Hd5870 - $299

[LiquidReactor]

Rv870 probably will still have 1600 shaders but that doesn't mean it will offer double the performance cause no drivers are perfect.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...2&postcount=35

I posted that a week ago.

Well, at 2560x1600 with max eye candy maybe HD 4870 does offer over twice the performance of 3870 but theres one other important thing, is the game playable?

[Chickenfeed]

Well, at 2560x1600 with max eye candy maybe HD 4870 does offer over twice the performance of 3870 but theres one other important thing, is the game playable?

Exactly. 2x crap is still... crap. Still, I expect the 5800s to handle nearly all current titles at 2560x1600 with 4x AA and still remain modestly playable ( with the exception of ARMAII and Crysis ; ARMAII is a nasty piece of work)