Excludes NT, WA Remote.
I have been waiting for deals to build a new PC and have got everything except for the GPU.
Found this one today and pulled the trigger.
The cheapest OC, or non OC as mater of fact, RX 9070 XT I have been able to find with local stock.
Some models (asrock, powercolor and xfx) of 9070 xt was $1139 when released. I thought ebay plus deals makes it cheaper not more expensive. So much for waiting.
this store usually sells gpus at some of the lowest prices around with ebay codes so if this is the price then it basically meant the market price has gone up since
I know that. Thats why I said ebay plus deal should be more cheaper. Dammit trump.
To be fair to the op it is the most cheapest 9070xt currently.
None of the $1,139 models were factory OC, for what it's worth. The performance boost will probably be only a few percent compared to the 9% increase in price (which is kind of moot given no store is selling any model for $1,139 now).
I remembered now why market price has gone up. Its because amd rebate has finished.
https://videocardz.com/newz/retailer-confirms-radeon-rx-9070…
Reseller in Chinese market still selling limited amount of 9070xt at MSRP.
Seems okay deal but if someones looking for an NVIDIA -
There is a 5070 12GB for 1039$ delivered with ebay plus
Add code ALP20
https://www.pgrid.com.au/gpus/geforce-rtx-5070
You can get 5070 for $999 without ebay. Its so bad that its below rrp. $999 and 12gb vram, stop supporting leather jacket man, he doesnt care about gamers.
Oh nice so $1010.99 total (11.99$ surchage). So not a very desirable card!
i'm sure you think AMD cares a lot about you, their CPUs are price gouged for over 6 months now but you fanboys say nothing
CPUs? Even their GPUs are price gouged right now. When AMD does it it's massive upvotes.
Last year this time you could get ~10% faster with 24GB VRAM at just a lick higher price. Or ~0.5% slower with the same VRAM for $500 less.
inb4 "hurr but FSR4 new and shiny. red fake pixels good green fake pixels bad."
@xrailgun: Amd price gouging? Mate look at price of 5090, now that is price gouging.
I didnt upvote this deal because tbh its not an amazing deal. If nvidia has good deal Ill upvote it. Its just voting whats better, nothing to do with brand loyalty.
@Bang1: the point we are trying to make is that
@xrailgun: Yeah but I feel only reason Nvidia has not continued their outrageous pricing is because of AMDs release of decently priced cards. And AMD has been fairly priced for a long time.
I currently have a 4090, but before I had a 1080ti (awesome card) but so expensive, and to be honest upgrading from the HD 7970.. my AMD card never had driver issues (lucky?) worked with all my games better (gears, COD).. then when I got the 1080ti, although powerful had a terrible user experience. And cost heaps more even back then.
Anyway, AMD cards are great and would get one next..
Some of the best budget gaming cpu is from amd ryzen 7600 and 5700x3d (from aliexpress) Not all gaming pc has to have a 9800x3d. So if you get that thats on the buyer. What fanboying? There is no doubt that nvidia screwed up this gen. Not saying amd is 100% better but Ill choose amd over ngreedia this gen.
@Bang1: why do i need to resort to budget gaming? I was interested in getting their new gen ones but will I pay $200 more? no
If Intel reduces their prices I'll get them instead or wait for new gen, I dont support price gouging from any vendor but people has a habit of only calling out Intel or Nvidia never AMD
I dont understand why
@Freestyle: Yeah I get what you mean. Even though 9800x3d is best gaming cpu its overpriced right now imo. Gpu is more important at higher resolutions, so a decent gaming cpu like 7600 for am5 or 5700x3d for am4 is plenty good enough. It is this reason why benchmark tests are done @1080p and not at 4k to show the difference of cpu performance.
@Bang1: I have workloads that benefit from more cores (like video editing) so thats why i am looking to get 9950X3D so I can have a true upgrade.
but yes I am not paying the extra money. Intel’s actually not that far behind in the games I play and they have more cores but the problem is their version is also $1000
Bad time to buy anything now.
Imagine spending $1k+ on a 12GB card.
1080Ti?
You can play most games with fsr4 (177 games listed working) with optiscaler. Yes dlss is better but not that much better.
rightio jensen
Damn, was it the black leather jacket that gave it away?
the reflective sequins blinded me from a mile away and all I could hear on repeat was "AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI"
Have you seen DLSS4 ?
Sorry but fake generated frames with crosshair dragging 4-5 frams from the centre. No thanks.
but not having frame gen is a positive
Back in my day we played with 100% real frames
This or 5070?
Whichever you can get cheaper really. 9070 has better raw performance but 5070 makes up for it with better ray tracing and frame generation. I'd say they are on par with each other, i'd pick the 9070 over the 5070 if they are the same price.
realistically you're not running Ray Tracing though on a 5070
and frame gen feels terrible.. raw performance is where its at.
Don't use userbenchmark
Yeah the guy that runs that site is famously biased against amd for years now.
Userbenchmark is a terrible site, its a joke in the PC industry
Crazy how it carries on though. Must be paying the bills.
@Lazer84 hey, thanks for the headsup. I did not know that. You learn every day 🧐
This is a site so biased it is unusuable. its famous for being very very innacurate. Please dont use it or recommend it
9070XT is depending on game avergae 20% faster. The 12GB 5070 is what really turned me off. 1440p high/ultra can go over 12GB on a couple games today so you have to assume plenty more in the future. More of a moral thing though "vote with your wallet" and all that in reality it likely won't be an issue but I wasn't paying that much for "only" 12GB
If you are considering 5070 (non-TI), I'd get the 9070 rather than 9070 XT, it offer a much better performance per value, even better than the XT model.
I remember spending weeks talking my parents into buying a Voodoo2 for $50, I made a powerpoint presentation and everything. $1245 is ridiculous.
Haha those were the days Matrox G400 paired with a 3dfx Voodoo card?
Where did you get a Voodoo 2 for $50? Iirc my Orchard righteous Voodoo 1 cost around $600-700 back in the day.
Voodoo2 was a little old by the time we got it, a guy that ran computer repair business sold it to us. It was the first dedicated graphics we had, one of the first ever made iirc. There was a lot of games that needed at least a Voodoo2 to run or looked garbage in software mode. I preferred the look of software mode tbh, the extreme antialiasing combined with low resolution and basic filtering on textures always looked wrong to me in games.
Nah, it's still not good enough…
Had a look the ebay site. marketing crap.
What are the power requirements?… and other required specifications for the tech heads. See this link here: https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-R9070XTGAMING-OC-1…
But phew! the heat and humidity in QLD, we are the topic banana! Didn't it used to be cold by now… Yeah 15-20 years ago.
Not getting any I9 and RX 90xx or 50xx until we get heat extraction. The current pc is hot enough when gaming. When using the overclocking, might as well leave all the fans on maximum rpm. And its still not cool enough. Phew the heat. I turn down game settings to ensure the components do not overheat and die.
Same for PS5's they heat the room, ensure you clean the dust out now, if you have had it for 4-5 years. Crud in the vents attributed to PS3, PS4 red light of death issues.
This doc compares all the different 9070XT models - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/18eQRucHX41A-O4Os…
arh that's a good point, I have a spare 750w PSU I was going to use and it's suggesting 850w for this video card, I think that's the tipping point to not get this. Also agree with @rhino86 my 2080 gets super hot and so the 4070ti should be a bit cooler.
A 750w psu from a well-known brand should be more than enough, most of the cards use <350W at 100% utilisation @stock (with lots of options to undervolt them further too).
@stinkychicken: tough call on this one, my psu is a gold rated so may be ok. The cheapest 5070 ti with a decent cooler and in stock is $1600. $350 is a pretty big difference.
@ceej11: What sold me on the 9070XT over the 5070Ti is all the models available with either 2 or 3 x 8 pin power connectors as I'm trying to avoid the newer 12V -2 x 6-pin power connector wherever possible.
Yeah, I've been comparing the 5070/Ti and 9070/XT cards for an upgrade and settled on a 9070 due to the better power efficiency. I have constraints others may not (SFF, pre-existing 600W PSU) but it does go to show the recent trend of bigger and hotter cards can put some people off.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jVOO1-g6WUmUXX1WY18q…
this might help for people comparing 9070xt specs
What's the warranty like from this store? Wasn't Gigabyte having issues with their thermal gel?
This is the best deal so far, its a factory OC card. 330 watt, decent cooling. I had to send my xfx 9070xt mercury oc back so i might jump on if its still available in a few days
Why do you have to send the xfx back? I was thinking of getting that one as it has the best aesthetics imo.
Same as the Sapphire Pulse, this model is supposed to be MSRP. Still long way to go. Also, this model is one of the highest VRAM temperature models of 9070 XT.
Its not an msrp card, it was only msrp at microcenter ss far as i know. Its an OC card, its 330 watt with a higher boost clock with decent cooling, once again….not an msrp model lol
Almost all Radeon cards are OC version. It's different from NVIDIA's, those have same model but only difference is OC. In fact, ALL 9070 XT are OC version. All 9070 XT can get at least 334W.
There is nothing different for an OC or not card. The logic of Radeon is different. It will boost to the highest frequency under the given power. OC or not doesn't matter. NV's OC is meaningless, too, but the V-F curve might be different.
ASUS, Gigabyte, Sapphire might have strategy of discriminated pricing for Australian market. PRIME, Gaming, PULSE are all MSRP in other countries.
Once again, this card is not with 'decent cooling' at all. It has almost the highest VRAM temp among all models, core and hotspot temp are all low.
Not all the 9070 XT's are OC, you can check the link below for more details:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jVOO1-g6WUmUXX1WY18q…
Gaming and Gaming OC are two different cards, gaming is MSRP, Gaming OC is not.
Yes a stock non OC card can hit 334 watts….but only once adjusting the power slider to plus 10% you do plus 10% on a card that a stock limit of 330 watt and you get over 360 watts. Which gives you even more headroom
Remember, supposed Aus RRP is 1139 AUD. If you're looking for a bargain, this ain't it.
Its an OC model dude, its not an msrp card. 3060hz boost clock with 330 watt, base models have 2970mhz and 304 watts. I believe this was $1,299 when it launched
$100 more for Gigabyte quality? Yeah nah
You now see why they can still price like this. It did work for some ignorants.
@Meteor Anarcom: What do you think it should be priced as? Its not supposed to be an msrp card but you want msrp prices? If you want msrp then wait for a lower model to come back in stock ?
@S1nn3r86: Lfmao, I've got five 9070XT, tested them all. Not much difference between XFX Mercury and Reaper. I keep one AsRock SL, others all sold. Even the VRAM temp, they are all very close, around 86°C under heavy load. I haven't got any Gigabyte cards but some users tested both Gaming and Aorus Elite, the VRAM temp can even reach 95°C.
The extra power can't bring any noticable performance margin for you, but you'll get more chance to crash your driver.
Have you ever used any Radeon cards? The boost clock is just a decoration. The GPU clock for Radeon is totally depended on the power, load and voltage, it automatically boost to as higher as possible with a bottle neck just like Ryzen CPUs. Any single 9070XT can easily boost to 3200MHz when gaming regardless to the freaking 'OC' or not, or whatever power from 304W to 374W. The extra 70W power doesn't make difference but only louder noise
These 3DMark Time Spy results can show something, I've overclocked XFX Mercury to max 33969 TS Graphics Score under extreme overclocking and can also easily get 32000ish on the Reaper, which is the worst cooled 9070XT. There is not much difference for the extra power or 'OC' in the name or even the cooler.
sigh, it seems there is no reasonably priced sub 400 card anymore..
Some facebook marketplace sellers are selling it for $1100 to $1200 brand new and sealed. I always wonder how they get them below MSRP and sell for what I can imagine a fair profit. Can someone with a bit more experience in this space tell me if it's a scam or what to look out for?
I highly doubt they are legit considering that even on Aliexpress the prices are pretty similar to what we can get here, unless they are importing them from the US, but still pretty sus.
would have tempted me if I haven't just bought the the Asrock Steel Legend last week sadly for the same price as this. Oh well, that's what I get for going white ITX build. I wonder if they'll release an Eagle OC ice version of 9070 xt.
I took the plunge since I needed a card now, I think it's the best value you can get today. If you can afford to wait you will likely get a better deal but who knows these days!
Nah
Still waiting for a higher Vram card,
![[eBay Plus] Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT GAMING OC 16GB GDDR6 $1245 Delivered (Excl. NT) @ smarthomestoreau eBay](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/15/903515.jpg?h=040d16a2)
Hodling for ~$1,100