GPU decision... (6870)

[jedinat]

The best price I can seem to find for the 6870 is $162 minus a $20 MIR:
http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DL-DVI-I-SL-DVI-D-PCI-Express-Graphics/dp/tech-data/B005C8RTTU/
Newegg tax kills me so something a bit cheaper there isn't really a deal for me.

I'm kind of pressed on cash, but I really need to upgrade my graphics card to match the rest of my PC (I've got a 4850 with an i7-2600k, 8GB RAM, etc.). I can live with it right now, but I want to have a decent rig by the time Skyrim comes out.

I know the new line of GPUs are on the horizon, but it doesn't seem like they're exactly expected to come out this year... I've been waiting a while on the chance that GPU prices would drop (read some rumor that 6850s would drop to the $100 range). Well, it doesn't look that that's going to happen, at least not in time for Skyrim. And who knows if prices might even go up for the holidays...

I really want to spend under $150 (before rebates) on a video card, but the 6870 looks like the best price for the performance... Bleh, I guess I just want someone to tell me to buy the thing; it's sitting in my cart. lol.

 

[limitedaccess]

Skyrim is not coming out for another 2 months. If the upgrade is solely focused on that I'd wait and watch for deals in the mean time.

 

[jedinat]

Skyrim is not coming out for another 2 months. If the upgrade is solely focused on that I'd wait and watch for deals in the mean time.

Okay. I'll do that.

 

[samuelmorris]

Agreed, if Skyrim is the only game you're worried about, may as well leave it until then.