graphic card situation :(

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Cloudster

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sup guys... i started building a PC for myself and i'm really maxing this baby out, i7 6 gig ram etc etc.

now i've got a prob cause nobody can get the 5870 card for me..... will i be doing myself a huge injustice if i go for the 4890?

as many opinions as possible please.. need to finalise my order =/
 
Depends. How long do you want to keep the gfx card before upgrading again?? If it's 6 months or less the 4890 will be fine. Else just wait for stock of 5870.
 
Cloudster said:
you think it'll really get outdated that quick?
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GFX card technology generally changes fast. The 4890 will still be a decent card but will not last as long as the 5870. You will still be able to play your games but will have turn down some settings while with the 5870 that will probably not be the case.

It also depends what resolution you game at and whether you use lots of aa.
 
i have a 4890 and it kicks ass.

dude the 4890 is an amazing card, until like 2 months ago it was ATI's best single-gpu card.. its not gonna get outdated anytime soon, relax :)
 
RocketBoy just got himself the 4890 for R2k from prophecies and reckons it's the bee's knees!
 
been running this baby for a few days now and it's a really nice card. have had no problems so far... may just stick with it for longer than a few months :)
 
You know something i've noticed in the past couple of years - games are not really maxing out video cards anymore. Ever since Crysis it's like nobody wants to make a game that really stretches the limits. The only reason framerates have been an issue is that monitors are getting bigger... so now 1920 is the testing standard whereas two years ago 1680 was considered pretty much acceptable. I think it's because devs are making games for consoles more than PC's..then porting them over; and a PS3/XBOX game is going to be playable on any hardware configuration.

Or am i talking nonsense?
 
Cloudster said:
sup guys... i started building a PC for myself and i'm really maxing this baby out, i7 6 gig ram etc etc.

now i've got a prob cause nobody can get the 5870 card for me..... will i be doing myself a huge injustice if i go for the 4890?

as many opinions as possible please.. need to finalise my order =/
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if u building something new, then go for 5850/5870.

and 4980 is pretty great card though, i have 2 in crossfire.but u won't get DX11 on it soo.... depends how deep ur pockets are really
but u won't waste money buying a 4890 though ;)
 
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