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So, it comes down to, how likely is it a 17 year old will have access to this and be posting about it? And if someone thinks perhaps his parents are the ones with access... How likely is it that someone who has access to this wouldn't be able to afford computer stuff (even hand me downs) for their kid?
1 - If he's from Southeast Asia, there's a good chance that the parent who works at an OEM factory has a high level of responsibility together with a shitty salary.
2 - He could just be working on his sense of responsibility and self-sustainability (good for him!).
3 - Having wealthy parents doesn't automatically mean getting a big allowance, and hand-me-downs may not ever be possible if both parents use laptops at home (which is what most home computers are nowadays).
Yes, the 17 year-old post is a trigger-warning for the authenticity of that screenshot and everything else he claims in that thread, but the parent-works-for-OEM/AMD->he's-rich->kid's-rich->shouldn't-have-to-work-for-hardware logic isn't really valid outside some US states and EU countries.
So R7 360/360X should be Pitcairn/Curacao (GCN 1.0):
R9 270 == R7 360 == AMD6810 Pitcairn PRO
R9 270X == R7 360X == AMD6811 Pitcairn XT
If AMD occupies the whole $100-$200 range with a 3 year-old chip, they're bound to lose that range to nVidia. The GM206 is quite a bit faster, consumes a lot less and nVidia can place it in the same price range.
Here's hoping they don't do that.
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