Quote Originally Posted by DilTech View Post
Now THIS we can agree on.

I'm one of the biggest "sit and wait" advocates on this site, but we all have friends who just have to have the newest toys.

Only reason I got my GTX 460 was because someone wanted my 4850(to crossfire with his) and made me an offer I could refuse, and I got it for a STEAL. Reason I had the 4850? Someone wanted to buy my 8800GTX to SLi it, and I actually made money on that deal. If it wasn't for these occurrences I'd still happily be using my old 8800GTX. I'd have liked these cards to be beasts, if for nothing else, because someone wants me to build them a system with a 460 1 GB wants to buy mine, and it would've been a solid chance for a free upgrade.

None the less, looking forward to Cayman(whatever AMD decide to name it, I'm done speculating that) and seeing what it brings to the table. If they price it right and release it before I build that PC, it may still end up in my system.



A lot of people actually do buy a card at best buy and have them install it there... Yes, there ARE people that are that computer illiterate. I remember when my buddy chris bought a radeon 9800pro over the x800pro because "the number was higher". Luckily, he brought it to me to install, and I MADE him take it back.
Having essentially 5870 performance for $100 less isn't exciting? The 68xx series 'mid end' slot almost directly into the old 58xx series. That's a mid-end high-end exchange.