[EDIT]hmmm.....whats going on at AMD? (and history of 3Dfx Rampage)

[RolloTheGreat]

Highly likely (seems confirmed with reputable sources) that there will be 2 versions of the 480:
4GB version for $199
8GB for $229

4GB seems to be pretty good for such a weak card like this (considering that faster cards like GTX 980 and especially the Fury cards had only 4GB, and didn't do too badly).  OTOH, only $30 more for 4GB extra memory isn't too bad if one plans on keeping this card for a couple years.

I think it's a good competitive price (especially for a launch card of a new generation) - since NV would probably price their GTX 1060 anywhere from $259-299 (while it barely beats the RX 480). 
Now there's a new rumor that the 1060 will have only 192-bit bus (just like GTX 660 Ti did).  
We shall see, I guess...

Man, with MSI 980 Ti Golden Samples selling at newegg for $369 AMIR, why are we even talking about these hobo cards? Did we all lose our jobs over the weekend and I just haven't heard because I'm on vacation?

Seriously, you'd have to be totally poor to say,"Gosh, I better wait for this $200 meh card when I could get 37% more performance for $370".

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS...ng/30.html

(I know that is strix, but clocks are the same)

On sadder note- there's a flaw in my Step Up Program logic with the 980 Ti Classified I ordered for $409 (also with same clocks). Step Up doesn't include 1080FTW I want, just base clock/board models. With the 14/3 phase power board on 980Ti Classified I can probably get 1080FE level performance or close to it. (so it looks like I may be waiting for 1080Ti)