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5870 x2 Release Date??

Pazmeister

Pazmeister

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Hi, I want to get the Radeon 5870 x2 and upgrade from my Geforce 8800 GTX.

I have heard rumors on the net that the 5870 x2 is out in October but does anyone know the release date?, And i have a Antec 900 gaming case but dont think that it will fit the new card. What gaming case will i need. I am ONLY buying the above two items from Overclockers however as i have used them in the past and you cant beat them for price, customer service, technical know how and speed of delivery (Does that entitle me for a discount lol???)
 
Pazmeister said:
Hi, I want to get the Radeon 5870 x2 and upgrade from my Geforce 8800 GTX.

I have heard rumors on the net that the 5870 x2 is out in October but does anyone know the release date?, And i have a Antec 900 gaming case but dont think that it will fit the new card. What gaming case will i need. I am ONLY buying the above two items from Overclockers however as i have used them in the past and you cant beat them for price, customer service, technical know how and speed of delivery (Does that entitle me for a discount lol???)
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God damn you you got me so excited, i thought you actually had a release date for it then.
 
:( Sadpanda. Don't get people's hopes up like that!

Month-old rumours say sometime in November. The answer is that no-one knows, other than those under NDA.
 
Well the somewhat obvious time to release it, would be Nov 23rd, the "supposed" date for the Fermi, because, if the Fermi launches, it will be faster than it almost certainly, and call a Fermi £400, they'll release the X2 at £400, drop the 4870 to £250, the 5850 to £175 and laugh at Nvidia.

If Nvidia utterly fail to match the date they said they'd release on, or only provide a paper launch it just gets funnier, we got out our even higher end part out, thats even faster, rapes a 295GTX, demolishes the so scared they aren't even sold anymore 260-285gtx, and Nvidia's new card missed its launch.

Either way Nvidia get screwed and AMD steal all the headlines and can dictate the pricing and undercut whatever price Nvidia sets straight away.

Simple fact is, why not utterly spoil their launch when they so easily can?
 
you might need to take a hack saw to the 900.
Just measured mine it needs like 5mm more space >_<
now theres physically no way to have both the front fans on because my dvd drive blocks the gpu area with this mobo >_<
 
Pazmeister, with your first post you successfully managed to give me a coronary. Well done, I hope you're happy with yourself :mad:
 
I've seen a couple of places claiming that the NDA for these cards will be released on the 23rd of October (next Friday). I don't know quite how much that information can be relied upon but if it's true I would imagine it's well worth waiting for. It's not that long!
 
AWBbox said:
I've seen a couple of places claiming that the NDA for these cards will be released on the 23rd of October (next Friday). I don't know quite how much that information can be relied upon but if it's true I would imagine it's well worth waiting for. It's not that long!
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Thanks for that mate. Was tempted to get a 5870 now. Will wait a bit longer now.:)
 
We should also see the 2gb 5870 out soon I think, this shouldn't need to wait to combat Fermi as it will probably be the same performance as the 1gb part, just with 6 screen support
 
i'm sooooo getting an x2 when they come out, i'm happy with my 4870's, but it's just too difficult to turn a blind eye to the prospect of one of these badboys!
 
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