ATi 6990 @ Newegg!!!

[1h4x4s3x]

Since little Britain had around 100 it ought to be way more.
This post is #winning

 

[Vdubchaos]

What if I do both? Best of both worlds. Or as Charlie Sheen would say I'm bi-winning. I win over here and win over there. Lol.

Good for you.

How about this, I would rather make 2 extra mortgage payments EVERY MONTH than to go nuts spending money on GPU that gives me very little graphic improvement.

: D

I'm just waiting for the next leap in Graphics. When and if that happens I MIGHT...just MIGHT build a new rig with a sweet GPU. Doesn't look like that will happen anytime soon....

 

[Makaveli]

In all honesty, there's nothing wrong with saying 512 bit memory bus. Every 256 bit memory bus on every card today is actually a combination of multiple lesser bit buses. The 6990 has effectively double the memory bandwidth of a 256 bit bus.

Good point but I still find it abit misleading.

 

[Arkadrel]

Good point but I still find it abit misleading.

To be fair..... ONLY 1 card maker out of 5, have it as 512-bit, PowerColor.
ALL the others say only 256-bit.

AND...

when powercolor says its 512-bit, they show it like this:

snip..512 (256 x 2)-bit...snip

^above is how powercolor marketed there card on newegg.

I dont think its unfair.. it has (256 x2) as a explaintion, which is true, it does have 256x2.


When you claim something thats truthfull... its not really misleading is it?

 

[imaheadcase]

If you buy this card, you are messed up in the head.

 

[Zargon]

If you buy this card, you are messed up in the head.

and you would know right??

 

[Rubycon]

If you buy this card, you are messed up in the head.

Yes there is no excuse for a stock cooling solution dumping heat in the case. D:

 

[JAG87]

Good for you.

How about this, I would rather make 2 extra mortgage payments EVERY MONTH than to go nuts spending money on GPU that gives me very little graphic improvement.

That's subjective.

 

[Castiel]

First Charlie Sheen quote in the Video Forums , 'winning', -ah duh ? lol

I hope his public rock slide ends soon.

So how many 6990's you think newegg had ? 100 -110 ?

Not sure but i feel bad for those who bought one. The card had no "Value" compared to 6970's in Xfire

 

[SHAQ]

It's clearly a 7800 512 availability card. Although that was available for 3 days or so when it came out so this one is worse.

 

[Rubycon]

This site tracks them going in and out of stock. Only listing newegg.com right now...

http://www.nowinstock.net/computers/videocards/amd/6990/

In a few weeks we'll start to see the "near paper launch" threads like we did with 580s.

 

[Castiel]

There is 1 HIS 6990 remaining at Newegg

 

[badb0y]

Doesn't look like a paper launch to me, every time I check with e-tailors there's at least 1 card in stock and if I was in the market for one of these I would have one on the way to my house.

 

[Castiel]

Doesn't look like a paper launch to me, every time I check with e-tailors there's at least 1 card in stock and if I was in the market for one of these I would have one on the way to my house.

Why? It's 200 dollars cheaper to go with a pair of reference 6950's and unlock them

 

[badb0y]

Why? It's 200 dollars cheaper to go with a pair of reference 6950's and unlock them

That's exactly why I am not in the market for one .