Ground Store Decks Up XFX Radeon HD 6900 Series Graphics Cards

btarunr · Dec 13, 2010, 03:01 PM

Ground stores almost all over have begun decking up their shelves with Radeon HD 6900 series graphics cards, disregarding launch dates set by AMD. Earlier today, an enthusiast from Germany showed off pictures of Radeon HD 6970 graphics card made by PowerColor that he bought off a store. A more recent set of pictures show a ground store in Asia decked up with XFX Radeon HD 6900 series graphics cards, ready to sell. Perhaps stores feel that the launch date is a couple of days too late to have much impact on X'mas sales, and that it's better to sell stock as it comes. XFX has Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon HD 6950 2 GB graphics cards up for sale, both cards stick to the AMD reference design, except a small aesthetic change, the rear panel sports an XFX-designed air exhaust vent.

mdsx1950 · Dec 13, 2010, 03:11 PM

OH those cards look awesome!! Can't wait to buy it!

mechtech · Dec 13, 2010, 03:14 PM

No monies

cadaveca · Dec 13, 2010, 03:15 PM

Sucks waiting for drivers to launch a card.

btarunr · Dec 13, 2010, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by cadaveca

Sucks waiting for drivers to launch a card.

All those boxes contain driver CDs that can let you use the card.

OneCool · Dec 13, 2010, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by cadaveca

Sucks waiting for drivers to launch a card.

http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33971551

_JP_ · Dec 13, 2010, 06:27 PM

Damn stores, always teasing us with their stock pileup while we are left to drool in our keyboards.

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Originally Posted by mechtech

No monies

I hear ya, bro. Same here.

Looking damn sexy, can't wait for the Sapphire cards!

wolf · Dec 14, 2010, 12:20 AM

cant wait for a review to see if I actually want one or not.

jlewis02 · Dec 14, 2010, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

cant wait for a review to see if I actually want one or not.

Same here

segalaw19800 · Dec 14, 2010, 05:00 AM

Send me one

Volkszorn88 · Dec 14, 2010, 05:05 AM

I'll take all of them please. Thank you.

wolf · Dec 15, 2010, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

cant wait for a review to see if I actually want one or not.

aaaaaand I dont. pity too.

mdsx1950 · Dec 15, 2010, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

cant wait for a review to see if I actually want one or not.

Check it out mate. Definitely worth for $370. GTX580 performance for $170 less!

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/..._card_review/1

WarEagleAU · Dec 15, 2010, 04:36 AM

Id try grabbing one of them and running out the store, lol. Seriously I do like the display.

wolf · Dec 15, 2010, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by mdsx1950

Check it out mate. Definitely worth for $370. GTX580 performance for $170 less!

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/..._card_review/1

more like GTX570 performance for some more $$... it really depends what you throw at it, and I'm gonig off TPU and Guru3d's review, waiting on techreports too.

price is right, hype was .... well wrong. Nvidia really did well slamming don the GTX500's real fast.

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