3870 available and cheaper then expected

[Kasparz]

after the 8800gt destroyed it in every review?

No, never gonna happen.

[Epsilon84]

I bet that Nvidia really wishes they had given SLI to Intel now

So many people everywhere are scooping up 3800's because:

a) They can CrossFire them
b) CrossFireX will support multiple monitors
c) Finally, cards that are priced together that make sense!

I'm amazed how many are going CF w/ the 3800's but its about time

From a business perspective, SLI/CF really only matters to a tiny fraction of the market. I doubt nVidia is that worried about losing sales to ATI over this.

The Steam survey showed ~0.5% of gamers run a multi GPU rig...

[sonicsallen]

Hope the price of 88GT will drop before Chrismas

[Syn.]

UK Update:

Overclockers.co.uk Admin says:

HI there

I am hot, sweaty but now we have 300+ 3870 booked into stock guys. Happy buying!

[PhilDoc]

From a business perspective, SLI/CF really only matters to a tiny fraction of the market. I doubt nVidia is that worried about losing sales to ATI over this.

The Steam survey showed ~0.5% of gamers run a multi GPU rig...

All true, but that was before the 8800GT and the 3850/3870 cards came out. The cost of these cards make SLI/Crossfire much more attractive. I don't know how much growth we'll see, but I think we can expect this number to significantly increase.

[Miwo]

Wow, Diamond jacked up their prices.... $299 for the 3870 , $229 for the 3850. Hope Newegg maintains their prices after the new shipments come in...

[PhilDoc]

Wow, and at Diamond direct. Hopefully, this isn't the start of the price gouging. Anyway, try Fry's online, I think they have both cards and they usually sell for retail. They should probably on the list.

[hardrail]

I like how ZZF redesigned their site, but what pills are they takin'..?

Look at these prices..

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10007261

[PhilDoc]

Damn, ZZF is one of my favorate places to shop because they have free shipping on just about everything and usually low prices. Well, scratch them off the list as a cheap source.

[hardrail]

Damn, ZZF is one of my favorate places to shop because they have free shipping on just about everything and usually low prices. Well, scratch them off the list as a cheap source.

Yea, they were usually a couple bucks cheaper than the Egg on most items. This is quite disappointing.

[cozwin]

no more 3870's left only 3850's

funny as amd said they would sell more 50's then 70's as there going to push more out... maybe they should swap that round lol

[Pacha]

I like how ZZF redesigned their site, but what pills are they takin'..?

Look at these prices..

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10007261

so cheap... look at this one :
http://www.ebug-europe.com/bug/defau...053418%2CAT%2C


Available! and sent in 48h
at that price I hope they are offering the xmas tree with it

[TimoneX]

funny as amd said they would sell more 50's then 70's as there going to push more out... maybe they should swap that round lol

IMO the 3850 will be the winner here in the long run...depending on how the 256MB 8800GT is received. I think nV's supply problems with the 8800GT are creating alot of demand for the 3870 that wouldn't otherwise be there. Great timing by AMD...for once. Plus when either the 8800GT 512 or the 8800GT 256 show up in quantity retailers won't have a free pass to jack up the prices over MSRP again or people will just flock to the ATI cards which quite frankly are more desirable from a multi-GPU standpoint due to nV's lunacy with regards to allowing Intel chipsets to work with SLI. Nvidia is hurting themselves here with policy & inability to deliver in quantity. Competition is good!

[EvlUndrWareNome]

newegg restocks it seems about every 30-45 min. I got my Sapphire 3870 by refreshing every 30 min and it came back in stock and I got it

Nice card for 225$ shipped!

[EvilBellyLint]

Won't happen.

Yesterday



HD 3870
$229.99 from Manufacturer
$219.99 from Newegg


Today

HD 3870
$299.99 from Manufacturer
$269.99 from Zipzoomfly


EBL

[Eastcoasthandle]

To anyone buying 3870

New drivers are available here regarding Crysis fixes.

DirectX 10: Fixes texture flickering in bushes, clouds, trees

DirectX 10: Performance improvements

DirectX 9: Fixes Anti-Aliasing corruption seen on the ATI Radeon 2900 Series

DirectX 9: Anti-Aliasing performance enhancements

DirectX 9: Crossfire performance improvements

DirectX 9: Fixes random graphics corruption during game play

[eric66]

Yesterday



HD 3870
$229.99 from Manufacturer
$219.99 from Newegg


Today

HD 3870
$299.99 from Manufacturer
$219.99 from Newegg


EBL

corrected

[Piotrsama]

corrected

But out of stock right now on the egg

[EvilBellyLint]

corrected

exactly what is your point?

That I'm somehow wrong in stating the fact that
the few retailers who have the card for sale TODAY
have already raised the price $50-70 from yesterday?
And you prove this how? By showing that Newegg,
who is completely sold out of stock, has not yet
updated yesterday's prices?


EBL

[eric66]

today they were in stock . sapphire cards i think and they were sold at the same price (219)

[EvilBellyLint]

today they were in stock . sapphire cards i think and they were sold at the same price (219)

Then they deserve major props if they are resisting the temptation
to gouge, when others (even the manufacturer lol ) are already
taking advantage of the enthusiastic reception.


EBL

[EvilBellyLint]

hmm... apparently those of us who snagged the Sapphire cards yesterday
will be getting Valve Black Box bundled with it...




EBL

[GAR]

its a good thing AMD is doing good in sales, we need competition for good pricing.

[Start]

The 38x0 series cannot afford to be price gouged because the second they price gouged, they lost their sales to the 8800GT. Who would spend the same amount for a card that is slower? But when it is $50-$70 cheaper, then it open some eyes to get something cheaper for a slight decrease in performance. There are enough retailers in the states to sell the 8800GT at a price gouged cost. We'll be seeing prices on these stabilize soon once manufactures realize this. Retailers don't care as much, they just want to get rid of their more expensive items.

[NapalmV5]

hmm... apparently those of us who snagged the Sapphire cards yesterday
will be getting Valve Black Box bundled with it...




EBL

cool

just minutes ago saph 3870 in stock, now out again

those interested, F5 your redeemer!