PCHub Gilmore offers pre-sale of Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 for 32,500 Pesos ($690 USD)

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Seems like I'm not the only one who thinks the Radeon HD 5970 should be sold for so cheap! PC hardware store PCHub in Gilmore has just listed Sapphire's reference Radeon HD 5970 for pre-sale and their asking price is well north of the projected SRP of Asus Philippines. While Asus may start offering their EAH5970 for only 21,990 Pesos, Sapphire's is available for 32,500 Pesos or about $690 USD. And you still have to wait for it--for two to three weeks probably. Coupons for DIRT 2 and Battleforge (two of the world's first DX11 games) are included with the HD 5970. So, 32,500 Pesos a piece. Personally, I think I'd rather enjoy setting that same amount of money on fire or watching it get flushed down the toilet in front of me. But if you want the best graphics card money can buy right now, PCHub's pre-sale is still ongoing. Check out the source link below for details.

Source: [PCHub]

Asus reference Radeon HD 5970 (EAH5970) to cost 21,990 Pesos?

ATI's Radeon HD 5970 is now the world's most powerful graphics card, but it's also the most expensive. So it's a bit surprising to learn from Asus Philippines that the projected SRP for their reference HD 5970 is only 21,990 Pesos or about $467 USD. That is damn cheap, and compared to NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 295 which still sits at about 25,000 Pesos or $530 USD, the pricing is ludicrous. Maybe it is too good to be true, but then again, it's not out in the market yet so pricing will probably change. If it doesn't, well, I know what a lot of would-be HD 5870 owners will be getting for Christmas this year. And it still won't be something green.

Source: [Technogra.ph]