WTB : Video Card

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:31 pm

Hey All,

I'm looking for an upgrade to my 8800GT.. I'd like to spend $100-$150. If anybody has one they'd like to off, or suggestions as to what I should buy, LMK! I've been out of the market too long to know what's best right now. I'd prefer something that is proven to be friendly with Ubuntu 10.04 as that's my primary OS right now..

eGo

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:19 pm

I have an almost new visiontek 5770 here I can let go for $125

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:49 pm

Hey Greg, I'm really leaning towards Nvida atm, but I'll let you know.. ATI hasn't had a great track record with Ubuntu 10.04... I'd ideally like to find a GTX 460 768MB now that I've looked a little bit.. But I'm gonna keep doing my research and I'll get back to you, the price point on that is decent enough I just might take the chance..

Shadow250 · Post by **Shadow250** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:08 am

i also have an xfx 5770 1 gig for about the same as his.

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:48 am

Ya just missed my GTX460 a month ago, I was just trying to recoup my cost. I do have an XFX 5890, but you're not looking interested.

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:21 pm

I also have a pny 460 NEW

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:53 pm

Sorry, it's a HD4890. Don't know why I didn't notice.

NubyCanuby_OFC · Post by **NubyCanuby_OFC** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:40 pm

You might want to wait until this Friday when the reviews of the new 6850 and 6870 are out. They should be in the $150-$250 price range.

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:14 pm

Thanks Nuby, I'll keep that in mind.

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:18 am

Not sure where you're getting your info. I've been hearing $200-300. Amazon did a price leak a few days ago that had the 6870 at $279.

NubyCanuby_OFC · Post by **NubyCanuby_OFC** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:56 pm

normalicy wrote:Not sure where you're getting your info. I've been hearing $200-300. Amazon did a price leak a few days ago that had the 6870 at $279.

Most of my info is from the discussions at [H]ard|Forum.
People felt the $279 price was overinflated.

The 6850 and 6870 are supposed to compete with the GTX 460 768MB and 460 1GB.
Since the performance of the 6800s is supposed to be better, people were hoping for a price drop on the GTX 460s.

This happened today.
The new pricing is as follows: GTX 460 1GB – $199 USD
GTX 470: $260 USD
The GTX 460 768MB will remain at its already-reduced price of $155 to $170.
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/news/vid ... -responds/

The NDA is supposed to be lifted at 9 AM EST on Oct.22, so we'll see the actual prices and performance then.

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 2:45 pm

If they can get the 6850 down that low, I'll be amazed.... & probably be buying one.

GuardianAsher · Post by **GuardianAsher** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:41 pm

Newegg has them listed already. Radeon 6850 for $180. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... -_-Product

Radeon 6870s run for around $240 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... -_-Product

So glad I waited now. I see my new upgrade *drool*

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:57 pm

Darn, the reviews are out too. They are actually slower than the 5800 series. Not a whole lot, but I expected them to at least be 10% faster... not 5% slower. Looks like these are the new mid range & they are going to have a new high end series coming later that will be a 6900 series. Still though, they are both better than the 460 at least by a bit & the pricing does reflect the lower performance.

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:24 am

im still happy with my 5770