Should I Buy The HD 2900XT?

For $270 of course it's worth it. If worst comes to worst you can sell it off and make a profit.

As an HD2900XT owner, I can honestly say, alot of those concerns were overblown. If the card does indeed run that hot, the fan more then compensates for it. My card is idling at 53C right now and might dip into the low 80's under full load with a fairly aggressive OC (833/888). AA/AF has been largely fixed with the 7.8 Catalyst driver release, so don't really take THG's benchies as bible quotes (seeing as how they were done with early drivers). AS for the 8 pin PCIE, you technically do not need it. You can use 2 6 pin PCIE's as long as you can live with not having ATI Overdrive enabled (so no OC'ing or temp monitor without an 8 pin). In the end I'm happy with the card, and I spent a hell of alot more on it than you did. I would be on that like a fat kid in a candy
store.

By the way, you have not seen heat unless you've played with the old X1900 series. My X1900GT would Idle in the mid 70C's and under load would hit 90-93C. She was my original fire hazzard.
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If it helps, think of it this way. What else can you get for $270? The only other performance card at that price is the 8800GTS 320MB. With the newest drivers, the 2900XT is faster then the "real" 8800GTS, it is also faster then the 320MB edition. For the money you are putting down, the 2900XT is the fastest you can get.

You might also be able to get an 8 pin adapter. I have found reports of them being made, but I can't find one for sale.

for $270? woah, thats cheap,for that money i'd get one in a second. get one dude.

Heat my ***.

For that price you HAVE to buy it.

Dude, get it.

GET 2.

Trust me, crossfire scales WAY better than SLI.

The 8 pin connectors are only for the overdrive CCC thingie, and from what i have seen you can wait a while before you even need that. DO NOT PASS THIS DEAL UP. If you do i will find you and kill you.

I had to pay $600 for mine cause of the crap country i live in so you can get 2 for what i paid for 1.

how long does this offer last for, i'm tempted to get you to buy me one... or 3 lol

Do you guys think my 700w Thermaltake be able to handle it?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817153039

lunyone has posted a link for a store that sells a 6pin-8pin adapter, would that put any strain on my PSU or will it perform just fine.

And let us know how the new drivers are. 7.9 just released today.

Heat shouldn't be much of a worry... heck, an overclocked 8800GTS even will get to some phenomenal temps (mine's been known to hit 93C under load).

With recent driver versions, the 2900XT is a heck of a card for the price... it's still not a GTX killer, but it's close enough, and, for the price that you're being offered it, it's a no-brainer to end all no-brainers.

Where are you getting that, and yes for that price get it!!! What a good deal.

Can you get the Sapphire 1GB DDR4 version of the 2900 cheap too?? If you can, that may be a good option for Crysis!!

I unfortunately don't get the 1GB version and I can only buy direct from ATI. Through the company that I work for, we get special accomodations from various companies.

Purchase it anyway!!!