AMD Cashes in On GTX 970 Drama, Cuts R9 290X Price

NightOfChrist · Jan 29, 2015

night.fox said:
the price cuts are only in US. I dont know about europe. But same as you, here in korea it cost same as launch price.

There is no price cut here in Japan either. My girlfriend wants to buy one for The Sims 4 and Final Fantasy. Perhaps after a few days?

Menta · Jan 29, 2015

btarunr said:
I would argue that the store is the last (and only) link in the supply-chain between you and the product. So if you want a return, you should take it up with the store. PT has good consumer laws.

they said no because they have no recall order

newtekie1 · Jan 29, 2015

Good, hopefully nVidia follows and drops the 970 price so I can grab a second.

RejZoR · Jan 29, 2015

Hate it when price drops never reach Europe. Still selling them for 400+ EUR...

ShurikN · Jan 29, 2015

Gigabyte's is the only one with 300$ price tag, the rest are 340-360
That's basically the same price it had for like couple of months now.
Fail to see that major price drop...

Maban · Jan 29, 2015

@btarunr What's the source of that AMD propaganda image? Is it actually from AMD?

MxPhenom 216 · Jan 29, 2015

NVIDIA dropped the ball so hard on that 970.

ironwolf · Jan 29, 2015

ShurikN said:
Gigabyte's is the only one with 300$ price tag, the rest are 340-360
That's basically the same price it had for like couple of months now.
Fail to see that major price drop...

Newegg US:

(Diamond brand $279.99 after MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103246&ignorebbr=1

(Gigabyte brand $279.99 after MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125499&ignorebbr=1

15th Warlock · Jan 29, 2015

ironwolf said:
Newegg US:

(Diamond brand $279.99 after MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103246&ignorebbr=1

(Gigabyte brand $279.99 after MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125499&ignorebbr=1

Thanks for the link, wonder how these puppies work in 3 way crossfire, for 280 the gigabyte card seems super tempting, I could add more muscle to my radeon avenger

hyp36rmax · Jan 29, 2015

Parn said:
Further lowing the price will only hurt the profit margin for AMD and their partners. Hawaii XT dies and 290X cards are not cheap to manufacture.

You totally missed the point, this move will broaden AMD's market share as well as solidify possible AMD customers to the brand. It's also a great way to move product which would happen anyways with the R9 300 series on the horizon.

Sony Xperia S · Jan 29, 2015

Cybrnook2002 said:
Excited for the 380X already.....

You will have to wait a little bit.... well, a few months.

THE_EGG said:
yet here in Australia they still run for roughly $500-$650+ depending on the model. Oh well...

Not much of a pain to die from. You can always ask a friend to import you one from elsewhere.

newtekie1 said:
Good, hopefully nVidia follows and drops the 970 price so I can grab a second.

I would recommend to get rid of the nvidia and buy two 290Xs instead. I will insure and guarantee you a better user experience.

IINexusII · Jan 29, 2015

Maban said:
@btarunr What's the source of that AMD propaganda image? Is it actually from AMD?

https://twitter.com/Thracks/status/560511204951855104

ShurikN · Jan 29, 2015

ironwolf said:
Newegg US:

(Diamond brand $279.99 after MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103246&ignorebbr=1

(Gigabyte brand $279.99 after MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125499&ignorebbr=1

Ugh wouldn't touch that Diamond with a 10 ft pole

15th Warlock · Jan 29, 2015

Sony Xperia S said:
I would recommend to get rid of the nvidia and buy two 290Xs instead. I will insure and guarantee you a better user experience.

Why would you recommend that? The 970 performs exactly the same now as it did before this whole wrong specs ordeal came to light.

Why would he dump a perfectly working card? As a user of both Nvidia and AMD cards, I can tell from personal experience they both have their pros and con's, but to be honest, if nvidia drops the price of the 970, getting a second card for cheap remains a perfectly viable option to current 970 owners, one I'm sure no one would regret

rruff · Jan 29, 2015

Parn said:
Further lowing the price will only hurt the profit margin for AMD and their partners. Hawaii XT dies and 290X cards are not cheap to manufacture.

The beauty of mass production is that the marginal cost is quite small to spit out an extra widget after the design has been done and the manufacturing has been set up. AMD will not lose money by selling the 290x cheaper than the 970 at this point in time, and they will hopefully claw back some market share. AMD lost a lot of market share in 3&4th Q 2014. Any company that intends to stay in business cannot afford to let that happen.

cristi_io · Jan 29, 2015

Sasqui said:
my XFX 290x DC doesn't get over 78c, my 290x reference under H20 doesn't break 40c.

Reference cooler? Yea, that's another story, lol

How many people buy reference cards anyway?

rruff · Jan 29, 2015

ironwolf said:
Newegg US:

(Diamond brand $279.99 after MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103246&ignorebbr=1

(Gigabyte brand $279.99 after MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125499&ignorebbr=1

Much better price on a Powercolor at NCIX. Only $233: http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usa...XnhUkV12US3NTtDzY0&ir_cid=3092&ir_affid=10451

ShurikN · Jan 29, 2015

rruff said:
Much better price on a Powercolor at NCIX. Only $233: http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=103515&vpn=AXR9 290X 4GBD5-TDHE&manufacture=PowerColor&promoid=1452&ir_clickid=Wf51I9yQYyNqzXaUZTW5GXnhUkV12US3NTtDzY0&ir_cid=3092&ir_affid=10451

Wow, now that's a steal. You could buy 2 and destroy everything in your wake. For less than a single 980.

64K · Jan 29, 2015

rruff said:
Much better price on a Powercolor at NCIX. Only $233: http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=103515&vpn=AXR9 290X 4GBD5-TDHE&manufacture=PowerColor&promoid=1452&ir_clickid=Wf51I9yQYyNqzXaUZTW5GXnhUkV12US3NTtDzY0&ir_cid=3092&ir_affid=10451

That's a steal but I don't know anything about Powercolor. Are they a good quality brand that backs up their warranty well?

KarymidoN · Jan 29, 2015

64K said:
That's a steal but I don't know anything about Powercolor. Are they a good quality brand that backs up their warranty well?

PowerColor = Good Quality, good RMA...
Only issue: The turboduo cards in 100% fan = LOUDEST DUAL FAN CARDS... just use automatic fan control and play quiet...

15th Warlock · Jan 29, 2015

64K said:
That's a steal but I don't know anything about Powercolor. Are they a good quality brand that backs up their warranty well?

Was gonna ask the same question, anyone here care to share their thoughts on this particular card?

rruff · Jan 29, 2015

64K said:
That's a steal but I don't know anything about Powercolor. Are they a good quality brand that backs up their warranty well?

They've been around awhile. They are a low-end video card company, but are legit. Here are Newegg reviews on this specific card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131569

Don't see any tests of this model, but lots of the 3 fan 290x.

REAYTH · Jan 29, 2015

KarymidoN said:
So many Nvidia Fanboys...
U$ 280 After Rebate... R9 290X (non-Reference cooler)... 4GB VRAM - 512bits...
U$ 350 -> GTX 970 (msi or Asus) = 3,5GB VRAM - 256 bits....

You can pay JUST U$ 70 for 4,7 frames (the graph use an reference R9 290X)....
Temperature... Noise... etc... etc...

mine GTX 970 MSI gaming 4GB is coming home, but i'm not happy cause i'm going to use it on 3 FHD displays, and yes, need some extra video memory...

And? I have two 670's that devour that for less money.

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Jan 29, 2015

Damn you Amd. Just when I was thinking of selling my 290x you have to drop prices and drive the used price even lower.

64K · Jan 29, 2015

rruff said:
They've been around awhile. They are a low-end video card company, but are legit. Here are Newegg reviews on this specific card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131569

Don't see any tests of this model, but lots of the 3 fan 290x.

Yeah, I had a quick look around for info and reviews on the 2 fan 290x and didn't find much. It seems the 290x PCS 3 fan is much more popular. I did find this on the 2 fan 290x

http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/2s50zf/gpupowercolor_radeon_r9_290x_975mhz_4gb_26999/

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