5870X2 in Nov/Dec for around $500?

It's looking like ATI is staying true to their "sweet spot" plan. But where does the 5870 stand if such is true?

No one will buy a 5870 for $380 when $120 more gets you nearly double the performance with one PCI-Express slot, and when $259 gets you nearly the same performance.

I see a price drop happening.

$300 HD5870, $220 HD5850 with the HD5870X2 being $499 at launch with rebates.

I don't think ATI is even concerned with competition from Nvidia when it comes to price drops, because I think their main concern is to move a lot of cards and gain a lot of trust and market share while the iron is hot.

It'll come out higher than 500$ imo. I would think 599$ -> Wait for Nvidia to release something new -> then price drop.

It seems silly to drop your own card's prices due to a card that you're releasing. The rule is always, if you got the halo GPU, you get to charge a butt load for it and people will pay it

The 5870x2 is going to blow GT200 up.

Pick your poison....two shots of Hemlock please (pun intended)

500 sounds very doable

I'm waiting for Eyefinity enabled 5870x2's to come out before I get a next gen card. I plan on getting a 2nd 4890 to hold me over until then.