Why is the Powercolor 7870 XT so cheap?

Razor88

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Hi guys.

I wanted to know why this card is so cheap:

**Video Card** | [PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-ax78702gbd52dhppv3e) | $139.99 @ Newegg

I don't want to suggest it to someone on a budget if there's something majorly wrong with it
 
Solution
Its a good card but the reference design get hot.

Still, at that price you can buy a GPU cooler for it and it would run great. Do not worry too much. :)

Vic 40

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Not to offend you,but isn't that something you better google?

For the price it at least is a very good choice as far as i can tell.It should do as wel as the new amd radeon R 270X which is a lot more expensive.

I know i had problems with my sapphire version of this card,but that had to do with sound.They put a part on the card that makes a very annoying sound and one of the two was really terrible.About the other one they said i just,seeing how loud or quiet it was,had to live with it,but it's stil annoying to me.
But that is a sapphire 7870 XT and my problem. :p