4870 X2 Release date by Sapphire

Nice to see the 12th as a confirmed date :D

I was kind of hoping for $449, but expected $499.
 
Remember people, when they first release they are usually at or around MSRP. It will go down.
 
Looks nice. Does anybody know will Gigabyte also manufacturer a 4870x2 as well? I'm well aware they did not manufacture a 3870x2 which is strange.

So $499 at launch price? Not bad, at least ATI has better value, they always have a good price range.
 
Booooo....Sapphire = no lifetime warranty, no trade up, and small e-penis AKA FTL ;)
 
SymptomsReagent said:
Yeah I expect some price droppage after a month or so pending Nvidia's next card shipments.
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Probably even sooner. Once cards from several vendors are out in many different stores, competition between the card companies and the stores will bring the price down to $450 within two or three weeks.. That's what I'm guessing anyway :)
 
Wow, it was only a few weeks ago that many of us thought $550-$600 was a good deal (including me). Then price drops came in and now MSRP is $499! Man competition is great. I hope nvidia releases the 55mm cards asap igniting a price war again...
 
Hmmm... which would be better. 2 hd4870's or just 1 4870x2?
 
Z06 said:
Hmmm... which would be better. 2 hd4870's or just 1 4870x2?
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The latter is likely faster and cheaper. But don't take my word for it; we'll find out in six days.

Right, [H]? You are benchmarking it vs. more than just the GTX 280 - right?
 
My new card will either be the 4870X2 or the GTX 280 (55nm re-spin).
I must admit that Dual GPUs solutions are still frightening me...
 
man... I know it was said, but that thing is looooong.. almost reminds me of the old Bitchen fast 3D 2000... with a cooler on it though. ;) "Bungholio marks don't lie" lol
 
$499?!?! Perfect. I'll be passing on Sapphire, though. Shitty warranty and equally shitty looking card. I abhor how they insist on putting ugly 3D rendered characters on their cards. I just want the card without outlandish and unnecessary artwork on it. Just...the card. Argh!
 
Dual GPU solutions used to scare me too, but honestly, I've had nothing but great results. I've used several nVidia cards in SLI before and a pair of 4850s in Crossfire. You won't be disappointed my friend!
 
SONOS said:
$499?!?! Perfect. I'll be passing on Sapphire, though. Shitty warranty and equally shitty looking card. I abhor how they insist on putting ugly 3D rendered characters on their cards. I just want the card without outlandish and unnecessary artwork on it. Just...the card. Argh!
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Stickers are removable, you know.
 
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known12345 said:
Wow, it was only a few weeks ago that many of us thought $550-$600 was a good deal (including me). Then price drops came in and now MSRP is $499! Man competition is great. I hope nvidia releases the 55mm cards asap igniting a price war again...
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Do you believe there is actual competition? Remember that Nvidia and ATi are undergoing a class action law suit for essentially "Pretending" to be competitive so they can inflate prices and keep the value of video cards high.
 
ooo, hopefully the cooling is better than the 81+ idle that everyone's been reading about...(thinking about jumping ship due to x2's better performance w/ AA & AF @ 2560 x 1600)

the 280 is already cooking my room as it is and it idles @ 55!!
 
What's that extra link in that site about the release of the 4850X2?!
 
known12345 said:
Wow, it was only a few weeks ago that many of us thought $550-$600 was a good deal (including me). Then price drops came in and now MSRP is $499! Man competition is great. I hope nvidia releases the 55mm cards asap igniting a price war again...
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I never saw an MSRP, only guess of $500 to $600.
 
BigCactus said:
Do you believe there is actual competition? Remember that Nvidia and ATi are undergoing a class action law suit for essentially "Pretending" to be competitive so they can inflate prices and keep the value of video cards high.
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Interesting, didn't know that.

Btw I hate Sapphire box and cooler designs.
 
Hey $500 is a nice launch price for such a beast such as the spartan x2
 
Le037 said:
Interesting, didn't know that.

Btw I hate Sapphire box and cooler designs.
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Who cares what the sticker looks like???? It sits upside down in my case.
I'm hoping to snag one on the 12th.

As far as competition goes......if there wasn't any, why did the GTX 280 fall like a rock as soon as the 4800 series was released?
 
Le037 said:
Interesting, didn't know that.

Btw I hate Sapphire box and cooler designs.
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The box goes into your closet never to be seen again, and the cooler sticker is easily removable. Their tech support does suck though.
 
and the video card goes into your case which you don't need to see to know it performs well.
 
Zero82z said:
The box goes into your closet never to be seen again, and the cooler sticker is easily removable. Their tech support does suck though.
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As long as their not as bad as EVGA, they got horrible tech support, not to mention poor quality control. You got guys over there rmaing motherboards 5 times and up.
 
I'm not saying it's the most important thing but It's not that hard to make something decent. I'd bet they could increase their sales if they took one day to have someone change their marketing scheme. Btw that "Prepare to dominate..." is just too ridiculous. The Radeon designs I used to like most were those back in the 9800pro time.
 
BigCactus said:
Do you believe there is actual competition? Remember that Nvidia and ATi are undergoing a class action law suit for essentially "Pretending" to be competitive so they can inflate prices and keep the value of video cards high.
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If that's true, they are doing it...wrong. You can get a hell of a lot of performance for very cheap. I suggest removing your tinfoil hat and eating it.

EDIT: Woops looks like that douchebag already got banned. Oh well.
 
BigCactus said:
As long as their not as bad as EVGA, they got horrible tech support, not to mention poor quality control. You got guys over there rmaing motherboards 5 times and up.
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I have never seen anyone on this forum say so many derogatory things......about everything.:eek:

I gues at least he doesn't discriminate.:D

Not to get off track.....I've used evga support and they are stellar, same goes for Swiftech,BFG,XFX,Gigabyte,ASUS and MSI. I have not had to use Sapphire's support. I have found ATI to be very helpful and also even nvidia to a certain extent. Only RMA I ever had was one evga card and a leaky Swiftech radiator.
 
I like the lady on the sticker, shame she's fictional. :(

Soon enough, other vendors will follow of their 4870 X2 product.
 
heya fellas, i havent bought a ati card since my 9700 pro so im out of the loop as far as warranties go for ati cards. So if sapphire sucks on the warranty, which manufacturer offers a lifetime warranty from the ATI camp? Thanks.
 
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