AMD Cuts Prices of R9 290 Series and R9 280 Series Even Further

[dj-electric]

The problem is these days that "go with the cheapest" became such a strong internet thing, that people won't stop for a few minutes to think "hmm... maybe putting an extra 10-20$ here will benifit me in the long-run". I agree, sometimes it's those small investments that make the experience much better.

 

[RejZoR]

People really fall into the "holidays" bullshit? I buy my cards when i feel like it, not when holidays are due. In fact i bought most of them in springs and early summers. Maybe it has something to do with prices as well. Then again i always push my existing hardware to very limits so i don't really feel the pressure of buying new stuff for the sake of gaming smooth. Currently playing Alien:Isolation on HD7950 which is highly overclocked and it works super smooth at 1080p using max possible settings.

 

[RCoon]

I buy my cards when i feel like it, not when holidays are due

Lots of people get monies at christmas and lots of people feel the urge to spend during the holiday season. Just because you don't doesn't mean everyone else doesn't!

 

[The Von Matrices]

An official announcement of price cuts is pointless since the retail prices are already significantly cheaper than the new MSRPs. For example you can get a 290X for $359.99 after MIR or a 290 for $269.99 after MIR.

 

[RejZoR]

290X for 285 EUR. I wish...

 

[Assimilator]

Exactly as W1zz predicted in his review of the 9x0 Maxwells. But still not enough.

 

[THE_EGG]

I hope this filters into Australia - they are still overpriced here.

An official announcement of price cuts is pointless since the retail prices are already significantly cheaper than the new MSRPs. For example you can get a 290X for $359.99 after MIR or a 290 for $269.99 after MIR.

Mah gawd I'm jelly. R9 290x cards here are still around the $600 for a cheap one (some are around the $800 mark), 290 cards are $450-$550. :'( Heck, even the GTX 970 is $500-$550.

 

[Ja.KooLit]

the cut down prizes only affect US. I dont know about europe though, but here in Asia, especially here in korea, price of 290x and 290 are still above 500$. So hooray for US costumers but "meh" for korea

 

[Drac]

I will get a GTX 960, I wont buy a 270X, 285 or 280X, the price cut is not enough, the 960 GTX will be more expensive but will probably consume much less power and produce less heat.
280X should be arround 200 € to start considering it as an option for my future GPU, and here in Spain (and in many places of europe) they normally fix 1 $=1 € when atleast the change 1$ = 1.2 €, so 200 € for a 280X is not likely going to happen anytime soon.

 

[Lionheart]

The vaporX takes up 3 slots if you dont have any other expansion cards then go for it.

I find it very funny how everyone goes insane when Amd does succeed/Falter and when they do price cuts... Yet when Nvidia falters or does price cuts no one harps on them.

Yeah this site is disgustingly attracting the annoying fanboys

 

[RCoon]

Yeah this site is disgustingly attracting the annoying fanboys

Let's not detract from the discussion, we don't need another thread going south that way Often best to avoid using that word too!

 

[buildzoid]

I will get a GTX 960, I wont buy a 270X, 285 or 280X, the price cut is not enough, the 960 GTX will be more expensive but will probably consume much less power and produce less heat.
280X should be arround 200 € to start considering it as an option for my future GPU, and here in Spain (and in many places of europe) they normally fix 1 $=1 € when atleast the change 1$ = 1.2 €, so 200 € for a 280X is not likely going to happen anytime soon.

EU has 21% tax so 1 to 1 dollar and euro prices typically take care of the tax.

 

[Champ]

I still feel if you are a 4k gamer, 290x is the way to go.

 

[arbiter]

Exactly as W1zz predicted in his review of the 9x0 Maxwells. But still not enough.

Pretty much anyone that seen performance of 980 and 970 could easily called the price drop. AMD really had no choice but to.

I still feel if you are a 4k gamer, 290x is the way to go.

Yea for few people that will spend the cash to do it. I bet Nvidia probably slap wider memory bus on the card when they shrink it.

edit: looked up 4k panels which they at 500$ range for cheaper panels but that is still a lot for a monitor that requires a lot of gpu even at this time to get decent fps. But at 28inch monitor IMO 4k is kinda pointless on that small of a display really needs to be bigger to really get best outta it. Would say at 28inch area, a 1440p monitor is good middle ground and you are not stuck at 60hz as only option or even god forbid 30hz.

I will get a GTX 960, I wont buy a 270X, 285 or 280X, the price cut is not enough, the 960 GTX will be more expensive but will probably consume much less power and produce less heat.
280X should be arround 200 € to start considering it as an option for my future GPU, and here in Spain (and in many places of europe) they normally fix 1 $=1 € when atleast the change 1$ = 1.2 €, so 200 € for a 280X is not likely going to happen anytime soon.

I would guess if there is a 960, probably be priced 200-250$ with a TDP of 100-125watts.

 

[Lopez0101]

I keep taking them for the team and helping out my fellow hardware peeps by getting AMD so Nvidia has somebody around to try and keep them semi-honest.

 

[RejZoR]

To my surprise, R9-290X for under 300 EUR just surfaced in EU. And it's with a big 3 fan cooler (Sapphire). For 300 with such cooler it's not really a bad option considering most decent GTX 970 cost 350+ EUR...

 

[jabbadap]

EU has 21% tax so 1 to 1 dollar and euro prices typically take care of the tax.

There are different VAT in different countries in eu. In germany it's 19% and in here Finland it's 24%. So usually finns buys their computer parts from germany(EU free trade policy).

 

[jabbadap]

To my surprise, R9-290X for under 300 EUR just surfaced in EU. And it's with a big 3 fan cooler (Sapphire). For 300 with such cooler it's not really a bad option considering most decent GTX 970 cost 350+ EUR...

Well yeah it's good time to purchase graphics card, great prices from both camps:
amd:
http://geizhals.de/?cat=gra16_512&xf=1440_R9+280X#xf_top
http://geizhals.de/?cat=gra16_512&xf=1440_R9+290#xf_top
http://geizhals.de/?cat=gra16_512&xf=1440_R9+290X#xf_top

nvidia:
http://geizhals.de/?cat=gra16_512&xf=1439_GTX+770#xf_top
http://geizhals.de/?cat=gra16_512&xf=1439_GTX+780#xf_top
http://geizhals.de/?cat=gra16_512&xf=1439_GTX+970#xf_top
http://geizhals.de/?cat=gra16_512&xf=1439_GTX+780+Ti#xf_top

 

[Sasqui]

Is it just me, or do people just have a short memory? Titan was priced at $1000 and the 290x at $550. AMD was eating their lunch for a while, particularly with mining.

So, here we are with a 180 degree. The 290x is still a great card but NVidia upped the game. AMD is buying time while they work on a counterstrike. Let's hope its good.

 

[ironwolf]

I hope this help drop the price of used cards quickly.

 

[Tonduluboy]

In my country the 290x price is not going down, the price remain the same since the launching...
Even thou if it really going down to $399, the GTX 970 zotac is cheaper selling at $367.

I will only buy 290x if they beat GTX970 price by at least $50!

 

[Sasqui]

In my country the 290x price is not going down, the price remain the same since the launching...
Even thou if it really going down to $399, the GTX 970 zotac is cheaper selling at $367.

I will only buy 290x if they beat GTX970 price by at least $50!

That makes sense. Used 290xs have dropped to $200-$250 on eBay so it's almost a no brained if money is a big consideration

 

[Nabarun]

Look at these prices.
290x - 47999 INR / 781.743 US Dollar
970 - 27900 INR/ 454.564 US Dollar
I don't know what to say.

 

[64K]

Look at these prices.
290x - 47999 INR / 781.743 US Dollar
970 - 27900 INR/ 454.564 US Dollar
I don't know what to say.

Good lord!

Is it just that all hardware is high in India?

 

[Nabarun]

Good lord!

Is it just that all hardware is high in India?

Yep!