AMD Radeon HD 6870 & 6850: Photos & Release Date

[PrivatePixel]

Originally Posted by supersix4

oh ok, yeah guess that was my assumption that these were going to compete with the 5900s, but that makes total sense, still sounds like they are pretty good cards if they are going to be sub $300

We'll know everything about these two cards in three days' time. Nice to see that AMD is giving their partners more flexibility regarding the design of the HD 6850 (right now, the card I'm most interested in). Consumers need more sub-$300 options from AMD.

Side note what 5970 company should I buy from

Diamond, XFX ? any recommendations would be great , I bought an extra Diamond 5770 (even though I took it back that night because of the crossfire issues in crysis ) and really liked the packaging/ card.

I would go with XFX (for the limited lifetime warranty). I've been using a Diamond HD 3870 for a while now, and it has a habit of triggering random reboots within XP (not even Windows 7, XP! ), so I've been unhappy for some time. I'm waiting for the announcements on Friday before I make a decision on a replacement.