5970 no longer available...

[y eye]

newegg 26Nov09

09Dec09 Edit:

A trickle started:
See Reply #4 ---> onward 

[rambaldi]

Any news on the reason? failed cards from ATI or something else?

[y eye]

[rambaldi]

sounds about right

[Jon]

I have been keeping very close eye on the availability of all Radeon HD 5970 cards from various AMD partners, particularly in the Americas region. MicroCenter listed the Diamond Radeon HD 5970 on Friday at around 11:35am PST and it's still available for purchase, although at a very hefty price premium. You can check it out here:

http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0324814




Only one problem that prevents me from buying it right now:




On Black Friday, I went to my local Micro Center and inquired about incoming shipment times and availability dates. The employees were nice enough to inform me that new incoming shipments arrive on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at around 9:00am PST. While this isn't much help for those in Canada and other portions of the Americas that doesn't include the US, it still provides a hint of insight into the distributor channel for future availability.

[y eye]

looks like a USA preorder and or drop ship order center.
You might want to read the fines and or call on this one...

I placed an order and picked up this page from the order page. When will my order arrive?:
Edit: Clip oh, no I did not complete the order 

[Jon]

You actually ordered at eBay price?

[y eye]

You actually ordered at eBay price?

no...
I filled the forms but did not complete the order.
Only way to get to their fine print.

[rambaldi]

Seems as if there are a few available in New Zealand but the shipping might be pretty heft to the rest of the world lol:

http://pricespy.co.nz/category.php?k=v1482

[y eye]

08Dec09.

seven retail stores W/39 cards total:  HIS NZ averaging $1421.30 USD before shipping... http://pricespy.co.nz/category.php?k=v1482

[rambaldi]

Wow, we seem to be over supplied with them now, when I last checked there was only one retailer with them in stock lol

[y eye]

08Dec09

Newegg.com 5970: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=5970&x=14&y=28
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ASUS EAH5970/G/2DIS/2GD5 Radeon HD 5970 2GB 512 (256 x 2)-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Dual GPU Onboard CrossFire Video Card w/ Eyefinity

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Pricing: averaging $650.00 USD, about $200.00 over 5870.

new card listed: XFX OC: 30% OC with included OCing software... $800.00 http://ncix.com/products/?sku=47099&vpn=HD597ACNB9&manufacture=XFX

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Newegg.com 5870: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=5870&x=0&y=0

The only 58XX card listed as being in stock, XFX HD-587A-ZND9, : 12 in-stock : 09Dec09 sold out

Double Lifetime Manufacture Warranty : meaning second owner has warranty as well as first...
XFX HD-587A-ZND9 Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB XXX Edition 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported ... - Retail
Chipset Manufacturer: ATI
Core Clock: 875MHz
Stream Processors: 1600 Stream Processing Units
Memory Clock: 1300MHz (5.2Gbps)
DirectX: DirectX 11
HDMI: 1 x HDMI
DisplayPort: 1 x DisplayPort
DVI: 2 x DVI
Model #: HD-587A-ZND9
Item #: N82E16814150456
Return Policy: VGA Replacement Only Return Policy

Your Price:$439.99 sold out

... 09Dec09

Video Cards : http://www.ncixus.com/search/?categoryid=2-108&q=5870

5870PE51G ........................Diamond Radeon HD 5870 850MHZ 1GB GDDR5 4.8GHZ 2XDVI HDMI Display Port DIRECTX11 PCI-E Video Card (44348)........                      In Stock   $387.45   BUY  

LCS AX5870 1GBD5-WMDH ...Powercolor Radeon HD 5870 LCS 1GB 2XDVI HDMI Display Port PCI-E Video Card W/ Ek Water Block (LCS AX5870 1GBD5-WMDH) (46234)    In Stock   $489.30   BUY  

... 10Dec09 12:00 noon

Newegg.com  
[59] cards in stock
XFX HD-587A-ZNF9 Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card ... - Retail
Chipset Manufacturer: ATI
Core Clock: 850MHz
Stream Processors: 1600 Stream Processing Units
Memory Clock: 1200MHz (4.8Gbps)
DirectX: DirectX 11
HDMI: 1 x HDMI
DisplayPort: 1 x DisplayPort
DVI: 2 x DVI
Model #: HD-587A-ZNF9
Item #: N82E16814150443
Return Policy: VGA Replacement Only Return Policy
Your Price:$409.99

 [30] cards in stock
Free Dirt2 game coupon w/ purchase, limited offer
ASUS EAH5870/G/2DIS/1GD5/A Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported ... - Retail
Chipset Manufacturer: ATI
Core Clock: 850MHz
Stream Processors: 1600 Stream Processing Units
Memory Clock: 1200MHz (4.8Gbps)
DirectX: DirectX 11
HDMI: 1 x HDMI
DisplayPort: 1 x DisplayPort
DVI: 2 x DVI
Model #: EAH5870/G/2DIS/1GD5A
Item #: N82E16814121346
Return Policy: VGA Replacement Only Return Policy
Your Price:$409.99



   

[rambaldi]

well you certainly are paying a premium for these things at the moment

[y eye]

well you certainly are paying a premium for these things at the moment

Wanna Play?
Ya gotta Pay