Sorry, I have not posted here in quite some time. I'm wondering about the 4870 and if now is the time for a budget gamer to pick one of these bad boys up. I read in Tom's October video card best buy article that the 4850 is still a sweet deal at 100, and now I see that the Egg has the 4870 for 100 after rebate. Not sure if stock will stick around until the November write-up comes out, but it seems like the 4870 takes the cake by far at 100 bones.
I'm currently rocking an old school e4300@2.6, 3GB DDR2, 965P-DS3 mobo, Antec TP3 550w psu, and a basic 19" monitor (1440x900); so, this card seems like it would be perfect for my classic rig and my worn-out wallet. It seems to be outperforming the 5770, and I really don't need the extras the 5770 offers anyway. I know the 6000s are about to drop, but I'm not sure that the 4000s will go any lower before they run out -- this drop on the 4870 was pretty recent, so maybe that already covered the 6000 release. Does everyone think I should jump while they are still around? Wait until Friday? Thanks for any advice
I'm currently rocking an old school e4300@2.6, 3GB DDR2, 965P-DS3 mobo, Antec TP3 550w psu, and a basic 19" monitor (1440x900); so, this card seems like it would be perfect for my classic rig and my worn-out wallet. It seems to be outperforming the 5770, and I really don't need the extras the 5770 offers anyway. I know the 6000s are about to drop, but I'm not sure that the 4000s will go any lower before they run out -- this drop on the 4870 was pretty recent, so maybe that already covered the 6000 release. Does everyone think I should jump while they are still around? Wait until Friday? Thanks for any advice
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