Sapphire Flex 7870 $199 AR

[Silent.Sin]

Amazon: Sapphire Flex 7870 $213.69 - $15 MIR = $198.69

Only 5 left in stock so be quick! Prime shipping, comes with TR + Bioshock as well. Order by the 15th to be eligible for $15 rebate. Seems to have a pretty decent cooler although OC'ing is kind of a mixed bag based on reviews on the google, but at this price it's a pretty nice package.

I was inches away from getting the PCS+ Myst but with the price 20% higher than this AR I couldn't justify the added power usage since you need to OC the Tahiti LE to really pull away from other Pitcairn 7870s.

 

[Fooshnik]

The power delta between a 7870 and 7870 Tahiti is probably about 6 watts, or $7 a year if you run Furmark 24/7, which few people do.

 

[Silent.Sin]

The power delta between a 7870 and 7870 Tahiti is probably about 6 watts, or $7 a year if you run Furmark 24/7, which few people do.

Are you reading the same review? It's a 50W delta and possibly more when OC'd. The heat is a bigger factor for me since my room already gets almost uncomfortably warm in the summer as is.

 

[chrnochime]

Price shows 304.xx for me.

 

[Silent.Sin]

Price shows 304.xx for me.

that's some inflation. Maybe due to there only being 1 left in stock? Hope nothing happens with my order...I saw it listed on slickdeals as well.

 

[Fooshnik]

Are you reading the same review?

Mm, the Guru link shows the difference as 11W to the 7950, this one shows 18, this one 25. I have no idea which is most accurate. I suppose the Tahiti could use more, 25MHz higher clock, but it also has 1/4 of the shader units doing nothing. Maybe they're just the junk 7950s with an ASIC quality of 5.

Here's a 2GB 7850 for $170 AR.