Radeon 4870 for 329$!!!

[coa]

Radeon 4870 will sell for about 329$!!

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7890&Itemid=1


What do you think?

 

[radnor]

Wait a it more for the price war to flame ...and buy 2 3870 !!!

 

[spuddyt]

I........JUST........WANT.........BENCHMARKS!!!!!!!!!!

 

[T8RR8R]

4870s blow 3870s out of the water, although I havent checked out 3870 in CF vs a single 4870. I dont know if well see that comparison until we get finalized drivers and an official launch. I do know a 4870 is comparable to an OC'd 8800gts 512mb.

Also a fudzilla update is marking the 4870s closer too 299 than 329. Basically the NV G200 cards are a touch faster but much more expensive, and they have less technolgy built in. So in many ways youre getting more for less at the cost of just a few FPS.

 

[rangers]

4870s blow 3870s out of the water, although I havent checked out 3870 in CF vs a single 4870. I dont know if well see that comparison until we get finalized drivers and an official launch. I do know a 4870 is comparable to an OC'd 8800gts 512mb.

Also a fudzilla update is marking the 4870s closer too 299 than 329. Basically the NV G200 cards are a touch faster but much more expensive, and they have less technolgy built in. So in many ways youre getting more for less at the cost of just a few FPS.

plus nvidia degrades image quality through there drivers if they are getting beat in fps, whats the use of insisting on running games with high AA if the image is of lower quality than ATI cant understand anyone that buys nvidia, that's the only reason i don't buy from them

 

[eaglesfan]

Im very glad I didnt buy that 9800 GTX last week that I was thinking about...

Looks like the obvious choice will be the 4870 if youre willing to spend the 3 bills.

As mentioned above...lots of technology packed in there at that price.

 

[coa]

It will be less than 300$.Than i will buy it.And 4850 beats 8800GT for about 40%!!!!!

 

[Guest]

AND 4850 beats 8800GT for about 40%!!!!!

for is supposed to be by...

anyway... the 4870 is supposed to be a little under a 3870 X2... and if yo did the math of Vantage xtreme preset scores... it would fit there exactly...

I did the math in another forum and it all works out perfectly with the 4870 X2 taking performance crown 4870 being just under the 3870 X2.... and the 4850 on par with the 9800 gtx

the GTX 260 is more powerful than 4870 and the GTX 280 is just under the performance of the 4870 X2...

how well this will all hold up once actual games and benchmarks come out... who knows

 

[godless]

damn it's slightly more than i was hoping for. i gues i gotta upgrade to 3870 crossfire, instead of getting a 4870. i thought they were gonna be a hundred bucks cheaper lol. i guess that if they are really fast it's worth it. personally i can't wait for the comparison of 3870 crossife or 3870x2 and the 4870 card. gonna help me decide what to get.

 

[mihirkula]

Must...have...benchmarks...cough..wheeeeezzze....splutter

 

[San Pedro]

Price will probably drop not too long after launch depending on how well it stacks up against the the 260.

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

@ godless, sell you 3870 now, quick while you can get a lil for it, the 3850s are already dropping. Then get 2 4850s, itll kill the 3870 cf

 

[njalterio]

^^ The funny thing is those are all great cards, and most gamers would never notice a difference between them!

 

[njalterio]

Wow you guys reply fast! My first post was in response to thogrom

 

[gamecrazychris]

They also say that the GTX 280 will be $499

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7853&Itemid=1

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Not a chance the 280 goes for 500 bucks. The 260 at 300? Ill wait for those prices before I believe that

 

[righteous]

i think that at 329 for s single and probably close to double for an x2 they can shove them up their anuses.

not interested, not impressed, and don't care!

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

How about 2 4850s for 400? Thats looking very possible, even under if theres a x2 version

 

[mihirkula]

^ ...might have results similar to 8800GT SLI...interesting thought indeed ....

I'm more interested in the results of 3870 and 4870 hybrid CF... should be a spectacular deal for 3870 owners (like me) if it maxes out Crysis.

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Itll win against GT's in SLI

 

[T8RR8R]

I'm actually leaning towards the 4850 because it's a little lower in price and power consumption, later on I can add a 4870 to it on my DFI UT LP X48T3R that I just picked up last week. Yes it'll look like an Xmas tree but oh well it'll kick the crap out of most everything else. I know that mixing a 3870 with a 3850 has very similar performance to 2 identical 3870s. I'm guessing that the same would apply to the 48**'s as well.

Although I might just wait a while and see how the 4870X2 does before I do anything.

 

[godless]

some many possiblities of what to do. honestly before any decision making, we gotta get the benchmarks. this will decide everything.

 

[JonathanDeane]

Methinks this is a good time to upgrade from my X1950 Pro (although to perfectly honest at this point in time its working good enough for me lol)

 

[T8RR8R]

Hey if it works fine for what you play/do then keep your old and trusty card till you find a real reason to upgrade.

I agree that until we get more benchmarks across a multitude of systems and driver version we'll never really know the most accurate judgement of performance. Unless you've been waiting on a new card to come out because your is dead then I'd suggest waiting at least a month after these cards come out to pick one up.

 

[coa]

4870 is a very good card but it is too expensive or me.It is on 55nm build and GDDR5.I think it will be very good card....