Quote Originally Posted by zerazax View Post
Okay, so then wait for the Cayman XT or see if Barts XT is around $200, as some people are saying

It's really a whole bunch of silliness right now that people are complaining about a number.

And besides, why not wait and see if the performance really is where people say it is? All people have are Vantage and 3dMark06 numbers, which don't reflect real world (esp. DX11 titles) as well
I agree 100% man, people are too hung up on the nameing stuff!
And comparing it to the rebranding that Nvidia did with the 8800/9800 is just silly reguardless, it is new architecture!

Most folks on here are pretty tech savy.
I'm still using a 4870, and wanting a new VC....

It all sounds pretty good to me, but I'm not upgrading from a 58xx series...
Alot remains to be seen, but if I can pick up a 6870 for <$250 that performs somewhere between a 5830 and a 5870 with lower power consumption I'll be a happy camper!

I have cash in hand and waiting for the card(s) release!

My biggest concern is 68xx drivers, but that should be worked out pretty quickly if history repeates itself...

Folks that really want something better than the 5870's should wait for the 69xx cards. Me personally, I won't pay more than $250 for a Video card...

But then again, I'm not a huge gamer, or at least not one that cares that much about FPS (I don't like shooters )...