[WCCF] R295X2 Special promo drops price to $999

[Wild Thing]

AMD are letting things rip with a new price on the 295 X2 according to WCCF
http://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-r9-295x2-retailer-specific-promotional-deals-price-slashed-999/
That's some serious horsepower....Titan Z stumbles along with a price drop to
$1830 (what a bargain):sneaky:


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-Rvenger

 

[dmoney1980]

That is actually a good price for what you are getting in a dual slot form. Sure, you can buy two 290x's used for around $700, but you get more noise and you lose four PCIE slots. I may consider this card, but I'd like to see what nvidia does at the end of the month.

AMD should throw in the never settle game bundle with this card (or their AMD branded SSD) to really put the screws into the Titan-z, though the titan-z put the screws to itself with the asking price.

edit: I wonder what this will do to the 290x pricing. The aftermarket cards are still listed at over $500 each retail.

 

[96Firebird]

Looks like both parties realized selling a card over the magical $1k mark is tough.

 

[RussianSensation]

Looks like both parties realized selling a card over the magical $1k mark is tough.

Not only that but look how much both dropped in price in such a short period is time - $500 for R9 290 and an astounding $1,170 for the Titan Z. I don't think it's a matter of selling cards about $1K that's causing the problem but that you could buy 2 cards that make up these GPUs for cheaper. Now these cards cost similar or less than their dual card alternatives. From a gaming point of view the Titan Z is still $830 overpriced. I hope NV decides to go watercooled AIO next round for their dual card.

 

[ocre]

the titan z at $3000 was insane.

When you see prices cut by %40 or more in just a few months, it probably means sales were not so good. OR

perhaps there is an effort to clear stock as quick as possible......
Isnt there supposed to be new high end Nvidia GPUs in just a few weeks?

This might have something to do with it too

 

[Grooveriding]

Anyone sensible knew the TitanZ was a non-starter, someone at nvidia drank way too much of the kool aid to believe they could sell that card for $3000.

Seems sensible by AMD to drop the 295X2 to $1000, the TitanZ at $1830 still looks ridiculous, while the 295X2 maintains the position of being the dual GPU card that makes sense. Never mind it's faster, quieter, cooler and still cheaper.

Titanz still needs a deeper cut.

 

[RussianSensation]

Right but even if NV puts out a dual-GM204 card, it will be DP crippled; so not directly replacing the Titan Z overall. NV marketed the Titan Z wrong. It should have been a workstation card only. But even then you could have purchased 2 Titans for $1k less. Someone purchasing a gaming card now should probably avoid both of these unless it's a special situation of needing to cram as much as possible into a dual-slot PCIe in a small chassis. NV should have gotten a lot more negative PR and backlash for the Titan Z disaster. 295X2 beat it in noise levels, temperatures, gaming performance and price/performance, yet NV charges double!

 

[Grooveriding]

True enough. Also, I think the dual-gpu card of the upcoming maxwell gm204, I think a dualgpu variant is a certainty, will be very impressive in both performance and thermals/power use will be the card to get if you want a card like that.

Likely we won't see it until next year, but it will most likely perform around 780ti SLI performance levels using a good deal less power and running fairly cool. Plus, a good chance it doesn't cost anywhere over $1000-$1200.

 

[Attic]

The 295x2 at $999 is nice. $1500 was ridiculous IMO, but at 999 it's worth considering for folks who want more than 290x power (either 2x290x or 3x290x). For case limited scenarios it's a crazy valuable card given the performance it packs.

Opens up a lot for socket 1150 and 1155 owners who want tri 290x power on a sub $150 mainboard as well.

4790k and 295x2 + 290 Tri-x for 4k setups.

 

[ocre]

but is there really a market out there like that?

People who spend $1500+ on a graphics card surely arent limiting themselves to baseline motherboards with one slot.

The titan Z in some OEMs makes a lot of sense. And there are some that cost little more than what nvidia is charging just for the card. But other than that, it only seems logical that all the big spenders who buy this outrageous HW buy it as soon as it comes out. Most of them already had titan and multiple titans. The titan Z came so late and offered nothing new. I just see it as a card with little market appeal. Yet these cheap OEMs (cheap considering the market value the HW cost) may have appeal.

But really, one of the largest bonus in having a dual card is the fact you can have two cards in single slot motherboards. But when the are priced $1500-3000......
No way people willing to spend that kind of money are limiting themselves with a single slot. So the largest appeal is moot.

So the price drops bring some reality. We keep going on and on about the titan Z price cut but the 295x2 had one just about as big at ~35%. (titan Z was %40).

These prices are actually pretty good. There are still some bashing the titan Z at its current price but its cheaper than you can buy two titan blacks for. So it is really not so over valued as it originally was. And I am not saying it should be a gamers first choice, just saying that if there is a market for 1000-$1200 for a single titan black, there surely is one for the titan Z now. It cost way less than 2 blacks would so anyone needed two would have a cheaper option. (not me)

So to is the 295x2 priced well compared to the r9290. This is much better. its really a fair price. Just being around the same cost as 2 individual cards, i think thats a good price. No extra mark up.

These are just options. I think its nice to have options even if there is no way i would ever buy either

 

[tollingalong]

Given the headache of a multiGPU solution and the absurd price I'd still stay away.

If I had to buy this card for the single slot I'd simply throw away the mobo, buy a 2 slotted mobo and 2 290Xes for cheaper.

 

[jackstar7]

SFF with that much power has a lot of appeal. All of you who would just go bigger, go ahead. As it is, I'm waiting for the Freesync previews/reviews to decide if this is going to be my next upgrade, but at that price, I like the 295x2 a lot better than $500 higher. And I like that I might catch a used card down the road for even lower...

 

[Techhog]

Again, the Titan Z discount is for OEMs. The MSRP is still $2999.99

 

[Sohaltang]

Given the headache of a multiGPU solution and the absurd price I'd still stay away.

If I had to buy this card for the single slot I'd simply throw away the mobo, buy a 2 slotted mobo and 2 290Xes for cheaper.

USED is the only way your going to be cheaper. Even then the reference models that are used ($350ish) are hot hot hot. They will throttle even when the fans speed is set to windtunnel So you would save maybe 300$ and still need to buy a motherboard for less performance and more noise.


IMO 999$ is a great price for what it is. The quality cooled 290x's are $500+. Your getting a small discount on 2 GPU's that are very very quiet.

 

[SlowSpyder]

USED is the only way your going to be cheaper. Even then the reference models that are used ($350ish) are hot hot hot. They will throttle even when the fans speed is set to windtunnel So you would save maybe 300$ and still need to buy a motherboard for less performance and more noise.


IMO 999$ is a great price for what it is. The quality cooled 290x's are $500+. Your getting a small discount on 2 GPU's that are very very quiet.

I don't think $1,000 for this car is bad either ($1500 was a bit much, but compared to the competition it was a steal, so I understood why it was priced like that). I thought the R9 290X's were all over $500, too. But I just checked Tigerdirect.com, they have a Visiontek R9 290X OC for only $430 new. I'm pretty surprised by that price, kind of kills any reason to go with more expensive single GPU cards, IMO.

 

[Gikaseixas]

Don't forget the cooling upgrade you get with this deal

$999 is a good deal when competition charges 3 times more

 

[Sohaltang]

I don't think $1,000 for this car is bad either ($1500 was a bit much, but compared to the competition it was a steal, so I understood why it was priced like that). I thought the R9 290X's were all over $500, too. But I just checked Tigerdirect.com, they have a Visiontek R9 290X OC for only $430 new. I'm pretty surprised by that price, kind of kills any reason to go with more expensive single GPU cards, IMO.

That is by far the best price on a non ref model. Too bad the cooler is about on par with the ref. Reviews all say hitting 90c. Not a card you wanna CF. Actuallyif your going CF then one of the two should be reference. The bottom card should blow out the case or it will really bake the top card. That is what makes the 295x2 a good buy. No heat issues and quiet. ..

 

[SPBHM]

that's like the same price as a Titan Black...

hopefully is an indication for NV/AMD that high end cards with a single GPU should never have gotten so expensive.

if the segment nvidia wants to charge 3K is now at 1K.

 

[piesquared]

So that's 3 titanzs for $10,000 or 3 R9 295x2s for $3000. Unbelievable, how come there isn't more outcry about this extortion? One would think nv's fanbase might not like being bent over so much.

 

[96Firebird]

You should look up the definition of extortion, because you aren't using it correctly.

 

[Spanners]

You should look up the definition of extortion, because you aren't using it correctly.

While I can sympathize with the intent of your post you're wrong. It's a perfectly common and correct usage.

extortionate
ɪkˈstɔːʃ(&#601nət,ɛk-/
adjective
adjective: extortionate
1.
(of a price) much too high; exorbitant.
"£2,700 for that guitar is extortionate"

Sorry for being that guy.

 

[Techhog]

So that's 3 titanzs for $10,000 or 3 R9 295x2s for $3000. Unbelievable, how come there isn't more outcry about this extortion? One would think nv's fanbase might not like being bent over so much.

... Why would you buy 3? I mean, maybe there's a use for the third Titan Z in computational tasks, but a third 295X2 literally won't serve any purpose because Crossfire (and SLI) have a max of 4 GPUs.

 

[Keysplayr]

So that's 3 titanzs for $10,000 or 3 R9 295x2s for $3000. Unbelievable, how come there isn't more outcry about this extortion? One would think nv's fanbase might not like being bent over so much.

Who is being forced to buy a TitanZ?

What would you do with 3 R9 295X2s anyway? Install two and admire the 3rd?
Or is there 6-way crossfire now?

You have a real beef with Nvidia it would seem. Nobody on this Earth can make you buy an Nvidia product. I don't know why you feel the need to start a public "outcry" when it affects nobody. Accept you apparently.

What is up?

 

[Wild Thing]

Well,to be fair...he could just let one R295X2 beat a TitanZ and admire both the 2nd and the 3rd...^_^

 

[raghu78]

Well,to be fair...he could just let one R295X2 beat a TitanZ and admire both the 2nd and the 3rd...^_^

well said. :biggrin: Nvidia is a far superior brand with a much more loyal user base so they can afford to fool around with pricing. But even Nvidia seems to have trouble selling the Titan Z at $3000. thats why they cut the prices to OEMs. Nvidia has an extremely powerful and efficient Maxwell architecture. AMD's response with R9 390X needs to be good otherwise the pricing scenario will get even more ugly. I hope AMD improves efficiency significantly and brings HBM to their high end GPUs.