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Have new card prices kicked in already?
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Soldato
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Thought that's exactly the reason why they are increasing the prices
They feel the need to squeeze more money from us 
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Yup, prices have defo gone up. Bought a Powercolour 5870 last Thursday for £290, its now £335 (different e-tailor) however I haven't received it as UPS have lost it !?$!£?!!"£%
were out of it so we were told
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Prices are a joke. A certain online store can have some decent prices if you wait for them to do their price slash. They were selling powercolor 5850 for £199 the other day. All 70+ sold in less than 24 hours obviously. They also had the 5970 at £499 not long ago. Prices in general seem bad and you have to wait for these offers to even consider buying right now really.
The 5970 is hilarious. RRP £425. Yet best online prices seem to be £520-£550. And some are trying to sell at £570+. Considering what the card is i.e. 2x5870 (reduced clocks) on 1 pcb & the pro's cpons of the card, and the prices of the 5850/5870 I would be happy to pay out £460 for the 5970, no more.
The 5970 is hilarious. RRP £425. Yet best online prices seem to be £520-£550. And some are trying to sell at £570+. Considering what the card is i.e. 2x5870 (reduced clocks) on 1 pcb & the pro's cpons of the card, and the prices of the 5850/5870 I would be happy to pay out £460 for the 5970, no more.
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by the looks of a few of the nvidia benches the prices wont be coming down either
My 5770s were £124 on release, plus custom coolers for £15 each, and they perform better than the new pricey MSI Hawk / Sapphire toxic / Asus Cucore versions, which all cost a lot. The Cucore one is cheaper, but it only has 1 Xfire bridge and a VGA port :x.
The 5800s perform great, but these prices are ridiculous. Just try and get two 5770s at £120 each if you want some ATI 5000s, best price to performance setup if you can still get £120 ones that is.
The Cat 10.3 drivers have also boosted there performance by quite a decent amount.
The 5800s perform great, but these prices are ridiculous. Just try and get two 5770s at £120 each if you want some ATI 5000s, best price to performance setup if you can still get £120 ones that is.
The Cat 10.3 drivers have also boosted there performance by quite a decent amount.