do i cancel sapphire 280x pre order

[deus3x]

i have a sapphire 280x toxic on pre order and it has been delayed...

do i continue with this order or are there going to be better options.

 

[nicnik]

If you're happy to pay £270 (i think), then right now for single card it is one of the best options if not the best. But it's not in stock so, could you wait tho?

 

[Vinny1511]

I've requested the my order is held.

The reason for this, is to wait for the 290 release - If it is true that AMD are to be releasing a 'refreshed' version of the GPU that features less power consumption, and TrueAudio I will wait for them to be released....

Vinny.

 

[3lackMamba]

I've got the 280x Toxic pre-ordered too, the wait is killing me ._.

 

[PorkPieCat]

Just to throw a spanner in the works, the 280x is meant to receive a running upgrade on the GPU at some point, not sure when. Presumably it will get full directx 11.2 and trueaudio among other things.

 

[Blindeagle]

u dont have 2 wait long, i think this week is when its coming out by this Friday at least u will have it

 

[3lackMamba]

Just to throw a spanner in the works, the 280x is meant to receive a running upgrade on the GPU at some point, not sure when. Presumably it will get full directx 11.2 and trueaudio among other things.

I hope you're right.. I also hope you're wrong

 

[PorkPieCat]

I hope you're right.. I also hope you're wrong

Yeah, I think it's simultaneously mean of AMD and generous of them to do a running upgrade on the SKU. I don't know what exactly the upgrade will be, but I think the fact that there will be an upgrade is confirmed.

 

[shadow_boxer]

I would wait for the 290 (non-X) to be announced and released and then make a decision.

 

[no_1_dave]

http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/amd_to_update_r9_280x_with_tahiti_xtl_based_graphics_card.html

AMDs R9 280X might still be using the oritinal 7970 GHZ edition XT2 Tahiti GPU and replace it with Tahiti XTL next month. Apparantly the Tahiti XTL GPU was not ready for the launch and all current Radeon R9 280X graphics cards ended up with the Tahiti XT2 GPU instead. Various sources confirm that AMD will do a, so called, "running change", where there will be no announcements and no name change for the new GPU and the only way you would be able to tell which GPU is behind the R9 280X is by its BIOS version.

Of course, nothing is carved in stone as AMD can simply decide to launch a different named graphics cards with Tahiti XTL chip but currently the plan is to do a running change.

Apparently, Tahiti XTL should have a lower power consumption and thus should be easier to cool. We will surely keep an eye out and our ear close to the ground in order to spot the new GPU in November.

 

[3lackMamba]

This would obviously lead to the price being bumped up right?

 

[3lackMamba]

WOOHOO!