5870 Available

VonBlade · #1 23-09-09, 08:00 AM

Admittedly from all of our personal favourite sites, OverclockersuK.

Sapphire 5870 in stock.

So here's to some other sites releasing their stock to the masses.

I Hunta x · #2 23-09-09, 08:15 AM

200 to 300? bit of a jump, =\ still un sure what to get =\

Ducky Spud · #3 23-09-09, 09:29 AM

Not bad prices, thats why they have none in stock anymore! Sold out this morning. look at the prices at Scan, around 20-40 more on all cards

tinytomlogan · #4 23-09-09, 09:52 AM

Ill happily stay with a pair of 4890's for now I think.

Mul. · #5 23-09-09, 09:56 AM

I would expect those prices to drop a little in the coming few weeks. At £300, it's not a particularly bad buy but it isn't boasting the same value for money as previously expected. I would like to see some focus on the HD 5850 actually as it's £100 cheaper for reduced clocks and slightly less shaders. Our brief tests showed the 5870 taking out the GTX 285 but what if the HD 5850 can keep up or even beat it for less?

Rastalovich · #6 23-09-09, 10:56 AM

The prices are bound to be hiked on initial release. Or atleast, as with nVidia, they would build up expectation, flood u with unbelievable benchmarks, jack up the price, then sell out on release.

Couple of weeks later they tack off £40 or so.

One thing u won't see tho are tales of AMD slashing prices in fear of nVidia's forth-coming cards. When it's nVidia cutting prices after release (which they've always done), they're mysteriously on the run and making cuts to boost sales.

I Hunta x · #7 23-09-09, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by name='Mul.'

I would expect those prices to drop a little in the coming few weeks. At £300, it's not a particularly bad buy but it isn't boasting the same value for money as previously expected. I would like to see some focus on the HD 5850 actually as it's £100 cheaper for reduced clocks and slightly less shaders. Our brief tests showed the 5870 taking out the GTX 285 but what if the HD 5850 can keep up or even beat it for less?

mega clocking?

Nelly · #8 28-09-09, 11:57 PM

Looking forward to the Sapphire 5890 Vapor-X 1024MB when its released, that will be my next card I think.

painejake · #9 29-09-09, 03:19 PM

Must admit that Powercolor 5850 does look rather tempting....

Rastalovich · #10 30-09-09, 10:08 AM

It should be considered also, thinking of games to-be released in the future maybe, that afaic:

xx50 - mid range

xx70 - mid to high

xx90 - high to extreme

xxxx x2 - extreme to speculative, depending on title.

Just bear in mind that buying an xx50 card today that plays games from the last year or b4 really well, won't necessarily stand up well to Crysis4: Death Of The Vga.