UK's Best Price & Staggering DEAL - ATI HD 5870 £179.99 Delivered!

zombiegenesis · 3 Dec 2010 at 13:09

The more I see those other 5870's at £250 the more I'm tempted to pre-order this... but I just don't trust the market in this state, with the 6000 cards coming out!

Plus I can't seem to find this model for sale or rated elsewhere :?
I suppose they can't all be that different, but it is stopping me from buying.

LordAzathoth · 3 Dec 2010 at 13:11

you could get the XFX one then

Ezyryder · 3 Dec 2010 at 13:13

zombiegenesis said:
The more I see those other 5870's at £250 the more I'm tempted to pre-order this... but I just don't trust the market in this state, with the 6000 cards coming out!

Plus I can't seem to find this model for sale or rated elsewhere :?
I suppose they can't all be that different, but it is stopping me from buying.

I am exactly where you are. I have a new 27" monitor and my 460 is really no match for such a monster. I would like to upgrade so I can at least play Bad Company 2 at native res but with the other AMD offerings around the corner I don't know what to think. I could spend up to £300 but really £220 is my real maximum.

Marine-RX179 · 3 Dec 2010 at 13:14

From what I recall the XFX 5870 cooler is a little loud...so I guess choosing between XFX and VTX is down to whether you want the free games, or a quieter cooler...

LordAzathoth · 3 Dec 2010 at 13:14

Ezyryder said:
I am exactly where you are. I have a new 27" monitor and my 460 is really no match for such a monster. I would like to upgrade so I can at least play Bad Company 2 at native res but with the other AMD offerings around the corner I don't know what to think. I could spend up to £300 but really £220 is my real maximum.

same here mate

zombiegenesis · 3 Dec 2010 at 13:18

Haha, so we're a band of guys waiting to see what the best mid-high tier buy is going to be

I've had my cash down for a 470 for so long now it feels weird to consider anything else, but I have to be open minded. I doubt I'll exceed £200 though.
I think I'll wait until Janary before making a decision. If that means 5870's are back to being 190+ then I'll just have to live with it.

Ezyryder · 3 Dec 2010 at 13:23

The thing is by Monday in two weeks there won't be any left from this offer. argh

wolvers · 3 Dec 2010 at 13:27

zombiegenesis said:
I think I'll wait until Janary before making a decision.

And pay 20% VAT? Genius.

zombiegenesis · 3 Dec 2010 at 13:33

wolvers69 said:
And pay 20% VAT? Genius.

Boo hoo, a 3.5% VAT increase.
Weighed up against the January sales, and the release of the 6XXX knocking prices down a peg. From 25th November my component selection has already dropped £25 in price.

Somehow I doubt an extra fiver is going to lose me much sleep :confused:

EDIT: Correction sorry, 2.5%.

Andrew_McP · 3 Dec 2010 at 13:33

wolvers69 said:
And pay 20% VAT? Genius.

On a £200 card the increase is a fiver. Throw in the possdibility of retailers cutting margins to try and keep sales going into the New Year and I don't see the VAT rise as anything to be scared of.

If I was spending 40k on a car or extension I'd worry about it, but I'll never be doing either of those.

Andrew McP

Phoenixdancer · 3 Dec 2010 at 13:35

TBH i actually might buy one... Anyone know if EK have a block for this VTX card?

MoodyB · 3 Dec 2010 at 13:50

zombiegenesis said:
Plus I can't seem to find this model for sale or rated elsewhere :?
I suppose they can't all be that different, but it is stopping me from buying.

VTX are made by PowerColor afaik. This looks almost identical to the VTX 5850 I was using until recently, apart from having 1 extra heatpipe on the cooler.

Keep in mind that, like the VTX 5850, it probably won't allow software voltage control so could limit the overclocking ability slightly.

Highest I managed on my 5850 was 850 / 1150. At this overclock, with the fan at a constant 40%, temps never went above 60c under load.

Can't see this 5870 getting any hotter as the extra heatpipe should cancel out the heat generated by the higher clock speeds.

Turambar · 3 Dec 2010 at 14:03

Well that's me off the drink until these sell out. Still got Christmas shopping to do which won't get done if i get drunk and pull the trigger on one of these....

zombiegenesis · 3 Dec 2010 at 14:17

Turambar said:
Well that's me off the drink until these sell out. Still got Christmas shopping to do which won't get done if i get drunk and pull the trigger on one of these....

Oh god, my next door neighbour said she's going to whip me up a few bottles of skittles vodka on Saturday

I am so screwed.

Ezyryder · 3 Dec 2010 at 14:31

any ideas on how long are these cards?

I have only got an old and rusty Lian Li PC7 Plus.

bobert50 · 3 Dec 2010 at 14:34

I noticed someone mentioned that it appears to be the same cooler as on the PCS+ but red.

If this is true then it makes this an even better deal because the PCS+ fan runs fantastically cool and pretty much inaudible even under load.

Stromatolites · 3 Dec 2010 at 15:00

so 5870's now cost less than 5850's

chaotic_uk · 3 Dec 2010 at 15:06

Ezyryder said:
any ideas on how long are these cards?

I have only got an old and rusty Lian Li PC7 Plus.

it looks the same lenth as the powercolor 5870 pcs+ which is 10.5 inches long

, also here is the vtx3d website for this http://www.vtx3d.com/products_features.asp?id=18

Ezyryder · 3 Dec 2010 at 15:12

chaotic_uk said:
it looks the same lenth as the powercolor 5870 pcs+ which is 10.5 inches long , also here is the vtx3d website for this http://www.vtx3d.com/products_features.asp?id=18

thanks for that mate

much appreciated.

chaotic_uk · 3 Dec 2010 at 15:14

Ezyryder said:
thanks for that mate much appreciated.

no problem glad i could help

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