[TPU] Radeon HD 4870 1 GB In For Yet Another Price Cut

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Juggalo23451

Discussion Starter · Mar 10, 2009

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Radeon HD 4870 1 GB In For Yet Another Price Cut
As the price-war between the two graphics processor giants intensifies, ATI is reportedly preparing yet another price-cut for the Radeon HD 4870 1 GB graphics accelerator. The company had implemented significant reductions in prices of HD 4800 series accelerators as recently as in the first week of March.

The older price-cut placed the HD 4870 1 GB at the US $199 price point. Following NVIDIA's move to push the GeForce GTX 260 to that price-point, ATI's response is indicated to be a further $20 cut, sending the price down to $179. There is no word on when the new pricing would be implemented.

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corky dorkelson

· #2 · Mar 10, 2009

Wow. Both 4850 and 4870 are almost 50% cheaper than launch prices.

mr.derp

· #3 · Mar 10, 2009

Sweet, although itll probably will take awhile.

Kuntz

· #4 · Mar 10, 2009

Wow, so much for so little.

PsikyoJebus

· #5 · Mar 10, 2009

All i have to say is.....competition is SOOOO nice!

gerikoh

· #6 · Mar 10, 2009

lovely. now i'll just have to wait for that to reach $100 then i can xfire it with my 4830

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jamracing

· #7 · Mar 10, 2009

I just ordered the Sapphire Vapo-chill 4870...

corky dorkelson

· #8 · Mar 10, 2009

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lovely. now i'll just have to wait for that to reach $100 then i can xfire it with my 4830

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ilhe4e12345

· #9 · Mar 10, 2009

i cant wait. i am watiing for the toxic to drop again adn then im gonna pick up anohter one of those bad boys....mmmmm gonna be so sexy.

Pheatton

· #10 · Mar 10, 2009

Nice!! Have to let my brother know about this.

darksideleader

· #11 · Mar 10, 2009

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hes kidding i think, he has a 780G board afterall.

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45nm

· #12 · Mar 10, 2009

In the end it's the consumer who wins.

dralb

· #13 · Mar 10, 2009

hmm, my planned 4830 xfire could turn into 4850's if I don't hurry up

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nathris

· #14 · Mar 10, 2009

Oh hey, it looks like Newegg finally implemented the first price cut.

Now all we have to do is wait for the next price cut to be announced before they start selling at $180...

And there is still nothing for us Canadians.

A 4870 1GB is still $40 USD more on Newegg.ca.

venom55520

· #15 · Mar 10, 2009

ok that's it, i'm happy i got a job because at these prices, i have to get mine a brother, along with a new mobo and CPU.

rebelextrm02

· #16 · Mar 10, 2009

Sweet. My 4870 1gb still has 3 weeks left on it's newegg open box refund warranty.

Cheetos316

· #17 · Mar 10, 2009

Goes to show the level of profit on these things. Less than 50% of original debut MSRP and still dropping!

gerikoh

· #18 · Mar 10, 2009

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yeah i know it's just the same as xfiring 4830s but, 2 4830s is better than a single 4870 or 4830. besides, i can throw my 4830 in another rig if i plan to xfire a 4870 anyway.

and of course i'm getting an xfire capable board. just wait for my rig upgrade this summer and hopefully they'll be priced at around $80 or less lol

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Licht

· #19 · Mar 10, 2009

I told myself no spending on GPUs. But it's getting so hard. I only wish AMD would push the Phenom 2 line to get cheaper for me.

My arms stuck

· #20 · Mar 10, 2009

My mistake, I misinterpreted the article I posted. I will likely be getting one of these cards myself though.

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