So whos actually buying a 4870x2 come tuesday?

[Gerard]

Interested in seeing how many have been holding out for one, im sorta considering it but i think launch day is gonna bring plenty of "WTF" posts when it finally goes on sale be it here or anywhere else.

Does my credit card need another £350 ish of debt?

 

[.:MBK:.]

depends just how much ocuk bump the price, how impatient i get, and how much money i actually have at the time

 

[Adrianr]

Mad crazy impatient people with money they should really be giving to charity.

 

[SS-89]

Does my credit card need another £350 ish of debt?

No wait a few weeks for the price to settle and get one then =)

 

[bfar]

No wait a few weeks for the price to settle and get one then =)

Sheer wisdom. You'll probably save 50 lids that way

 

[OrphanBoy]

(what's a lid?)

 

[Tooks]

I do find it hard to resist shiny new graphics cards it has to be said, but this time around, and after being an early adopter of both the 8800GT and the 4850 and paying a little more than perhaps I should have, I'm going to wait.

The sensible part of me also recognises that my current setups can handle all the games I throw at them at 1680 x 1050, so I don't really NEED a 4870X2...

I'm really looking forward to reading about those that do get one though, which will probably tip me over the edge!!

 

[HEADRAT]

Off to the States in September, I will pick one up then

 

[Adrianr]

The sensible part of me also recognises that my current setups can handle all the games I throw at them at 1680 x 1050, so I don't really NEED a 4870X2...

The un-sensible part of me is thinking if i buy a 4870X2, it's a cracking reason to buy a 30" Hazro to actually stress it out

Off to the States in September, I will pick one up then

Likewise! Though i'l be keeping an eye on gtx 280 prices as well..

 

[Coolasmoo]

Hell no,

I was taken in by the 3870x2, relying on Crossfire profiles is something i never want to have to face again.

 

[bfar]

(what's a lid?)

Bottle-top, coin, pound, euro, whatever makes u tick

 

[bfar]

Hell no,

I was taken in by the 3870x2, relying on Crossfire profiles is something i never want to have to face again.

That scares me about the 4870x2. I wonder if the gtx280 is the more stress free option???

 

[w311zy]

Hell no,

I was taken in by the 3870x2, relying on Crossfire profiles is something i never want to have to face again.

please explain as im waiting for this and im a little worried now.

 

[Buffman]

Bottle-top, coin, pound, euro, whatever makes u tick

So a quid then?

 

[SS-89]

Hell no,

I was taken in by the 3870x2, relying on Crossfire profiles is something i never want to have to face again.

now you rely on sli profiles? =/

 

[jaykay]

I thought the 4870X2 doesn't use crossfire, or am i wrong?

 

[MikeHunt79]

Pointless for me, my 8800GT is fine for what I use it for.

 

[ten80p]

Surely even if you've got the money and want one you'd not pre-order or buy on day 1 until you've read several proper reviews ? Things like heat, PSU requirements, driver maturity, game support etc,etc need to be confirmed first ?

 

[Adrianr]

Surely even if you've got the money and want one you'd not pre-order or buy on day 1 until you've read several proper reviews ? Things like heat, PSU requirements, driver maturity, game support etc,etc need to be confirmed first ?

Yeah... but that's all a bit boring isn't it?

 

[Coolasmoo]

now you rely on sli profiles? =/

I do yes, but thanks to TWIMTBP, 90% of games work fine with a sli profile

I have nothing against ATi hardware, its ultimately the game support that matters and unfortunately this is where Nvidia has the edge.