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SHAQ

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They are losing the price advantage over the 295. I guess that is why Nvidia never lowered the price since they knew 5800's were in short supply.
 
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The other special case where these make sense is a brand new PCIe system from an older AGP system (my situation).

A 4890 is still $160-$200 and there is no good upgrade path that includes DX11 support. So, if you wait for 5850s to come back down to $250, or even $200 then you have still spent $360-$400 on a single card soltution.

A 5850 (even at $300) allows an upgrade via a second 5850 when the prices come down for a crossfire platform.

So, it is not always a "stupid" purchase, even at the inflated prices.
 
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jodpel

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Well, it's my stupid money and I would like to stupidly purchase a Radeon HD 5870 if you guys spot one somewhere.
 
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Well put, just keep an eye on Newegg and other vendors, they pop up from time to time. They get bought out quickly.
 
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I got a PowerColor 5850 a couple of weeks back and don't regret it at all. It's quieter than my old 8800gt, uses less power, and is twice as fast.

I only paid a little more for my 5850 than my 8800gt when it was first released. I paid $280 but even $300 isn't completely unreasonable for what you get imo. Especially with the overclocking.

Plus I can crossfire it in a year or so when the price drops for some serious fps.
 
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$439.99


Newegg... what a disgusting PoS parasite place it has become. I'll never buy anything there if they jack up the price one more dollar, I swear.
Disgusting lowlifes.
 
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T2k said:
$439.99


Newegg... what a disgusting PoS parasite place it has become. I'll never buy anything there if they jack up the price one more dollar, I swear.
Disgusting lowlifes.
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If I were them I would jack them up higher just because I could. Supply/Demand FTW.


I hope they can get some 5970's in stock relatively soon.
 
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jodpel

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I had a 5870 in my shopping cart at NewEgg... pulled my wallet out to get that CVC code off my card... punched it in and it said it had been removed from my shopping cart due to insufficient stock. Foiled again.
 
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hdfxst

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prices are getting out of hand.The ETA on the sapphire 5970 is today at newegg,i'm curious to see if it stays under 700
 
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stag3

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damn and here i thought i overpaid going with the hardforum 299 xfx5850 deal lol
prices are going up daily!
 
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Yeah now is definitely the time to hold off if you're able and, given that they are almost impossible to get, you should be very able!
 
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$100 over MSRP is outta control. I'm practically speechless.

You have to figure with the 295 still ~$500 that the 5870 can't go up too much more. As it gets closer to that price point, you're paying for all the "extras" on the new tech (DX11, EyeFinity, etc.) and not performance. So as it approaches the 295 ceiling, it should enforce a cap on 5850 prices. Otherwise the "value" of the card everyone was excited about is going to disappear and it's going to be smarter to go with a 5870. Hell that new XFX card is already inside the $120 cushion that existed between the 5850 and 5870 at launch. I gotta think that 5850 price can't get much higher.

This, of course, assumes the buyers are rational, thinking, human beings. If the only thought running through their heads as they press the purchase button is "OMG NEW TECH GIMME GIMME GIMME!!", well....the rapid descent into price hell has only begun.

Digression: the Black Edition card is clocked a whole 10 mhz higher on the core, yet costs $30 more. Really? REALLY?!
 
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T2k

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Patrickz0rs said:
Newegg has new XFX 5850's. The XXX Edition and Black Edition. They are clocked higher.
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XFX so far has nothing to offer, just like Diamond etc, all ref boards, mostly built by Sapphire, CP or other ATI OEM, I guess.

ASUS at least has its own OC utility with Vcore support though ref board cooling sucks. Sapphire's Vapor-X looks very nice though it vents into my otherwise water-cooled case so it's not ideal either and it isn't even shipping yet...


...I think I really should wait until custom boards start appearing and prices will spread out more.
 
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hdfxst

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I think the price newegg is charging is as high as they can go,Mwave has 5850's at 399 and a 5870 for 490 and they have been in stock all day.
 
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hdfxst said:
I think the price newegg is charging is as high as they can go,Mwave has 5850's at 399 and a 5870 for 490 and they have been in stock all day.
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Mwave, at least, is not consistent on their pricing. The MSI and HIS 5870s are $490 (both out of stock now BTW), while the XFX and Sapphires are at $410. The pricing is all over the place. I wonder if that will settle down once the supply problems are addressed, or will nvidia need to introduce their new models to bring some sanity back to the market.
 
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Gildor57 said:
Mwave, at least, is not consistent on their pricing. The MSI and HIS 5870s are $490 (both out of stock now BTW), while the XFX and Sapphires are at $410. The pricing is all over the place. I wonder if that will settle down once the supply problems are addressed, or will nvidia need to introduce their new models to bring some sanity back to the market.
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I think the varying prices are an artifact of most recent availability. The items priced at $410 were last available some time ago, when that was the going price. The items priced at $490 were available more recently and demanded the higher premium. I suspect that if some XFX or Sapphire cards become available soon, you will see them repriced higher.
 
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Gildor57

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StevenG said:
I think the varying prices are an artifact of most recent availability. The items priced at $410 were last available some time ago, when that was the going price. The items priced at $490 were available more recently and demanded the higher premium.
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While that may be a factor, I believe there is more to it than that. A couple of weeks ago the Sapphire was $380 ($400 - $20 rebate). AFAIK, it never came back into stock. So, even if the rebate expired, they still raised the price over what they had before.

Now, all that being said...
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I suspect that if some XFX or Sapphire cards become available soon, you will see them repriced higher.
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...I don't doubt you are correct about that. Hell, if I was a retailer, I'd probably be doing the same thing. I do wonder if these price fluctuations are solely due to retailers, or if there is more to it at the manufacturer/distributor levels.
 
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Gutcheck2009

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My local Fry's just put the scew tags up. That usually means they are inbound. I'll wait and get them there at list prices.
 
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jodpel

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NewEgg has the 5870 for $409. I just bought one!

Looks like they only lasted 20 minutes or so. It appears that NewEgg puts some in stock every day between 12:00 and 1:00 PM CST. Sometimes they put up another batch in the evening after 7:00 PM CST as well.
 
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