If you're in the market for a graphics card, there's a good chance you're eyeing up ATI's Radeon HD 4770. Launched at the tail end of last month, the card produces nearly a teraflop of performance for around £80. Given the figures, it's no wonder our review concluded that the card simply "makes a lot of sense".
Looking ahead, however, in-the-know readers are likely to have assumed that the knock-on effect of such a card should entail price drops for the next step up in class - namely ATI's Radeon HD 4870. As it turns out, those assumptions are now coming to fruition as we're seeing some of the cheapest 4870s ever available.
Head out to some of the big-name etailers today and you'll find prices creeping closer to the £100 mark. Over at SCAN.co.uk*, the XFX Radeon HD 4870 512MB is currently being sold for as little as £125.90 - a healthy price, considering similar cards were priced closer to £170 not too long ago.
Shop around, and we reckon further savings of £10 to £15 can be made. Now might just be a good time to pick one up.
*As always, UK-based HEXUS.community discussion forum members will benefit from the SCAN2HEXUS Free Shipping initiative, which will save you a further few pounds plus also top-notch, priority customer service and technical support backed up by the SCANcare@HEXUS forum.
