Diamond 4870X2PE52G ATI Radeon HD 4870X2 PCIE 2GB GDDR5 Dual DVI Video Card - $489 AR Shipped Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-4870X2PE52G-Radeon-4870X2-GDDR5/dp/B001E1BP80

Rebate ends 10/6

Product Features
2 GB Memory with dual 256-bit memory interface and GDDR5 memory configuration
Support for Microsoft Direct X 10.1 Shader Model 4.1 and OpenGL 2.0
Up to 24X Custom Filter Anti-Aliasing
High-speed 128-bit-HDR (High Dynamic Range) rendering
Built-in HDMI and 7.1 surround sound
Technical Details
GPU/VPU: ATI RADEON HD 4870 X2
RAMDAC: Dual 400 MHz
Maximum Resolution: 2560 x 1600 (Digital) - Dual Link DVI
Video Memory: 1GB x2
Memory Type: GDDR5
Core Clock: 750 MHz
Memory Interface: 256-bit x2
Memory Clock: 900 MHz
Stream Processors: 800 x2
Memory Bandwidth: 230GB/sec.
Interface Type: PCI Express 2.0
Interface Speed: x16
Connector(s): HDTV

holy cr**.....

750 core 1800 memory in this diamond card for $488

available overclocked for $530 from the egg... i like to believe at these specifications the card I bought (pny geforce 9800gx2 oc) can compete just slightly below the ATI with a higher idle power draw; at just a smidge more than half the price ($280)