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computernewbie   05-29-2009 at 02:56:14 AM

Damnit, after telling myself im gonna get the 4890 in CF, im having doubts if i should just get a GTX 295 instead, and maybe quad SLI in the future, i dont no, i need some convincing

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computernewbie   05-29-2009 at 03:03:24 AM
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EDIT: the gtx 295 rofl FAILS in 2500 resolution, in SLI its fps IS 0.1 in crysis LOL!

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/v [...] html#sect2

a 4890 in CF beats out gtx 295, or known as gtx 260's in a bundle, so do you think i can stick in 4890's in CF and a 4870X2? dunno if thats possible, but i heard CF is flexible

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edeawillrule   05-29-2009 at 03:19:04 AM
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Get the 4890s!

------------------------------ Core 2 Quad Q9400 (2.66Ghz, 6mb L2, 1333MT/S) | 6Gb DDR2-800 SDRAM | 1Gb XFX Radeon HD 5850 Black Edition | 640Gb 7200 Rpm HDD | 750w psu | Dell 0M0171G G43/G45
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Bronze Graphics badge Bluescreendeath   05-29-2009 at 03:20:42 AM
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GTX295 ~ 2xGTX260s OCed

GTX260 < GTX275 ~ 4890

2xGTX275 > GTX295

------------------------------ i7 920, E5300
GTX260, HD4870, HD4830
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Jaysin   05-29-2009 at 12:46:51 PM
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The 4890s are the way to go. Stock they are better and if heat isn't an issue in the crossfire setup the overclocking potential is huge.

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yonef   05-29-2009 at 01:22:31 PM
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2X HD4890 in CF !

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Gigabyte MA790X-UD4 (SB750); Corsair 2x2GB 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15 HDD Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB; HDD Seagate Baracuda 7200.10 250GB;
LG DVD-RW; ATI Radeon HD 4870 @ 850/4200 Mhz; 22"LCD;
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computernewbie   05-29-2009 at 01:51:49 PM
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yeah lol right after i posted this i went right back to my statement of getting the CF 4890's, they're great for the price, which manufacturer should i get? i heard the XFX one was quite good

Also, can you run 4890 in CF and a 4870X2? i heard CF was flexible, thought that might work

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bige420   05-29-2009 at 06:53:11 PM
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XFX or Sapphire are good. I'm pretty sure you could run CF 4890s and a 4870X2 in quadfire (all 4000 series can be CF together) but it might downclock the 4890s to 4870 speeds. I would just add another 4890 probably.

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