2900 Pro 512Mb for $160 on Newegg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102717

I saw this this morning, and for those who can look past monster power consumption, this is a beast of a value. Seems like a move to clear out R600 stock, but seriously, when overclocked to XT levels, this should perform on par with a 3870 and better than a 3850 for less money.

This is mainly relevant to those with a sub-$200 budget in need of that 512MB frame buffer (i.e. 16x10+).

Its one of the cut down 2900 Pros. There are some with 512bit and some with 256bit bus. I don't know how the halfed bus affects performance.

Still a good deal though.

Are you sure? I checked some shops and they list it as a Pro with 256 bit. I even found some news articles stating that Sapphire would release a 2900 Pro with 256bit bus (most german, some french too). Then again, the bandwidth didn't do the 2900 series much good, so even with a 256bit bus it still is a steal.

Don't mention the 2900GT - there's not enough graphic card left to speak about.

Assuming that a single 2900 card would be slower than a 3870, I wonder how a 2900 Pro Crossfire would compare. The price would not be much more, but if the performance increased well enough, it might be an alternative.