HD 7890 OcUK availability

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It's been widely reported this is coming on the 27th November and will be a "limited edition" available in certain markets for Christmas availability.

Can anyone from OcUK confirm whether they will be getting stock of these cards? And maybe hint at pricing?

 

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It's dual gpu

Not that I've read. Where did you get that impression?

It's a slightly cut down Tahiti chip.

 

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Yeah there's loads of links around the web now.

All saying mostly the same thing:

Cut-down Tahiti chip.
15% faster than GTX660 is the aim.
No reference design.
Limited numbers - holiday 2012 season.

None of them said it was a dual GPU tho iBSOD.

 

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If that's the case I won't be complaining, I'll be buying one

 

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Please don't let it beat the 7970, im enjoying my indian summer at the top of the gpu charts while it lasts.

Well you might be in for a shock. These benchmarks are from a well-respected technology site in China. Certainly looks legit...

 

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Looks like only Club3D, PowerColor and VTX (same parent company) are releasing cards based on the 7890 chip.

Everyone else has decided not to make cards featuring "Tahiti LE". I can't remember another GPU that has been totally ignored/snubbed by card makers!

So this was a bit of a non-story, it seems. Either buy 7950 or wait for next gen.

 

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Without doubt, the worst launch I've ever seen.

I would at least expect the sites spamming all over the net (plagerizing one another) 'Official AMD launch on the 27th' to retract or update their crap spamm.

No such card.

The chips shall be put on 7870 cards and anyone who gets one will just be lucky.

Club3D, VTX and PowerColor have (apparently) all launched "special" versions of their 7870 range which contain Tahiti LE "7890" chips.

So it doesn't seem that it will be a lottery.

The Club3D version was called the "Joker" edition or something. Seemed to me when I read the article that if you bought one you got a 7890 100% guaranteed?

But there are no reviews yet, and I'm not going to buy a card from either of those brands anyhow