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    Wait 4-6 weeks for 5850 Xtreme or cancel and get a 6870?

    Thanks guys. I went scatched the 5850 order and bought the Gigabyte 6870 from Newegg. That should be a nice leap up from my 4870.
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    Wait 4-6 weeks for 5850 Xtreme or cancel and get a 6870?

    Well, I don't intend to do any bitcoin mining. I'm not really even sure what that is - :D Is there a comparable N-vidia card that has similar power consumption?
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    Wait 4-6 weeks for 5850 Xtreme or cancel and get a 6870?

    I'm finally getting around to replacing the old, but venerable 4870 in my i5 system. I've had an order in with Amazon for about 5 weeks now for the Sapphire 5850 Xtreme at $150 shipped. I just got an e-mail today that the expected ship date is late July - early August. I hear that new 5850...
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    Amazon.com 5850/5870 Pre-Order tracking thread

    Ordered mine on Oct 29 at $259 and left the order open since I wanted, but did not absolutely NEED, the XFX 5850. I haven't gotten an e-mail yet, but the order status now says "We are preparing these items for shipment and this portion of your order cannot be canceled or changed." Hmmmm.
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    Best bang for my buck..

    If you go i5 (+1 on that being your best option), be mindful to get 1.5V-1.6V ram. P55 boards no likey the higher voltage flavors.
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    Anyone check this build?

    Lots of folks like XFX due to their double lifetime warranty (you + a subsequent owner). I've used EVGA and MSI cards in the past with no problems at all. Good luck on the 5850 anytime soon unless you want to pay a premium for it. When I ordered my stuff back in late October, there were no...
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    Building my first cpu

    I was initially going to go AMD on my most recent build (budget similar to yours), but after doing quite a lot of checking around, I ended up following the i5 750 route. I haven't yet OC'ed my i5 yet (I haven't needed to), but it's nice to know that I can bump it up to 3.2 GHz w/o a voltage...
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    Anyone check this build?

    I followed enginurd's good advice about the CPU cooler and got the CM Hyper 212+. It cools the i5 750 nicely and is a bargain. As far as finding one at Newegg, back in October, they were going in and out of stock every few days. If you simply get on the auto-notify list, you should get...
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    Help Building a $1000 Gaming PC

    Looks good. The only change I'd suggest you consider is the HAF922 case from Coolermaster. I used the HAF922 last month on a build very similar to yours and I'm quite pleased with it. Newegg has 'em for $89 free shipping right now...
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    Amazon.com 5850/5870 Pre-Order tracking thread

    True dat. I just today got the e-mail from Amazon wanting me to confirm that I still want the card I had ordered on 10/29 for $259, even though they again revised the expected delivery date to January 19, 2010 - February 5, 2010. Oh yes, I still want it at that price.:D
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    Amazon.com 5850/5870 Pre-Order tracking thread

    Care to say where? Most of what I've seen listed lately has been backordered, out-of-stock, or at a greatly increased price. "In-Stocker Tracker" shows the Sapphire at the Egg right now for $309, but nothing else. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102857
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    Amazon.com 5850/5870 Pre-Order tracking thread

    I just got an e-mail from Amazon revising my XFX 5850 expected ship date to 12/24/09 (it had been 11/20-12/3). They asked, of course, if I wanted to cancel the order. I'm just going to let the order sit and wait for the card @ $259 shipped. I can get by OK for now using the MSI 4870 that I...
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    need help choosing PSU for x2 5850's

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371022 - $139 shipped. 750W, 4x25A 12V rails. Excellent reviews. I picked up one for my i5 build figuring on the possibility of using CF 5850s in the future.
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    ATI Radeon 4770 or Geforce GTS 250

    If you can find a 5850, go for it. I'm on the Amazon waiting list (at $259) and don't expect to see it anytime this year. I went with the MSI 4870 as a temporary measure. You can pick up the 4870 for $145 at Tiger...
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    Gigabyte P55-UDR3 ----DOA

    Update time. The replacement P55-UD3R came in Thursday and I had a chance to put it all together Friday afternoon. It's all good.:D I in the process of getting used to Win7 and switching all of my stuff over to the new build. Now I have to check to make sure that ZZF credited my...
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