AMD Slashes Price on HD Radeon HD 4870 to Sub-$200 Territory, Update Your Gift Wish List
AMD Slashes Price on HD Radeon HD 4870 to Sub-$200 Territory, Update Your Gift Wish List
Posted 12/08/2008 at 6:53am
| by Paul Lilly
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The holidays are shaping up to be happy for gamers on a mainstream budget. According to X-Bit Labs, AMD said it had reduced the price of its ATI Radeon HD 4870 videocard and that at least one online vendor will be selling the 512MB model for $199.
"The price of the ATI Radeon HD 4870 is dropping and we expect that the 512MB and 1GB boards should be available on Newegg today for around $199 and $239 respectively, offering an even more compelling value," a spokesperson for ATI/AMD said.
A cursory glance on Newegg backs the spokesperson's claim (not that we ever doubted him) with two 512MB models -- Sapphire and HIS -- already marked down to the promised price point, and even less if you want to try your hand at the mail-in-rebate game. The 1GB models haven't yet dropped quite as low, not before MIR anyway (we were right to be skeptical).
This year has been a good one for PC gamers as AMD and Nvidia have repeatedly cut prices and taken other measures, such as die shrinks (Nvidia) and giving graphics partners the green light to overclock (AMD), to try and one up each other.
Image Credit: ATI via Ubergizmo
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xs0u1x
December 09, 2008 at 4:48am
yay, maybe ill get lucky and be able to have a pair of these bad boys in crossfire in my build at the beginning of the year
pepper_roni
December 08, 2008 at 8:04pm
I was thinking about a 8800gt superclocked because of physx support... but thats a real attractive offer :)
frdbrlw
December 08, 2008 at 7:48pm
i should have waited before ordering then, because i just spent 265 for my 4870.
yahknow1
December 08, 2008 at 11:39am
Yes, it's 14:40EST here and I see no such price-points for the 4870 on newegg? I'dlike such a deal, I've been thinking of crossfire my exsisting card and that price would be my excuse.
sinan
December 08, 2008 at 10:56am
I will need to update my newegg wishlist and swap out that 4850 for a 4870. Conrary to the article though I still don't see any 4870 cards under $200 pre-rebate.
Paul_Lilly
December 08, 2008 at 8:35pm
Here are some direct link to the $200 videocards (prices are current as of this posting):
Sapphire HD 4870 512MB - $200 shipped ($190 after MIR)
HIS HD 4870 512MB - $200 shipped ($190 after MIR)Newegg's also advertising a $20 combo discount with OCZ RAM on both of those cards.
If willing to shell out a little bit more for a 512MB HD 4870, you might also want to consider MSI's version. It runs about $219 shipped before MIR ($188 after), but their online eRMA process is about as painless as it comes, should you ever need it. Fill out the online form, receive your RMA number via email, and mail your card in - no proof of purchase necessary or any other hoops to jump through.
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