4890 or 5850?

[manningbowl135]

I have to choose between one of these two cards. I just have two factors to consider:

Upgrade & price: I plan to crossfire whichever one I get in 2-3 years, whenever I need to. Looking at the future, which one would be the best choice? I know 4890 can play any game right now, but will it play any game for the next two years and/or would a crossfire last me 3-4 years?

5850 will probably be $260 when it's out and 4890 may go down to $150 in a month or so. $110 is a lot of money in my budget, so keeping those factors in mind, is the 5850 worth it?

 

[skora]

What resolution do you play at?
What mobo do you have

The 4890 will do well enough and once crossfired, do very well in the future. Should be fine for 3 years, 4, you'll start to have to reduce settings. You'd be able to do the CF sooner than 2-3 years. The price will fall for a while and then as inventories start to dry up, they'll climb. Watch how the 4870 has gone. It dipped down to $106 amirs and is already starting to climb back up again to the $120 and up. The 4890 will follow the same path probably.

 

[manningbowl135]

That sounds fine. I guess I'll go with the 4890, probably MSI.

Also if you wouldn't mind answering, would the Antec 300 Illusion black case be big enough to house a 4890 or should I go for the Antec 900? Most of the cases I see on newegg has great reviews, and although I want my case to last a long time, there's no point in overspending for it if the cheaper cases are fine.

 

[skora]

According to this customer review on the egg, yes:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=11-129-066&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&SelectedRating=-1&PurchaseMark=&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&Page=1&Keywords=4890