When we leave, expect much worse. Better get used to paying through the nose, Brexiters.



    Can we leave the EU referendum out of this thread please, it will just turn in to a sh&*fest as it usually does, and there's people who are genuinely interested in this card and don't want a to and fro debate on the EU Referendum.
  9. deleted1395319's avatar
    28310387-SFNeK
  10. Chidmas's avatar
    How many clueless idiots browse this site. The price is as expected it has nothing to do with the exchange rate get a grip. They did not buy the stock after Friday. Honest to God never read so much deluded nonsense, including amd with their ridiculous performance.
  11. MadeInBeats's avatar
    Tanweeralqarni

    Great! Now its more expensive because we left the eu. Last time i heard, … Great! Now its more expensive because we left the eu. Last time i heard, this was $200 usd. X(



    My arms just fell off because we left the EU... just straight fell off... it's also raining.
  12. carterland's avatar
    I think people need to take that video review for what it is, let's not forget that the 970 used in the comparison appears to be highly over clocked not to mention the fact that this is a reference card and is likely running on drivers which are in no way optimised for the new Polaris chip, also the directx 12 charts towards the end of the video are very encouraging for future games, this could actually turn out to be a very Impressive card once it's gets a decent cooling solution and a small OC
  13. deleted787652's avatar
    £212 lol
  14. ukez's avatar
    treacle13

    Ordered vs £400 for a 1070. Performance is on par with a 970 apparently



    AMD have done us proud still, that's an awesome price. if it wasn't for them Nvidia would still be ripping us off.
  15. deleted1312569's avatar
    I think 8gb is $230 and 4gb $200 then add 20% v.a.t
    also this has a backplate I think so that's possibly extra $10

    (edited)
  16. Chidmas's avatar
    Tanweeralqarni

    Great! Now its more expensive because we left the eu. Last time i heard, … Great! Now its more expensive because we left the eu. Last time i heard, this was $200 usd. X(



    ​I don't know if you are joking but it was never going to be £150 that was people directly converting the US pricing which never happens
  17. LewsTherin's avatar
    For those complaining that the price isnt cheaper, I'd suggest you remember Brexit amd the devaluing of the pound.
  18. be_vigilant's avatar
    F1ct

    it's amd cold.. amd if it's on par with a 970...... buy a 970. I have a … it's amd cold.. amd if it's on par with a 970...... buy a 970. I have a 1070 and it was worth every penny..


    This is 8GB
  19. deleted167754's avatar
    F1ct

    it's amd cold.. amd if it's on par with a 970...... buy a 970. I have a … it's amd cold.. amd if it's on par with a 970...... buy a 970. I have a 1070 and it was worth every penny..

    F1ct

    it's amd cold.. amd if it's on par with a 970...... buy a 970. I have a … it's amd cold.. amd if it's on par with a 970...... buy a 970. I have a 1070 and it was worth every penny..


    Some people prefer 3.5gb it seems?


    3.5gb vram vs 8?

    I'll take 8 thanks.
  20. Horrorwood's avatar
    neroneuk

    Bretix effect, get this now, we are out of the game, lol



    Is Bretix some kind of new weetabix? Because it sounds awesome if so.
  21. Seanspeed's avatar
    ukez

    AMD have done us proud still, that's an awesome price. if it wasn't for … AMD have done us proud still, that's an awesome price. if it wasn't for them Nvidia would still be ripping us off.


    If it wasn't for Nvidia, AMD would be ripping us off.
  22. dm01's avatar
    Just before Brexit result pound strong at £1=$1.50 so 229/1.33 = £153 plus 20% VAT = expected to pay for 8GB card £183
    After Brexit result pound is weak at £1=$1.33 so 229/1.50 = £172 plus 20% VAT = expect to pay for 8 GB Card £206

    So brexit is bad for anyone buying anything made outside of the UK in terms of you will pay more than you would have going forward probably around 10%

    Just to clear that up

    All press comment on this card so far points to it being great value either way and Ill be buying one when theres stock, as I need reference blower fan for my small form factor Alienware case.


    (edited)
  23. rev6's avatar
    revolver31

    geez man if I need to explain it, everybody is talking about this card … geez man if I need to explain it, everybody is talking about this card every release of a new gpu is hiked up this is no different it's been this way for years, with the same arguments this is not the proper price is gouging same as its always been this card is no different to any other in that respect..RX460 - £89.99 - £109.99RX470 - £119.99 - £139.99RX480 - £159.99 - £179.99These are the U.K. prices, always have been and this is where they will settle, and they better settle fast the gtx 1060 with 3 lol or 6gb vram is on it's way, it's believed it will be very close to the 480 and with the massive overclocks of pascal all that will hold back the 1060 is it's price, so the amd cards better level out soon.



    What can I do about it? This is the price. Buy it or not. The way NVIDIA is going the 1060 will be £300.
    (edited)
  24. LazybeatX's avatar
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    fishmaster

    The Hexus link I gave earlier, where they found RX480's on Amazon UK … The Hexus link I gave earlier, where they found RX480's on Amazon UK before this deal was listed even, they've been changed to temporarily out of stock. I'll wait until OCUK, Scan and others get the prices up, possibly later today.



    ​Not that I care but I believe I found it before they did. I posted this deal at 3am they published their article at 9am
  25. drasim's avatar
    JS94

    It was supposed to be £160 before we decided to leave the EU. Hence the … It was supposed to be £160 before we decided to leave the EU. Hence the pound dropped. Hence it is more expensive than expected



    I cannot stress this enough - this is not how it works.
  26. Horrorwood's avatar
    JS94

    Sorry, but don't try to defend the economic effects of your Leave … Sorry, but don't try to defend the economic effects of your Leave vote.Retailers have said themselves that the Brexit vote will affect prices, the pound is down to $1.35!This card is supposed to retail at $199 including taxes for the 4gb version, which WAS £140. Of course, nobody expected it to actually sell for that in the UK. With our slightly higher electronics importation fees and VAT retailers expected to sell the card at around 15-20% higher than in the US ~ £160-170. Bear in mind we haven't even left the EU yet. There are no extra tarrifs on these cards at the moment. This is purely the effects of Stirling being devalued. When we leave, expect much worse. Better get used to paying through the nose, Brexiters.



    Yeah like Chaz_UK said, that is not how it works at all. Nevermind this part:

    "Bear in mind we haven't even left the EU yet. There are no extra tarrifs on these cards at the moment."

    Does the EU have a trade deal with Taiwan/China? No, no they do not.
  27. LazybeatX's avatar
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    southseakid

    £212 lol



    ​bit random isn't it lol
    (edited)
  28. Chanser's avatar
    Wait for the custom designs.
  29. Vegeta's avatar
    You can't compare the RX 480 to the GTX 1070. They are made for different markets.
  30. Tanweeralqarni's avatar
    Great! Now its more expensive because we left the eu. Last time i heard, this was $200 usd. X(
  31. neoaisac's avatar
    Looks like a Scorpio candidate.
  32. kyeung's avatar
    Whats the recommended PSU required for this please?

    Also whats the power consumption like please? I heard this is on new tech and is power efficient apparently?

    Oh for those with the student discount code it comes down to £202.34

    (edited)
  33. deleted1486084's avatar
    I can't wait to put this in my PS4
  34. darkwolfdude's avatar
    kyeung

    Whats the recommended PSU required for this please?Also whats the power … Whats the recommended PSU required for this please?Also whats the power consumption like please? I heard this is on new tech and is power efficient apparently?Oh for those with the student discount code it comes down to £202.34



    It should draw a maximum of 150W (1x 75W 6pin connector + 75W from the motherboard). recommended minimum would be around 350W if it's a very high quality power supply and you don't have to power much, else around 450-550W should have no trouble
  35. TonyRoma2010's avatar
    These cards were always intended at this price point, regardless of Brexit.
  36. rev6's avatar
    TonyRoma2010

    These cards were always intended at this price point, regardless of … These cards were always intended at this price point, regardless of Brexit.



    Yep
  37. C4lm's avatar
    Reviews at 14:00, I'd wait a few hours before buying.
  38. rev6's avatar
    neroneuk

    tic toc tic toc, pound started bad today, shall we by now or wait for an … tic toc tic toc, pound started bad today, shall we by now or wait for an increase later??



    Buy today if you need it today. Otherwise wait for better custom cards.
  39. deleted10060's avatar
    rev6

    No no no



    Yes yes yes

    Pound was worth $1.46, so $230 card becomes £157, plus VAT = £188
  40. Gkains's avatar
    Chaz_UK

    Some people prefer 3.5gb it seems? :D3.5gb vram vs 8?I'll take 8 thanks. … Some people prefer 3.5gb it seems? :D3.5gb vram vs 8?I'll take 8 thanks.


    It's not even just the 3.5GB bit although the 970's 3.5GB + 0.5GB does require driver writers to work extra to optimise for it.
    No, the problem with Nvidia with Kepler was that as soon as Maxwell came their cards started to fall way behind (GTX680 went from beating Tahiti (7970 / 280X) to being beaten by Pitcairn (7870 / 270X etc.), GTX780 fared similarly against Hawaii (290X / 390X)).
    So it would be crazy to buy old Nvidia tech. The same thing applies to all the thread we've had on HUKD about 980Ti since GTX1070 launched. If the speeds are similar now, I for one do not trust Nvidia not to actively sabotage the performance of the 980Ti (special high VRAM setting which strategically uses more than 6GB making the 1070 and 1080 perform far faster, etc.).
    As for this deal: guess the price is not bad for 8GB as per your post #14, but I would wait for reviews and other AIBs as XFX don't have great costumer service (although the 1st year should be with Amazon).
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