CDdude55So i guess it comes out in three hours.

isn't it closer to 2 hours? (EDT, as per Wizzard's post, is Eastern Daylight Time...i.e. GMT-4)

While you guys are anticipating the 4870 X2, i am anticipating the price going down for the regular 4870.:)

mk_lnisn't it closer to 2 hours? (EDT, as per Wizzard's post, is Eastern Daylight Time...i.e. GMT-4)

Ya, sorry i just counted the hours and not how many minutes.

CDdude55Ya, sorry i just counted the hours and not how many minutes.

Whats your budget for the 4870?? how low do you want it to drop?

CY:GWhats your budget for the 4870?? how low do you want it to drop?

Around the $200's is my budget(when i get some cash). But i dont want to go for it now if its going to drop in price. I would like it to drop maybe to at least $199.99

CDdude55Around the $200's is my budget(when i get some cash). But i dont want to go for it now if its going to drop in price. I would like it to drop maybe to at least $199.99

Don't count on that. If the price drops that low, people will buy 2 4870's instead of 4870X2 in which ATI have invested so heavily ( dual-GPU on a chip design ) .

wolf2009Don't count on that. If the price drops that low, people will buy 2 4870's instead of 4870X2 in which ATI have invested so heavily ( dual-GPU on a chip design ) .

Very True...

that'd be sweet if prices dropped to those levels...but i think that, by that time, there will be something else that blows it out of the water

UPDATE: less than an hour to go! :D

Oh man. I like the color! I need 3grand right now. XD

give me a non sticker heatsink pls, at least till the EK 4870x2 blocks come out

5 more minutes omg omg omg. XD!!!! I want one of these!

Edit: 45 seconds!!!!!!1

Yay!!

CDdude55Yay!!

It's finally (sort of) out!!!!

wolf2009Don't count on that. If the price drops that low, people will buy 2 4870's instead of 4870X2 in which ATI have invested so heavily ( dual-GPU on a chip design ) .

So should i just buy a 4870 at a price it is at now?

CDdude55So should i just buy a 4870 at a price it is at now?

Price will not come down due to 4870x2 , but gradually over time.

Selling like hot cakes in the UK now, the cheapest I can find is £375.......$725 :eek:

Tatty_OneSelling like hot cakes in the UK now, the cheapest I can find is £375.......$725 :eek:

There is a sapphire on ebuyer for £354.98
Or a Powercolor for £344.98

Thats expensive.

Hopefully they hurry up with in the the U.S., there not on Newegg yet.

CDdude55Thats expensive.

Hopefully they hurry up with in the the U.S., there not on Newegg yet.

Not really, like I'm doin in all these similar threads :p :

$549 -> £288 -> £338 (inc VAT)

Hopfully Nvidia shows a GTX 280 X2 or something that will combat Ati. Maybe at Nvision 08 they'll revel something.

CDdude55Hopfully Nvidia shows a GTX 280 X2 or something that will combat Ati. Maybe at Nvision 08 they'll revel something.

I hope its not just two GTX 280 PCBs slapped together cus that would kinda suck. I prefer single GPU's really. Roll on the GTX300 series! :D

I guess this means that the 4870 X2 reqires PCI-E 2.0:

CDdude55I guess this means that the 4870 X2 reqires PCI-E 2.0:

No, its still backwards compatible (apparently). Im still a little worried about its power draw though, could damage some PCI-E 1 mobos.

That sucks, i guess i ams till just going to stick with the regular 4870.(which isn't a problems since i game at 1440x900)