jayz 2 cents got a video that the GTR oc's better than any rx 480.

XFX slightly better but the power issue still exist but seriously not a big deal.

Thanks for the replies. Actually If I buy either one of those cards I just want to run stock.

Some people say when they watched jayz video they said he got very lucky he got the better variations of the card.

I decide on a RX480 since many say that the card will last longer in terms of support (updates etc) and after a bit of reading the latest updates made the card now perform much better.

for AMD users, i highly recommended match with higher end processor



This post has been edited by g104: Feb 6 2017, 08:33 PM

Jayz 480 GTR is definitely silicon lottery, i've seen 480 GTR barely overclock to 1400mhz and some get to 75c-80c at stock.
But it is one of the best build RX-480 alongside 480 Strix and maybe Nitro.

MSI Gaming is no slouch either, so try to pick the cheapest between all these 4 cards.

From Haswell Core-i3 is good enough for Polaris imo, for older gen you need i5 at least from my experience.

Did you try reinstall the driver? Or use DDU.

I think my i7 3770 is still capable.

If we refer to the current pricing, well the Sapphire Nitro is the cheapest.
I saw RX 470 in 8 gb. Is it better to buy that or stick with the original plan by getting the rx480?
I mostly play in 1080p.

Oyaji i7/xeon consider high end so match with AMD is the best unlike i3/i5.

ooh i jayz rx480 silicone lottery hahahaha damn power that gpu, btw i just bought a rx470 8gb from bro najmods, sold my 980ti as i got a good resale price hehehehehe.

I don't know how to answer this, 8GB is probably the better choice in the long run but when? I know the new RE is very heavy on texture but the impact is much smaller when you turn off shadow caching iirc.

If you want a tier higher overall performance the 4GB 480 is the better choice than 8GB 470 imo.

Good to know..

najmod quit pc mastah race?

How much you sell the card for? Don't feel like selling mine now.. waiting for real gimping driver then baru can sell.

not to sure najmod quit or not, sold my 980ti as im planning for a ps4 pro, i had a r9 380 as backup but gpu dieded all of a sudden and sent for rma, no gpu. price he sold to me is reasonable gpu very new actually. Not too bad la this rx470 can play rise of tomb raider at very high settings dx12 @ 1080p very well.

Ahh.. i was thinking about getting one as well but now thinking about borrowing from a friend instead because i only want to play 2-3 games.

Rx-470 is as powerful as your old R9-290 but perform much faster in Gameworks/CPU intensive games.. try drive in pCars to see the difference if you still play that game.

Guess I'll stick with the original plan on getting an RX480 8GB. Either Sapphire nitro or XFX GTR whichever ones have the best offer.
I will just run it stock but will need to learn how to adjust the fan curve as I read many of these cards runs hot.

I'm using 1050 Ti but if AMD could come out with a better GPU and using just 125W or below, I'll swap back again.

If you downvolt RX-470 it will happily use under 125w.

Serious pcars better performance? Will try it

I think so. Not as much as equivalent Nvidia card though.

Yeah, wait for another better version than RX 470 for now.

I did a quick look between xfx rx480 GTR and Sapphire rx 480 nitro.
the XFX one has core clock of 1338 Mhz while Sapphire 1342 Mhz.
Lets say if I purchase the Sapphire and underclock it to the same core clock as the XFX one will I be able to achieve the same cooling performance?

4mhz downclock will not make any difference. you should try to maintain the 1342mhz and down volt instead to acceptable voltage for 1342mhz.
ensuring a positive air flow in your case is a much better way.

When the card is out you probably will still say "I'm currently using <insert next gen xx50 card>, i hope AMD have better GPU and using just 125W or below, I'll swap back again".
It's a never ending cycle.

Like Sai86 mentioned, undervolting is better way to reduce your temp