ATI R700 Preview

[emoners]

hope the R700 won't cost THAT much

[zlojack]

Wow...over $620 here in Canada at that pricing.

Even though they're usually a little higher in Europe, I'd expect them to be in the $600 range up here.

[perkam]

Wow...over $620 here in Canada at that pricing.

Even though they're usually a little higher in Europe, I'd expect them to be in the $600 range up here.

Pricing on new cards is same as it is in the US (you can buy HD 4850s for less than $180 here). It is the older cards and motherboards that still carry the old currency exchange premium.

Perkam

[Monkeywoman]

"The mighty dual GPU ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 monster was spotted today during the QuakeCon 2008 Tournament finals in Dallas. This post comes to bring to your attention that AMD/ATI has finalized the work on the card, and it will hopefully be released sometime next week after the NDA content is over. Enjoy the two pics until then."

source; http://www.techpowerup.com/67631/ATI...2_Spotted.html

[junkun13]

here it comes!

[drjunk]

"look at the size of that thing!"......(i say in a Mark Hamill voice)

[spursindonesia]

Once you go BLACK, you never look back. That baby is simply pure $exxx.

[YukonTrooper]

The most exciting thing about the R700 is the potential price drops on the other cards. $250 HD4870's and $350 GTX 280's? Um, yes please!

[annihilat0r]

Isn't 400€ a bit higher than expected?

[zerazax]

No because that usually translates to ~400-450US

pretty good rule of thumb with hardware is that the price in Euros is almost a 1:1 (maybe 1:1.1 now with currenty rates) ratio with US prices due to taxes and other things

[safan80]

Once you go BLACK, you never look back. That baby is simply pure $exxx.

lol tell that to my ex 9800gx2.

[Hornet331]

sry for ot, but god damnit... is that a soldam/windy case?... i would give a right arm and leg for such a case.... they even put my TJ09 to shame.

[cadaveca]

No, is LianLi armoursuit custom Crossfire edition. Spider window gives it away.

http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/2008/07...-competition/1

[Hornet331]

meh, and i thought it would be something special.

[disruptfam]

$650aud for sapphire brand so i would assume abit lower for the other brands as sapphire is the most expensive in Aus!

[adamsleath]

Isn't 400€ a bit higher than expected?

500usd WAS a rumour wasnt it?

but they may aswell milk it for what it's worth. it is the fastest thing around after all. depends how many they want to sell in the end.

[Hornet331]

the 400€ includes 20% vat, so the price in the usa will be ~ 500$

[JohnJohn]

Oh god i would kill for a picture with Ati gurl

[mascaras]

here in PT Powercolor HD4870X2 = 450€ ,available next week


regards

[generics_user]

€ = $ in hardware prices, at least most of the time...

we pay a big premium just like the UK guys do (well not as much)

[Leeghoofd]

Isn't 400€ a bit higher than expected?

Fastest card in the world ? for 400 euro's that's too much ?

[L7R]

It's actually about half the price of 8800Ultra when it was the fastest card.

[Leeghoofd]

we want more reviews !!!

[iboomalot]

we want more reviews !!!

screw reviews I want the card for my birthday on the 14th

COME ON RELEASE THE HOUNDS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[onethreehill]

R700: Crossfire-X-Interconnect Architecture
http://www.hardware-infos.com/news.php?news=2292