If it was ~$350 I would probably grab one without thinking. I've been needing a new video card, but I'm still holding out to see what the full lineup from both camps brings this year.
In the meantime, my HD5770 is trudging along dutifully.
James you got a similar cpu to mine (@ 3.1ghz).
I'm thinking of grabbing 7870. Could I solicit a few opinions if this GPU will be cpu limited at 1920x1200? How much faster will it be than 4870?
Q9450 @ 3.05ghz (1.15v)
Gskill dual channel 8gb ram
ASUS P5E
ATI Radeon 4870 2gb vapochill
120gb OCZ Agility 2
320gb Hitachi
750Wsilent psu
W7 pro x 64