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| Author: | Gecko [ 27 Oct 2009, 20:40 ] |
| Post subject: | New video card - ASUS EAH4890? |
Hi all, Just bought a Dell U2410 and I'm thinking of upgrading my vid card. Some research led me to the Ati 4890, this card in particular... http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121308 Any caveats before I make the purchase? Thanks all... |
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| Author: | Paradigm Shifter [ 27 Oct 2009, 21:51 ] |
| Post subject: | New video card - ASUS EAH4890? |
Find some benchmarks of the 5770/5850 and see if they're as affordable, as they'll use a lot less power - and the 5850 will outperform that 4890, too. And the whole DX11/EyeFinity possibility... |
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| Author: | Gecko [ 27 Oct 2009, 22:00 ] |
| Post subject: | New video card - ASUS EAH4890? |
Thanks Paradigm...was about to post this... http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121349 It's been a while since I upgraded, can you tell? :D So much bloody reading...I think I will spend the little bit extra and get the 5850. |
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| Author: | Paradigm Shifter [ 27 Oct 2009, 22:38 ] |
| Post subject: | New video card - ASUS EAH4890? |
Haha, yeah, if you slip with keeping up on new tech, it's a massive job to get back up to speed... :oops: The 5850 sounds like the best bet. More performance than the 4890, less power draw, more future proof. (If 'future proof' is a good reason for buying... frequently I find it's just a good way to partially justify spending more than necessary - however the performance jump now is worth that extra $60, IMO. :)) |
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| Author: | Gecko [ 27 Oct 2009, 23:35 ] |
| Post subject: | New video card - ASUS EAH4890? |
Haha, yeah, if you slip with keeping up on new tech, it's a massive job to get back up to speed... :oops: Totally. I've already spent hours on the monitor thing, and a few on the vid card now. Necessary evil I suppose. Agreed, it's got DX11, so that's good to know...as you can see I don't jump on a new vid card that often... :wink: Thanks for the advice. Now if I can just find one in stock somewhere, they appear to be sold out on all the Canadian online retailers... :roll: |
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| Author: | Gecko [ 28 Oct 2009, 02:18 ] |
| Post subject: | New video card - ASUS EAH4890? |
A final question...the 5870 is about $140 more than the 5850...think it's worth it? |
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| Author: | Paradigm Shifter [ 28 Oct 2009, 21:25 ] |
| Post subject: | New video card - ASUS EAH4890? |
For EyeFinity, where you're heavily GPU limited at 3x1920x1200, yes. For single 1920x1200, I don't think the 50% price premium is worth the extra 10-15% performance. |
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| Author: | Gecko [ 28 Oct 2009, 22:18 ] |
| Post subject: | New video card - ASUS EAH4890? |
Thanks, appreciated. |
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| Author: | Gecko [ 06 Nov 2009, 04:35 ] |
| Post subject: | New video card - ASUS EAH4890? |
Done. I decided on a Diamond Radeon 5870, bought today. Gotta love new hardware... :wink: |
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| Author: | Yui [ 06 Nov 2009, 06:53 ] |
| Post subject: | rply |
Where did you buy the 5870? It is usually out of stock. |
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