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VR-Zone: AMD Radeon HD 6850/6870 Prices rise on inconsistent availability

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happy medium said:
NO a gtx 470 is more then a little faster then a 5850 and is much faster when both are overclocked.

GTX overclock scaling is better then the 58xx series.

A overclocked gtx470 = gtx 480 give or take
A overclocked 5850 = a 5870 give or take
A overclocked 5870 = gtx 480 give or take

A gtx 470 is a full 10% faster then a 5850 at stock allready, and sometimes beats a 5870.
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Based on computerbase the 470 is (-2)-9% faster without AA depending on resolution and 3-16% faster with AA. So for a $190 470 vs. a $175 5850 the 470 averaged 7.75% faster (I classify sub 10% as a little) and 8.6% more expensive. Again, I'll take the cheaper one with those differences.
 
Xed said:
And since when did $10 equate to much more expensive.
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Most HD6850s are now at $199 on Newegg ($20 more expensive).
Most HD6870s are now at $269 on Newegg ($20 more expensive)

When you can buy many 760-815mhz GTX460 1GB for $199, the HD6870 is just overpriced.

In fact, the HD5850 series is looking like the best card at $199 price point.
 
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I jumped on the HD6850 first week, and was slightly 'concerned', because I did the same thing with the HD4850 and paid a bit of a premier (10% or so) over what I could have got it for once prices settled over the next week or so.

Prices in the UK haven't gone up, they are just at the same level they were at launch, rather than going down at all like they often do a week or two after launches.
They do definitely seem in short supply though, with not a huge number of models on offer, and not a huge number of cards per model (on sites which give stock figures).
 
Will Robinson said:
What's with the barrage of anti AMD stuff?
It really is getting past the point of "informing others" and more like a structured campaign.
If you insist on copy pasting every negative article you can find each day would you please use quotation marks and make it clear that you are simply presenting other people's opinion under your user name?
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+1 my thoughts exactly lmao... seems like a ad campaign.


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Lonyo said:
I jumped on the HD6850 first week, and was slightly 'concerned', because I did the same thing with the HD4850 and paid a bit of a premier (10% or so) over what I could have got it for once prices settled over the next week or so.
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Based on the entire HD58xx series launch, with prices rising over time and not falling for 10 months, don't feel bad for getting the card during the 1st week. 😀
 
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Skurge said:
Having preference, is one thing. That sounds like a 10yr old child.
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Heheh I am not surprised. I have met so many people that feel the same way for different brands such as the TAG Heuer, iPhone, Honda, Toyota, Louis Vuitton, etc. Brands have intangible value. This is why brands alone can provide for brand royalties. In fact in a lot of marketing studies, it is noted that the majority of consumers base their purchases on emotions, not logic. Therefore, a lot of the most popular brands are not necessarily the best products, but the brands have very strong brand recognition and perception. I am sure there are some users on our forum whose last 5+ videocard purchases have all been AMD.
 
RussianSensation said:
Heheh I am not surprised. I have met so many people that feel the same way for different brands such as the TAG Heuer, iPhone, Honda, Toyota, Louis Vuitton, etc. Brands have intangible value. This is why brands alone can provide for brand royalties. In fact in a lot of marketing studies, it is noted that the majority of consumers base their purchases on emotions, not logic. Therefore, a lot of the most popular brands are not necessarily the best products, but the brands have very strong brand recognition and perception. I am sure there are some users on our forum whose last 5+ videocard purchases have all been AMD.
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Hehe I probably have the most diverse portfolio! I am pretty young so my first card was ATi 9200 AGP, than a FX 5x00(forgot number 🙁 then a ATi 9800 Pro, than a 7600 GT than a 7800 GTX than a X 1900 XTX(Something like that), than a 8800 GT than a 4850, and finally I have played with ATi 5850s before I sold them to a friend because my HD 4850 was sufficient for me. Now I am looking at the GTX 580 😛 .
 
badb0y said:
Hehe I probably have the most diverse portfolio! I am pretty young so my first card was ATi 9200 AGP, than a FX 5x00(forgot number 🙁 then a ATi 9800 Pro, than a 7600 GT than a 7800 GTX than a X 1900 XTX(Something like that), than a 8800 GT than a 4850, and finally I have played with ATi 5850s before I sold them to a friend because my HD 4850 was sufficient for me. Now I am looking at the GTX 580 😛 .
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Heh, i had a 9200SE (shitty edition), FX5500 (don't ask), 9600XT had that for a while, 2900XT, 4870, 5770. I looking at the the 6850 right now. I was hoping to get a 6870, but its price MUCH higher than the 6850 here. So I really have no choice.




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Skurge said:
Heh, i had a 9200SE (shitty edition), FX5500 (don't ask), 9600XT had that for a while, 2900XT, 4870, 5770. I looking at the the 6850 right now. I was hoping to get a 6870, but its price MUCH higher than the 6850 here. So I really have no choice.
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YES! It was the FX 5500! :awe:

Yea I don't need the GTX 580 I just have this itch >.<
 
mmm 9600XT...damn good card that.
Overclocked like a champ and had great IQ for the time.
First card I ever had that allowed me to run AA and AF....what a treat that was.😛
I didn't even realize the jaggy edges could be got rid of before that.
Once I saw it in action I joined the "video card junkie" people on technology forums to see where things would go after that.
I had a few NVDA cards along the way but they "just didn't feel right".....^_^
http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=30753433&postcount=4
 
RussianSensation said:
Most HD6850s are now at $199 on Newegg ($20 more expensive).
Most HD6870s are now at $269 on Newegg ($20 more expensive)

When you can buy many 760-815mhz GTX460 1GB for $199, the HD6870 is just overpriced.
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The article compares the $229 evga 460 ftw to a $239 6870, and calls it "much more expensive". I wasn't arguing whether anything was overpriced or a better purchase.
 
Aristotelian said:
Even the thread titles are misleadingly negative. This is getting silly.
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Sickamore admits in another thread he's an Nvidia fanboy. I wish the mods would get this under control but it just continues to get worse. And yes I realize people on both sides of the fence are doing the same thing.


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I call bs. Just bought a powercolor 6870 for $230 C at ncix. (at least if the small rebate works). That is cheaper not more that release prices.

But I am not sure how the us dollar is doing, so maybe its a canadian thing.
 
Prices have definitely not DROPPED that's for sure. At Amazon most 6850s rose by ~$20 for instance. Makes me glad I got my Sapphire 6850 during the week or so that it was available at $180 shipped. It went out of stock and then came back at closer to $200.
 
WaTaGuMp said:
People made the price go up by buying them, now we can make the price go down by not buying them.
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I think if they could get enough of them to continue selling them at release prices, they would. Looking at the out of stocks though it doesn't appear there's enough supply. AMD seems to do this consistently with video cards. If they want the full potential of their products to be achieved, they need to buy/make enough to satisfy demand.
 
3DVagabond said:
I think if they could get enough of them to continue selling them at release prices, they would. Looking at the out of stocks though it doesn't appear there's enough supply. AMD seems to do this consistently with video cards. If they want the full potential of their products to be achieved, they need to buy/make enough to satisfy demand.
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One of the sites reported that when the cards were suppose to hit the market, they stated that the supply was enough to not have any issues. I wonder now if they either sold more then they expected, or they have no idea what a large supply means. I will not go crossfire at inflated prices, I will either pay MSRP or less.
 
I'm glad I picked up my HD6870 at MSRP, and then my second and third at MSRP - 10&#37; during that Newegg sale. Still had to pay $8 shipping on each one though. Oh well.

Haven't installed them yet, going to build a HD6870 CF rig for my BIL.

BTW, can you do triple CF with these cards, or just dual? I think my X48 board has three PCI-E x16 slots, with the last being just x4 electrical. I wonder if that is enough bandwidth for a third card, or whether it would just be a waste.
 
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