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I have been trying to find this card, but it seems to be out of stock everywhere. Is it just that hot of an item at the moment?



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Yeah, Radeon cards are just that awesome.

For real, blame the low-wielding 40nm process technology.



 

 

 

 

 

Low-yield issues coupled by high demand.

Sucks that AMD has such a lead on NVIDIA at this point in time, but can't capitalize on it due to this.



Wii/PC/DS Lite/PSP-2000 owner, shameless Nintendo and AMD fanboy.

My comp, as shown to the right (click for fullsize pic)

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T @ 3.2 GHz
Video Card: XFX 1 GB Radeon HD 5870
Memory: 8 GB A-Data DDR3-1600
Motherboard: ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3
Primary Storage: OCZ Vertex 120 GB
Case: Cooler Master HAF-932
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Extra Storage: WD Caviar Black 640 GB,
WD Caviar Black 750 GB, WD Caviar Black 1 TB
Display: Triple ASUS 25.5" 1920x1200 monitors
Sound: HT Omega Striker 7.1 sound card,
Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers
Input: Logitech G5 mouse,
Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 keyboard
Wii Friend Code: 2772 8804 2626 5138 Steam: jefforange89

They are selling faster than AMD can produce them.



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Well if anyone see's on for sale, can you PM me please? :)



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Im happy u made the decision to buy the 5870 Mafoo.

What CPU u gonna use to fuel it?



Well, if you're searching for Radion, that may be why...



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lol thetonestarr

@Slimebeast

I am going to use my current setup. I have a Phenom black addition quad core with 4 gig of ram. I currently have an HD 4850 as my GPU, but I run a 30" display and like to play games at 2560x1600. The new crop of games taxes that card at those resolutions.

I could go with CF, but I would have to buy a new mobo for that, and the cost of a mobo + 4850 + power for a year is as much as the 5870, and far slower.

Just wish I could find one :)



I'm also getting this exact GPU quite soon! Just need Windows 7, a new motherboard and a lot more RAM!



The reason is that TSMC's 40nm had a chamber mismatch (something wrong with a machine) that went unnoticed for a few weeks. Rumours say that supply will be restored in the first week of December.