Originally Posted by
tifosi
Wow... i've seen some stuck up people... but you take the cake :rofl:
If the 6970 performs better than GTX 480 (~110%) and is about 30-40% more expensive than $239 that the 6870 was launched at, i'm buying! A lot of people i know would too, and i'd wager a handsome sum to say that a lot of people globally would do the same. Just take a look at DX11 marketshare. It is mostly nvidia's flock (read sheep) which will have a problem admitting that this makes more sense, as it is cheaper, cooler and better value given the features like eyefinity and 7.1 96khz/24-bit audio over hdmi. Honestly, as a potential purchaser of 2 cards (for 2 systems) in THIS month... i'm rather keenly looking forward to the pricing of the 6970/6950/6870(may be a downward price review)... my :banana::banana::banana::banana: is big enough! thank you :P no need for extra inches :rofl:
Sincerely, i believe if AMD prices it closer to GTX 570, then Nvidia is fukked... cause Nvidia couldn't potentially drop prices a lot, with the given costs. I agree costs would have improved, but... it is still a BIG chip...
Also, it is what you can buy for your money which matters more me thinks... good on them those who bought 5970... it still is the fastest card out there... when launched for a little more than GTX480, it made good sense for those with the money to spend... It is still faster than the GTX580, so i don't see any downsides to having fastest card for about a year and then some :P similarly, the antilles will also be an exceptional value, given the CF scaling now.