HD5870 vs. HD6970 vs. GTX570

[DrPop]

I think you made best overall choice going with the 5870. O/C that puppy! Talk to Bryan if you need help with that...

[Teratoma]

Or go with one (or two!) of these...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121370

I just got one but have not installed it yet. According to DrPop it will OC to stock 5870 speeds.

just my .02 (which is worth .01 when it comes to GPUs)

[Mumps]

Too many decisions but this is what I went with based on some recommends, my knowledge, personal likes, and price... and I get (2) $15 gift cards.

SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 5870

Most excellent! But NewEgg is confusing me... $289 with a single $15 card as a free gift so the Net price is $259? Huh?

[Mr. Hankey]

Too many decisions but this is what I went with based on some recommends, my knowledge, personal likes, and price... and I get (2) $15 gift cards.

SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 5870

Exactly the same cards I bought (2).....

[STMahlberg]

Most excellent! But NewEgg is confusing me... $289 with a single $15 card as a free gift so the Net price is $259? Huh?

The GPU's are $269 each and those have up to a $30 rebate from Sapphire; however, there is only (1) rebate per person. That ends on the 15th of January.

Then Newegg has a promotion that ends tonight, January 11th, giving a $15 Newegg Gift Card for each GPU ordered.

So the first card is $224 and the second is $254 net amount.

Edit:

Here is the mice type:

REBATE SUMMARY:
• Offer Code: U.S. Customers - ALT-5309 & Canadian Customers - ALT-5309 CA
• Rebate Amount: up to $30.00
• Valid on orders made between: 11/16/2010 and 1/15/2011
• Must be postmarked: within 30 days of purchase.
• Valid on the following product(s):
• $10 - Sapphire Radeon HD2400Pro 512M 64Bit PCI - (Model:100262PCIL) (UPC: 840777032626)
• $15 - Sapphire Radeon HD 5450 1G DDR2 PCIE - (Model:100292L) (UPC: 840777032923)
• $15 - Sapphire Radeon HD 4350 512MB HDMI PCIE - (Model:100264HDMI) (UPC: 840777032640)
• $15 - Sapphire Radoen HD4650 1GB DDR2 AGP - (Model:100288L) (UPC: 840777022887)
• $15 - Sapphire Radeon HD5770 1GB DDR5 PCIE - (Model:100283L) (UPC: 840777032831)
• $15 - Sapphire Radeon HD4650 512M DDR2 HDMI PCIE - (Model:100253HDMI) (UPC: 840777022535)
• $15 - Sapphire Radeon HD4670 1GB DDR3 HDMI PCI-E - (Model:100296HDMI) (UPC: 840777032961)
• $15 - Sapphire Radeon HD4550 512MB HDMI PCIE - (Model:100252HDMI) (UPC: 840777032527)
• $15 - Sapphire Radeon HD4650 1G DDR2 HDMI PCIE - (Model:100254HDMI) (UPC: 840777022542)
• $15 - Sapphire Radeon HD5570 1G DDR3 PCIE HDMI - (Model:100293DP) (UPC: 840777022931)
• $15 - Sapphire Radeon HD5450 512M DDR2 PCIE - (Model:100291L) (UPC: 840777042915)
• $15 - Sapphire Radeon Vapor-X HD5770 1GB DDR5 PCIE - (Model:100283VX-2L) (UPC: 840777012833)
• $15 - Sapphire Radeon HD5670 512MB DDR5 PCIE - (Model:100287L) (UPC: 840777032879)
• $10 - Sapphire Radeon HD5750 1GB DDR5 PCIE - (Model:100284L) (UPC: 840777022849)
• $10 - Sapphire Radeon Vapor-X HD5750 1G DDR5 PCIE - (Model:100284VXL) (UPC: 840777032848)
• $15 - Sapphire Radeon HD5670 1GB DDR5 PCIE - (Model:100289L) (UPC: 840777032893)
• $15 - Sapphire Radeon HD5770 1GB DDR5 PCIE - (Model:100283-3L) (UPC: 840777052839)
• $10 - Sapphire Radeon HD5570 1G DDR3 PCIE HDMI - (Model:100293L) (UPC: 840777022931)
• $15 - Sapphire Radeon HD5450 1G DDR3 PCIE - (Model:100292DDR3L) (UPC: 840777012925)
• $20 - Sapphire Radeon HD5850 1G DDR5 PCIE Full Retail - (Model:100282-3SR) (UPC: 840777072820)
• $30 - Sapphire Radeon Vapor-X HD5870 1G DDR5 PCIE - (Model:100281VX-2SR) (UPC: 840777022818)
• $30 - Sapphire Radeon HD5870 1G DDR5 PCIE Full Retail - (Model:100281-3SR) (UPC: 840777012819)
• $15 - Sapphire Radeon HD3650 512M AGP - (Model:100258L) (UPC: 840777032589)
• $15 - Sapphire Radeon HD5670 512M DDR5 PCIE VGA - (Model:100287VGAL) (UPC: 840777022870)
• $30 - Sapphire Radeon HD5870 2G DDR5 PCIE - (Model:100290SR) (UPC: 840777052907)
• $15 - Sapphire Redeon HD4350 1G DDR2 HDMI PCIE - (Model:100274HDMI) (UPC: 840777032749)
• $30 - Sapphire Radeon HD5870 1G DDR5 PCIE Full Retail - (Model:100281SR) (UPC: 840777032817)
• $15 - Sapphire Radeon HD4650 512M DDR2 64-bit PCIE - (Model:100253HDMI-64B) (UPC: 840777012536)
• $20 - Sapphire Radeon Vapor-X HD5850 1G DDR5 PCIE - (Model:100282VXSR) (UPC: 840777042823)
• $30 - Sapphire Radeon HD5970 2G DDR5 PCIE - (Model:100280SR) (UPC: 840777032800)
• Only valid on purchases made at: • Newegg.com & Newegg.ca
• It is recommended to keep copies of all materials submitted for your records
PROOF OF PURCHASE REQUIREMENTS:
• Signed Rebate Form • Original UPC Barcode Label • Copy of Receipt/Invoice or Packing List
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
• Limit one rebate offer per household • Offer valid in both US (not including Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) and Canada

[Fire$torm]

Too many decisions but this is what I went with based on some recommends, my knowledge, personal likes, and price... and I get (2) $15 gift cards.

SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 5870

Sweet........

[Dorren]

Sweet........

I'm gonna pretend i haven't been MIA for months and just go along with everyone and say you made a sweet pick Now that i'm back, i have some catching up to do.

Holy crap i just realized this isn't the name i used before...lemme fix that if i can...

[John P. Myers]

I'm gonna pretend i haven't been MIA for months and just go along with everyone and say you made a sweet pick Now that i'm back, i have some catching up to do.

Holy crap i just realized this isn't the name i used before...lemme fix that if i can...

Is this better?

[Maxwell]

Is this better?

JPM's home! JPM's home! JPM's home!

[John P. Myers]

I am! But sadly i've been out of the loop for so long i dunno anything about anything lol
I'll get it figured out again eventually...