Would you buy this? Can branding give you the rights to do this?

Okay. I'm promoting ATI right now.

If you haven't seen this, please check this out.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 14-150-500

XFX HD-597X-ENFN Radeon HD 5970 BLACK 4GB 512 (256 x 2)-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Eyefinity 6 Edition Video Card
for $1,199.99

I would love to know if the pricing on this justify their branding rights?
I am not making fun nor bashing XFX. In fact, I really like their marketing.
But is this overpriced or XFX is trying to change video card industry?

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!! Way too expensive. I rather have GTX480 SLI.

If you have six monitors to connect up to this thing then $1200 is petty cash for you.

Its a niche product. For those that "need" 6 monitors this is a way to go. $1,200 is a bit much for a 5970 (700ish normally?) but for those that want to really rock Flight sim X this is great. I would probably suggest to people that they just do a 5870CF setup, you'd still get 6 monitors that way wouldn't you?

I'm a poor man, i can't, i mean i won't buy that card, i'm not an enthusiast, just casual gamer...

I remember reading an article that announced this package was being released but if I remember correctly (prolly not from smoking too much weed) it is also 1/3 more than the proposed retail price mentioned in the article; it is certainly twice as expensive as other 5970's cool case and cooling or not!

I think I'd rather buy another AR-15 and a box of ammo...

That is very true. I'm all for XFX trying to change the Video Card industry.

I would go with dual watercooled GTX 460 1GB volt moded and overclock like hell!

The 6 monitors feature is nice but costly.

But you have to realize there's people who drive a Toyota Camry(was reliable and get you to point A to point B, but you get the picture) then there's people who drive Enzo Ferrari.(fast and expensive but rare)

Basically, if you can afford it, you will buy it.

I'd buy a lower priced 5970 IMO and spend the extra money on .... Stuff? ... Maybe a secondary server system?

I'd rather run 4 Radeon HD 5850's in Quad-CrossfireX and still have some money left in my pocket.

I think it falls into the same category as the intel 980X, some people have special situations that actually justify the need for a $1k CPU and a $1k GPU to drive 6 very expensive monitors, be it for day trading or graphics design work. I mean look at the work station GPUs, most of them cost wayyy more than that XFX card and sell quite well. Some of the nVidia workstation cards cost over 2k, they even have one that costs 3k, obviously someone buys the FX 5800 or they wouldnt make it, there is a market for super expensive stuff, most of us just arent in that market.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814133253

Does someone knows what's that ''rifle'' for?

Lol I have no idea what's the "Airsoft gun" is for.

I would love for XFX rep to explain that to us or anybody with information. It's very interesting marketing persona.

Umm... that's hilariously awesome. This is kind of like the Million and a half dollar concept cars that get sold. It's just so awesome you can't be held in awe. You want one... but at the same time I am gonna hate whoever has one. Imagine if you had two of these in CF X?!

+1 m8. At any rate, this isn't absolutely insane pricing either.... Intel sells $1k CPUs.... so why not sell $1k GPUs?

Btw, this card still doesn't come close to the cost of some really high end Tesla and ATI/nVidia workstation cards.

For example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814133253

...$1,200 for a video card.......it better give happy endings after each gaming session

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