ATI's on backorder !

Hi,

I placed an order on Friday and was informed later in the day that the ATI 5870 card's are on backorder :( Not sure if i should wait or look into getting the GTX 295's.

Need input on whether i should wait for the 5870's or go for the GTX 295.  Am i right in understanding that the GTX 295 will not be a DirectX 11 capable card?

Also, in the future i can definitely see myself going for an additional card. Considering that Nvidia will be coming out with the newer GPU some time in the next few weeks, dont know if GTX 295 would be a vice choice for the short to mid term. Please advise! Thanks

ok first of all if going Nvidia, you want 2 x 275, its better then 1 x 295, both in price and performance.

right now Nvidia does not have any DX11 cards, but they will announce the Fermi line in DEC and have them out sometime in JAN.

ya, says the man who will be $50 poore come Feb, since they anonnce it in DEC and you can by it some time in JAN can't wait till FEB so I can collect my money

Edited by DST4ME - 14 Nov 2009 at 6:56pm

DST4ME..should I call Monday and if no 5870s switch to the 2x275 instead of the 2x295?  Alex any comments on the 5870 situation?  Thanks

Well my system has shipped with a 5870 in it and NewEgg keeps sending me messages saying they have one in stock but I'm not concerned with them. Good luck all.

I read an article somewhere, I think it was on the canucks forum but it said that ATI shipped about 10,000 cards the first time and that was just between the U.S. and Canada. Then they found a small glitch, they reset the etching and now they're holding out until they can send "tens of thousands" at a time througout the world. The date they quoted is the 17th of this month. So I'd just hold your pants and wait. If you buy an inferior card that will de-value as soon as these 5870's hit the market you'll be kicking yourself in said pants.

I am in no hurry as such :) Thanks for the input guys.. I think i will request to be put on the waiting list for now! 

Originally posted by Pheel DST4ME..should I call Monday and if no 5870s switch to the 2x275 instead of the 2x295?  Alex any comments on the 5870 situation?  Thanks

if you are not getting 5870 then get 2 x 275, it will out perform 295 in sli and it will out perform it in games that don't support sli and it will cost less.

that link has only 61 pages

The good o'l days.

They were supposed to be in yesterday, but call them and ask.

OK.. here is my config below ... going to place an order and wait till the ATi's come in... please post recommendations/comments!

Ticket Number: 354817
Total Price with Instant Savings: $2,595.00

Direct Load URL: http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=354817

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Not Available
Trim Accents: - Not Available
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified by mushkin enhanced (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1200W Digital Storm Certified (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Highly Recommended)
Expansion Bay: - Not Available
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Seagate/Western Digital (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)
Set 1 Raid Options: - Not Available
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x ATI Radeon HD 5970 2GB
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Asetek Liquid CPU Cooler (240mm Radiator) (High-Performance Edition)
H20 Tube Color:- Not Available
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue)
Enhancements: LCD Temperature Display & Fan Controller (Requires Chassis Airflow Upgrade)
Chassis Mods: - Not Available
Noise Reduction: - Not Available
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade)
Boost Video Card: - Not Available
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Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - Not Available
Office: - Not Available
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Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
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Mouse: - No Thanks
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Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warrant

Get a good book, relax and try to think of something other than your 5870...will probably be in after Thanksgiving/early December.

Hey gang, I got a CM Storm Scout, I don't even know if they offer it anymore. A 2Gb ATI 5970 card, when did that happen? Wait, a 5970, did they already sandwich two cores together? I haven't heard about this. I can't believe the performance of this one 2 cores would be incredible. Not that I need it, one monitor, 24" wide screen and beautiful and responsive as all get out. One thing I really like about Samsung is they have pre-sets for internt, games, movies, sports, things like that so you don't have to fiddle with the brightness and color every time you change things but that also goes for the ATI CCC, it has profiles too. I'm still holding out judgement. I'm keeping this on one card until I see what Nvidia will offer next quarter.

DST, you are right in that 90% of games today don't need a 5970 for res. under 2560x1600, but a lot of the new games are pushing GPU's harder, so I think for 1920x1200 it will be great for upcoming games. For res under that most will be CPU limited, so it doesn't make any sense. 

abheysg if you haven't ordered yet, when you get ready to, give me a call and I will answer any final questions and get you all setup.

there is a lot of games at 1920x1200 that 2 275's can's avg 60, and most they can't keep min above 60.  And games coming out in the next six months, there will be a lot more..

for one you must not have read my post, just because a card can avg 50FPS does not mean smooth game play.. Min FPS is much more important, and like I said many games the 275's in sli can not do that.