48701gb or 4890

[topo]

Hello there..

First I was planning to buy the 4870 1gb for $149 but then I got some extra cash to buy the 4890 $199 ...
so there is a $50 of difference....
Are those $50 worth spending for the 4890 or should I buy the 4870??


specs:
core 7 920 oc 3.6
6gb
1920x1200

ohh and Im not planning to overclock the cards

 

[jeremyrailton]

tom's and anand both have reviews of the 4890 compared to the 4870. look at the games you play and see if the bump in fps is worth the $50 to you.

 

[orangegator]

For that price difference, I'd say it's not worth it. The 4890 is only about 10-15% better than the 4870 1gb.

 

[topo]

mmm... and what about crossfire ..what ever I pick I will buy another in October .....

I just dont want to make a bad choice :/.....

 

[Amg]

get a HD4890, if you can.


too bad your not in the UK OCuk are selling them cheap like, not sure if it would if you ordered from them means of the exchange rate and stuff. and the $ is weak vs the £.....banks can't do maths properly I m affired

 

[topo]

mm your probably right

 

[witcherx]

+1.... 4890...

 

[topo]

yeah ... the 4870 is very attractive for that price, but I think is kind of old... the diferrence between those in most reviews are like 3-8 fps...
maybe if is not to hard I´ll overclock it ... but even if I could I think I would stay with the clock speeds...

the 4890 is like an overclock 4870?? is there anything different??

 

[ausch30]

I've seen the 4890 within the last week for $160. I'll look around and see if I can find it.

Here's a 4870 1gb for $121
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=1397347

Here was the 4890 for $160 but it's expired
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=1395265

I would look around for deals. You can find a much better price than $199.

I think this one is still good, 4890 for $170
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=1393063

 

[topo]

ooh thanks for the info..

 

[ausch30]

np

 

[mrbobc]

yeah go the 4890 route. it kicks the arse of the 4870x2 in crossfire apparently. (i mean 2x 4890s)

 

[topo]

ok thanks

 

[topo]

or should i go with the xfx 4890xxx

 

[ausch30]

or should i go with the xfx 4890xxx

From every thing I've read (I don't own a 4890) the stock 4890 is very easily overclocked. I would rather buy a stock card and overclock myself but I can see how some would rather have the peace of mind with a factory overclocked model. The choice is yours.