why did the price raise so much on the Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 1GB DDR5
333221
From my (admittedly limited) understanding, the current GPU market, especially AMD cards, is being inflated by the "supply and demand" principal due to high demand for graphics cards in cryptocoin mining rigs. Many of these machines have 3 or more GPUs's set up. The coins mined can then be used to upgrade or purchase additional hardware. Meaning that the miners can seemingly afford the hikes since the money is basically "free.".
565398
The price is going up because Samsung is replacing this model with the ln52 850/860 series. Amazon automatically increases prices on items that fall below certain quantities (it is called supply and demand).See:http://gizmodo.com/5028143/samsung-8-series-850-and-860-slim-lcds-19-inches-thick-with-ethernet-and-a-touch-of-color
1394954
They sell them on Newegg.com for 35.00 shipped, this price here is crazy now.
995709
When I bought my Titan it was at 1K. I think it's just a higher price because there are only limited number available now and anyone looking to SLI the same model will have a very hard and expensive time.
1524622
Feb 7th.....the price just jumped $300 bucks....what in the world is going on??
647649
Probably because they purchased it for under $100. If you notice amazon prices fluctuate daily. For example today (01/06/2014) the price is 97.82+ shipping.
1131700
Well.....that's only 4 more dollars......and it's the hottest GPU to find anywhere as of today.....4 dollars.....really?
481827
My Dell ran so bad as it turned out there were 2 1gb chips. I didn't know there were 2 chips when I got the 2gb chip. I am curious if I might get another 2gb but with the 1 and the 2 chip, the computer improved a great deal. Like I said, take it to a computer person to help if you don't figure it out. They shouldn't charge much of anything for something so small.... if anything at all really. I had a problem at first, but somehow it all worked out by experimentation if I recall. That's all I know about this. :)
527217
It is near top of the line for gaming but has since been outclassed by cards with the same performance for less. See the R9 290 or R9 290x and the 780 and 780 Ti.
546697
Crossfiring two of these cards will equal a 7970 and the new Catalyst drivers have gotten rid of the microstutter. With the current prices of 7950s 7970s, and 280X units I think I would sell this card and replace it with a newer version unless you can get another one at a great price.P.S. This card will still keep up with all current games without dragging if you have a good rig to support it. Another poster says CF is a good deal if under $250.00. I don't agre, under $130.00 is about right. AMD cards are getting less expensive fast with the mining craze dying out.
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Ya know, I wonder if Amazon tracks the interest (no of hits) on an item, then raises the price temporarily because it "senses" pending purchases. Ya gotta believe they do this. Why else the $20 increase? Then again, why not a $50 increase?Hope you guys get your SR606 in time for Christmas. Don't let the $20 turn you off. This should be a really good system and you can make-up the $20 by purchasing your HDMI, etc cables at Monoprice.com (there's my Christmas present/tip to you both!).Tony
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Tucker, I can't really answer that question because I don't know what card they put in the previous version. I can tell you, however that the AMD Radeon HD 7870 that they put into this version rated extremely well and in a comparison to the NVidia or Intel graphics card it was clearly the best card. I am extremely pleased with the graphics!
1451690
Yeah it is.. Even the 7000Series is cheaper than the 6000!!! What is up with that!?
731417
It's 950.00 at newegg today!!! Hurry. $50.00 is $50.00 less.Maybe Amazon should pricematch this?
1589004
I have http://amzn.com/B004KY719A in mine. It's currently priced $88.95. It runs very well. I use this as a portable gaming system. I put my old Radeon HD 5870 in it when I got my Radeon HD 7970 for my main system, but even the onboard Intel video is decent for when I use it as a media center box at home. My build: http://amzn.com/B00CO8TBQ0 http://amzn.com/B00DRA4F06 http://amzn.com/B00918N4A0 http://amzn.com/B00EUMMWGE http://amzn.com/B004KY719A
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I have been watching the price on amazon and it alwasy varied between 611 to 650. but all of sudden they raised it to $999, it doesnt make any sense to any one after looking at this. Are they trying to create a hype or just want to kill the product? whatever so it is not a wise decision in either way.
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It should boost around 20-30%Here is a comparison of overall view.....http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-270-vs-Radeon-HD-6950