Why does this 6970 cost $579

[unlaughable]

why does this 6970 cost $579? i dont understand
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131450

 

[esrever]

why not?

 

[Yargnit]

Because it's a 6970, not a 6990 or 7970? No other 6970 is over $400, and most are in the $360 range.

I can't see anything about it warranting a 7970 like price either. Maybe a misprint? lol

 

[Earnie]

its a special edition:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_6970_Devil_13/

still not worth $579 IMO

 

[esrever]

if they want that much money for it, why wouldn't they charge that much?

 

[hapkido]

Because it's overpriced.

 

[danraies]

if they want that much money for it, why wouldn't they charge that much?

Because they're not likely to get it. Because in high school I learned that economics tells us that when you're charging $200 more than your competitors for basically the same product then you're probably not going to sell anything. If we get to ignore those facts then I've got a really great GT 430 that I'd like to sell for $350. I'll even put a special edition sticker on it and pay the shipping myself.

 

[DelroyMonjo]

I bet the same type of people buy that Power Color card as people who buy dual 590's.

 

[esrever]

power color is a budget brand. anyways thats a limited edition card that has other value than w/e it is.

 

[larkspur]

Jeeze guys - look at all the red and black trimmed swag it comes with! There is even a screwdriver with different bits! Obviously worth every penny.

No, but seriously, it's a special edition with a bunch of extras. It also appears to have a factory overclock setting and some nifty voltage monitoring pins for people who like to measure their card's voltage with a meter. My guess is that the card has a robust power design allowing very high voltage tweaks.

 

[cuecuemore]

That's gotta be a misprint, was ~$479 in all the reviews. Even then, it's still a worse value than the 6990/590/7970.

EDIT: Or so I thought. TPU lists it at $529, so IDK now.

 

[xpeh]

It also comes with a cute red light. Why wouldn't people want to buy it?

 

[perfectblue]

It got a tiny red button which can call down a tactical nuke anywhere on the planet. Essential for gaming!