4870x2 Issues

[Oswyn]

RMA and buy one of the new GTX295's that just got onto newegg today

HardOCP: Brent Justice
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...VudGh1c2lhc3Q=

“NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 295 simply costs too much in the performance segment. The current price drops on Radeon HD 4870 X2’s make it the best bang for the buck currently. The performance gain just isn’t enough right now to warrant a price that is $100 more than the competition. Even if you scoff at the MIR, we are still talking about a $50 price difference. That is a lot of money to many of us.”


HotHardware: Marco Chiapetta and Dave Altavilla
http://hothardware.com/Articles/NVID...ashed/?page=13

“Of course, sticking with an existing design, means there aren't any new features to speak of being introduced with the GeForce GTX 295. Whereas AMD supports DX10.1, NVIDIA still does not.”


Tim Smalley: Bit-tech.net
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...-sli-review/18

“Ultimately, it’s going to come down to pricing – if there is a gulf between the Radeon HD 4870 X2 and GeForce GTX 295, the Radeon gets our nod.”


HEXUS: Parm Mann
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.ph...=16737&page=11

“Why does the 4870 X2 edge it? Well, our HEXUS.bang4buck concludes that the extra margin of performance doesn't quite warrant the £32 premium.”

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.ph...=16737&page=13

“It's now AMD's turn to attempt to scupper NVIDIA's product launch and it's doing so by conveniently lowering the asking price of the Radeon HD 4870 X2 - it's now available in Europe at a cost of €369 (approximately £330). At around £70 less than NVIDIA's offering.”


FiringSquad: Brandon Bell
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/...nce/page13.asp

“So far only one board partner, and one retailer have gotten onboard with the plan, with Sapphire’s 4870 X2 board selling for $450 on Newegg, plus a $50 mail-in rebate bringing the price down to $400. If ATI can get more board partners and retailers to play along with this price, they could have quite a coup on their hands.”