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5970 on NEWEGG RIGHT NOW!
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stateofjermaine
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Holy—crap.
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aw shit i missed the 5850 by like 2 seconds
Grabbed one Tuesday. It showed up while I was looking for something else, so I ordered it. About 10 seconds later they were gone. I wonder how many they've been getting at a time.
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Just about to pull the trigger but I will wait to see if the OC versions are released next month i.e. Vapor-X
5970 OC = 5870 CF
5970 OC = 5870 CF
Good luck with that.. take a poll how many people are kicking themselves in the ass right now for "waiting" on the 5870's..
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I know I am. I have an SLI motherboard (so I can't do multi-card crossfire). I was hoping this would be closer to two 5870's in performance
Why not keep it and Tri-fire? LOL. Although I guess it doesn't make sense cos only the 5970 will do Eyefinity. You'll probably find it quite easy to sell off the 5870 seeing how rare they are right now. But wait till you are sure the 5970 isn't a lemon.
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I know I am. I have an SLI motherboard (so I can't do multi-card crossfire). I was hoping this would be closer to two 5870's in performance
It is once you OC it.
They limited the clocks on the card to meet the 300W TDP compliance. It can easily go above that as many review sites have demonstrated. It was *designed* to be 2x 5870's, but sold as underclocked versions to meet the 300W limit.
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My wife has been checking all day every ten minutes for me at work and she got me one!
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The money is not the issue, I want to hit 950+ without WC. So I have to wait until they OC the card. This card will go up to $650. People keep saying this card is not equal to 2 5870s is misleading. The OC reviews show otherwise.
Now availability is another, lol. I going out of town for the holidays on Friday, blowing $630 now is not smart at this time.
+1 This card is Boss.
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I just picked up the HIS version. Question I have now is, will this run under my 750W PS or should I upgrade? The rest of the build:
i7-920
EVGA X58 SLI LE
3 Seagate harddrives
some blu-ray drive
Nothing's going to be OC'd (shocking, I know).
i7-920
EVGA X58 SLI LE
3 Seagate harddrives
some blu-ray drive
Nothing's going to be OC'd (shocking, I know).
caw2007
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I'm showing both in stock still..
nm, gone..
nm, gone..
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The 920 has to be OC to avoid CPU limitations. You FPS will not be high as it should thus waste of money. It's simple to OC it to 3.6GHz.
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If it is a good quality PSU it should run it fine.
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Grabbed one. Should have it by Monday
Under the specs for the HIS model it states 1 x HDMI but nowhere in the pics can you see the HDMI? Myself I' am holding off since I have a 4870 x2 currently and will pass this round but grats to you guys getting one
They include a DVI to HDMI converter in their very generous bundle. They also give you a mini-DP to DP adapter which is also quite thoughtful. That's one of the things that sold me on HIS vs Powercolor.
Two DVI, 1 displayport like every other 6970 in existence right now.
As per their site, they list 1x HDMI because they provide you with an adapter. (vjc beat me too it)
http://www.hisdigital.com/us/product2-493.shtml
As per their site, they list 1x HDMI because they provide you with an adapter. (vjc beat me too it
)http://www.hisdigital.com/us/product2-493.shtml
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Ugh, CA tax applies to this beast. I've no inkling to spend an additional ~$60 on taxes and still have to pay for shipping if I were to order one of these.
GreenGoose
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How assured should I be that it will ship if Newegg has charged my card? Is there a chance that they will cancel and refund because they over sold?
You still have the FULL Specs of the 5870 excluding the clocks. Just grab it and overclock and boom you got a 5870 crossfire.
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Excatly.
XFX and Sapphire still hasn't release theirs. Stay tuned!
XFX and Sapphire still hasn't release theirs. Stay tuned!
It's kind of odd considering Sapphire's parent company builds the cards.
Sapphire is the biggest producer of Radeon cards in the world. They will come out with a 5970 for sure. It's just not out in the wild in North America yet.
As for XFX, expect a pretty steep markup to get the privilege of owning one of those.
People really like that brand and Newegg has noticed.