5870 2GB Eyefinity Editions Surface!

[SteelSix]

Grabbed. Going, going, prolly gone..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125322

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102888

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161336

[surfingerman]

AHHH i got 2 of em in my cart but i cant buy because i just added money to my account today and it wont be on the card till tomorrow.. quick does anyone know if newegg charges same time you order or next day.. how long can i refresh my cart and keep it here???

[Kantastic]

AHHH i got 2 of em in my cart but i cant buy because i just added money to my account today and it wont be on the card till tomorrow.. quick does anyone know if newegg charges same time you order or next day.. how long can i refresh my cart and keep it here???

You can't. Anyone can buy it and when they're out of stock they'll just remove it from your cart.

[bpgt64]

Why do you need two eyefinity 6 editions. I mean...it has 6 ports on it, why not sli with a normal one?

[erocker]

Unless you are gaming way above 1920x1200, save your money and get a 1gb 5870 or better yet a 5850. There are no benefits to this card at normal "HD" resolutions.

[surfingerman]

profit you dumy ican sell this for 580 easy

[surfingerman]

further disater stickes i use paypal to pay without double checking address cards are now being shipped to non existent address.. and i cant change it because they wont let you change paypal addresses ohh the joy

[erocker]

further disater stickes i use paypal to pay without double checking address cards are now being shipped to non existent address.. and i cant change it because they wont let you change paypal addresses ohh the joy

So nao how yuz gonna make all that profitz? :(

[surfingerman]

i duno?? man i sent the cancel email and cancelled the order i will order it on my card it looks as though they hadn't charged my paypal to tomorrow so i suspect it wont show on my card till tomorrow.. i will have a fee if they charge me too soon so now i will have to order 3 just in case

[surfingerman]

god smaked me in the face again my internet whent down at the last secxonds i had to renter my info twice and then it was a new card so i had to waiiiit for stupid suntrust security authorization...ohhhhh.. i hope i got it

[XMANNN905]

Very Nice
Thanks Man

[Duffman]

Gigabyte model still available

[XMANNN905]

Gigabyte model still available

yup

[mastrdrver]

I'll wait for a XFX version.......and more monies cause I ain't got that much. :(

[Nick89]

Unless you are gaming way above 1920x1200, save your money and get a 1gb 5870 or better yet a 5850. There are no benefits to this card at normal "HD" resolutions.

OR, if your one of the few people who plays flight sims like DCS black shark and Flaming cliffs 2. the 2GB comes in handy.

[1Kurgan1]

It's really nice to finally see some 2GB cards, but swining at the $500 marker with the 480 on the way seems kind of stupid too me....

Unless you are gaming way above 1920x1200, save your money and get a 1gb 5870 or better yet a 5850. There are no benefits to this card at normal "HD" resolutions.

I agree... if your goign to use this to power a single monitor. But if going for eyefinity, I haven't ever got to test myself, but I just can't see how a 1GB card could ever push 3 monitors at 1080 with higher settings on a decent game.

[SK-1]

Damn...99 card limit.

[Wile E]

$500 is too much. $450 yes, $500 no.

*sigh* Maybe when we actually see Fermi in the wild, the prices will drop some.

[afw]

For those who are planning on setting up a 6-monitor setup .... check this
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/03/24/ati_radeon_5870_2gb_3x2_eyefinity_gaming_experienc e

Although the 6-monitor setup is great for CAD users etc... its not great for gaming ... and one can play games only at low settings/AI

But this card would be great for a 3-monitor setup though ... :toast:

[Phxprovost]

what i never understood about this card is, if the cards out now just cover playing a game maxed out at high res's...how the hell is it going to cover 6 high res screens? enjoy playing stalker at low settings at ~30 fps on your 6 screens? no thanks :rolleyes:

[SK-1]

I don't believe it actually renders 6 screens...

[bpgt64]

It's really nice to finally see some 2GB cards, but swining at the $500 marker with the 480 on the way seems kind of stupid too me....



I agree... if your goign to use this to power a single monitor. But if going for eyefinity, I haven't ever got to test myself, but I just can't see how a 1GB card could ever push 3 monitors at 1080 with higher settings on a decent game.


You really need crossfire to do so. at 5760x1080, your putting alot of demand on the GPU...However dual 5870s handle BC2, Dirt 2, Dragon Age, Anno 4, and several other games at high settings just fine. The only thing that really kills FPS in eyefinity is AA, MSAA. I thought my GPUs were dead when i first loaded up BC2, turns out I had AA and MSAA maxed and even with twin 5870s you get 5 FPS...

[twicksisted]

I don't believe it actually renders 6 screens...

no it will take the vertical / horizontal resolution of all of the screens and render that as one big screen

[Wile E]

You really need crossfire to do so. at 5760x1080, your putting alot of demand on the GPU...However dual 5870s handle BC2, Dirt 2, Dragon Age, Anno 4, and several other games at high settings just fine. The only thing that really kills FPS in eyefinity is AA, MSAA. I thought my GPUs were dead when i first loaded up BC2, turns out I had AA and MSAA maxed and even with twin 5870s you get 5 FPS...

Yeah, which pretty much defeats the purpose of having 6 monitors on a single card for gaming. You need more than one card anyway.

[mastrdrver]

$500 is too much. $450 yes, $500 no.

*sigh* Maybe when we actually see Fermi in the wild, the prices will drop some.

You realize that for that price you get a bunch or mini DSP adapters.

[Wile E]

You realize that for that price you get a bunch or mini DSP adapters.

Still not worth $500 to me. If I was spending $500, I would expect more performance in addition to a bunch of adapters. For $500, Fermi performs better. Not that I'd buy Fermi either tho.

[Steevo]

At huge resolutions you don't need AA, so run 4X AF and 2X AA for the same benefit.

Still not worth $500 to me. If I was spending $500, I would expect more performance in addition to a bunch of adapters. For $500, Fermi performs better. Not that I'd buy Fermi either tho.

You realize at high resolutions Fermi actually fails harder than the 5870?

[imperialreign]

$500 is too much. $450 yes, $500 no.

*sigh* Maybe when we actually see Fermi in the wild, the prices will drop some.



Dang, man . . . you make it sound like we all gotta go on safari or somethin! Quick,get the Land Rover, I'll go grab Livingstone!


I mentioned in another thread - I wonder if we might end up seeing a 4GB 5970 model in the near future?

[LAN_deRf_HA]

1 left in stock. You check stock levels by putting it in cart and changing quantity to any number above the current stock level. If it's less it will show you how many you can buy.

[mastrdrver]

I mentioned in another thread - I wonder if we might end up seeing a 4GB 5970 model in the near future?

You didn't pay attention to the news during Cebit did you?

[Wile E]

At huge resolutions you don't need AA, so run 4X AF and 2X AA for the same benefit.



You realize at high resolutions Fermi actually fails harder than the 5870?

The only performance relevant to me is 1920x1200. Fermi wins there. Besides, I don't want to buy Fermi either.

I'm holding off till the next round, unless I happen upon some sort of killer deal on 2x5850, 2x5870, 5970 or Fermi.

[mastrdrver]

The only performance relevant to me is 1920x1200. Fermi wins there. Besides, I don't want to buy Fermi either.

I'm holding off till the next round, unless I happen upon some sort of killer deal on 2x5850, 2x5870, 5970 or Fermi.

I'll let you in on a little secret: Charlie has already stated on the S/A forums that "the next round (read refresh)" at least for AMD will be on 40nm.

28nm TSMC: Risk late 4Q 2010, full production 2Q 2011
28nm GF: Risk 1Q 2011, full production 3-4Q 2011

A "cooler and better" Fermi isn't coming till next year, spring is said to be best bet.
AMD 6 series is said to be Evergreen shaders inside next generation architecture.

[imperialreign]

You didn't pay attention to the news during Cebit did you?


If I had the time to pay attention to the tech convention, then I might not be wondering about the possiblity of a fatter dualie . . .

Care to enlighten me?

[Steevo]

The only performance relevant to me is 1920x1200. Fermi wins there. Besides, I don't want to buy Fermi either.

I'm holding off till the next round, unless I happen upon some sort of killer deal on 2x5850, 2x5870, 5970 or Fermi.

I got a awesome deal on mine. Wait for the newegg specials, then use one of the coupons they send out occasionally. Or when they give you a pending rebate for a fucked up order.

[mastrdrver]

If I had the time to pay attention to the tech convention, then I might not be wondering about the possiblity of a fatter dualie . . .

Care to enlighten me?

Np

Probably got lost in amongst all the talk of 5970s. I know XFX will have one and I think Sapphire will too.

Here is the XFX: XFX 5970 4GB Black (http://www.techpowerup.com/118730/XFX_Alters_Radeon_HD_5970_Black_Edition_Design.htm l)

[Wile E]

I'll let you in on a little secret: Charlie has already stated on the S/A forums that "the next round (read refresh)" at least for AMD will be on 40nm.

28nm TSMC: Risk late 4Q 2010, full production 2Q 2011
28nm GF: Risk 1Q 2011, full production 3-4Q 2011

A "cooler and better" Fermi isn't coming till next year, spring is said to be best bet.
AMD 6 series is said to be Evergreen shaders inside next generation architecture.

I don't really care what Charlie has to say. I think he's a moron. I'll wait for more trustworthy sources. Doesn't matter tho, either way, I'm pretty good right now, performance wise. No need for me to upgrade right now.

I got a awesome deal on mine. Wait for the newegg specials, then use one of the coupons they send out occasionally. Or when they give you a pending rebate for a fucked up order.

I do keep my eyes open for good deals. Nothing has suited my fancy yet.

[imperialreign]

Np

Probably got lost in amongst all the talk of 5970s. I know XFX will have one and I think Sapphire will too.

Here is the XFX: XFX 5970 4GB Black (http://www.techpowerup.com/118730/XFX_Alters_Radeon_HD_5970_Black_Edition_Design.htm l)



Yeah - I completely missed that article amoungst the dramacano of 480.

Horrendous price. Hopefully the other ATI vendors will step up as well, but I doubt the price would budge if nVidia don't step up the competition.

I guess I'll just watch how things develop . . . while I continue to wait for 5970 supply to resurface :ohwell:

[alexsubri]

Wow the 6 port is amazing ! I'll stick with my 5850 xfire :) The extra "1gb" is for those who want to take advantage of Eyefiniti without major FPS drop, eitherway --that HIS MW2 card looks bad ass!

[Blacklash]

I'll slum with regular triple HD 5870 Crossfire. Not paying 1500usd to replace them.

Regular 5870s are over on ZZF for 395usd with free shipping.

[mdsx1950]

Great card. lJust a bit pricey.

EDIT: Actually thought about it twice. I think its worth every penny for those who game at high resolutions. It might not be worth for some of your'll but it sure is worth every cent for some people. Specially those running Eyefinity.

[Nick89]

This is like the best VIDEO CARD EVER for flight sims! DCS: black shark will be so awesome with 3 monitors!

[wahdangun]

yeah it will be great for my FSX setup






but shame microsoft won't make it again hiks

[digibucc]

Yeah, which pretty much defeats the purpose of having 6 monitors on a single card for gaming. You need more than one card anyway.

well no because with crossfire makes the second card's ports unusable. if it didn't i'd agree but as is the only way to do gaming is to crossfire 2 cards, and use the 6 ports on card one to power the monitors.

[DTV DRAGON]

what iam finding hard to get is another plain sapphire hd5870, nothing in newegg canada, and i want to c/f with my current card
sorry to stray off topic abit

[mastrdrver]

ebay is your friend there.

[Wile E]

well no because with crossfire makes the second card's ports unusable. if it didn't i'd agree but as is the only way to do gaming is to crossfire 2 cards, and use the 6 ports on card one to power the monitors.

You are missing my point. A single card is not capable of running a 6 monitor setup at good quality with decent framerates. You have to turn everything down. This makes 3x2 Eyefinity mostly useless for gaming.