AMD lowers R9 Nano price to 499 USD

#5217450

Undying

2016-01-11 12:27

Nice price cut indeed but card stills stays relevant only in Mini-ITX cases. Alot to choose from at that price range.

#5217458

FranciscoCL

2016-01-11 12:38

So, ~GTX 980 price. Nice.

#5217468

Dazz

2016-01-11 13:01

Was looking at the prices on overclockers.co.uk and some other sites the other day and have noticed the Nano is only £20 more expensive than the normal cut down Fury which to me doesn't make any sence at all, might as well pick up the Nano really the cut down fury is too expensive atm.

#5217518

vbetts

Moderator

2016-01-11 14:10

I may pick one up for my Mac Pro. The only thing stopping me from getting the Fury X in the past was the cooler not fitting in the Mac Pro, however the Nano fixes that issue.

#5217544

icedman

2016-01-11 15:06

Finally priced where it should have been at release

#5217565

Twiddles

2016-01-11 15:27

I may pick one up for my Mac Pro. The only thing stopping me from getting the Fury X in the past was the cooler not fitting in the Mac Pro, however the Nano fixes that issue.

I'd advise against it. There haven't been any working Fiji cards on OS X (sadly).

#5217584

vbetts

Moderator

2016-01-11 16:00

I'd advise against it. There haven't been any working Fiji cards on OS X (sadly).

I hardly run Os X so I just planned on putting in a smaller cheaper card along side it for the main display for Os X. I usually run Windows for Steam streaming and NAS operations now. 😀 Surprised no Fiji framebuffer yet though...Though 11.3 would bring it for sure.

#5217596

rl66

2016-01-11 16:36

So, ~GTX 980 price. Nice.

yes the price it should have at the start or at least before xmas... but sadly with winter sale the GTX 980 is around 400 until march. good move but too late i think...

#5217600

rl66

2016-01-11 16:39

I usually run Windows for Steam streaming and NAS operations now. 😀

linux or bsd based OS do it better for free 🙂 (and accept ntfs if you really really need it lol).

#5217603

netkas

2016-01-11 16:42

I hardly run Os X so I just planned on putting in a smaller cheaper card along side it for the main display for Os X. I usually run Windows for Steam streaming and NAS operations now. 😀 Surprised no Fiji framebuffer yet though...Though 11.3 would bring it for sure.

Advice against it #2: Fiji cards has such uefi rom (if has, might miss it) that makes it unfriendly to macpro, literally can't even boot to windows. You will have to remove uefi part from rom if present.

#5217612

PrMinisterGR

2016-01-11 16:57

This is what it should have been at release. But compared to the GTX 980 it's a no-brainer really.

#5217626

vbetts

Moderator

2016-01-11 17:21

Advice against it #2: Fiji cards has such uefi rom (if has, might miss it) that makes it unfriendly to macpro, literally can't even boot to windows. You will have to remove uefi part from rom if present.

Thanks Netkas! Did not know that, glad I didn't buy it then! This man has saved me numerous hours in the past years with his Os X knowledge. 😀

#5217722

KissSh0t

2016-01-11 21:08

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah.... *edit* Cheapest GTX 980 I can find is $750... for Australia. http://i.imgur.com/ckQmJmc.png

#5217834

dwiewolverine

2016-01-12 04:41

lately move by AMD:bang: another strategy for hack The Green team dominate&popularity..but maybe just little impact,don't know..

#5217854

icedman

2016-01-12 06:39

^ they were cheaper here in Canada too right at launch but the Canadian and Australian dollars have tanked vs the US dollar since then.

#5217942

Dazz

2016-01-12 12:35

In the UK the Nano is now slightly cheaper than a 9800GTX, £399 Vs £419, but the confusing thing is the Fury (cut down version) is £429 how on earth is a crippled Fury more expensive than a fully enabled one LOL. The crippled one needs a price drop, it's way too expensive. Then again they do have a huge cooler on them.

#5218019

AzzKickr

2016-01-12 16:22

This is what it should have been at release. But compared to the GTX 980 it's a no-brainer really.

Yup; Nano without a doubt.

#5218021

RzrTrek

2016-01-12 16:34

What were they thinking?

#5218451

Enticles

2016-01-13 16:58

I'm assuming that they weren't moving very many units of the nano in comparison to the ordinary fury X. I know: obvious statement is obvious, lol just checked my e-tailer of choice, they're still $900 here in Canada for some reason... lol

#5218671

Ryu5uzaku

2016-01-14 07:50

In the UK the Nano is now slightly cheaper than a 9800GTX, £399 Vs £419, but the confusing thing is the Fury (cut down version) is £429 how on earth is a crippled Fury more expensive than a fully enabled one LOL. The crippled one needs a price drop, it's way too expensive. Then again they do have a huge cooler on them.

And are faster then Nano stock for stock. And should be easier to have steady clocks and easier to overclock even if the card is 500 less shaders.