Radeon R9 295X2 Starts Selling

[btarunr]

The flagship graphics card from AMD, Radeon R9 295X2, started selling, and is listed by leading retailers worldwide. AMD set the MSRP of this card at US $1,499, the pre-tax price could swing by ±5%. At that price, the R9 295X2 is the costliest reference-design graphics card by AMD, and is currently the fastest one money can buy. A dual-GPU on a stick solution with two 28 nm "Hawaii" GPUs, the R9 295X2 features a total of 5,632 GCN2 stream processors (2,816 per GPU), 352 TMUs (176 per GPU), 128 ROPs (64 per GPU), and a total of 8 GB of memory, across two 512-bit wide memory interfaces. The card is cooled by a factory-fitted water-cooling solution by Asetek.



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[n0tiert]

since they priced the r295x2 for $1499 it hits the stores in europe for € 1499


http://www.alternate.de/PowerColor/R9-295X2-Grafikkarte/html/product/1136763?

thats a price difference on current rate:

1.499,0000 Dollar = 1.084,6599 Euro

406 Euro damn

for that i almost buy a r290x are they nuts ?

 

[Bytales]

since they priced the r295x2 for $1499 it hits the stores in europe for € 1499


http://www.alternate.de/PowerColor/R9-295X2-Grafikkarte/html/product/1136763?

thats a price difference on current rate:

1.499,0000 Dollar = 1.084,6599 Euro

406 Euro damn

for that i almost buy a r290x are they nuts ?

Yah, 1100 EUR i would spend for the card, but 1500, no thanks ! d rather get something from nvidia, or 2 8 gb 290x, or maybe even wait for ARES III

 

[Prima.Vera]

Yep, this is how the prices look in Europe. 1500€, and that if you are lucky.

But that's nothing. Check out what grotesque prices those guys have in Japan: ))))))))))))
http://kakaku.com/item/K0000645313/shop9563/?lid=shop_itemview_shopname

2145$ !!!! You're kidding me, right??? looool ))))))))

 

[PLAfiller]

Yep, this is how the prices look in Europe. 1500€, and that if you are lucky.

But that's nothing. Check out what grotesque prices those guys have in Japan: ))))))))))))
http://kakaku.com/item/K0000645313/shop9563/?lid=shop_itemview_shopname

2145$ !!!! You're kidding me, right??? looool ))))))))

Ahahah, thanks for the link man And I thought EU was messed up when it comes to HW pricing

 

[Per Hansson]

Hmm, thanks but no thanks...

12990 SEK = 1973 USD

http://www.webhallen.com/se-sv/dato...ercolor_radeon_r9_295x2_8gb&atcl=external:ref

 

[john_]

Taxes here are making dollars equal to euros most of the times. So yes, when you read $1499 you do expect 1499€ and not 1100€.

 

[64K]

I know our fellow gamers in the UK pay a 20% VAT on imports. If the EU has a similar policy then that would account for some of the difference but certainly not all. What amazes me is when Steam prices a game in the US at $59.99 and prices the game in Euros at €59.99. Currently a Euro is worth $1.38.

 

[Fourstaff]

Coin miners going to clean this up like every other Radeon?

 

[john_]

At 1500 dollars/euros I don't think many are interested in this card. So, who really cares? Maybe a few hundred or a single digit thousands. Those with money in the pocket for a card like this I bet they moved/will move, before miners realize this card exists.

 

[micropage7]

thats pretty high
US $1,499 in indonesia just add 0000 = 14.990.000 at least
OMG with that price i can get old corolla
but i guess in short moment AMD would release the lower one since they create big gap from previous product

 

[HTC]

I know our fellow gamers in the UK pay a 20% VAT on imports. If the EU has a similar policy then that would account for some of the difference but certainly not all. What amazes me is when Steam prices a game in the US at $59.99 and prices the game in Euros at €59.99. Currently a Euro is worth $1.38.

Lucky for us Portuguese dudes, we only pay 23% tax ... AWESOME ...

I recently bought Diablo III's expansion, Reaper of Souls and it cost me 40€. It was on sale for $40 in the US, @ the time.

 

[Bytales]

I guess ill wait and see how the prices will be in 2 months. First i got to get me a CPU upgrade, and then ill see what is on the market. Perhaps in 2 months time prices will drop / or we will hear more about ARES III, and or the 8gb radeon versions.

The CPU upgrade is gonna cost me dearly though. 2x2690v2 ouch !

 

[Frick]

I just can't believe people still don't understand how taxes works.

 

[john_]

I guess ill wait and see how the prices will be in 2 months. First i got to get me a CPU upgrade, and then ill see what is on the market. Perhaps in 2 months time prices will drop / or we will hear more about ARES III, and or the 8gb radeon versions.

The CPU upgrade is gonna cost me dearly though. 2x2690v2 ouch !

You are about to spend over $4000 for the two processors
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116927
but you are going too wait 2 months to see if 295X2 will drop a hundred dollars or more?
Does not compute.

 

[Wittermark]

The reason people go for watercooling is to eliminate fans on the card and dust buildup all together, this is sort of in conflict with that reasoning. If I were to buy this card I'd still want to take off the cooler and do a full loop instead.

 

[Ja.KooLit]

South Korea is selling at 2k USD

 

[Prima.Vera]

South Korea is selling at 2k USD

Same in Japan and Australia.
I guess U.S. is the only privileged country who has those prices.