2002whitegt
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So, the new RX 480 should be an ideal upgrade for those of us who haven't gotten a 970, right? I was looking at the 1070, but it uses an 8-pin power connector, and it's 10.5 inches long (the same as the 980 - too much to fit normally, though some people have managed by removing a fan, something I don't want to do). Sure the RX 480 is less powerful, but it's also a lot cheaper ($199 for the 4GB version; WCCFTech says that the 8GB is $229, but I'm not sure that that's been confirmed elsewhere yet) and it uses a single 6-pin power connector.
It would certainly blow away my R9 270! It's served me well, but I'd like to be able to get 1080p 60FPS in games like Witcher 3, and it would be nice to not have to worry about whether only having 2GB of VRAM will be an issue with new games.
It's certainly an option, I would still want to get a 1070 if I still had my x51. The 980 was a champ in my system, and the fan removal was not that tough and made no difference in cooling. Not too worried about the 8 pin connector, I know EVGA included a 2x6pin to 1x8 pin for the GTX 960 which also only had an 8 pin connector.
At 199 though the RX 480 will be like getting 970/980 performance for cheap. If money is tight, this is the card to get.