2gb ati 5870 is gone

[orose]

I actually wanted this card and it doesn't appear on the configurator any more.Plus the case I was looking at has increased in price for no apparent reason. Such a shame, I am now going to research how to build my own pc system.

 

[shades]

Good luck with doing that cheaper than you can get one from here. Especially once you factor in the cost of your own time building it.

 

[Tom DWC]

Which case are we talking about here? Unless you have plans for a multiple monitor configuration or just have to have a 2GB video card even though you don't actually need one for your screen resolution (like moi) then I wouldn't worry too much about getting that particular model.

 

[Maestro]

Yes the 2gb 5870 is no more and has been retired by AMD. Unless you wanted 6 screens then you will probably have to move onto the 6 series cards.

With regards to case prices the reason is simple. The cost of raw materials around the world is sky rocketing, In this case metals cost a lot more so manufacturers have raised there prices. When we run out of stock of a product and go and re-order, in some instances where the distributors have new stock they will have paid a higher price and have passed this on. Motherboards have also shot up in price in some instances by upto 15% due to the cost of base metals rising.

Unfortunately this is the way of the world.