xfx 5870 XXX edition worth it?

They are OC'ed from the factory. The card itself is pretty much the same, it's just been shown to be able to OC to a certain point at a certain temperature. So overall, factory OC'ed cards will OC better than normal cards.

never worth it for the factory o/c, you can do it yourself.
and it doesnt increase your resell value, because ppl see it as a waist.

Its the one I have and as the others have said it a factory oced card no differences in cooling or PCB layout, in fact I flashed mine to the asus unlocked BIOS and got regular stock clocks untll I oced again 1000/1200 stable so far

So what I'm getting is that likely it wasn't a great purchase because I could take a basic 5870 and OC it myself to those factory OC levels.

However it's not a terrible buy as the factory OC cards tend to OC better (cooler/stable) than a basic card.

And I realize I may lose a few bucks if I choose to resell the card, however if it works out for what I want (especially if I can swing a second and 3 more monitors) then I will likely keep it anyways.

My XXX reaches 1ghz @ 1.212v and 1375 on the memory. That's better than most.

If you actually HAVE ONE coming, who gives a sheet about a few bucks. They may or may not be higher binned, but definitely won't do any worse than the stock card.

While I agree that factory OCd cards are a gimmick, I wouldn't intentionally seek one out, but with the current shortage I would have grabbed one of that was all there was. What's the difference anyway? Like $20? Who wants to wait weeks and months over chump change?

Keep it and be happy, most people can't get anything...

haha you got a point! I'll likely keep it I'm just curious if it was the worth while buy.

I own two of those in CFX. Many people seem to forget that not all chips are equal. You might get a card that overclocks better, you might get one that overclocks worse. It is 50 50.

Actually can someone answer a quick question regarding the card for me?

I run 2407s which if I'm not mistaken don't have the Display port on them (im at work so I cant check)

The 5870s require a DP port for the 3rd monitor without having to buy that $100.00 adapter. Do the DP ports on the 2408 wfp's work with the ports on the card? or do I still need to purchase an adapter?

The specs for the 2408wfp say Display Port, so yeah it'll work, no adapter needed.