Rebranded 5870 (6870) for only $130 on Newegg

[SardonicJester]

Someone on this forum showed me this and I figured I would share with the community.

Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202032

These are 6870's that are really just rebranded 5870's.
So they pull over 400 mh/s-kh/s without the need to overclock.
All for $130 ($120 after the mail-in rebate).

That's over 100 mh/s-kh/s more than a typical 6870, for the same price as a used 6870 on Ebay.

Hurry and get yours before the vultures come, buy them all up, and then try to sell them at a ridiculous mark-up.


Fan mail:

You should learn how to keep your mouth shut and maybe youd be able to make some money in this business. If you tell the world than the short run they are doing on them will be gone in minutes. If only a few people figure it out at a time that allows people who know what there doing to make the money. Anyways a little piece of advice.

This is a hobby for me. I am not in this to get rich. I am here to have fun and support the currency, so I much rather help out others looking to get into mining by spreading this deal while it lasts.

[grosminer]

Hi
It's already OOS.. 

[SardonicJester]

Hi
It's already OOS.. 

Really? I just purchased 3 to replace my 3 Barts 6870s about an hour ago. 

[domoblur]

Someone on this forum showed me this and I figured I would share with the community.

Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202032

These are 6870's that are really just rebranded 5870's.
So they pull over 400 mh/s-kh/s without the need to overclock.
All for $130 ($120 after the mail-in rebate).

That's over 100 mh/s-kh/s more than a typical 6870, for the same price as a used 6870 on Ebay.

Hurry and get yours before the vultures come, buy them all up, and then try to sell them at a ridiculous mark-up.


Fan mail:

You should learn how to keep your mouth shut and maybe youd be able to make some money in this business. If you tell the world than the short run they are doing on them will be gone in minutes. If only a few people figure it out at a time that allows people who know what there doing to make the money. Anyways a little piece of advice.

This is a hobby for me. I am not in this to get rich. I am here to have fun and support the currency, so I much rather help out others looking to get into mining by spreading this deal while it lasts.

Well I did some math.  If these cards do get 400KH each then 6 of them = 2.4MH and costs $780.  If I build a 4 7950 which will hash also at 2.4MH, it will cost $1200.  The issue is getting 6 working in one system.

[grosminer]

Hi
It's already OOS.. 

Really? I just purchased 3 to replace my 3 Barts 6870s about an hour ago. 

I guess it was OOS for a few mins only..

[domoblur]

Well I found the answers to my questions.
The 6870 have the same power requirement as the 7950 so your adding at least 300W to gain the same hash.

I just noticed that you said this card is actually a 5870 which gets >400 KH at 150W.  For me power(heat) is an issue so I'm trying to be efficient there.

[SardonicJester]

Well I did some math.  If these cards do get 400KH each then 6 of them = 2.4MH and costs $780.  If I build a 4 7950 which will hash also at 2.4MH, it will cost $1200.  The issue is getting 6 working in one system.

Very true. It all depends on your budget. For a new person building a new rig (or someone just looking to replace their existing 6870s) this is worth it.

Let's say I want to make a cheap 3 gpu rig for a somewhat reasonable price. For example, we will say that all components needed minus the GPUs = $390.

I could make a 3 6870 rig for $780 and get 1.2MH = 1.5MH per $1

or

I could make a 1 7950 rig for $1350 and get 600MH = 0.4MH per $1

or (my situation)

I have a rig currently running 3 Barts 6870's.
By replacing the 3 6870s I get a total increase of ~300MH. (Basically adding another 6870)
And I can easily sell the Barts 6870s for ~$120 each. (same price as the Cypress 6870's after rebate)
It's not a lot, but it's still ~$2 extra everyday just for replacing my old (mining dedicated) graphics cards for brand new mining dedicated cards. (Can't really go wrong with practically free MH/s AND a fresh warranty)

It all depends on how much money the person wants to spend and if they are planning on expanding. Also if they already have the other components like in your example.

[SardonicJester]

Well I found the answers to my questions.
1. The 6870 have the same power requirement as the 7950 so your adding at least 300W to gain the same hash.

For your scenario yes, definitely go with 7950s (My main rig is 7950's).

But for people who also need to budget in the cost of the other components, this is a cheaper alternative.

6870 - 400mh/s - $130
7950 - 600mh/s  - $300

[wrenchmonkey]

Someone on this forum showed me this and I figured I would share with the community.

Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202032

These are 6870's that are really just rebranded 5870's.
So they pull over 400 mh/s-kh/s without the need to overclock.
All for $130 ($120 after the mail-in rebate).

That's over 100 mh/s-kh/s more than a typical 6870, for the same price as a used 6870 on Ebay.

Hurry and get yours before the vultures come, buy them all up, and then try to sell them at a ridiculous mark-up.


Fan mail:

You should learn how to keep your mouth shut and maybe youd be able to make some money in this business. If you tell the world than the short run they are doing on them will be gone in minutes. If only a few people figure it out at a time that allows people who know what there doing to make the money. Anyways a little piece of advice.

This is a hobby for me. I am not in this to get rich. I am here to have fun and support the currency, so I much rather help out others looking to get into mining by spreading this deal while it lasts.

Is that 400 Mhash for Bitcoin or Litecoin?

[SardonicJester]

Is that 400 Mhash for Bitcoin or Litecoin?

I would guess for both since it is using the Cypress (5870) and 5870s get 400 avg in both mh/s and kh/s.

*Disclaimer*

I do not own any of these yet. I ordered 3 and will receive them probably on Monday. I am basing this on the Feedback given of people reporting that this card is identified as a 5800 series Cypress card.

[wrenchmonkey]

Thanks. Done. Ordered one to try out. If it works well, I'll probabaly order more (assuming they aren't all sold out). I'm a casual litecoin miner, and I've been needing a decent graphics card for my home theater rig. I figure I can mine with it when I'm not watching movies. If it can eventually pay for itself, so much the better. 

[notaek]

Man you could have waited for me to get my hands on these before you told everyone!   

Now I just have to hope they don't go out of stock…  However, we can assume that Sapphire has quite a few of these laying around.  They obviously had enough 5870's leftover to justify the time spent re-branding it as a 6870.

[Gomeler]

I swear Sapphire must just buy up chunks of 'old' GPUs from AMD on the cheap and then make runs of cheap cards. The HD 5830 was an incredible hash/$ deal and they appear to have delivered again with this '6870'.

[Singlebyte]

Someone on this forum showed me this and I figured I would share with the community.

Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202032

These are 6870's that are really just rebranded 5870's.
So they pull over 400 mh/s-kh/s without the need to overclock.
All for $130 ($120 after the mail-in rebate).

That's over 100 mh/s-kh/s more than a typical 6870, for the same price as a used 6870 on Ebay.

Hurry and get yours before the vultures come, buy them all up, and then try to sell them at a ridiculous mark-up.


Fan mail:
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Can anyone else confirm this?  This would be a great deal!

[SardonicJester]

Someone on this forum showed me this and I figured I would share with the community.

Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202032

These are 6870's that are really just rebranded 5870's.
So they pull over 400 mh/s-kh/s without the need to overclock.
All for $130 ($120 after the mail-in rebate).

That's over 100 mh/s-kh/s more than a typical 6870, for the same price as a used 6870 on Ebay.

Hurry and get yours before the vultures come, buy them all up, and then try to sell them at a ridiculous mark-up.


Fan mail:
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Can anyone else confirm this?  This would be a great deal!

I will confirm/deny as soon as I get them. They are shipping out today, so hopefully I will know Saturday. Otherwise I won't know til Monday. Either way, I will post results.

[grue]

it's still in stock, and I can add 300 to cart without any problems.

[ssateneth]

I am 99% positive that these are NOT rebranded 5870's. A 6870 only has 1120 shaders. A 5870 has 1600, and a 5830 has 1120. I'm pretty sure these are "rebranded" 5830's. Only reason I'm not 100% is because sapphire's site says 1600 shaders, which I'm damn sure is a typo. Sapphire's site has a number of other 6870's which show the correct 1120 shaders, but the one on the top says 1600 which I'm sure is wrong.

BUYER BEWARE!

[bitcoiner49er]

I am 99% positive that these are NOT rebranded 5870's. A 6870 only has 1120 shaders. A 5870 has 1600, and a 5830 has 1120. I'm pretty sure these are "rebranded" 5830's. Only reason I'm not 100% is because sapphire's site says 1600 shaders, which I'm damn sure is a typo. Sapphire's site has a number of other 6870's which show the correct 1120 shaders, but the one on the top says 1600 which I'm sure is wrong.

BUYER BEWARE!

It IS a gamble, but a user on reddit http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1csukd/purchased_6870s_from_newegg_that_ended_up_being/ confirms 1600 shaders via GPU Caps, and the last review on Newegg confirms 390-420 MH/s.

[SardonicJester]

I am 99% positive that these are NOT rebranded 5870's. A 6870 only has 1120 shaders. A 5870 has 1600, and a 5830 has 1120. I'm pretty sure these are "rebranded" 5830's. Only reason I'm not 100% is because sapphire's site says 1600 shaders, which I'm damn sure is a typo. Sapphire's site has a number of other 6870's which show the correct 1120 shaders, but the one on the top says 1600 which I'm sure is wrong.

BUYER BEWARE!

I sure hope Sapphire's site is correct. :/
I ordered 3 today, and they should arrive either Saturday or Monday.

Like bitcoiner49er said, it is a gamble. But hopefully it will be worth it.

[Singlebyte]

I am 99% positive that these are NOT rebranded 5870's. A 6870 only has 1120 shaders. A 5870 has 1600, and a 5830 has 1120. I'm pretty sure these are "rebranded" 5830's. Only reason I'm not 100% is because sapphire's site says 1600 shaders, which I'm damn sure is a typo. Sapphire's site has a number of other 6870's which show the correct 1120 shaders, but the one on the top says 1600 which I'm sure is wrong.

BUYER BEWARE!

If the cards do not end up having the 1600 stream processors I am sure we could return them since they are "not as advertised".  Lets keep fingers crossed however (since I purchased one)