This looks interesting: http://wccftech.com/sapphire-rx-480-nitro/
How noisy do you think it would be?
How noisy do you think it would be?
Probably not so much. My experiences with cards with one and two fans (especially if the one fan is a reference design) show that two fan cards are often much quieter. Especially if you modify your fan profiles and keep a case with good air flow (and of course if you don't go overboard with your overclock 
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My MSI 1070 has a similar dual 100mm fan design and it's completely silent. Even under heavy load.
Then I might be getting one like that I don't plan to overclock, especially since it's already supposed to be clocked higher than the reference version.
I don't plan to overclock, especially since it's already supposed to be clocked higher than the reference version.I built a PC for a colleague with the predecessor R9 380 Nitro, it was very quiet. I expect Sapphire will not disappoint with the new model as well.
This looks a bit weird:
Notice how the card is sticking out of the bracket (that attaches it to the case) by a lot. Is it normal?
Notice how the card is sticking out of the bracket (that attaches it to the case) by a lot. Is it normal?
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This looks a bit weird:
Notice how the card is sticking out of the bracket (hat attached is to the case) by a lot. Is it normal?
Very common. It's a consequence of using larger fans.
Some synthetic benchmarks from Nvidia GTX 1060
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonev...es-gtx-980-in-leaked-benchmarks/#11017b2348a7
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonev...es-gtx-980-in-leaked-benchmarks/#11017b2348a7
It's looking like the RX 480 will appeal mostly to budget builds since it'll be slightly cheaper than the GTX 1060 but also has 15% less performance. We'll have to wait and see how this translates in actual game benchmarks though and the RX 480 may regain some of that 15% in DX12 games.
> We'll have to wait and see how this translates in actual game benchmarks <
Yes, that would be the best! Synthetic benchmarks are more or less useless as PC gaming concerns.
Especially since their benchmarks list is missing many comprehensive test suits, like Unigine Valley and etc. That's not how benchmarking should be done.
What case do you have? My GTX 1070 fits in my Fractal R4 (23cm wide) but it's a bit snug fit with the PCI-E cables. Both cards are probably more or less the same height.I just hope it will fit in my case
This one: http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower/haf-xm/
It is rather big, so hopefully it wouldn't be a problem.
It is rather big, so hopefully it wouldn't be a problem.
It's 2cm wider than my case so I think it's pretty safe to say that it'll fit just fine.
Yes a agree fully. Unigine engine would be the best, as it hammers the GPU badly! lol
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Well, form the specs of the case, you shouldn't have a problem, as on that case you can use a GPU with a length of max. 34.5cm
So i don't know what GPU you wanna buy, but even a GTX 1080 would fit in there with plenty of space to spare.
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It seems that the GTX 1060 will start at 250$ going up to the 300$ mark for the founders edition!
Link in question: http://www.anandtech.com/show/10474/nvidia-announces-geforce-gtx-1060-july-19
Apparently the GTX 1060 has 6 GB RAM, MSRP of $250 ($300 for the reference Founder's Edition), single 6 pin connector on reference design, 120 watt power draw and outperforms the GTX 980 (this last part was stated during their launch presentation). Nvidia is also claiming it outperforms the RX 480 in games by an average of 15%:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k79V1-VQGOQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k79V1-VQGOQ
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It will most likely be level with the 980, as leaked 3dmark results indicate.
Also it seems Nvidia drops SLI support on its performance/mainstream cards - no SLI-connector on the 1060.
From what I red from AMD engineers, the industry plans to get rid of SLI / Crossfire methodology altogether in the future. Multi-GPU will be handled on application level through direct APIs like Vulkan. Which makes perfect sense actually.
No such connectors is probably a sign of this change already.
No such connectors is probably a sign of this change already.