HD7970 launch day pricing list
Here are some launch day prices for the HD7970 from Newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...hd7970&x=0&y=0
The price varies from around £420 to £470 if you include 20% VAT. Most of the cards are nearer to £420.
Now lets look at some UK retailers.
OcUK
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/produc...ortby=priceAsc
£462 to £560. One own brand card is £420.
Ebuyer
http://www.ebuyer.com/search?store=2&cat=48&subcat=3537
£445 to £500.
Dabs
http://www.dabs.com/category/compone...11137?q=hd7970
£440 to £460
Scan
http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-...n-hd7970-pci-e
£480 to £563
Aria
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...I+7900+Series/
£440 to £470
Novatech
http://www.novatech.co.uk/search.html?s=hd7970
£530
CCL Computers
http://www.cclonline.com/SearchResult.aspx?q=hd7970
£445 to £450
It seems a few retailers like Ebuyer had cards for around £415 to £420 but have bumped up prices. As usual more UK PLC price gouging at launch.
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The price gap between USD and GBP isn't too bad if you look at UK pricing from this morning.
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watercooled
The price gap between USD and GBP isn't too bad if you look at UK pricing from this morning.
Sadly,it seems there is an unofficial price fixing cartel active in the UK when it comes to graphics cards.
Its a joke that in a few hours a graphics card can rise £30 to £40 just because someone else may charge more.
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It would definitely seem that way.
BTW, PM box again. xD
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It does seem that way :-(
This has pretty much put paid to my idea of holding out for an HD 7950 whenever they're actually released. Rumours put the US pricing at 450$ - the usual rip-off Britain pricing will put them way beyond my comfort level (up to £225 max) on pricing, unless its release coincides with Kepler and AMD/Nvidia force each other to get a little more competitive on pricing.
So I'll be going back to contemplating AMD 2GB HD 6950 vs Nvidia 2GB GTX 560Ti 448 core, then!
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Originally Posted by
watercooled
BTW, PM box again. xD
Done.