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 cards are increasingly harder to find.
As a Plan-B, I've been considering the Gigabyte 6870 model with the 3 fans http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125357 which is $185 shipped after MIR.
Would you wait for the 5850 or cancel and go for the 6870?
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 cards are increasingly harder to find.
As a Plan-B, I've been considering the Gigabyte 6870 model with the 3 fans http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125357 which is $185 shipped after MIR.
Would you wait for the 5850 or cancel and go for the 6870?