Release date of 4870 1GB?. I haven't seen any newsthreads on when the 1GB versions of the 4870 are coming out. If anything, it seems like places like newegg are discontinuing ASUS's 4870 cards for some reason. I want to buy a "2nd gen" 4870 card with 1gb ram....

hang on to my card and pray nvidia 9900gtx is a beast. =] So may 31st is the release date for the 4870, I read they would be released soon but could not find a date. Does anybody know anything about the price? I,ve read a couple of prices from 230 till...

nearly impossible to get the fan speed working. Some foreign website is listing all the Iceq models and if I remember right they listed 9/1 as a release date for the 4870 and 8/23 for the 4850, so it should be just a couple more days. Plus all the drivers...

just got a 4870 xfire setup, those cards are hot and can get noisy...but still quieter than gtx 280/260 from what the benchies say. The R700 will be using the cf side port, giving it 15% or so increase over the cf 4870 setup. As for release dates, dont use...

new NV cards would have to come out in the next couple of months and I haven't heard anything about a release date. However, if the overwhelming majority here think that the 4870 is going to be superior, then I'll go with that. I look forward to hearing your...

issues in many games. The X2 version would only cost $400... wow. Any idea when the estimated release date would be? My current plan is to buy one 4870 and wait until the price drops to buy another card (though this all depends on when I buy, as it may...

G92 512MB card to build my system with. Will the performance of this card be comparable to the new 4870? If not, how far behind will it be? Based on rumors, the 4870 will not be much more $$$ than the 8800GTS on its release date. If I should wait, should...

20 - or $5 less than your choice. Hopefully it might be on sale in October. According to this review, it is best in class and they called it the "crème de la crème of 4870 series cards". “There really is no 4870 that we've seen or tested to date...

very nice graphics quality improvement with little strain on the video card. Name probably will be HD 4000 series, for high-end 4870 anyone? ;) Possible release date summer of 2008. If it wont be radicaly new core design, its more than doable, only drivers...

2 4870s. i dont think they released a date but mid august is wat most ppl r saying i would believe between 15-25th. I heard August 13th. The wait should be worth it if you're just starting your build now. But as soon as you find out the release date/...