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Sapphire 6870 for 100

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  • #2
    M00lers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭M00lers


    lazlo wrote: »
    Taking a sapphire 6970 (twin fan edition) off a friend of mine for a hundred quid

    http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4303/sapphire_radeon_hd_6870_dirt_3_edition_oc_video_card_review/index.html

    Is this card worth the money? Will it fare well with this years big releases?

    Or should I shell out a bit extra for something a bit more modern?

    Not a bad price for it really, but what ever happened to mate rates?

    EDIT: Thread title reads 6870 but your post says 6970, my answers applies to a 6870, if its a 6970 its a bargain!!!


  • #3
    Fluffy88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Fluffy88


    A 6970 for €100 is ridiculously cheap.
    A 6870 for €100 is a good price, sells for around €150 new.

    6870 isn't the most powerful card, it was always the 'value' card. It will play all the newer games and most of them at high settings but the most power hungry games you will have to turn down a small bit.

    The next card up from the 6870 would be a 7850 which goes for around €170.
    http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/540?vs=549


  • #4
    lazlo
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 541 ✭✭✭lazlo


    my bad lads it is definitely a 6870 as the linked review shows...

    and I think I'm getting mate's rates tbh :)


  • #5
    M00lers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭M00lers


    lazlo wrote: »
    my bad lads it is definitely a 6870 as the linked review shows...

    and I think I'm getting mate's rates tbh :)

    Like I said not a bad price, but I'll be giving my mate my 6870 for a lot less than 100 euro. maybe I'm too soft!:D


  • #6
    Mountjoy Mugger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Mountjoy Mugger


    FWIW, I bought a 6870 off adverts last year for €100. Very happy with the deal. Of course, newer cards have come along since.

    IMO, it's still not a bad price.


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  • #7
    lazlo
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 541 ✭✭✭lazlo


    moolers2000 wrote: »
    Like I said not a bad price, but I'll be giving my mate my 6870 for a lot less than 100 euro. maybe I'm too soft!:D

    will you be my friend? :):)


  • #8
    M00lers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭M00lers


    lazlo wrote: »
    will you be my friend? :):)

    I'm spoken for, thanks for the offer though!


  • #9
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    Mountjoy Mugger wrote: »
    FWIW, I bought a 6870 off adverts last year for €100. Very happy with the deal. Of course, newer cards have come along since.

    IMO, it's still not a bad price.

    So you get it from someone who is not your friend for €100 7 months ago. And you think €100 is a good price for it today?

    I'd say this out be let go for 80-85
    http://www.adverts.ie/graphics-cards/sapphire-hd-6870-1g-gddr5-pcie/2620799


  • #10
    lazlo
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 541 ✭✭✭lazlo


    tuxy wrote: »
    So you get it from someone who is not your friend for €100 7 months ago. And you think €100 is a good price for it today?

    I'd say this out be let go for 80-85
    http://www.adverts.ie/graphics-cards/sapphire-hd-6870-1g-gddr5-pcie/2620799

    they aren't the same though. The one I'm getting has a much better cooler on it (supposedly)


  • #11
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    lazlo wrote: »
    they aren't the same though. The one I'm getting has a much better cooler on it (supposedly)

    If your link is correct it's about 1% better frame rates in games.


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  • #12
    lazlo
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 541 ✭✭✭lazlo


    Cheers for vindicating some of the misgivings I had tuxy. I might weigh out a bit more for something else then


  • #13
    dreamers75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,558 ✭✭✭✭dreamers75


    i sold my 6870 to my son for 50, if it was on here i would ask for 75.


  • #14
    briany
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,513 ✭✭✭✭briany


    As others have said here, it's hard to go too far wrong with a 6870 on a tight budget. I've had one since Feb of last year and it's taken just about everything I've thrown at it and it idles nice and cool at 29 degrees C (in my system at least). Nice card. Be sure he throws in any accessories that came with it like power leads or VGA adapter or any cables, should you need them.


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