Looks like the 58xx cards are finally coming down in price.

[Drenlin]

Hooray for sub-$200 5850's!

Powercolor @ $170
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131386

MSI @ $190 ($170 with $20 MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127500

XFX @ $190 with promo ($160 with $30 MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150477

There are 3 more that are sub $200 after their rebates


5830's for $140 after rebate:
XFX- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150497
Diamond- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103116


The 5870 is not untouched, either. These three are $260 after a rebate:
Sapphire- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102872
Diamond- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103084
XFX- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150476


Thoughts? Personally, I'd be thrilled to get a 5850 for the price of your average GTX 460, or a 5830 for the price of a high-end 5770.

 

[Benny Boy]

Hey! Good news. I was thinkin' about a 5770 but looks like I can move up in the world.

 

[voyagerfan99]

The 6xxx series aren't much more money. You can get a nice XFX 6870 for $219 after rebate.

 

[Russ88765]

I'd go for a 5830 if I could flash it with a 5870 bios.

 

[Shane]

The 6xxx series aren't much more money. You can get a nice XFX 6870 for $219 after rebate.

Well that depends on peoples budgets of course,But personally i think the 6 series are priced very nice...atm i think the best deal is on the 6950 because its able to unlock to a 6970 for free!

I'd go for a 5830 if I could flash it with a 5870 bios.

Wont work.

 

[Russ88765]

Wont work.

Okay... Any reason why?

 

[Shane]

Okay... Any reason why?

Well its what they say here...

http://www.overclock.net/ati/795239-flash-5870-bios-onto-5830-a.html

Although nobody in there actually tried it,So...

 

[Russ88765]

It seems like the problem is there's a lot of talk but no real test data to compare against. The xfx 5830 might make a good "test" card due to their double lifetime warranty. Unless bios flash induced malfunctioning isn't covered by their warranty. I'd love to hear back from someone who has tried it, if it puts it exactly at specs with 5870, and the difficulty of the procedure.