Microcenter Visiontek 5870 $357 shipped(Not B&M only!)

[sethmo]

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0321274

Says it is in stock. Cheapest I have come across a 5870 on the intrawebs.

 

[d4nnn]

limited availability now, my expected ship date is 2/13/2010

 

[Link]

Looks like AMD wants to sell as many HD 5800 possible before the arrival of the GTX470 and 480.

 

[Kuromizu]

I think this is Microcenter's promotion actually. They usually do 20% off all "BYOPC" parts for one month every year.

 

[ChuckLez]

Looks like AMD wants to sell as many HD 5800 possible before the arrival of the GTX470 and 480.

can anyone tell me what happened to the nvidia 300 series? I know they had a 310, but any others?

 

[you2]

What is the perf difference (as well as power/heat difference) between the 5870 and 5850?

 

[friend'scatdied]

What is the perf difference (as well as power/heat difference) between the 5870 and 5850?

30W power difference, 1-2dB noise difference, 10% performance difference, similar thermals.

 

[Cecil]

5850 beats GTX-285, 5870 ties or beats GTX-295.

Add $25 in tax to the price

 

[GoldenTiger]

30W power difference, 1-2dB noise difference, 10% performance difference, similar thermals.

More than 10% for sure: quite higher clocks, extra SP's (1440 vs. 1600) definitely added more than that in the reviews I've seen.

 

[BBowermaster]

can anyone tell me what happened to the nvidia 300 series? I know they had a 310, but any others?

Rumor has it they will still release a few Direct X 10.1 cards. Some new, some rebadges under this name. They want to avoid confusion by having Direct X 10.1 and Direct X 11 cards under the same series, so Direct X 11 is moved to the 400 series.

 

[mk_ln]

can anyone tell me what happened to the nvidia 300 series? I know they had a 310, but any others?

the 300 series is reserved for the mobile platform (laptops and such)

 

[seanclayton]

can anyone tell me what happened to the nvidia 300 series? I know they had a 310, but any others?

Mobile and probably a sweet spot for renaming madness.

 

[sn_85]

Their shipping rates are really reasonable too.

Standard $5.99
Two Day $8.99
Next Day $11.99

 

[friend'scatdied]

You're right, gameplay difference between 5850 and 5870 is roughly 15% in FPS.

 

[nerdydesi]

You're right, gameplay difference between 5850 and 5870 is roughly 15% in FPS.

How would the 5970 fit in the picture?

 

[Cecil]

How would the 5970 fit in the picture?

~70-80% better then 5870 in games that have good xfire scaling.

 

[you2]

Seems like the 5850 is the sweet spot right now. Hopefully they will be available soon for south of $250.

 

[groebuck]

I got the 5870 in one set up and dual 260gtx (sli) in a second both are i7's oc'ed to 3.8. The 5870 regularly performs better than the sli set up with much less power use. I am jonesing for AvP since the full version supports dx 11 and eye finity.

 

[Core2-D2]

My past RMA experience with Visiontek will steer me clear of them in the future. Just putting that out there.

 

[Iching]

Great deal but the sales tax kills it for me. )-: