Advice on new graphics card

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  1. Posts : 4,517
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #11

    Something else to consider

    There arent really many DX11 games atm, or planned for very near future.

    The 4890 will tear through any current offerings with ease, although its DX 10.1

    When Nvidia comes out with thier next gen cards, the higher end 5K series will drop in price making them more attractive.

    Also, gives more time to perfect the drivers.

    By the time games DX11 is more common, not only will the drivers be in better shape, but better choices for a 5970 (such as Toxics, VaporX etc)

    I would just save the cash and get a good 4890 Toxic or similar for the time being, and upgrade next year.

    My 2c for what its worth.
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  2. Posts : 6,879
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
       #12

    Almost doesn't matter which one of the two he gets, as either will slap that GT 220 silly.
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  3. Sav
    Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #13

    Thanks for the replies. Little more into forward thinking, I am wanting to go xfire in the not too distant future . Obviously have to change mainboard

    I can run a 5870 with my config at this moment in time but if went xfire with 2 of these cards may have to change psu?. As well as mainboard.

    If went xfire with two 5770, only have to change mainboard.

    Lets not have a Nvidia vs Ati debate , as I personally think both give the same performance, Ati are ahead with directx11 support.
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  4. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Ultimate (64 Bit)
       #14

    Sav said:
    Thanks for the replies. Little more into forward thinking, I am wanting to go xfire in the not too distant future . Obviously have to change mainboard

    I can run a 5870 with my config at this moment in time but if went xfire with 2 of these cards may have to change psu?. As well as mainboard.

    If went xfire with two 5770, only have to change mainboard.

    Lets not have a Nvidia vs Ati debate , as I personally think both give the same performance, Ati are ahead with directx11 support.
    If Your Motherboard Is Crossfire/Sli Ready No. Make Sure Your PSU is at least 500w.
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  5. Posts : 4,517
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #15

    Depends what type of PSU you have as not all are the same.
    12V rail amperage is the key things here, more so than advertised watts. As well as effeciency.

    Some, a 550-600W PSU will be plenty.

    Other brand may need a 800+ watt to accomplish the same thing.
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  6. Posts : 750
    Windows 8.1 Pro
       #16

    Sav said:
    Hi. first post so be gentle

    I'm wanting to buy a new graphics card for my custom built pc, using a 1gb Nvidia 220 GT haven't liked the card since I first bought it. Being seriously thinking of switching over to ATI.

    Cannot decide on between these cards

    ATI Radeon 4890

    ATI Radeon 5770

    Wanting to play directx 11 games
    Well...

    Truth of the matter is, we won't be seeing the full benefits of DirectX11 anytime soon (give it a year or so).

    With that In mind... I'd go for the HD 4890.

    ~10% better performance than the HD 5770 according to the majority of reviews out there right now.
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  7. Sav
    Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #17

    stormy13 said:
    Almost doesn't matter which one of the two he gets, as either will slap that GT 220 silly.
    Wouldn't let me go crazy with WoW, GT 220 was a mistake. I play Dragon Age, BAA and have MW1.

    My next game would prolly be Splinter Cell Conviction
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  8. Sav
    Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #18

    cheeriokilla said:
    Sav said:
    Hi. first post so be gentle

    I'm wanting to buy a new graphics card for my custom built pc, using a 1gb Nvidia 220 GT haven't liked the card since I first bought it. Being seriously thinking of switching over to ATI.

    Cannot decide on between these cards

    ATI Radeon 4890

    ATI Radeon 5770

    Wanting to play directx 11 games
    Well...

    Truth of the matter is, we won't be seeing the full benefits of DirectX11 anytime soon (give it a year or so).

    With that In mind... I'd go for the HD 4890.

    ~10% better performance than the HD 5770 according to the majority of reviews out there right now.
    Not many devs took up directx 10.
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  9. Dom
    Posts : 2,295
    Windows Seven Ultimate
       #19

    cheeriokilla said:
    Sav said:
    Hi. first post so be gentle

    I'm wanting to buy a new graphics card for my custom built pc, using a 1gb Nvidia 220 GT haven't liked the card since I first bought it. Being seriously thinking of switching over to ATI.

    Cannot decide on between these cards

    ATI Radeon 4890

    ATI Radeon 5770

    Wanting to play directx 11 games
    Well...

    Truth of the matter is, we won't be seeing the full benefits of DirectX11 anytime soon (give it a year or so).

    With that In mind... I'd go for the HD 4890.

    ~10% better performance than the HD 5770 according to the majority of reviews out there right now.
    Upgrading your computer has one important point:
    Try and keep it future proof, so you spend less money in the future. No-one is forcing you to buy what we want, after all its your money, but if I was in your shoes i'd go with the 5850
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  10. Posts : 4,280
    Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit / XP Home sp3
       #20

    These threads seem to be all the same a rip roaring card wars. Plenty of good advice the choice is now yours. I'm thinking if you can wait were going to see some new exciting cards here sooner than we think. Which will mean price dropping.
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