News - Sapphire bolsters mid-range Radeon HD 5550 line-up with slew of cards

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There's a silent card, three HD 5550s with GDDR5 memory, and lots more.

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Decent seller at £70.. I think not....

At £50 it would sell well though.

All the 5xxx series are looking expensive compared to 4xxx. 5550/70 performs like the old 4670 which is looking a good buy right now :)

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Originally Posted by Methanoid

Decent seller at £70.. I think not....

At £50 it would sell well though.

All the 5xxx series are looking expensive compared to 4xxx. 5550/70 performs like the old 4670 which is looking a good buy right now :)

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But you have to bear the exchange rate in mind. All mid-range cards have gone up in price, so a Eyefinity-capable HD 5550 card with 4GHz memory would represent (current) good value at £70 all in.

Also it's next to impossible to find a 4670 singificantly below £60, when they were £50 on release. We just got spoiled last gen with the good exchange rate :(

You can get the passively cooled HD4670 Ultimate for around £58 delivered:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/158546

This HD4670 can be had for around £54 delivered:

http://www.svp.co.uk/technology/comp...hics-card.html

Both cards use GDDR3 too.