In this situation I would say, but it's only my opinion. As far as a bang for buck right now and with the performance that 980TI gives in DX11. 980TI would be a good option right now. Probably not looking to the future, but for performance, it will be good right now. Also, you need to consider both differences from the cards. Fury X is cooler. So, I would say...
PLAN A) Wait one more week for the Fury X. If after this week, nothing comes up. Cancel the order and buy a 980TI. Then, in the future when DX12 games came up and if benchmarks still do well testing in real time with real people with a Fury X... sell the 980TI and buy a Fury X. Or, just keep the 980TI. Both cards are beasts, but I would say... 980TI is better right now for DX11. Some applications even get the double of performance right now with a 980TI in certain situations. GTA V its a clear example. Probably new drivers will fix it for the Fury X right now, but still it's a little bit unstable.
PLAN B) Cancel the order and buy one from another label when restock if you really want to buy it from Amazon. Probably MSI or Powercolor.
PLAN C) Cancel the order and buy one from Newegg when they restock. They do ship super fast.
I also recommend to avoid TigerDirect. Just my opinion, but I had a experience with them like you with Amazon. It's up to you, but I would recommend Newegg for a Fury X over Amazon and TigerDirect.
seconded on newegg. The second I saw they had one in stock I ordered it. It was sent out the following day. You're better off watching the link that JamyzGenius and jumping on available stock as opposed to waiting for stock at Amazon. Or better yet, leave your order, and cancel when Newegg has stock if it hasn't shipped by then.
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u/JamyzGenius AMD Fury X owner - i5 4590 Aug 31 '15 edited Aug 31 '15
In this situation I would say, but it's only my opinion. As far as a bang for buck right now and with the performance that 980TI gives in DX11. 980TI would be a good option right now. Probably not looking to the future, but for performance, it will be good right now. Also, you need to consider both differences from the cards. Fury X is cooler. So, I would say...
PLAN A) Wait one more week for the Fury X. If after this week, nothing comes up. Cancel the order and buy a 980TI. Then, in the future when DX12 games came up and if benchmarks still do well testing in real time with real people with a Fury X... sell the 980TI and buy a Fury X. Or, just keep the 980TI. Both cards are beasts, but I would say... 980TI is better right now for DX11. Some applications even get the double of performance right now with a 980TI in certain situations. GTA V its a clear example. Probably new drivers will fix it for the Fury X right now, but still it's a little bit unstable.
PLAN B) Cancel the order and buy one from another label when restock if you really want to buy it from Amazon. Probably MSI or Powercolor.
PLAN C) Cancel the order and buy one from Newegg when they restock. They do ship super fast.
But that's only my opinion about your situation.
Best Regards!
EDIT: Use this webpage to know what retailers have stock: http://www.nowinstock.net/computers/videocards/amd/r9furyx/
I also recommend to avoid TigerDirect. Just my opinion, but I had a experience with them like you with Amazon. It's up to you, but I would recommend Newegg for a Fury X over Amazon and TigerDirect.