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    News - AMD announces the Radeon R7 260, available from January

    New card fits in the fairly wide price gap between the AMD Radeon R7 260X and R7 250.
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    Re: News - AMD announces the Radeon R7 260, available from January

    That chart is wrong !

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    Re: News - AMD announces the Radeon R7 260, available from January

    Stumpy little thing ain't it.

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    Re: News - AMD announces the Radeon R7 260, available from January

    Quote Originally Posted by rox0r View Post
    Stumpy little thing ain't it.
    Looks positively huge compared to my low profile 7750

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    Re: News - AMD announces the Radeon R7 260, available from January

    Makes me look positively well endowed

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    Re: News - AMD announces the Radeon R7 260, available from January

    I honestly don't see the point in these cheaper versions - you're getting much worse price/performance ratio.

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    Re: News - AMD announces the Radeon R7 260, available from January

    Interesting, not a bad buy.

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    Re: News - AMD announces the Radeon R7 260, available from January

    Quote Originally Posted by halabaloola View Post
    Interesting, not a bad buy.
    Again, I disagree. You're much better off saving money and getting the R9 270x or better.

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    Re: News - AMD announces the Radeon R7 260, available from January

    Quote Originally Posted by User110 View Post
    I honestly don't see the point in these cheaper versions - you're getting much worse price/performance ratio.
    Some people are on a tight budget, others may not be too invested in gaming but still enjoy casually playing.

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    Re: News - AMD announces the Radeon R7 260, available from January

    The only reason for cards like this for me is to have no power connectors necessary. Massive failure, that.

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