Newegg isn't price gouging for once!
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give them timeOriginally Posted by Zytek_Fan
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102713
says its in stock!
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oh man im so tempted becuase i have Gears of War on the way and my 7900gs probably wont cut it.
but i think ill wait till after xmas and see whats out then.
does the 3850 and 3870 have the same core?
so if there is a 512mb 3850 version wouldnt that be the way to go?
because single slot cooler i think is better.
it will be interesting to see when they come out with new cataylst drivers how well they will preform.
FX-8350(1249PGT) @ 4.7ghz 1.452v, Swiftech H220x
Asus Crosshair Formula 5 Am3+ bios v1703
G.skill Trident X (2x4gb) ~1200mhz @ 10-12-12-31-46-2T @ 1.66v
MSI 7950 TwinFrozr *1100/1500* Cat.14.9
OCZ ZX 850w psu
Lian-Li Lancool K62
Samsung 830 128g
2 x 1TB Samsung SpinpointF3, 2T Samsung
Win7 Home 64bit
My Rig
Hey, don't sweat it. I'm playing gears on my oc'd 7900gt on medium/high settings just fine.
Now that's more like it tbh.
Still think they should be arround £130-£135 for me to buy 2.
£270 for better than 8800GTX performance @ £300+ price mark cannot be bad.
If drivers permitting is a great deal.
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i just ordered a saphire 3870 from the egg
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Cooler Master V10
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ASUS HD 4890 Top
Antec 850w
WD 500gb
WD 80gb
snagged one of the Sapphires for $219
EBL
good job guys!
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Asus Crosshair Formula 5 Am3+ bios v1703
G.skill Trident X (2x4gb) ~1200mhz @ 10-12-12-31-46-2T @ 1.66v
MSI 7950 TwinFrozr *1100/1500* Cat.14.9
OCZ ZX 850w psu
Lian-Li Lancool K62
Samsung 830 128g
2 x 1TB Samsung SpinpointF3, 2T Samsung
Win7 Home 64bit
My Rig
Same here.
can also buy direct from Diamond Website:
Radeon HD 3870 $229.99
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HIS in stock again on Newegg
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4GB Corsair XMS2 1066, VisionTek HD4850 512MB
60GB OCZ Agility 3, SilverStone ST400
Very good price.
Limit of 2 per costumer. It´s the suficient to make crossfire
What's nice about getting the Sapphire card at Newegg,
as opposed to the Diamond & HIS models they are selling,
is the Sapphire for some reason has a 30-Day Replacement/
30-Day Refund, while the other two can only be returned
for Replacement, No Refund.
EBL
Man that was great LOL
Friends shouldn't let friends use Windows 7 until Microsoft fixes Windows Explorer (link)
Sapphire OOS again but HIS 3870 is back in stock, limit 2 per customer
Looks like there has been high demand for the 3870
PowerColor reference 3850 is up: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131071
at least they are comming back in stock. UK is still waiting for the full avilablity of all makers HIS is the only to reach our shores.
I think its nice that no matter what card you chose you get Call Of Juarez with it. Looking at Gigabyte they are doing Never Winter Nights 2 as well for the same price as others. ASUS is offcourse is the most expesive which i never get why.
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ppl are actually buying the hd3870's lol ?
after the 8800gt destroyed it in every review?
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what do you consider destroyed? and the 3870 is at least $50 cheaper+i was thinking about dropping in another before the year is over and i cant do that with the 8800gt since x38 doesn't support slippl are actually buying the hd3870's lol ?
after the 8800gt destroyed it in every review?
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2x2gb G-SKILL DDR3
ASUS HD 4890 Top
Antec 850w
WD 500gb
WD 80gb
FPS isn't everything you knowppl are actually buying the hd3870's lol ?
after the 8800gt destroyed it in every review?
"To exist in this vast universe for a speck of time is the great gift of life. Our tiny sliver of time is our gift of life. It is our only life. The universe will go on, indifferent to our brief existence, but while we are here we touch not just part of that vastness, but also the lives around us. Life is the gift each of us has been given. Each life is our own and no one else's. It is precious beyond all counting. It is the greatest value we have. Cherish it for what it truly is."
The gap, which imho isn't that bad, will close with some better drivers. Also, regardless of which system I decide to build, whether Intel or AMD, I will not want a Nvidia chipset. I plan on going with 2-3 cards and the cross-fire solution is much better atm. Toss in the lower cost and availability, and imho its a no brainer.
yeap
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Cooler Master V10
2x2gb G-SKILL DDR3
ASUS HD 4890 Top
Antec 850w
WD 500gb
WD 80gb
yup!
CPU: Intel CORE 2 Duo E6550 @ 3.6GHz w/ 1.29vcore (517*7)
Motherboard:
Gigabyte P35-DQ6
Memory:
Crucial 8500's
Video:
Nvidia 8800GTX
PSU:
Zippy 700W (fan modded of course)
Let me break it down here, this is my opinion..........
Lets say you do go with the ATi choice, 2x 3870 crossfire, cost is $500 with shipping..............you have $500 worth of Video cards that cannot play some games that were released some time ago at high resolutions with AA/AF....World in Conflict and Crysis.........now the smart thing would be to skip crossfire and get a single card now and wait for january for 2x 3870x2 for quad crossfire, this will give much better results...........now the smartest thing to do now, if you need a video card is to wait and get the 8800gt for a single card setup intill next year, because the $500 you just spent on those 2 video card will be worthless come mid next year.....bad investment......best thing is if you really have to save money, go for 1 3870, if not then 8800GT does come out on top in every single benchmark period. this is all IMO.
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